Note: As per tradition, this README is somewhat outdated, while my public projects are currently very outdated.

I'm a full-stack junior software engineer. In my day-to-day I work mostly with C# / .NET and SQL Server, but I have experience in React / Node.js as well and tend to use JavaScript for my personal projects.

Before starting work as a developer, I retrained at Enspiral Dev Academy, an intensive web development bootcamp. They taught technologies and skills such as:

• JavaScript (ES6)
• Node.js and Express.js
• React and Redux
• SQL using SQLite and Knex.js
• HTML5 & CSS3, and
• Test Driven Development using Jest and React Testing Library

Prior to the bootcamp, I was the Operations Manager of a SaaS edTech startup. I led a small team of designers and creatives, managed relationships with key stakeholders, and was responsible for researching many UX elements and product features.

In my own time, I'm particularly interested in text processing and generation, horticultural / agricultural tech, and eLearning. I like making whimsical side projects because they're a fun way to try out something new in a low-stakes environment, and sometimes they incorporate these interests.

I recently started a blog, which you can read at https://rachelmeadows.substack.com.

My current priorities (outside of work and hobbies) are to tidy up my exceedingly-outdated portfolio, keep on blogging, and build some fun things with my recently-aquired arduinos and Raspberry Pi!

Feel free to add me on LinkedIn if you have questions about a repo, a project you want to collaborate on, or are interested in chatting about careers.

Did I mention I have a blog? I have a blog. Take a look!