Nicole Orchard

Nicole Orchard

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Hi, I'm Nicole ðŸ‘‹

Designer turned Software Engineer

I'm a developer with experience spanning graphic design, web design and development, and software engineering. My background includes designing brand identities and websites as well as building and maintaining web APIs and their underlying cloud infrastructure. I bring a strong visual sensibility paired with technical fluency to my work, whether in an agency setting or at a startup.

Writing

An Intro to Compilers

Read my Hacker News #1 featured blog post on compiler basics

Package Managers

The Logic Behind the Magic of Install

Experience

Web & Email Developer

March 2024 - Current

Created tooling to simplify the email development process, built custom landing pages, and automated flows to manage audience segmentation.

Software Engineer

November 2017 - May 2019

Built map tile API endpoints, restructured legacy libraries into components, and ensured SLAs were met by monitoring AWS infrastructure.

Web Designer

June 2015 - September 2016

Designed visually compelling, accessible websites aligning with brand goals and business needs. Collaborated with developers on builds and Q/A.

Education

Programming Retreat

September 2016 - July 2017

Took Harvard's CS50 course, completed the hardware part of the Nand2Tetris course, and built a web application to visualize temporary public art in NYC on a map using D3.js and Mapbox.

Bachelor of Arts

August 2007 - May 2012

Focus in History and Studio Art.

Skills

JAVASCRIPT
HTML
CSS
PHOTOSHOP
ILLUSTRATOR
FIGMA
SQL
REACT
NODE
WORDPRESS
SFMC