Kathryn Patterson is a front-end Web Developer based in Marietta, Georgia, blending a foundation in computer science with strong communication skills to deliver polished, accessible UI experiences. After a seven-year industry stint, she returned to tech as a self-taught developer and entrepreneur, running a social media consulting business and pursuing Python learning while contributing to her community. She earned a Grow with Google/Udacity nanodegree and has since sharpened front-end expertise across HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, React, Redux, AngularJS, Ember, and npm through freelance work and projects. Notably, she contributed to the Oppia project as a front-end developer, addressing UI reliability and cross-browser issues to improve the learning experience. Kathryn combines technical depth with storytelling and leadership—traits honed through publishing, volunteering, and running a small business—and is focused on delivering user-centric web applications.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Nanodegree, Front-End Web Development, Nanodegree, Front-End Web Development at Udacity
B.S., Computer Science, English, B.S., Computer Science, English at Vanderbilt University
A free, online learning platform to make quality education accessible for all.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 56 comments in 25 days
Contributions summary:Kathryn primarily focused on improving the user interface and fixing bugs related to the Oppia platform's front-end. They addressed issues with the display of subject interests on the profile page in Firefox, added a JavaScript warning message, and fixed a screen flickering problem on the profile page. The user also addressed issues with wrapping of interests on the profile page and fixed typos.
Contributions:24 PRs, 34 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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