Elissa Thomas
Senior Web Developer at Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolElissa Thomas is a computer scientist with seven years of experience and an M.S. in Computer Science who bridges software development and education. She contributes as a full‑stack developer to open-source learning projects like the Whiteboard-Pairing repo, producing clear, model Python solutions for algorithms and data structures—from linked list reversal and queue implementations to iterative and recursive Fibonacci and dynamic jump problems. Her work emphasizes translating complex algorithmic concepts into teachable, production-ready code and practical utilities such as time planners and array-product solutions. Based in the United States, she pairs hands-on engineering with a pedagogical mindset to help teams and learners sharpen problem-solving skills.
7 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
M.L.S., Library & Information Science, M.L.S., Library & Information Science at University of MarylandB.A., Writing/English, minor in Computer Science, B.A., Writing/English, minor in Computer Science at Loyola University Maryland
Github Skills (18)
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algorithms10
python10
datastructure10
queues10
datastructures10
queuing10
data-structure10
queueing10
task-queue10
jms-queue10
data-structures10
job-queue10
queue10
linked-lists9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
bloominstituteoftechnology/Whiteboard-Pairing
Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 14 pushes in 6 months
Contributions summary:Elissa contributed model solutions for various algorithm and data structure problems, primarily using Python. The solutions demonstrate proficiency in implementing algorithms like integer pair finding, minimum jumps, Fibonacci sequence calculation (iterative and recursive), linked list reversal, and queue implementations using stacks. The user also worked on a time planner and product of all other numbers implementation.
bloominstituteoftechnology/CS-Build-Week-1
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
Conway's Game of Life
Contributions:63 commits, 59 pushes in 7 days
game-ofconwaylifeconway-s-game-of-life
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