Alisa Pena is an optometrist in New York who brings a rare blend of clinical eye care and front-end engineering to her work. With a Doctor of Optometry and a BA in Mathematics (minor in Economics), she pairs rigorous clinical training with strong analytical and design instincts. She contributes to open-source front-end projects β including building React components for the widely used webpack documentation site and modernizing react-breadcrumbs for React Router v4 β demonstrating practical UX and component-architecture skills. That cross-disciplinary background informs her interest in data visualization and enables her to translate patient needs into thoughtful interfaces and measurable care improvements.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Optometry, Doctor of Optometry at State University of New York College of Optometry
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics, minor in Economics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics, minor in Economics at State University of New York at Albany
Contributions:993 commits, 704 PRs, 946 pushes in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Alisa implemented multiple React components for the documentation site, including an Icon, Container, Logo, Banner, Sidebar, and Gitter components. They focused on the UI of the splash page, incorporating a text rotator, a visual display of modules, and a section for sponsors. The user also worked on styling the overall site design, updating the navigation, and setting up the structure and base styling of the site.
Contributions:19 commits, 6 PRs, 2 pushes in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Alisa primarily focused on developing and refactoring React components for the `react-breadcrumbs` library. Their initial contribution involved rewriting the library to be compatible with React Router v4, updating core components such as `Breadcrumbs` and `Breadcrumb`. They later refactored components and styling, resulting in a cleaner and more maintainable codebase. Additionally, the user updated and redesigned the demo application to demonstrate the usage of the breadcrumbs.
reactbreadcrumbskeep-alivereact-routerrouter
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