Not currently looking for new opportunities. Junior developer at the Mergermarket Group with training from Makers Academy in Ruby, Javascript, web frameworks (Rails, Sinatra, Node/Express), TDD, BDD, and agile practices. I care about clean code, learning-oriented engineering culture, commitment to automated testing, and exploration of new languages and technologies. Interested in learning more about functional programming, XP, and server-side technologies. Will do front-end work (HTML/CSS/Sass/jQuery/JS) if poked and prodded sufficiently. Obtained MSc in Social Policy from the London School of Economics and BA in Economics and Philosophy from Columbia University in New York. Enthusiastic about learning new programming languages, libraries, and testing frameworks.

Full-Stack Developer @ Build and maintain products for Mergermarket's core business primarily in NodeJS. Focus on well-architected, maintainable development, TDD, BDD, continuous integration, scalability, and agile practice. From September 2015 to Present (4 months) Ruby on Rails Developer @ Work with product team on core Rails application (e-learning platform with one-to-one tutoring sessions), following agile development workflows in two-week sprints with emphasis on TDD. Current focused on front-end development, expanding test coverage, and building APIs. From February 2015 to July 2015 (6 months) London, United KingdomGraduate Coach Helper @ Assisting the academic team at Makers Academy with one-on-one mentoring, scaffolded pairing, and coordinating internal events to promote teamwork, pair-programming, and self-driven learning. I also work on building engineering-related side projects with other MA staff members. From December 2014 to January 2015 (2 months) Student @ Studied software and web development with strong emphasis on TDD, BDD, and agile development. Learned how to build web applications with no prior experience. From September 2014 to December 2014 (4 months) GRE Teacher @ Teach semi-weekly GRE classes and provide private tutoring From October 2013 to August 2014 (11 months) London, United KingdomLegal Assistant @ From August 2012 to April 2013 (9 months) President @ From September 2010 to May 2012 (1 year 9 months) Debate Coach @ From October 2009 to May 2012 (2 years 8 months) Environmental Registry Intern @ From May 2011 to August 2011 (4 months) Subsidiary Rights Intern @ Review legal contracts, research copyright law, assist with business transactions From January 2011 to May 2011 (5 months) Site Director @ From May 2010 to August 2010 (4 months)

Master of Science (MSc), Social Policy and Planning, Merit @ London School of Economics and Political Science From 2013 to 2014 Bachelor of Arts, Economics-Philosophy @ Columbia University in the City of New York From 2009 to 2012 Bachelor of Arts, Classics @ Boston College From 2008 to 2009 Denise Yu is skilled in: Non-profits, Public Speaking, Research, Event Planning, Public Policy, Editing, Microsoft Office, Social Media, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Fundraising, Analysis, Grant Writing, Nonprofits, Data Analysis