Saundra Castaneda's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Saundra Castaneda's Work experience:Millennial™️ | Mother of Dogs | Meme Connoisseur | Software EngineerSaundra Castaneda is currently a Software Engineer at GitHub from April 2018 to November 2018 (8 months) in Chicago, Illinois. Making the payment system easier and smoother on the GitCoin team ✨. Associate Board Member at We All Code from February 2018 to September 2019 (1 year 8 months) in Chicago. . Application Engineering Intern at GitHub from June 2017 to September 2017 (4 months) in San Francisco, California. • Worked with three other interns to add a new feature to GitHub that allows users to preview code snippets by adding permalinks into comments. Added a new database table, created a new model, added usage analytics, and wrote tests.• Lead a team of interns to revamp the intern site (internships.github.com) I created solo the previous year. Director of Career Preparation at DePaul University Computer Science Society from April 2016 to June 2017 (1 year 3 months) in Chicago, Illinois. • Organize events and workshops for students such as Android Development, Git & GitHub, and technical interviewing.• Prepare students to apply for and thrive in their internships and careers. Application Engineering Intern at GitHub from June 2016 to August 2016 (3 months) in San Francisco, California. •Improved the current suggester for tagging issues, pull requests, and users to make it faster, predictive, and personalized by implementing frecency (frequency + recency). Creating a project doc for others to continue the project.• Created a GitHub Pages site to show what it’s like to intern at GitHub (internships.github.com). Analytics Intern at Rise Interactive from September 2015 to December 2015 (4 months) in Chicago, Illinois. • Provided weekly and monthly reports for clients.• Used Google Analytics to monitor campaigns to optimize ROI for all clients.• Created web app for team to build web audit analysis reports to send to clients. Reduced time spent taken to write reports from 1 hour to 15 minutes (75%), which increased productivity and reduced amount of errors.• Wrote technical document that explains how to use Observe Point. Increases productivity by not having to train people that have not used the tool before. FAQ is updated when people ask questions that are not already answered in the document.• Trained new hires on how to use Google Tag Manager to create custom tags and triggers, how to build reports, and how to make changes to the web app. Software Engineer II at Home Chef in Chicago, Illinois. Improving the Home Chef site on the Customer Experience team!- Created a new React app for the Message Center, built out APIs and components for the messages, and created a new table to assign messages to users. The app is rendered in one spot at the top of the page, but uses portals to move components to other places in the DOM (e.g., message slide-out drawer, above the menus in the dashboard).- Revamped the gift card flow by working on the re-design, added addresses to carts, and ensured that addresses are verified against Stripe.Saund

🎓 Education

Saundra Castaneda has a background in Computer Science from DePaul University. Prior to her current job at Jolt, she had worked as an associate computer science teacher in a high school in Chicagoland. Castaneda is well-rounded in her education and experience, and has a lot to offer employers looking to hire a computer science teacher. Her previous education and experience give her a great understanding of computer science notation, computer systems design, teaching methods, and how to connect with students. Castaneda is also poised for a bright future in the field, and is excited to help Jolt reach its goals.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

From Saundra Castaneda's experience working with various technologies, she understands the various steps involved in building software. She also has the ability to work well with others and is motivated by the opportunity to learn and grow. Castaneda has worked in a variety of roles in a company, most notably as an applied engineering intern at GitHub. In her previous roles, Castaneda has been known for herefficiency and creativity. She has also been known for her work with designing and maintaining websites. Therefore, Castaneda has the ability to work well with others and creative problem-solving abilities.