๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ and ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ who writes, speaks, teaches, and practices her craft everyday! As an accomplished software architect, engineer, and DevSecOps advisor, I've worked across commercial and government clients. Understanding complex problems and working to deliver mission/business value at the speed is what drives me. ๐Find out more๐ As a long-time advocate for diversity in technology, I am helping to narrow the diversity gaps as a mentor, sponsor, volunteer, and friend.
Much of my time is invested as a Senior Principal in MITRE Corporationโs Advanced Software Innovation Center; joining in 2019 after nearly 13 years as a Chief Architect with Deloitte Consulting.
๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ : you see, I'm just as passionate about mentoring and training as I am about delivering valuable software! I love community and knowledge building with my teams, my clients, and the next generation of technologists by guest lecturing at universities, leading working groups, and sharing experience stories.
I use my podcast, ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐, to drive diverse thinking exploring origin stories of folks leading todays disruptive technology. Another avenue for mentoring and community building is as a contributing journalist and Podcaster with ๐๐'๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฑ! ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ (part of The Sourced Network).
I publish, speak, and blog to get the word out and am a featured speaker and panel moderator at industry events. I hold certifications from Microsoft , AWS, DevOps Institute, PMI, Scrum Alliance, and the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).