Alisa Pena is an optometrist based in New York with a decade of professional experience that blends clinical eye care and a strong technical/design sensibility. Trained at SUNY College of Optometry with a BA in Mathematics and Economics from SUNY Albany, she combines analytical rigor with patient-focused practice at VistaSite Eye Care. Before clinic leadership, she gained hands-on ophthalmic technician experience and analytical roles in inventory and processing, giving her a practical appreciation for operational workflows. Unusually for a clinician, Alisa is also an avid front-end engineer and designer who has contributed React components and UI work to notable open-source projects like the webpack documentation site and react-breadcrumbs, reflecting a talent for clear visual communication and developer-facing UX. She leverages data visualization interests to translate clinical data into actionable insights, bridging patient care and digital product thinking.
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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