Carol Scott
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCarol Scott is a Senior Software Engineer in San Francisco with a decade of experience building front-end and full-stack solutions using Ember, React, JavaScript, and Python. She blends a journalism-trained attention to clear communication with technical craftsmanship, making complex interfaces more usable and accessible. Beyond shipping features, Carol has contributed to community curriculum as an accessibility specialist for GDI SF, improving presentation materials and embedding inclusive design practices like color contrast and JavaScript accessibility. Her work emphasizes practical, user-centered engineering that reduces friction for diverse audiences while maintaining maintainable code.
10 years of coding experience
B.S., Journalism, B.S., Journalism at Northwestern University
Github Skills (7)
accessibility10
html10
css10
ria10
webaccess10
wai-aria10
javascript8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
gdisf/teaching-materials
Feb 2018 - May 2018
GDI SF - Web Development and Programming Curriculum
Role in this project:
Accessibility Specialist
Accessibility SpecialistContributions:6 commits, 2 PRs in 3 months
Contributions summary:Carol focused on enhancing the accessibility of the web development curriculum materials. Their commits involved adding links to accessibility-related resources, restructuring presentation slides, and incorporating best practices for inclusive design. The user also made revisions to slides, introduced details on topics like color contrast and JavaScript accessibility, and updated slides about accessibility in the workplace.
curriculumworkshop-materialsjqueryworkshopcss
scottcarol/home
Sep 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:53 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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