Denise Lankau
Software Engineer
Town of Brookhaven, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDenise Lankau is a software engineer with seven years of development experience and a strong background in front-end UI work, demonstrated through contributions to the design-focused utopia project where she implemented features like a duplicate cursor and improved project sorting and styling. Based in Brookhaven, NY, she blends a keen eye for design with practical engineering, describing herself as a designer + developer. Before transitioning to tech, Denise spent decades in real estate and legal support roles, bringing meticulous documentation, stakeholder communication, and process-driven discipline to software projects. Her varied career path gives her unusual empathy for cross-functional teams and a knack for turning complex workflows into clear, user-friendly interfaces. Motivated by tangible goals—like supporting her daughter's college plans—she brings both personal drive and steady reliability to every role. Colleagues can expect a designer-minded engineer who prioritizes polished UI interactions and thoughtful implementation.
7 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree, Public Justice, Bachelor's degree, Public Justice at State University of New York College at OswegoCertificate, Bookkeeping, Certificate, Bookkeeping at Briarcliffe CollegeCertificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal, Certificate, Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Adelphi University
Github Skills (4)
css10
javascript10
react10
ui-design9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
concrete-utopia/utopia
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Design ❤️ Code
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:52 reviews, 34 commits, 366 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Denise primarily contributed to the front-end development of the "utopia" project, focusing on UI component implementation and design. They made changes to the project's UI by introducing new features such as a duplicate cursor. They also modified the projects page, including sorting functionality, and styling with CSS. The changes also included updates to sample projects and the UI design.
reactutopiacssjavascriptcode-design
lankaukk/ttt-game-status-online-web-sp-000
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:210 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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