Emma Ward is a Python developer with a decade of hands-on experience building backend systems and data-driven features, currently contributing at ONeil Interactive from Chicago. She has led high-traffic Django projects, optimized AWS infrastructure, and integrated third-party product APIs to deliver performant user experiences. Her open-source work includes full-stack contributions to the well-known Mycroft AI platform—adding skills, unit tests, and PE P8-compliant improvements—showing a blend of backend logic and user-facing interaction design. With a strong academic foundation (BS and MS-level coursework in CS and mathematics) and experience modernizing mobile-focused health education apps, she combines rigorous technical discipline with a practical focus on load optimization and cross-functional collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 4.0, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, 4.0 at University of Kansas
Masters in Mathematics, Computer Science, 4.0, Masters in Mathematics, Computer Science, 4.0 at University of Waterloo
Mycroft Core, the Mycroft Artificial Intelligence platform.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:1 release, 63 commits, 85 PRs in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Emma primarily contributed to the development of new skills within the Mycroft AI platform, including a Wikipedia skill and a "Hello World" skill refactor. These contributions involved modifying Python code, creating dialog files, and adding vocabularies. The user also addressed formatting issues, complied with pep8 standards, and added unit tests to improve code quality and functionality. Their work encompassed both backend logic and user-facing interactions, reflecting a full-stack development focus.
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