Felice Forby
Software Engineer at Beam Benefits
Pomfret, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFelice Forby is a trilingual software engineer with over a decade of experience building production web applications, currently focused on backend Ruby on Rails development at Beam Benefits. She brings a hybrid background in full-stack development, multilingual content and translation, and team coordination from roles at Shiolab and Cookpad, enabling clear cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders. Comfortable across Rails, React, RSpec, Jest, Python and small-team leadership, she has modernized legacy apps (Rails 3.2→6) and shipped domain-specific tools from parts-ordering systems to IoT and accessibility-focused apps. A lifelong learner, Felice is completing a B.S. in Applied Computer Science while having studied advanced Japanese intensively and earned AI and full-stack credentials, reflecting a rare mix of engineering, linguistics, and environmental research experience. Based in Pomfret, CT, she thrives on translating complex requirements into reliable, well-tested systems and often serves as the bridge between engineering and international teams.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
AI Programming with Python, AI Programming with Python at UdacityWildlife Biology, Wildlife Biology at Ohio UniversityCommunity-powered Full Stack Web Developer Program, Community-powered Full Stack Web Developer Program at Flatiron SchoolIntensive 10-month program, Advanced Japanese, Intensive 10-month program, Advanced Japanese at Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)Bachelor's of Science, Applied Computer Science, Bachelor's of Science, Applied Computer Science at University of Colorado BoulderBachelor of Arts (B.A.), East Asian Studies and Japanese, Summa Cum Laude, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), East Asian Studies and Japanese, Summa Cum Laude at The Ohio State University
English, Japanese, German
Github Skills (21)
ruby9
rails9
ruby-on-rails8
sinatra7
data-structures7
qr-code5
zxing4
reader4
agile4
rails-app3
web-development3
garden3
translation3
learn-ruby-on-rails3
rating3
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
learn-co-students/js-advanced-functions-intro-to-mocha-readme-cb-000
Feb 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:2 PRs in 5 years 3 months
learn-co-students/js-dom-and-events-hide-and-seek-lab-cb-000
Feb 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:2 PRs in 5 years 3 months
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