Izzie Walton
Software Developer Team Lead at AWH
Berea, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIzzie Walton is a Software Developer Team Lead with seven years of experience building full-stack web and desktop applications using JavaScript/React, C#, ASP.NET Core, Python, BASH, and Linux. Based in Berea, Ohio, she leads development at AWH while maintaining significant open-source contributions to the Jellyfin ecosystem, including web client UI improvements and full-stack desktop media player work. Her contributions span mobile-friendly playback controls, SyncPlay time/speed synchronization, native shell integration, installer tooling, and fixes for TLS and race conditions—demonstrating attention to both UX and reliability. She also has backend experience improving data parsing and API functionality in security tooling like DefectDojo. Comfortable across front-end, backend, and operations, she brings a pragmatic focus on shipping user-facing features and hardening media playback pipelines.
7 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering at Baldwin Wallace University
Github Skills (38)
mplayer10
javascript10
vulnerability-management10
python10
apidoc10
django10
css10
gui-application10
websocket10
ui-design10
mpv10
desktop-application10
flask-ask10
desktop10
security10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
jellyfin/jellyfin-media-player
Apr 2021 - Aug 2022
Jellyfin Desktop Client
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:25 releases, 53 reviews, 264 commits in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:Izzie primarily contributed to the Jellyfin Media Player desktop client, focusing on both the frontend and backend aspects. Their work included modifying the Windows installer (Wix), implementing SyncPlay features involving time and speed controls, adding NativeShell support, and fixing TLS issues. The user also addressed bugs, improved the user interface, and updated the versioning of the project, demonstrating a broad range of responsibilities within the project.
plex-mediaelectronplexmedia-playerdesktop
jellyfin/jellyfin-mpv-shim
Jan 2020 - Jul 2022
MPV Cast Client for Jellyfin
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:50 releases, 31 reviews, 492 commits in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Izzie implemented features for casting media from Jellyfin mobile and web apps to MPV. Their work included creating a client management system with added support for advertisement and websockets. They also focused on building the core media and video objects and incorporated code to handle playing media and managing the player profile logic within the application. They also made contributions to the GUI, adding settings toggles and menu functionality.
mpvffmpegjellyfinjellyfin-client
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