Jen Schumann is a software engineer with nine years of experience who blends technical training from General Assembly with a rich background in education, communications, and copywriting to build user-focused tools that make everyday processes more efficient and enjoyable. A big-picture thinker and practiced team player, she brings deadline-driven discipline from classroom and legal-paralegal work to collaborative product development. Her career path—from middle-school gifted programming organizer and award-winning yearbook advisor to web development bootcamp graduate—gives her a knack for explaining complex concepts clearly and designing intuitive user experiences. Jen pairs creative problem framing with practical implementation skills across JavaScript, Express, Rails, and SQL learned in immersive projects. Based in Grand Junction, Colorado, she also channels strategic communication strengths from marketing and copywriting roles into polished documentation and stakeholder-facing features. Outside work she’s a game enthusiast, which feeds her interest in playful, human-centered interaction design.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
WDI Boot Camp Online Immersive, WDI Boot Camp Online Immersive at General Assembly
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at University of the Southwest
Master’s Degree, Master’s Degree at University of Northern Colorado
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