Summary
Jenny Zonka is a software engineer with 11 years of professional experience who blends a strong science and teaching background with practical full-stack web development. Currently at Circle Medical, she transitioned from roles in biology research and secondary science education into engineering after completing The Odin Project, where she logged nearly 500 hours of focused study while parenting a toddler. Her work is informed by laboratory rigor and project-based teaching, giving her a disciplined, user-focused approach to problem solving and collaboration. Based in Olympia, WA, she brings curiosity-driven learning, resilience, and an uncommon mix of empirical research skills and hands-on instructional design to software projects.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bachelor’s Degree, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of California, Davis
Transfer preparation, Transfer preparation at Santa Rosa Junior College
Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Science, Master of Arts in Teaching, Secondary Science at Western Governors University
English