Kathryn Schmitt
Full-stack Developer (PWA, Data Pipelines) YAR Yezh Ar Vro
Plusquellec, Brittany, France
Summary
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Top SchoolKathryn Schmitt is a seasoned full-stack developer and web systems architect with 12+ years building high-traffic, award-winning sites and data-driven applications across media, science and entertainment. She combines hands-on Python/Django and SQL expertise with product leadership—championing test-driven development, user-centred design and analytics-driven content strategy. Currently developing a geolocated PWA and responsible AI-backed transcription pipelines to support language revitalisation at CNRS, she brings rare experience at the intersection of web engineering and cultural research. Her background includes leading technical teams at the BBC and ECMWF, and delivering resilient production systems during challenging real-world conditions at sea. An accomplished skipper and yachting columnist, Kathryn leverages resilience, project management and cross-cultural communication honed during solo ocean passages to solve complex technical problems under pressure. Based in Brittany, France, she is drawn to projects that push technological and creative boundaries while producing measurable research outputs.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
OLMBS Computer Sciences with minor in African Studies, BS Computer Sciences with minor in African Studies at University of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Chicago
French, German, Greek, Arabic, Wolof
Github Skills (6)
data-science4
python1
meteorology1
weather-data1
python-scripts1
weather1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
inreachventures/python-company-enrichment
Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
python wrapper for abstractapi's company enrichment endpoint
Contributions:5 releases, 5 pushes, 5 tags in 1 day
kassschmitt/globe_40
Aug 2024 - Aug 2024
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
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