Summary
Katrina Tucker is a versatile senior software engineer with a decade-long background bridging legacy federal systems and modern web stacks, currently driving application development at KPMG US. She combines deep experience in COBOL and assembly for large-scale tax and financial systems with contemporary skills in JavaScript, React, Node, and MongoDB to modernize workflows and reduce operational risk. Her IRS tenure included architecting COBOL/AWS processes that improved data quality and cut handling times, demonstrating an uncommon blend of legal/tax domain knowledge and systems engineering. As founder of Tucker Tech and contributor on collaborative teams, she has delivered measurable business impact—boosting client traffic and conversions through full‑stack builds and SEO-driven strategies. Passionate about fintech and process improvement, she pairs cloud automation experience with practical UX-forward implementations to simplify complex user journeys. Outside work she’s a reformed tax‑law enthusiast who enjoys basketball and building high-performance gaming rigs, reflecting a pragmatic, hands‑on approach to problem solving.
4 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Law - JD, American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence, Doctor of Law - JD, American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at The University of Memphis—Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business/Trade/Commerce, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business/Trade/Commerce at The University of Memphis