Kattni R
Core Development Team Member at kattni:decoded
Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKattni R is an embedded systems engineer and community-focused technical writer with eight years of experience building and documenting hardware-first software, notably contributing to Adafruit's CircuitPython and its ecosystem. She combines hands-on microcontroller development—adding board definitions, audio/display support, and driver links—with localization and UX improvements for the CircuitPython website to broaden global accessibility. As a Creative Engineer and mentor at Adafruit, she grew the community through clear tutorials, inline learning-system code, and library stewardship; she now creates approachable tech content through kattni:decoded. Currently a core development team member at the BeeWare Project, she’s leading information architecture shifts while remaining active in open-source contributions. Based in Michigan, she pairs a practical maker background (photography, gardening, cooking) with technical breadth spanning embedded firmware, docs, and community localization. Notably, she blends grassroots teaching and translation work with low-level hardware interfacing—helping hardware projects be both functional and discoverable worldwide.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology, Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology at Oakland University
Github Skills (24)
py10
python10
weblate10
hardware-interface10
microcontroller10
iot10
localization10
device-driver10
driver10
sys10
interfacing10
adafruit-circuit-python10
embedded10
sensor10
iot-devkit10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides
Oct 2017 - Dec 2022
Programs and scripts to display "inline" in Adafruit Learning System guides
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:78 reviews, 697 commits, 575 PRs in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Kattni's contributions focused on developing and implementing CircuitPython code for the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express board within the context of the Adafruit Learning System guides repository. They created and modified various CircuitPython programs to control LEDs, play tones, process sensor data, and implement button and capacitive touch input, particularly within a context of "Programs and scripts to display 'inline' in Adafruit Learning System guides." The code demonstrates the creation of various interactive projects, from controlling LEDs to building simple musical instruments.
inlineservoprogramsadafruitarduino-library
adafruit/circuitpython-org
Apr 2019 - Nov 2022
CircuitPython's website
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:35 reviews, 103 commits, 88 PRs in 3 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Kattni primarily focused on improving the user experience by updating and adding translations for the CircuitPython project. This involved modifications to the contributing and weblate pages, enhancing the project's reach to a wider audience. They updated the contributing page to provide helpful translation information for the project and added a dedicated page for translation through Weblate. In addition, the user made minor adjustments to links and content.
circuitpythonpython
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