Kaylyn Van Norstrand
Senior Software Engineer at Nava
City of Rochester, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaylyn Van Norstrand is a Senior Software Engineer with a decade of experience building front-end driven, user-focused applications and leading cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, everyday features. She has a proven track record modernizing large Angular codebases, instituting robust testing strategies (moving teams to Playwright/Cypress), and mentoring developers to increase productivity and retention. Transitioning from a background in law and an MA in communications, she brings a rare combination of legal attention to detail, product-minded UX/UI sensibility, and clear technical teaching ability. Currently building AI-powered public-benefit applications at Nava, she pairs full-stack fluency with pragmatic project management and Agile practice. Outside work she keeps a playful curiosity—her GitHub bio declares an “Aspiring Pokemon Master”—reflecting a long-term appetite for learning and improvement.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Communications and Media Technology, MA, Communications and Media Technology at Rochester Institute of TechnologyFull Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCampCertificate for Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering, Certificate for Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering at Galvanize IncBA, Film and Public Relations, BA, Film and Public Relations at State University of New York College at Fredonia
Github Skills (13)
socket8
player7
login-page7
socket-io6
nodejs6
phaser6
javascript5
css4
responsive4
react2
gatsby2
jekyll2
open-source2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
KayTV/pokemon-app
Jan 2016 - Apr 2024
Vanilla JavaScript Pokemon Game
Contributions:16 PRs, 45 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years 4 months
KayTV/pokemon-tournaments
Jan 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:3 PRs, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
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