Lara Karki
Doctoral Student at DataWorks ATL
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLara Karki is a seasoned software engineer and educator with 15 years of experience who now researches human-centered futures of work as a PhD candidate at Georgia Tech. She blends hands-on front-end and WordPress plugin development—evidenced by contributions to the widely used Automattic Co-Authors-Plus repo—with curriculum design and community-building for DataWorks ATL. Her background spans industry roles as a principal engineer at Penske Media and independent consulting for clients like The Weather Channel and Barnes & Noble, plus corporate training and classroom instruction. Lara brings a rare mix of product-grade engineering, teaching craft, and research rigor to designing pathways into computing careers for adult learners. Based in Atlanta, she pairs a designer’s sensibility (BFA) with technical depth and a playful attention to CSS.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BFA, Studio Art, BFA, Studio Art at School of the Museum of Fine ArtsDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human-Centered Computing, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Institute of TechnologyStudio Art, Studio Art at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (10)
wordpress10
javascript10
api10
apidoc10
wordpress-plugin10
react10
ui-design9
front-end-development9
php9
uid9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
Automattic/Co-Authors-Plus
Apr 2021 - Apr 2022
Multiple bylines and Guest Authors for WordPress
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 95 commits, 1 PR in 1 year
Contributions summary:Lara focused on implementing and improving the front-end and back-end functionality of a WordPress plugin. They made changes to the build process, added new features, refactored existing components, and updated the plugin's structure. The commits also involved setting up an endpoint, indicating work on the API, and saving author information, demonstrating a strong grasp of the plugin's overall architecture. The user also worked on styling and other UI components.
authorswordpresswordpress-pluginguestwpvip-plugin
laras126/php-wireframing-kit
Oct 2012 - Dec 2015
Contributions:79 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 3 years 2 months
phpjavascriptwireframing
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