Larissa Ford
Software Developer at Leidos
Savage, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLarissa Ford is a software developer with a strong foundation in applied mathematics and computer science, bringing around a decade of professional experience to building robust, user-focused systems. Currently at Leidos, she contributes to FAA air traffic control display software, designing both client and server components in an object-oriented Java/UNIX environment. Her background spans MERN stack and machine learning research—developing a plugin to improve team communication using ML and human-centered methodologies—alongside practical front-end work in React and FastAI experimentation in Python. She prizes elegant, efficient, and readable code, pairing mathematical rigor with an eye for clean interfaces and database design. Based in Savage, Minnesota, Larissa blends academic excellence (dual BS degrees, strong GPA) with production engineering discipline and a knack for translating high-level requirements into concrete, maintainable solutions. An often-overlooked strength is her cross-disciplinary communication skills rooted in an English minor, which help her articulate user needs and bridge technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Double Major Math and Computer Science, English Minor, Bachelor of Science - BS, Double Major Math and Computer Science, English Minor at University of Wisconsin-La CrosseBachelor of Science - BS, Double major in Computer Science and Applied Math and Computer Science, English Minor, 3.78 GPA, Bachelor of Science - BS, Double major in Computer Science and Applied Math and Computer Science, English Minor, 3.78 GPA at University of Wisconsin-Stout
Github Skills (18)
editor8
typescript8
electron8
microsoft7
vscode-extension7
vscode7
visual-studio6
visual-studio-code6
ansible-role5
markdown5
windows4
uwp4
ansible4
freeipa4
notepad4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
larissaford/Group2cs458
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
Software Engineering Practicum
Contributions:14 PRs, 77 pushes, 8 branches in 2 months
javaengineeringpracticum
larissaford/PIC-Math-MSCS-390-001
Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
Contributions:44 pushes, 1 branch in 19 days
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