Summary
Lauren Caple is a technology leader and web developer with 15 years supporting digital marketing at R1 universities and a decade of hands-on web development experience. As Associate Director of Web & Mobile Operations at the University of Washington, she drives strategy and runs platforms that serve tens of thousands of internal users and hundreds of strategic sites. She blends technical chops in Drupal, PHP, JavaScript, and DevOps with a strong focus on accessibility, inclusive team building, and equitable organizational culture. Lauren has built open-source web marketing tools, led DEI councils to embed sustainable policies across large departments, and shipped integrations that surface real-time university data for better user experiences. Based in Seattle, she pairs a humanities background in linguistics and languages with pragmatic product and infrastructure leadership, making her adept at translating complex institutional needs into usable digital services.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA English Linguistics German, Bachelor of Arts - BA English Linguistics German at Arizona State University
Associate's degree Linguistics Computer Information Systems, Associate's degree Linguistics Computer Information Systems at Mesa Community College