Summary
Louisa Dayton is a versatile software developer with eight years of experience building and optimizing full-stack web applications, currently maintaining a React/Node.js ecommerce platform and backend services at Dayton Financial. She blends practical backend skills (MySQL, MongoDB, Docker, AWS, DigitalOcean) with frontend expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript, and has delivered an in-house ERP that streamlined order-to-delivery workflows and boosted sales efficiency. Her background in bioinformatics (BS 4.0, BYU) informs a data-driven approach—she built a published Polygenic Risk Score web tool and automated genetic data workflows in Python for drug-research at Grünenthal. Louisa also has experience deploying data apps (R Shiny and Shiny for Python) to cloud platforms and has taught CS and Chinese, reflecting strong communication and pedagogical instincts. Comfortable working independently in fast-paced environments, she seeks roles where she can continue solving real-world problems with code while growing within a collaborative team. An unusual strength is her Mandarin fluency and cultural immersion in Taiwan, which she channels into community volunteering and creative pursuits like Taiwanese baking.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bioinformatics, 4.0, Bachelor's degree, Bioinformatics, 4.0 at Brigham Young University