Marcella M
Staff Full Stack Engineer And Technical Product Manager at Learning Equality
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMarcella M is a Staff Full Stack Engineer and Technical Product Manager based in New York with 10 years of experience building web applications that serve public-good programs. She blends hands-on full-stack development (React, JavaScript, Rails) with product leadership at Learning Equality, where she moved from senior engineer to staff and shapes community-driven education technology. Her open-source contributions include front-end and full-stack work on the widely used Kolibri learning platform and its Studio content curation tools, improving UX and offline education workflows. Prior roles at UNICEF and the Census Open Innovation Labs reflect a consistent focus on data-informed public service, while earlier work in victim advocacy and research demonstrates strong user-centered empathy and cross-disciplinary communication.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science at Middlebury CollegeFull Stack Web Development Immersive Program, React, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Full Stack Web Development Immersive Program, React, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails at Flatiron School
Github Skills (19)
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javascript10
back-end-development10
css10
responsive-design10
user-interface10
front-end-development10
vue10
content-management10
html10
backend10
react10
vue-jsx10
python9
django9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
learningequality/kolibri
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
Kolibri Learning Platform: the offline app for universal education
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:110 releases, 888 reviews, 657 commits in 2 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Marcella primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Kolibri Learning Platform. Their commits focused on refining the user interface of the application, as seen in the modifications to the lesson plan, channel rendering, and exam report pages. The user specifically worked on adjusting the positioning, styling, and overall design of different components like the navigation bar, thumbnail cards, and search filters to improve the user experience and layout on both desktop and mobile devices.
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learningequality/studio
Nov 2020 - Nov 2022
Content curation tools for Kolibri
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 114 reviews, 135 commits in 2 years
Contributions summary:Marcella made multiple contributions to the `learningequality/studio` repository, focusing on the front-end and back-end of the content curation tools. They implemented features such as making the options icon visible in the channel view, updating arguments for the saving indicator, and restructuring queries. The user also worked on channel set filtering and implemented URL parameter-based modal toggling, as well as updates to the toolbar and resource panel.
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