Summary
Ming Lei is an adjunct lecturer and software engineer with eight years of hands-on experience building web and data-driven applications, currently completing a MS in Computer Science. She has delivered production tooling for teams—most notably a Django + Pandas data visualization app deployed on AWS that became a regular internal analytics resource—and rebuilt validation pipelines that cut data invalidity by 71%. Comfortable across Python, JavaScript, Node.js, Java and SQL, Ming blends backend data work with front-end improvements and agile team practices. Beyond professional roles, she founded and grew the Let's Talk Python student club to 70+ members, organized and supported multiple hackathons, and mentors aspiring developers through Girls Who Code and campus programs. She pairs classroom instruction with practical industry experience, bringing real project workflows into teaching. A curious collaborator with a knack for turning messy data into actionable insights, Ming also contributes to open-source and explores continuing education through Udacity.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Queens College
English, Chinese, Japanese