TiffaniĀ Elmore
Founder at Zai Duck
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTiffani Elmore is a founder and full-stack web developer in Chicago with nine years of experience blending engineering, community organizing, and wellness entrepreneurship. She led delivery teams as a senior software engineer at 8th Light and co-organized inclusive tech communities like People of Color Code and Write/Speak/Code, helping others break into and thrive in tech. After recovering from burnout herself, she launched Zai Duck to deliver intuition education, energy wellness, and burnout prevention tailored to technologists and creatives. Tiffani pairs hands-on technical skills (JavaScript, Ruby, Elixir, AWS, Postgres) with facilitation and mentorship experience, having taught workshops, run meetups, and mentored hundreds across career stages. Known for bringing humor and a growth mindset to tough conversations about imposter syndrome and mental health, she funds pro bono healing work through paid client services. Her background in community health and Spanish literature gives her empathy-driven leadership and a knack for creating culturally responsive programs.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Classes taken towards Master of Science - MS, International Public Service, Classes taken towards Master of Science - MS, International Public Service at DePaul UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Spanish Language and Literature, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Spanish Language and Literature at University of Illinois at ChicagoFull Stack Web Development Certificate, Full Stack Web Development Certificate at Northwestern University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
open-source10
react8
gatsby8
graphql7
frontend6
fastest6
compiler5
static-site-generator5
cosmicjs3
nextjs2
styled-components2
prismic2
gatsbyjs2
gatsby-plugin2
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
grace000/erversay
May 2019 - Jul 2019
An HTTP Server š·
Contributions:34 PRs, 86 pushes, 32 branches in 2 months
http-servernodejsserver
grace000/portfolio-v2.0
Dec 2018 - May 2020
Portfolio version 2.0 built with Gastby
Contributions:28 PRs, 46 pushes, 17 branches in 1 year 5 months
gatsbyreactgastby
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