Whitney Powell
Freelance at home
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolWhitney Powell is a freelance software developer with 14 years of hands-on experience, combining a BA in History with a recent Master's in Mathematics and Computation from Harvard Extension School. She built a graphics API for her thesis using HTML5 canvas and CoffeeScript, and continues to extend that API while developing mobile apps for Android and iPhone. Working remotely from Philadelphia, she balances client work with writing and ongoing tool development, demonstrating both creative and technical versatility. Her background bridges rigorous computational training and practical front-end graphics work, enabling her to tackle projects that span algorithmic thinking to user-facing implementations. Always open to interesting collaborations, she brings a thoughtful, research-informed approach to freelance engineering and product experimentation.
14 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History, Bachelor of Arts (BA), History at Rhodes CollegeMaster's degree, Mathematics and Computation, Master's degree, Mathematics and Computation at Harvard University Extension School
English
Github Skills (77)
sensitivity10
openmodelica9
sensitivity-analysis9
optimization8
simulate7
controlling7
clipboard6
styled-components6
matlab6
database5
ignition5
robotics5
gazebo-simulator5
react5
preact5
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
peret2000/GoldenCheetah
Jan 2021 - Oct 2021
Performance Software for Cyclists, Runners, Triathletes and Coaches
Contributions:86 commits in 8 months
cyclistslinuxrunnersperformancecoaches
chrisdevchroma/fourchan-dl
Nov 2013 - May 2014
Forked from https://sourceforge.net/projects/fourchan-dl/
Contributions:15 commits in 5 months
world-of-warcraftazerothcoresourceforge
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