I love using technology to find solutions
About Me
My identities include being white, disabled, queer, trans, spouse, and a parent to an amazing little girl. My pronouns are they and them and I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. I have my own side hustle called AuRise Creative where I provide website hosting, design, and development services, and I am passionate about social justice where I advocate and educate as Just 1 Voice of many.
My Professional Work
I am an autistic programmer and coding is a special interest of mine. I’ve created professional websites for clients in a variety of industries including metal manufacturing, martial arts, progressive politicians, occupational therapists, enterprise healthcare companies, nonprofit organizations, and more. I’ve authored official WordPress plugins and contributed to WordPress core. My score on StackOverflow is over 2,000 and climbing.
My Personal Work
My core values lead me to have lot of strong feelings when I witness discrimination. In the professional world, it allows me to deliver human-centered products and services but it also motivates me to advocate for marginalized communities, especially my own. I am a vocal advocate on topics such as autism, neurodiversity, mental health, disability, accessibility, anti-racism, gender diversity, and more.
I’m not a good fit for companies that want quiet employees and I understand that my public advocacy can potentially affect my employer’s reputation. I hope that any business or organization I work for, or with, will stand with me in the face of injustice.