Becky Peltz

Edmonds, Washington ยท

I am a seasoned computer programmer who is now teaching Web Development and JavaScript at a University. I am interested in learning to teach difficult concepts and make them easy to understand.

Projects

Picture of my dog Flix taken with HTML Web-RTC

Photos App

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Using Web-RTC to take photos controlled by browser code.

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Flak = Slack made with Flask pypthon framework

Flack

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Websocket communications with Python and JavaScript.

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Link Cat stores categories links in a postgresql db using python flask framework

Link Cat Peristed

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Use Postgresql to persit data about categorized link. Manange many to many CRUD in python flask

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Link Cat Chrome Extension

Link Cat

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Chrome extension that allows you to categorize links and email them to yourself or others. Cateogries and email can be configured using and options view where you can create your own categories.

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Arrange me Game

Arrange Me Game

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This game can be a pleasant way to take a break. It's an app using Angular.js and Gridster. Try to arrange the rectangles and squares in such a way that your create a rectangle without jagged edges.

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Twitter Socket IO app image

Real Time Data

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Using node and socket.io with Twitter API to capture real time count and average for the mention of the work "trump". Hosted on Heroku.

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pick numbers for powerball

Powerball Picker

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Using d3.js "tween" to simulate rolling out new random numbers.

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Experience

Instructor

Seattle University

Instructing students in Web Development and JavaScript Proramming

September 2017 - Present

Lead Software Engineer

Schweitzer Engineering Labs

Front end development for products such as Software Defined Networking and Digital Relays.

October 2016 - September 2017

Lead Instructor

Code Fellows

Bootcamp instruction on full stack development using Node.js and Angular.

March 2016 - September 2016

Senior Software Engineer

Globys

Building dashboards for financial product.

March 2015 - March 2016

Education

University of Washington

Master of Business Administration
Quantitative Methods and Finance

GPA: 3.45

September 1983 - June 1985

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Psychology

GPA: 3.89

June 1976 - June 1979

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design
  • Cross Browser Testing & Debugging
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Curriculum

Presentations

  • Chrome Extensions slides
  • How to Publish a Book on GitHub slides

Interests

When I'm not coding or working with students, I like to hike and ski and generally explore the forests and mountains in the Pacific Northwest.

I enjoy traveling and taking pictures, but since I acquired a cabin in a valley in the Cascade Mountain range I spend a lot of time just messing around there. I enjoy taking pictures and sharing them with friends.

There are a lot of dark nights in the winter months. If I'm not coding, I like to dig into the streaming channels. I like watching spy and detective series (plural). I especially enjoy British detectives who solve their problems without guns.

Photos

Cabin with a filter effect
Cabin with a filter effect
Pine tree with a filter effect
Hiway 2 Filtered

Awards & Certifications

  • Phi Beta Kappa 1976
  • Mac and iOS Development Certificate University of Washington 2011
  • eLearning Certificate University of Wisconsin 2017