about me
How do you pronounce your name?
"Tice". I get "thighs" (my favorite!), "theese", "teese", etc.
What brought you to technology?
It is, like anything worth doing, a process.
It started when I was the youngest member of Idaho’s Bounty’s founding team; I became the de-facto tech lead and realized my skills were a perfect fit for the role.
From there, I researched and implemented Local Food Marketplace as our co-op’s solution before eventually joining their team. I touched every stage of the software lifecycle, from requirements and design to testing and support, and realized I truly loved this work.
After a few years, I paused to pursue a more formal education in technology. An article about bootcamp options led me to a CareerFoundry web development course in 2015 (back before everything was remote!).
Very glad to have gained the experience, I realized engineering wasn't what I loved doing. I leaned on my customer support skills to land a remote support and product role at Knack online databases, where I deepened my knowledge of backend systems, databases, and AWS. Using my professional development benefits there, I returned to CareerFoundry for their UX Design course in 2019.
Ready to stretch my wings, I joined Ad Hoc and the world of civic tech in March 2020 (a wild time to switch jobs!). Working on HealthCare.gov and the Medicare Plan Finder at a company dedicated to better government digital services for the American public has been incredibly rewarding.
I believe that designing “with” people—through planning, empathy, and humility—allows technology to stay simple and helpful. I work hard every day to ensure my skills contribute to our communities and make life better through technology.
Contact
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