Jenna Otten
Software Engineer
Software Engineer
About Me
Hi, I'm Jenna! I’m a Software Engineer focusing on frontend development, with a background in education and specializing in accessible and responsive web apps. In my prior career I enjoyed teaching math, science, and English as a second language to students from age 5 to 65. I'm bringing effective communication, collaboration skills and an ability to break down problems to any team that I join.
During the pandemic, I discovered a passion for educational technology (as both a teacher and a parent) and decided to pursue software engineering. I completed a full-stack software engineering bootcamp, obtained a Google UX Design Certification, and enhanced my skills in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Python, PostgreSQL and React while using tools like Git & GitHub, VS Code, Figma, Adobe XD and more. I'm dedicated to designing, building and improving technology to simplify the lives of everyone, and have a particular empathy for parents, teachers and families.
When I'm not learning new technologies or coding, I'm likely walking my dogs or cheering at my kids' sports events. I am currently looking for a full-time position as a frontend or full-stack developer.
My Projects
Coder's Boost
A full-stack responsive web app that filters a SQL database of AI-generated encouragements for aspiring coders.
- Python
- JavaScript
- Bootstrap
- DALL-E 2
- OpenAI API
- SQL
- OAuth
My Vaccine Manager
A complete UX case study (including a prototype), that allows users to log and easily export a vaccine record for a user and their family.
- Prototyping
- Wireframing
- UX Research
- Figma
GitHub Repo Gallery
A gallery for each of my GitHub Repos (using GitHub's API) that is searchable, dynamic and easy to use.
- JavaScript
- Responsiveness
- GitHub API
- HTML5
- CSS3
Guess the Word Game
An engaging web-based game where users are tasked with guessing a word selected from an API, with a limited number of guesses available.
- JavaScript
- DOM Manipulation
- GitHub
- API
Sticky Notes App
A React app that allows users to add, edit, search for and delete digital sticky notes. Data for the notes is stored in local storage.
- JSX
- ES6
- React
- DOM Manipulation
- Local Storage
My Skills
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- React
- TypeScript
- Next.js
- Rest API
- Git/GitHub
- Tailwind
- Framer Motion
- Adobe XD
- Figma
- Canva
- User Research
- Wireframing
- Prototyping
- Responsive Design
- UX/UI Design
- Bootstrap
- PostgreSQL
- Python
- Flask/Jinja
Contact Me
Please contact me directly at jenna.otten@gmail.com or through the form below.