Yan-Yin Choy

About

Hi! I’m Yan-Yin Choy and my mission is to build great software that has a meaningful impact on people. I want to collaborate with talented, multidisciplinary teams. I am a software engineer with a focus on product and people. I’m a versatile leader that values problem solving, teamwork, creativity and strategy.

As Captain of Code for San José, I build a community of makers, developers and civil servants to use technology to bridge the gap between the public and government. I lead open source projects: Heart of the Valley - an open data visualization of public art, and Renter’s Rights Guide, a tool to help San José renters know their rights. Previously, at Caravan Studios, I managed product development of open source web and mobile apps for waste reduction in Brazil. I collaborated with engineers in Brazil to design and build an open source web portal for data management.

As a former nonprofit manager, I facilitated product development, partnerships, programs, and interns. As Director of New Leaders Council Silicon Valley, I executed fundraising strategy and leadership development for young leaders. I graduated from San José State University and General Assembly. When I’m not coding, I enjoy hiking, local music and art.

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Awards

Most Original Project, Hack the Patriarchy, October 2017

Honorable Mention, CTRL ALT DELETE HATE Hackathon, April 2017

Lee Sturtevant 'Woman Warrior' Award, DAWN, Aug 2015

Skills

Languages: JavaScript, Ruby, GraphQL, HTML, CSS

Frameworks: Rails, Node.js, Express, React

Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL

Development Tools Docker, Travis CI, Coveralls, Heroku, Git

Design: Wireframing, Prototyping, Multimedia Design, Balsamiq, Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Material-UI, Canva

Leadership: Strategy, Agile Product Development, Product Development, Project Management, Public Speaking, Strong Communications, Fundraising, Grantwriting, Marketing