#HIREME.md ###Who am I? Hi there! I am Amanda Quaranto: an engineer turned novice programmer.

###About my quest In November 2011, I left my manufacturing engineering position in Boston, MA and I found myself with an amazing, albeit daunting, opportunity to find my passion. My husband and I moved closer to family and I started on my quest to find a career that encompasses everything I love:

• deductive reasoning

• problem solving

• building professional relationships

• teaching and getting others interested and involved

• time and project management

I feel that Ruby and Rails development will allow me to apply all of these skills.

###Why am I a good fit? ####I am...

• a problem solver

As a manufacturing engineer one of my primary functions was "problem solver". This included customer/supplier issues, design problems, and machine programming and maintenance.

• personable

In my final year at RIT, I worked on a capstone project with my entire senior class (11 people). I was selected to be the voice of my capstone group. I presented both our midterm and final presentations to faculty, including the head of the department.

• a creator

One of my favorite hobbies is crocheting. I love the feeling of accomplishment associated with the creation of something. I know that something I made will keep someone warm.

• a teacher

While in my second year of college I started a student chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers(SME). The group worked on many projects which included programming the hotdog robot Version 1:Tabletop, Version 2: Mobile. This project was shown at the ImagineRIT festival in Rochester, NY with the hope of getting children interested in engineering.

Also while in college, I was a member of Women in Technology (WIT). Several times a year we invited local girl scouts to RIT to learn about different engineering disciplines. I led the activities for mechanical engineering and material science.

I recently started a meetup group to share my love of programming with the Nickel City. Currently we have 11 members, many of whom are programming for the very first time. I also started posting all of my solutions for the 'students' to refer to on github.

I also regularly attend the local knitting meetup and host the crocheting meetup.

• a student

I am currently in the process of teaching myself how to program. I worked my way through Chris Pine's Learn to Program Book and I am currently working through Why's Poignant Guide to Ruby.

I am also attending as many conferences and ruby meetups as possible. I love meeting all of the intelligent people and absorbing as much knowledge as I can from them.

###Work experience

• Intern at Academic Software Plus in Buffalo, NY Oct 2012 to Jan 2013
• Jr. Rails Developer at Academic Software Plus in Buffalo, NY Jan 2013 to present

###Current participation in the developer community

• Boston.rb and WNY Ruby Users Meetups

• Giving talks locally and at conferences MagicRuby Oct 2012

• Attending Conferences - RailsConf 2012, SteelCityRuby 2012, MagicRuby 2012, Codemash 2013, RailsConf 2013

• Speaking at Un-Conferences - BarCampBuffalo 2012 LINK

###Professional Goals

• Talk at a national conference within 1 years MagicRuby 2012!
• Work professionally as a programmer within 2 years
• Commit to an open source project

###About me #####(the fun, often nerdy, stuff)

• Board games - Carcassonne, 7Wonders, King of Tokyo, Munchkin

• Cooking - I am currently leveling up my keto-friendly cooking skills.

• Crafting - Everything and anything. Yes, really.

• Reading - I just finished “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline. A very good read that is made for every nerd.

Thank you for reading and for your consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

Amanda Quaranto

[email protected]

@aquaranto