diff --git a/_data/external/_wins-data.json b/_data/external/_wins-data.json index 32bf1ccbe1..7f974fad18 100644 --- a/_data/external/_wins-data.json +++ b/_data/external/_wins-data.json @@ -1 +1 @@ -[{"Timestamp":"2020-08-16T04:55:40.174Z","Email Address":"paridox@hotmail.com","Full name":"Dean Church","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanchurch/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Business Analyst","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Product Roadmap construction","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-07-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I worked on an enterprise project, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I took the skills I have learned from HackforLA projects and applied them at work to orchestrate the launch of an MVP to help with Wildfire Mitigation throughout Southern California","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-08-16T05:28:29.558Z","Email Address":"paridox@hotmail.com","Full name":"Dean Church","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanchurch/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Business Analyst","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-07-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"As an over 50 year old career changer I was amazed at how supportive the community at HackforLA was in my finding meaningful employment in the local tech industry. Through exposure and application of Agile frameworks and user centered design thinking my time and practice at HfLA was instrumental in building my modern application skills competency and confidence. A direct result of my time at HfLA is that I was able to ace my 45min White Boarding interview where I had to diagram a workflow from end to end and identify areas that would benefit from automation. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-09-02T23:56:13.840Z","Email Address":"jpbubar@gmail.com","Full name":"Josh Bubar","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-bubar-25331a118/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/jbubar","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Frontend Web Development","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I produced something for my portfolio, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile","Give us a brief overview":"I built my first page for hack for la! and it is this one!!! ...the wins page","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T03:47:02.249Z","Email Address":"alexandrastubbs12@gmail.com","Full name":"Alex Stubbs","Linkedin URL (optional)":"http://linkedin.com/in/alexandrajstubbs","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-06-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I got a job as a product manager! This is something I have been working towards for awhile and Hack for LA helped me build the skills to achieve it. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T06:17:25.226Z","Email Address":"johnsritchey@yahoo.com","Full name":"John R","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsritchey/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-09-17T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team, I taught or mentored a person on another team, My team delivered software to a stakeholder, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA has given me the opportunity to make connections with the people of Los Angeles tech community and local government that I would not have otherwise made. It is a joy to build things that actually help our community with people that are all focused on solving critical community challenges.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T20:16:27.451Z","Email Address":"itsevalieu@gmail.com","Full name":"Eva Lieu","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-lieu/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Shared Housing","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I joined the Shared Housing project and made a lot of friends with great people who helped me improve my coding skills. I learned how to work better on a team and eventually got a new job through one of my newly found friends here at HackforLA. I also enjoyed working on a project that was meant to help the people of LA, and it motivated me to keep learning front end development skills. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T20:55:42.121Z","Email Address":"prashantsingh071993@gmail.com","Full name":"Prashant Singh","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashant07singh/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"100Automations, Food Oasis, TDM Calculator","Select your role(s) on the team":"Operations","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-10-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I am grateful to the Hackforla team to give me an opportunity to contribute to their work and do what I like to do the best","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-01T17:00:51.013Z","Email Address":"sam@greenhacks.org","Full name":"Sam Miyamoto","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-samantha-miyamoto/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/greenhacks","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data, HelloGov","Select your role(s) on the team":"QA, UI/UX, Accessibility testing","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-06-19T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I improved my LinkedIn, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, Found a mentor and became part of a caring tech community!","Give us a brief overview":"HfLA makes me feel like I'm a part of the community, and though I might not be as active as I'd like, this group provides immense comfort! I'm glad to be part of the team here.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-01T17:14:19.883Z","Email Address":"jenny@foodoasis.la","Full name":"Jenny Mikesell","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-mikesell","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Food Oasis","Select your role(s) on the team":"Operations, UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2018-08-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"Food Oasis has an average of 400 unique visitors a day. Our database in Los Angeles has over 1000 listings. Since April 2020, community volunteers have helped us verify over 750 listings. We have proven that 30% of pantries have closed. The Department of Public Health just asked for a copy of our database to share with their nutritionists. We created an API and forked foodoasis.net to included Northern California, Oregon, and Hawaii. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-04T00:20:00.683Z","Email Address":"jake.mensch@gmail.com","Full name":"Jake Mensch","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-mensch/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/jmensch1","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-02-15T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"I met some great people and built some cool apps.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-17T22:07:08.182Z","Email Address":"joshuazrobins@gmail.com","Full name":"Josh Robins","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuazrobins","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"Food Oasis, HackforLA Website, Railstats LA, Work for LA","Select your role(s) on the team":"Business Analyst, Content, Data, Development, PM, QA, UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2016-05-10T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I learned a new language, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, My team delivered software to a stakeholder, My team launched our MVP, I joined the leadership team in 2017 and got the opportunity to invest back into the Hack for LA community by organizing teams, projects, and events","Give us a brief overview":"I came to Hack for LA in 2016 as a full-stack web developer and was part of the founding group of Food Oasis LA. I originally joined this community because I wanted to make the transition to Product Management and gain experience building projects for real-world needs. Eventually, I joined the leadership team and ran our Downtown LA hack nights from 2017 to 2019 before stepping back to focus on personal endeavors. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-21T19:41:43.053Z","Email Address":"tmalstead@codeforamerica.org","Full name":"Timothy Malstead","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmalstead/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/timmalstead-cfa","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Food Oasis, Home Unite Us, Not Today","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-12-21T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I have begun a community fellowship with Code for America! We will be working on ways to allow justice impacted people easier access to public resources.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-24T03:23:37.075Z","Email Address":"j100892@gmail.com","Full name":"Daniel Lee","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kipsbaydan/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Record Clearance Project","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-09-28T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA is where I really had my first hands-on exposure to civic technology. Bonnie Wolfe and Dean Church really helped me bring the record clearance project off the ground and we currently have a tech lead and a development team building designs that our design/research team worked on. I also got an offer for my first civic tech design position today and am grateful for Hack for LA playing an integral part of it. Shoutout to the Record Clearance team and for all the hard work over the past few months! ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-04-06T16:13:30.983Z","Email Address":"codewilling@gmail.com","Full name":"Sean Flores","Linkedin URL (optional)":"http://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-flores","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Civic Tech Index","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-09-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I learned a new language, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I found multiple mentors","Give us a brief overview":"I could never commit to contributing to open source. The fear of not knowing enough kept me from applying my skills and full of imposter syndrome, until I began volunteering for Hack for LA. In addition to being able to help my community, I also gained access to a treasure-trove of resources through my colleagues, and found mentors that would've been inaccessible otherwise. I can only describe my experience with Hack for LA as feeling very lucky and look forward to continuing to contributing in the future.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-05-10T23:57:41.849Z","Email Address":"gothe.s@northeastern.edu","Full name":"Sharwari Gothe","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharwarigothe/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-02-04T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I got a job at TCS as a Software Developer.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-05-30T17:32:19.549Z","Email Address":"avali4907@outlook.com","Full name":"Ava Li","Linkedin URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-04-21T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I learned how to work better on a team","Give us a brief overview":"I created documentation for the HackForLA Website project and everyone on the team loved it! It feels very nice to receive affirmations of appreciation.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-06-11T21:13:46.096Z","Email Address":"thomisfrank@gmail.com","Full name":"Thomas Phillip Franklin II","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedIn.com/in/thomisfrank","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-04-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I joined hack4LA in April of 2020 right after graduating General Assembly it was my first design role outside of the boot camp. I was able to work on the 311 data project which is improving the lives of Angelinos. \n\nUsing that foundation I was able to get a few freelance positions and eventually transition to being in the first cohort of Amazon's User Experience Research and Design Apprenticeship. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-06-18T21:00:10.288Z","Email Address":"pvonhagen26@gmail.com","Full name":"Paul von Hagen","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulvonhagen26/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/paulsvh","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-03-15T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"Hack For LA gave me a great foundation in working with others in a shared codebase. Not only did my experience here help lead me to a new job, I truly enjoyed all of my interactions with everyone on the team. Special shout out to Josh Bubar for being so welcoming and always happy to help others.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-07-02T19:34:18.130Z","Email Address":"atkendis@gmail.com","Full name":"Adam Kendis","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkendis","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"No","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/adamkendis","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-01-01T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA gave me valuable experience working with product, UI/UX, and data teams. I met some awesome people, learned a lot, and got a new job!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-07-10T22:46:42.566Z","Email Address":"niven.prasad@gmail.com","Full name":"Niven Prasad","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivenprasad/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/NivenPrasad","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"100Automations","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-06-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I recently joined joined Homebot as a full-time Technical Product Manager! I'm working with APIs, integrations, and automations - so grateful for all my experience at Hack for LA and for all the people I got to work with both in the 100 Automations project and across other projects (and still do occasionally). Feel free to reach out if you ever want to connect or share experiences!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-07-28T17:15:35.150Z","Email Address":"experimentsinhonesty@gmail.com","Full name":"Bonnie Wolfe","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://linkedin/in/BonnieAWolfe","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/experimentsinhonesty","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"100Automations, 311 Data, Civic Opportunity Project, Civic Tech Index, Engage, Food Oasis, HackforLA Website, Home Unite Us, Record Clearance Project, TDM Calculator, VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Operations, PM, QA","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2018-10-28T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I set up 2FA, I worked on an enterprise project, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team, I taught or mentored a person on another team, My team delivered software to a stakeholder, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"I learned how to create an inclusive community and working environments where the there are not artificial boundaries to personal growth","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-08-20T06:42:45.341Z","Email Address":"jpbubar@gmail.com","Full name":"Josh Bubar","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbubar/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/jbubar","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website, VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-09-19T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"I got my first JOB in tech!! I learned so much from contributing to Hack for LA and I will use all of it in my new job!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-09-03T02:17:49.434Z","Email Address":"evanjyang4@gmail.com","Full name":"Evan Yang","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanjyang/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"www.github.com/evanyang1","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-08-07T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"Got a contract software engineering job (through a 3rd party company) at Facebook! I'm excited, but the journey has just started, got a long way to go!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-11-01T22:29:30.304Z","Email Address":"janieche1@gmail.com","Full name":"Janie Chen","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiechen09","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-07-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I landed my first full-time role as a Product Designer @ DocuSign! Working with the HfLA team helped build up my confidence as a designer in a structured and supportive environment. It?s a great opportunity to put what I?ve learned into practice and improve both my design and collaboration skills. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-11-05T18:42:20.543Z","Email Address":"senbasudhara@gmail.com","Full name":"Basudhara Sen","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/basudhara-sen-ph-d-718b042b/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/Basu3040","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX Research Lead","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-07-29T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I learned a new language","Give us a brief overview":"HfLA gave me a 360-degree view of the UX processes. I was transitioning from academia to UX and I got hands-on experience working with diverse stakeholders in an agile environment. I worked with great team members who were always willing to collaborate and on task. I am thankful to HfLA for this awesome opportunity and I strode with confidence in UX job interviews. I landed a job as a UX Researcher at Symplr.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-12-07T00:56:25.788Z","Email Address":"myechoproject@gmail.com","Full name":"Eric Cho","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/echoechoecho/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Product Manager","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-09-06T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I was admitted into an MBA program.","Give us a brief overview":"I was applying for an MBA program to help pivot my career into Product Management. The time I spent learning new skills and working with like-minded individuals played a significant role in building my applicant profile. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2022-01-07T04:13:50.643Z","Email Address":"chalimar@gmail.com","Full name":"Chali Prasertsri Stoyanoff","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cprasertsri/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/chalimar","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Civic Tech Index, Youth Justice Nav","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Lead UX Designer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-02-04T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"My experience with Hack for LA helped me land a job offer for Lead Product Designer!\n\nIn joining HfLA, I was looking to work with cross-functional team members and launch products that empower users and communities. The overall experience has helped me improve my personal tenacity, confidence as a design leader, and ability to communicate effectively.\n\nHfLA has been an invaluable resource for me, and I am thankful for the colleagues, professional growth, and support I?ve gained along the way.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-01-08T02:47:43.080Z","Email Address":"ahoang94@gmail.com","Full name":"Anh Hoang","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhhoang-design/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Design Systems, HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX/UI Designer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-07-19T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on two or more projects","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA was a great resume and experience booster as someone who had just graduated from a UX bootcamp but had minimal real-world experience in the field. Working on the HfLA website and Design Systems projects allowed me to collaborate with not only other designers but also researchers and developers, and I was fortunate enough to receive mentorship from PM Hana Stevenson, whose career advice was keen and invaluable. I can say with confidence that my work at HfLA, especially for the Design Systems team, helped me land my new role as Product Designer at Lumanu.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-02-05T02:59:57.876Z","Email Address":"jonathan.ko523@gmail.com","Full name":"Jonathan Ko","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanko523/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/Jonathanko52","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"TDM Calculator, VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Frontend","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA allowed me to refine my ability to work with others, expand my knowledge regarding web development, and introduced me to peers and mentors who have been and continue to be invaluable resources to me. Thanks to this organization, I've found my first job as a software engineer!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-02-16T03:18:44.711Z","Email Address":"swerdlowbenjamin@gmail.com","Full name":"Ben Swerdlow","Linkedin URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"BallotNav, New Schools Today","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development, PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-04-30T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got into U Chicago!","Give us a brief overview":"I got into U Chicago!! The leadership skills that the Hack for LA team were integral to my acceptance!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-03-11T20:01:02.689Z","Email Address":"tanzhouinfo@gmail.com","Full name":"Tan Zhou","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tan-zhou/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/tan-zhou","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Brigade Organizer?s Playbook, Civic Opportunity Project","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX Researcher","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-08-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on two or more projects","Give us a brief overview":"My journey at Hack for LA got to be one of the most engaging and rewarding experience. I was able to improve in my area of interests working on projects that made a positive impact. I am proud to witness how the UX/UI community of practice has grown to connect and uplift people from such diverse backgrounds. Recommend it for anyone that's looking to get involved with the civic tech movement and improve their skills.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-03-23T01:38:52.891Z","Email Address":"juliaa423@gmail.com","Full name":"Julia Anderson","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-a-anderson/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Home Unite Us","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-08-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA taught me that design can't be done in a vacuum. Collaborating, designing and iterating together helped set the foundation for the rest of my design career. I felt that my strengths as a writer and designer were actualized through my supportive team. Not only did I learn what it takes to make a design system, but I discovered how satisfying it can be to use technology for good. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-04-10T20:24:50.437Z","Email Address":"sydney.walcoff@gmail.com","Full name":"Sydney Walcoff","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneywalcoff/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/sydneywalcoff","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Expunge Assist, HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Frontend Developer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-11-29T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA is a great way to get hands-on experience while also working on projects to improve the lives of Angelenos. I love Hack for LA and will continue to work with them even though I got a new job!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-04-24T22:01:53.988Z","Email Address":"jeanette.renema@gmail.com","Full name":"Jeanette Renema","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanetterenema/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Design Systems","Select your role(s) on the team":"UX Researcher & Lead UX Researcher","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-10-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on an enterprise project, I built a UX network ","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA gave me valuable experience working in product and design. The organization provided me with a wonderful team and I learned how to transfer my academic skills to the world of UX Research. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-05-29T19:26:57.990Z","Email Address":"cacho.matthew@gmail.com","Full name":"Matthew Cacho","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-a-cacho/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/macho-catt","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website, Lucky Parking","Select your role(s) on the team":"","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Full Stack Developer, Technical Lead","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-06-24T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I worked on an enterprise project, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"I joined talented teams where I learned how to collaborate with people, led and mentored developers, and gained experience as an engineer. Hack for LA is a great opportunity for people trying to hone their skills and grow their careers.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-08-22T00:44:38.215Z","Email Address":"johnjbarrett22@gmail.com","Full name":"John Barrett","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrettjj/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/JohnJBarrett22link","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Fullstack Developer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2018-12-03T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I set up 2FA, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"Have been a part of many different teams over the past few years, though recently try to pick back up and be more aggressive. Part of Jobs for Hope, TDM Calc and now the website team as I am get back on track.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-08-23T23:49:40.502Z","Email Address":"mukherjeeshruti88@gmail.com","Full name":"Shruti Mukherjee ","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shruti-mukherjee-","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX Researcher ","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-11-29T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team","Give us a brief overview":"My time at Hack for L.A. helped me learn how to work in a team, learn new tools and the language to pivot from academia into the industry. It helped me land a contract position at a research agency, and eventually helped me get my current full time position at Canada Life. The experience at Hack for L.A. was very valuable as I got to work with amazing people. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false}] \ No newline at end of file +[{"Timestamp":"2020-08-16T04:55:40.174Z","Email Address":"paridox@hotmail.com","Full name":"Dean Church","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanchurch/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Business Analyst","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Product Roadmap construction","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-07-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I worked on an enterprise project, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I took the skills I have learned from HackforLA projects and applied them at work to orchestrate the launch of an MVP to help with Wildfire Mitigation throughout Southern California","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-08-16T05:28:29.558Z","Email Address":"paridox@hotmail.com","Full name":"Dean Church","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanchurch/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Business Analyst","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-07-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"As an over 50 year old career changer I was amazed at how supportive the community at HackforLA was in my finding meaningful employment in the local tech industry. Through exposure and application of Agile frameworks and user centered design thinking my time and practice at HfLA was instrumental in building my modern application skills competency and confidence. A direct result of my time at HfLA is that I was able to ace my 45min White Boarding interview where I had to diagram a workflow from end to end and identify areas that would benefit from automation. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-09-02T23:56:13.840Z","Email Address":"jpbubar@gmail.com","Full name":"Josh Bubar","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-bubar-25331a118/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/jbubar","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Frontend Web Development","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I produced something for my portfolio, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile","Give us a brief overview":"I built my first page for hack for la! and it is this one!!! ...the wins page","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T03:47:02.249Z","Email Address":"alexandrastubbs12@gmail.com","Full name":"Alex Stubbs","Linkedin URL (optional)":"http://linkedin.com/in/alexandrajstubbs","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-06-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I got a job as a product manager! This is something I have been working towards for awhile and Hack for LA helped me build the skills to achieve it. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T06:17:25.226Z","Email Address":"johnsritchey@yahoo.com","Full name":"John R","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsritchey/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-09-17T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team, I taught or mentored a person on another team, My team delivered software to a stakeholder, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA has given me the opportunity to make connections with the people of Los Angeles tech community and local government that I would not have otherwise made. It is a joy to build things that actually help our community with people that are all focused on solving critical community challenges.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T20:16:27.451Z","Email Address":"itsevalieu@gmail.com","Full name":"Eva Lieu","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-lieu/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Shared Housing","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I joined the Shared Housing project and made a lot of friends with great people who helped me improve my coding skills. I learned how to work better on a team and eventually got a new job through one of my newly found friends here at HackforLA. I also enjoyed working on a project that was meant to help the people of LA, and it motivated me to keep learning front end development skills. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2020-11-30T20:55:42.121Z","Email Address":"prashantsingh071993@gmail.com","Full name":"Prashant Singh","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/prashant07singh/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"100Automations, Food Oasis, TDM Calculator","Select your role(s) on the team":"Operations","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-10-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I am grateful to the Hackforla team to give me an opportunity to contribute to their work and do what I like to do the best","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-01T17:00:51.013Z","Email Address":"sam@greenhacks.org","Full name":"Sam Miyamoto","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/e-samantha-miyamoto/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/greenhacks","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data, HelloGov","Select your role(s) on the team":"QA, UI/UX, Accessibility testing","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-06-19T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I improved my LinkedIn, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, Found a mentor and became part of a caring tech community!","Give us a brief overview":"HfLA makes me feel like I'm a part of the community, and though I might not be as active as I'd like, this group provides immense comfort! I'm glad to be part of the team here.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-01T17:14:19.883Z","Email Address":"jenny@foodoasis.la","Full name":"Jenny Mikesell","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-mikesell","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Food Oasis","Select your role(s) on the team":"Operations, UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2018-08-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"Food Oasis has an average of 400 unique visitors a day. Our database in Los Angeles has over 1000 listings. Since April 2020, community volunteers have helped us verify over 750 listings. We have proven that 30% of pantries have closed. The Department of Public Health just asked for a copy of our database to share with their nutritionists. We created an API and forked foodoasis.net to included Northern California, Oregon, and Hawaii. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-04T00:20:00.683Z","Email Address":"jake.mensch@gmail.com","Full name":"Jake Mensch","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-mensch/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/jmensch1","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-02-15T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"I met some great people and built some cool apps.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-17T22:07:08.182Z","Email Address":"joshuazrobins@gmail.com","Full name":"Josh Robins","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuazrobins","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"Food Oasis, HackforLA Website, Railstats LA, Work for LA","Select your role(s) on the team":"Business Analyst, Content, Data, Development, PM, QA, UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2016-05-10T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I learned a new language, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, My team delivered software to a stakeholder, My team launched our MVP, I joined the leadership team in 2017 and got the opportunity to invest back into the Hack for LA community by organizing teams, projects, and events","Give us a brief overview":"I came to Hack for LA in 2016 as a full-stack web developer and was part of the founding group of Food Oasis LA. I originally joined this community because I wanted to make the transition to Product Management and gain experience building projects for real-world needs. Eventually, I joined the leadership team and ran our Downtown LA hack nights from 2017 to 2019 before stepping back to focus on personal endeavors. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-21T19:41:43.053Z","Email Address":"tmalstead@codeforamerica.org","Full name":"Timothy Malstead","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmalstead/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/timmalstead-cfa","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Food Oasis, Home Unite Us, Not Today","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-12-21T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I have begun a community fellowship with Code for America! We will be working on ways to allow justice impacted people easier access to public resources.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2020-12-24T03:23:37.075Z","Email Address":"j100892@gmail.com","Full name":"Daniel Lee","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/kipsbaydan/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Record Clearance Project","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-09-28T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA is where I really had my first hands-on exposure to civic technology. Bonnie Wolfe and Dean Church really helped me bring the record clearance project off the ground and we currently have a tech lead and a development team building designs that our design/research team worked on. I also got an offer for my first civic tech design position today and am grateful for Hack for LA playing an integral part of it. Shoutout to the Record Clearance team and for all the hard work over the past few months! ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-04-06T16:13:30.983Z","Email Address":"codewilling@gmail.com","Full name":"Sean Flores","Linkedin URL (optional)":"http://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-flores","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Civic Tech Index","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-09-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I learned a new language, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I found multiple mentors","Give us a brief overview":"I could never commit to contributing to open source. The fear of not knowing enough kept me from applying my skills and full of imposter syndrome, until I began volunteering for Hack for LA. In addition to being able to help my community, I also gained access to a treasure-trove of resources through my colleagues, and found mentors that would've been inaccessible otherwise. I can only describe my experience with Hack for LA as feeling very lucky and look forward to continuing to contributing in the future.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-05-10T23:57:41.849Z","Email Address":"gothe.s@northeastern.edu","Full name":"Sharwari Gothe","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharwarigothe/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-02-04T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I got a job at TCS as a Software Developer.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-05-30T17:32:19.549Z","Email Address":"avali4907@outlook.com","Full name":"Ava Li","Linkedin URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-04-21T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I learned how to work better on a team","Give us a brief overview":"I created documentation for the HackForLA Website project and everyone on the team loved it! It feels very nice to receive affirmations of appreciation.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-06-11T21:13:46.096Z","Email Address":"thomisfrank@gmail.com","Full name":"Thomas Phillip Franklin II","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedIn.com/in/thomisfrank","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-04-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"I joined hack4LA in April of 2020 right after graduating General Assembly it was my first design role outside of the boot camp. I was able to work on the 311 data project which is improving the lives of Angelinos. \n\nUsing that foundation I was able to get a few freelance positions and eventually transition to being in the first cohort of Amazon's User Experience Research and Design Apprenticeship. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-06-18T21:00:10.288Z","Email Address":"pvonhagen26@gmail.com","Full name":"Paul von Hagen","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulvonhagen26/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/paulsvh","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-03-15T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"Hack For LA gave me a great foundation in working with others in a shared codebase. Not only did my experience here help lead me to a new job, I truly enjoyed all of my interactions with everyone on the team. Special shout out to Josh Bubar for being so welcoming and always happy to help others.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-07-02T19:34:18.130Z","Email Address":"atkendis@gmail.com","Full name":"Adam Kendis","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamkendis","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"No","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/adamkendis","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-01-01T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA gave me valuable experience working with product, UI/UX, and data teams. I met some awesome people, learned a lot, and got a new job!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-07-10T22:46:42.566Z","Email Address":"niven.prasad@gmail.com","Full name":"Niven Prasad","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/nivenprasad/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/NivenPrasad","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"100Automations","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-06-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I recently joined joined Homebot as a full-time Technical Product Manager! I'm working with APIs, integrations, and automations - so grateful for all my experience at Hack for LA and for all the people I got to work with both in the 100 Automations project and across other projects (and still do occasionally). Feel free to reach out if you ever want to connect or share experiences!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-07-28T17:15:35.150Z","Email Address":"experimentsinhonesty@gmail.com","Full name":"Bonnie Wolfe","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://linkedin/in/BonnieAWolfe","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/experimentsinhonesty","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"100Automations, 311 Data, Civic Opportunity Project, Civic Tech Index, Engage, Food Oasis, HackforLA Website, Home Unite Us, Record Clearance Project, TDM Calculator, VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Operations, PM, QA","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2018-10-28T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I set up 2FA, I worked on an enterprise project, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team, I taught or mentored a person on another team, My team delivered software to a stakeholder, My team launched our MVP","Give us a brief overview":"I learned how to create an inclusive community and working environments where the there are not artificial boundaries to personal growth","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-08-20T06:42:45.341Z","Email Address":"jpbubar@gmail.com","Full name":"Josh Bubar","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbubar/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/jbubar","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website, VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-09-19T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"I got my first JOB in tech!! I learned so much from contributing to Hack for LA and I will use all of it in my new job!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-09-03T02:17:49.434Z","Email Address":"evanjyang4@gmail.com","Full name":"Evan Yang","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanjyang/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"www.github.com/evanyang1","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-08-07T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"Got a contract software engineering job (through a 3rd party company) at Facebook! I'm excited, but the journey has just started, got a long way to go!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2021-11-01T22:29:30.304Z","Email Address":"janieche1@gmail.com","Full name":"Janie Chen","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiechen09","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-07-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"I landed my first full-time role as a Product Designer @ DocuSign! Working with the HfLA team helped build up my confidence as a designer in a structured and supportive environment. It’s a great opportunity to put what I’ve learned into practice and improve both my design and collaboration skills. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-11-05T18:42:20.543Z","Email Address":"senbasudhara@gmail.com","Full name":"Basudhara Sen","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/basudhara-sen-ph-d-718b042b/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/Basu3040","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX Research Lead","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-07-29T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I learned a new language","Give us a brief overview":"HfLA gave me a 360-degree view of the UX processes. I was transitioning from academia to UX and I got hands-on experience working with diverse stakeholders in an agile environment. I worked with great team members who were always willing to collaborate and on task. I am thankful to HfLA for this awesome opportunity and I strode with confidence in UX job interviews. I landed a job as a UX Researcher at Symplr.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2021-12-07T00:56:25.788Z","Email Address":"myechoproject@gmail.com","Full name":"Eric Cho","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/echoechoecho/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"311 Data","Select your role(s) on the team":"PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Product Manager","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-09-06T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I was admitted into an MBA program.","Give us a brief overview":"I was applying for an MBA program to help pivot my career into Product Management. The time I spent learning new skills and working with like-minded individuals played a significant role in building my applicant profile. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":true},{"Timestamp":"2022-01-07T04:13:50.643Z","Email Address":"chalimar@gmail.com","Full name":"Chali Prasertsri Stoyanoff","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/cprasertsri/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/chalimar","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Civic Tech Index, Youth Justice Nav","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Lead UX Designer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-02-04T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"My experience with Hack for LA helped me land a job offer for Lead Product Designer!\n\nIn joining HfLA, I was looking to work with cross-functional team members and launch products that empower users and communities. The overall experience has helped me improve my personal tenacity, confidence as a design leader, and ability to communicate effectively.\n\nHfLA has been an invaluable resource for me, and I am thankful for the colleagues, professional growth, and support I’ve gained along the way.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-01-08T02:47:43.080Z","Email Address":"ahoang94@gmail.com","Full name":"Anh Hoang","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhhoang-design/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Design Systems, HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX/UI Designer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-07-19T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on two or more projects","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA was a great resume and experience booster as someone who had just graduated from a UX bootcamp but had minimal real-world experience in the field. Working on the HfLA website and Design Systems projects allowed me to collaborate with not only other designers but also researchers and developers, and I was fortunate enough to receive mentorship from PM Hana Stevenson, whose career advice was keen and invaluable. I can say with confidence that my work at HfLA, especially for the Design Systems team, helped me land my new role as Product Designer at Lumanu.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-02-05T02:59:57.876Z","Email Address":"jonathan.ko523@gmail.com","Full name":"Jonathan Ko","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanko523/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/Jonathanko52","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"No","Select the team(s) you're on":"TDM Calculator, VRMS","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Frontend","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA allowed me to refine my ability to work with others, expand my knowledge regarding web development, and introduced me to peers and mentors who have been and continue to be invaluable resources to me. Thanks to this organization, I've found my first job as a software engineer!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-02-16T03:18:44.711Z","Email Address":"swerdlowbenjamin@gmail.com","Full name":"Ben Swerdlow","Linkedin URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"BallotNav, New Schools Today","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development, PM","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2019-04-30T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got into U Chicago!","Give us a brief overview":"I got into U Chicago!! The leadership skills that the Hack for LA team were integral to my acceptance!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-03-11T20:01:02.689Z","Email Address":"tanzhouinfo@gmail.com","Full name":"Tan Zhou","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/tan-zhou/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/tan-zhou","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Brigade Organizer’s Playbook, Civic Opportunity Project","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX Researcher","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-08-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on two or more projects","Give us a brief overview":"My journey at Hack for LA got to be one of the most engaging and rewarding experience. I was able to improve in my area of interests working on projects that made a positive impact. I am proud to witness how the UX/UI community of practice has grown to connect and uplift people from such diverse backgrounds. Recommend it for anyone that's looking to get involved with the civic tech movement and improve their skills.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-03-23T01:38:52.891Z","Email Address":"juliaa423@gmail.com","Full name":"Julia Anderson","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-a-anderson/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"Home Unite Us","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2020-08-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA taught me that design can't be done in a vacuum. Collaborating, designing and iterating together helped set the foundation for the rest of my design career. I felt that my strengths as a writer and designer were actualized through my supportive team. Not only did I learn what it takes to make a design system, but I discovered how satisfying it can be to use technology for good. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-04-10T20:24:50.437Z","Email Address":"sydney.walcoff@gmail.com","Full name":"Sydney Walcoff","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/sydneywalcoff/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/sydneywalcoff","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Expunge Assist, HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Frontend Developer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-11-29T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I improved my LinkedIn, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA is a great way to get hands-on experience while also working on projects to improve the lives of Angelenos. I love Hack for LA and will continue to work with them even though I got a new job!","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-04-24T22:01:53.988Z","Email Address":"jeanette.renema@gmail.com","Full name":"Jeanette Renema","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanetterenema/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"Design Systems","Select your role(s) on the team":"UX Researcher & Lead UX Researcher","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-10-01T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I learned how to work better on a team, I worked on an enterprise project, I built a UX network ","Give us a brief overview":"Hack for LA gave me valuable experience working in product and design. The organization provided me with a wonderful team and I learned how to transfer my academic skills to the world of UX Research. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-05-29T19:26:57.990Z","Email Address":"cacho.matthew@gmail.com","Full name":"Matthew Cacho","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-a-cacho/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/macho-catt","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website, Lucky Parking","Select your role(s) on the team":"","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Full Stack Developer, Technical Lead","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-06-24T07:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I worked on an enterprise project, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"I joined talented teams where I learned how to collaborate with people, led and mentored developers, and gained experience as an engineer. Hack for LA is a great opportunity for people trying to hone their skills and grow their careers.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-08-22T00:44:38.215Z","Email Address":"johnjbarrett22@gmail.com","Full name":"John Barrett","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrettjj/","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"https://github.com/JohnJBarrett22link","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"Development","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"Fullstack Developer","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2018-12-03T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team, I increased the number of commits on my Github profile, I set up 2FA, I worked on a project that will help the people of Los Angeles, I worked on two or more projects, I taught or mentored a person on my team","Give us a brief overview":"Have been a part of many different teams over the past few years, though recently try to pick back up and be more aggressive. Part of Jobs for Hope, TDM Calc and now the website team as I am get back on track.","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false},{"Timestamp":"2022-08-23T23:49:40.502Z","Email Address":"mukherjeeshruti88@gmail.com","Full name":"Shruti Mukherjee ","Linkedin URL (optional)":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/shruti-mukherjee-","Could we use your Linkedin profile picture next to your story?":"Yes","Github URL (optional)":"","Could we use your Github profile picture next to your story?":"","Select the team(s) you're on":"HackforLA Website","Select your role(s) on the team":"UI/UX","What is/was your specific role? (optional)":"UX Researcher ","When did you join Hack for LA? (optional)":"2021-11-29T08:00:00.000Z","What do you want to celebrate (select all that apply)?":"I got a new job, I produced something for my portfolio, I improved my LinkedIn, I learned how to work better on a team","Give us a brief overview":"My time at Hack for L.A. helped me learn how to work in a team, learn new tools and the language to pivot from academia into the industry. It helped me land a contract position at a research agency, and eventually helped me get my current full time position at Canada Life. The experience at Hack for L.A. was very valuable as I got to work with amazing people. ","Display?":true,"Homepage?":false}] \ No newline at end of file