Kimberly Rodriguez

Kimberly Rodriguez has over 10 years of professional experience. In 2022, they began working at the University of Minnesota as an Assistant Instructor for Full Stack Web Development. In this role, they taught and facilitated the fundamentals of programming, supported detailed lesson plans, and reviewed students' projects.

In the same year, they started working at Innowatts as a Software Engineer for Data. In this role, they were one of six full stack engineers focused on the company's SaaS platform. Kimberly built and styled a system that alerted users when they reached a set limit of metrics capacity.

In 2021, they began working at TechTinx as a Software Engineer. In this role, they redesigned the organization's website from jQuery to React, improved user experience, modernized the overall design, and crafted a technical strategy to grow and optimize data capture. Kimberly also built an editable dashboard component, setup the Cloudinary framework, and worked on a wellness application.

From 2013 to 2012, they worked at the City of Los Angeles in various roles, such as Data Programs Lead, Project Manager, Analyst, and Central and South LA Area Representative. In 2012, they worked at Pacoima Beautiful as a Research Assistant. From 2010 to 2012, they worked at the University of California, Los Angeles as a Peer Mentor for the Center for Community College Partnerships.

Kimberly Rodriguez obtained a BA in History, Urban Planning, Labor and Work Place Studies with Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) between 2009 and 2012. In 2016, they were a Riordan MBA Fellow at UCLA Anderson School of Management. In 2011, they were a Law Fellow at UCLA School of Law. In 2012, they were a 2013 New Leaders Council Fellow in Los Angeles. In 2018, they obtained the Fundamentals of Data Analysis for Government certification from Socrata. In 2021, they were a 2021 GDI Hackathon Participant and Judge Award Winner. Kimberly is currently enrolled in UCLA Extension for a Full Stack Web Development degree in Computer Programming with a 4.0 GPA and is also a 100Devs Fellow in Full Stack Software Development, which they obtained in 2022.