Courteney Ervin

Courteney Ervin's work experience begins in 2006 when they served as a Senior Intern at the Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. Here, they updated the company's website, maintained the digital contract database, scouted media outlets for potential clients, and reviewed and edited book proposals and manuscripts.

In 2008, Courteney worked as an Editorial Intern at Random House, where they reviewed and proofread manuscripts for editors and presented a marketing plan for an upcoming title.

In 2010, Courteney became a Mentor Manager at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson, and Union Counties. Courteney'sresponsibilities included developing a network-building campaign, executing agency-sponsored events, securing a departmental expense budget, and collaborating on growth goals.

From 2012 to 2014, Courteney served as a Program Associate at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. During this time, they built an alumni network, developed an event management application utilizing Ruby on Rails, designed and maintained a comprehensive database, and evaluated the success of the foundation's efforts.

In 2014, Courteney worked as a Teacher at Dev Bootcamp, teaching coding to over 100 beginners and pairing with developers to debug and demonstrate collaboration techniques.

From 2013 to 2015, Courteney held various roles at CodeMontage, including Events Platform Lead and Project Partnerships Liaison & Jr. Coder. Courteney'sresponsibilities included developing features, integrating with GitHub API, enhancing open-source products, utilizing agile practices, contributing bug fixes and features, and managing social media posts.

From 2015 to 2018, Courteney served as a Senior Applications Developer at The New York Public Library. Courteney rewrote a library card-creator API, improved performance of the metadata aggregation service, and contributed to the creation of digital library cards for over 5500 New Yorkers.

At Teachers Pay Teachers, Courteney held multiple roles starting in 2018. Courteney first worked as a Software Engineer for Schools, then as a Senior Software Engineer for Schools, and finally as a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead for Identity. Courteney'sresponsibilities included developing software solutions, leading technical teams, and contributing to the development of mobile applications and connected experiences.

Courteney's most recent role, starting in 2023, is as a Principal Software Architect at Utility, an agency that designs and develops custom mobile applications and connected experiences.

Overall, Courteney Ervin has gained extensive experience in software engineering, teaching, project management, event planning, and database management throughout their career.

Courteney Ervin has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English & Anthropology from Columbia University. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in "Learn to Program: The Fundamentals" and "Gamification" from Coursera in November 2012 and October 2012, respectively.