about me
How do you pronounce your name?
"Tice". I get "thighs" (my favorite!), "theese", "teese", etc.
What brought you to technology?
It is, like anything that’s worth doing, a process. It started with being the youngest on the founding team of Idaho’s Bounty, I became the de-facto technology lead. It turns out my skill set fit perfectly with that role!
From there, I researched and then implemented the solution our co-op used, Local Food Marketplace. After my role with the co-op changed, I jumped onboard with the Local Food Marketplace team. There I had the opportunity to be a part of many development aspects. I was involved with full lifecycle development of our food distribution software, from initial requirements gathering to design, testing, documentation, implementation and support. And I realized I really liked the work!
After a couple of years with Local Food Marketplace, I decided to take a pause from work and start some more formal education in the technology industry. An article about alternatives to bootcamps (remember, this was before everything was remote!) brought me to CareerFoundry web development course in 2015.
After completing the CareerFoundry development course, I decided that wasn’t the role I wanted to take, so I leaned on my customer support skills from previous roles in order to find a remote technical support role for a technology company. I wanted to hone my skills in the tech industry. With that search I landed at Knack online databases. There I gained so much knowledge about backend systems, databases and hosting them on AWS. Using continuing education funds that were a benefit provided by Knack, I was about to take a second course with the folks at CareerFoundry - their UX Design course in 2019.
After completing that course I was ready to stretch my arms a bit more, and landed with a company called Ad Hoc, and the world of civic technology. Since March of 2020 (I know, a crazy time to switch careers!) I’ve worked on the application of HealthCare.gov. Ad Hoc is a digital services company that helps the federal government better serve people.
In the work I do, I believe that designing “with”, good planning, teamwork, empathy and humility allows technology to minimize clutter and keep things simple, useful and helpful. I work hard every day to use my skills to contribute to our communities in a way that makes life better via technology.