Hello everyone. I was excited to see that almost everyone from last semester’s DH Intro is now in DH Methods and Practices as well! Just a bit about me: My undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Professional and Technical Writing. I am very comfortable and adept at using and learning new technical skills. In my current position at the CUNY City Tech Writing Center, I’ve had the opportunity to take on many roles and work on various projects. I have created a variety of digital materials and content for the center and worked on outreach to increase overall visibility. I also have experience organizing and analyzing key data to build our reports and narratives, which helps us secure funding to continue serving our students.
Here’s a bit about the various types of skillsets and my proficiencies, as well as areas I’d like to build on:
Development
This has always been an area of interest for me, and I’m most eager to continue expanding my skill sets in coding and development. I have a solid foundation in HTML and CSS to start building out projects. I have dabbled with JS on a recent project, but I hope to work on more projects to gain a better proficiency (p5.js, too). I think I have also built a solid foundation in Python after taking the Python for Researchers class last semester and working on two Python-heavy projects. So Python is something that I’m also interested in building on. Basically, anything coding is a yes for me.
Graphics Design, Visual Design, UX/UI
I have a lot of experience creating visual assets and materials, and I love any opportunity to create visual content for projects. This can range from creating UI elements such as buttons, containers, and navigational components to image and video editing, curating a color palette, typography, logo design, and more.
Data Visualization
I have some experience with data visualization from my current job, but I feel like I’m expanding this skill set more and more throughout the DH program. I am interested in working on projects that employ creative data viz practices. This is an area I feel comfortable in, but I definitely would like more experience and tools under my belt.
Project Management
In my current position, I have led various collaborative project initiatives. One of my favorite projects was directing and producing a welcome and informational video to highlight who we are and what services we provide. This was part of a 3-month project with very limited resources, but I found it valuable in my overall professional development. I’ve also held many leadership roles that involved project management throughout my academic career. Though if project management were to be defined as a role in a project, it’s probably the role I’d be least likely to want to take on. I’m happy to collaborate on establishing workflows, but I’m always a bit nervous about being assigned as the “lead” project manager on the team.
Documentation
I enjoy writing various types of documentation. I have experience writing technical documents such as handbooks and manual type things. I wouldn’t mind supporting the team by writing methodology documents or other required documentation.
Research
I would like to say I’m experienced in this area. It’s not the most fun, but research methods and practices are pretty much second nature to me across academia and in my professional career. I find it foundational for almost everything. Even if my main role isn’t research, I think it’s inevitable, and I’ll probably find myself doing some research to familiarize myself with the project and gain insight into different methods and approaches for my respective role(s).
Social Media
I have done a bit of content creation and managed a social media account with a rather small following (~200ish). I’m not really a huge fan of social media though. I kind of like the idea of microblogging or a Subreddit as a public platform to share updates of our project timeline, but that, of course, depends on the project and team preferences. I’m happy to assist with the content and writing in this area.
