Welcome to my portfolio! My name is Sarah Vessels, and I enjoy programming and web development. I graduated cum laude and with honors from the University of Kentucky in May 2009 with my B.S. in computer science. I later completed my Master’s in computer science at the University of Kentucky in May 2011.
Interests
- Interface design, especially for web applications
- Usability and accessibility
- Refactoring code, good design
- Linux and open source software
- Programming languages
Hobbies
- Reading – Orson Scott Card is my favorite author, and his Speaker for the Dead is my favorite novel. I also enjoy Calvin and Hobbes comics by Bill Watterson.
- Web and graphics design – My personal web site and blog Three till Seven is where I do most of my experimentation with web design techniques.
- Programming – Ruby and C# are my favorite languages. I enjoy contributing to the programming community through Stack Overflow. A few of my open source projects can be found on Github.
Photos
This was taken at the Bioinformatics Summit 2008 at Lake Barkley State Resort Park in Cadiz, KY. My colleague Neil Moore is on the left, and that’s me on the right.
This is after graduation from UK with my B.S. in May 2009.
Contact Me
While I don’t post my résumé online for privacy reasons, I would be happy to email a copy upon request.