Katy Wells
Educator.Maker.Software Engineer.
I have over 20 years of experience helping complex systems work better for the people inside them. First as a teacher in NYC public schools, then leading a nonprofit focused on how people learn and grow, and now developing software. I love to build things: code, curricula, cardboard costumes, and handknit sweaters. I'm interested in software that is thoughtful, human-centered, and purposeful.
Featured Projects
OtterDr
OtterDr is a playful yet powerful AI-assisted VS Code extension that notices compiler errors in your code and provides plain English explanations as well as suggested next steps. Your expressive otter companion reacts in real-time to the health of your code.
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The Donor CRM is a custom CRM and data management system built with Google Apps Script for a nonprofit organization with a high-turnover volunteer staff. Designed to ensure data integrity, reduce manual data entry, and provide actionable donor analytics.
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An iteration on an existing group expense consolidator for tracking and settling shared travel expenses. We inherited a codebase without a working database connection, redesigned the PostgreSQL schema in Supabase to match the original team's intentions, and established foundational API routes. Ongoing.
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