About Me

Who Am I?

Hi I'm Kate Soliven. My name is Kate. I’ve been in the tech industry for a few years. I have experience in project management, system engineering, software development, and quality assurance. I'm currently working as a Staff Engineer for a local government contractor. Pleasure to meet you!

Graphic Design

Web Design

Software

Application

What I do?

Here are some of my expertise

Quality Assurance

Functional analysis, unit and integration testing

Software

Backend and Frontend development

Application

Developed 10 web applications

Graphic Design

Making graphics using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

Project Management

Leveraged Project management tools such as Azure, JIRA, and Trello

SharePoint

Developed SharePoint User Intefaces written in Angular or React

My clients

Clients supported

My Specialty

Skills

I have experience with Agile development as well as System Engineering. I'm currently a Staff Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton using Javascript, Typescript, NestJS, Python, PostgreSQL, FastAPI, Angular, React, Swagger, and Docker. Check out some of my skills below.


Languages

C#

75%

CSS

90%

CSS3

90%

HTML5

85%

Javascript (ES5 and ES6)

75%

Python

80%

Sass

75%

TypeScript

70%

Front End Libraries

Ajax

45%

Bootstrap

80%

jQuery

80%

Kendo UI

60%

Leaflet

70%

Mongoose

75%

React

75%

SocketIO

40%

Yeoman

70%

Frameworks

Angular

80%

AngularJS

60%

ASP.net

75%

Django

70%

Entity Framework (EF) Core

75%

Express

75%

FastAPI

75%

Flask

45%

NestJS

60%

Nodejs

75%

SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

75%

SQLAlchemy

70%

Developer Tools

Atom

80%

AWS EC2

70%

Azure Dev Ops

80%

Docker

70%

Github

80%

GitLab

80%

JetBrains

70%

PgAdmin

70%

Postman

70%

Swagger

70%

Visual Studio Code

90%


Database

MongoDB

75%

PostgreSQL

65%

mySQL

70%

SQLlite

70%

SQL Server 2019

60%

SQL Workbench

60%

Unit Testing

Jasmine

70%

Jest

60%

Pytest

70%

Xunit

70%


Cloud Computing

OpenShift

60%

S3 Object storage

75%


Data Ingest

RabbitMQ

60%


Data Search and Analytics

ElasticSearch

75%

Kibana

85%


Graphic Design Programs

Adobe Photoshop

80%

Adobe Illustrator

70%

Gimp

60%


Wireframe Programs

Adobe XD

80%

Balsamiq

65%

Figma

70%


Game Development

Unity

60%

Productivity Programs

JIRA

70%

Microsoft Office

70%

Microsoft Teams

80%

Miro board

70%

RocketChat

70%

Slack

80%

Trello

70%

System Engineering Programs

Magic Systems of Systems Architect

80%

Model Center

70%

My education

Education

  • Masters in Applied Systems Engineering
  • Current GPA: 4.0
  • Expected Graduation: August 2026
  • Completed an intense 14 week coding bootcamp.
  • Learned multiple technologies such as: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Angular, Nodejs, MongoDB, C#, SQL, SQLlite, Razor, Python, Flask, Django, jQuery, and AJAX.
  • Triple Black Belt in Python, C#, and MEAN
  • Certified Ethical Hacker course
  • Learned network methodologies to protect systems from external and internal threats.
  • Used Linux, Kali-Linux, John the Ripper, and Wireshark to identify vulnerabilities.
  • Strategic communications course
  • The course included how to conduct, lead, and present in meetings.
  • Systems Engineering Course
  • Learned how to apply Agile development methodologies to various projects.
  • Learned how to break down systems systematically for System Retirement.
  • Bachelors of Science in Decision Science and Management Information Systems with a minor in Information Technology
  • Completed 120 credit hours.
  • Learned system engineering, system design, system analysis, and project management methodologies.
  • Graduated Cum Laude
My certifications

Professional certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Obtained through the AWS She Builds program

Security+

Cybersecurity certification
My experience

Work Experience

Staff Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton 2022 - Present

Internal Project
  • Developed frontend features using Angular, TypeScript, HTML, SASS, and Leaflet, supporting complex, data-driven user interfaces
  • Built and maintained backend services using Python (FastAPI) and NestJS, integrating relational data with PostgreSQL
  • Integrated machine learning inference services into web applications using API-based workflows
  • Optimized backend request handling and frontend rendering to improve overall system responsiveness.
  • Implemented automated unit testing using Jest and Jasmine for frontend components and pytest for backend services
  • Supported containerized development and deployment using Docker and GitLab, with application configuration managed via Nginx.
United States Space Force (USSF)
  • Built frontend interfaces using AngularJS, TypeScript, React, and Fluent UI, supporting internal web applications and document-centric workflows.
  • Developed and maintained custom web components within an enterprise collaboration platform ecosystem
  • Debugged frontend code using local development environments and standard IDE tooling.
  • Supported deployment of frontend assets through standardized enterprise delivery pipelines
  • Managed site-level permissions and access controls across internal collaboration environments.
  • Supported user access and team configuration requests in alignment with organizational policies.
  • Presented technical topics and best practices as part of internal Communities of Practice.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • Modernized legacy frontend applications by migrating from AngularJS to Angular and React within iterative development cycles.
  • Developed reusable Angular components and integrated UI libraries to support data export and user-facing features.
  • Built frontend services to consume REST-based APIs, handling JSON data transformation for dynamic UI rendering.
  • Implemented application logic supporting user-specific permissions and administrative workflows.
  • Developed internal administrative tooling to manage sites, subsites, and content structures.
  • Debugged and resolved frontend issues using standard browser developer tools and IDEs.
  • Collaborated within version-controlled workflows using issue tracking and source control platforms.

Full Stack Software Developer at Zekiah Technologies Inc. 2020-2022

  • Application Development: Built an application with an Angular frontend and a .NET backend using a microservices architecture in an Agile environment (2-week sprints)
  • API Development: Used Swagger to generate RESTful API routes; implemented contract testing with Pact Broker
  • Database & Data Management: Connected multiple datasets in SQL Server 2019; used Entity Framework Core (EF Core) for ORM; migrated data to S3 object storage
  • Messaging & Data Processing: Used RabbitMQ for data ingest services
  • Search & Analytics: Leveraged ElasticSearch and Kibana for observability, indexing, and template searches
  • Testing: Wrote unit tests with Jest and xUnit; fixed end-to-end tests in Cypress and TestCafe
  • DevOps & Cloud: Used Azure DevOps and Git for source control; deployed and managed workloads with AWS and OpenShift
  • Requirements & Planning: Participated in requirements gathering, sprint flips, and Program Increment (PI) planning to identify prerequisites and determine optimal technical solutions

Resident Developer at Coding Dojo 2019

  • Developed and deployed web apps from back-end to the front-end
  • Engineered RESTful routes, CRUD operations, and API integration
  • Established connections between multiple datasets in SQL and NoSQL

Freelance Headhunter

  • Matched candidates to potential employers based upon their education, skill set, and experience. Used LinkedIn, Indeed, Careerbuilder, and various job hunting websites.

Freelance Quality Assurance

  • Identified errors via Functional testing for various videogame companies. Tested for graphical and logical errors within the product. Communicated via email and an internal bug reporting system. Dealt with Nondisclosure agreements.

Analyst/Developer at The Boeing Company

  • Worked in an Agile development team on a 40 million dollar project for Supplier Quality Systems.
  • Developed a supplier quality system for Boeing Commercial Airlines and Boeing Defense Systems.
  • Communicated with external and internal suppliers.
  • Scribed for the Bi-weekly meetings between the Vice Presidents of Supplier Quality.
  • Conducted lunch and learns to identify new technologies (security tunneling schemas and Adobe Flex) that would be used in our new system.
  • Wrote Visual Basic Scripts for Shop Floor Control for the C-17 program. Communicated with System Managers and customers for system retirement.
  • Learned how to make use of Desktop Service Requests with an outside vendor (i.e Dell). Requests consisted of matching hardware to customer (i.e. Engineers receiving engineering laptops), specialized electronic devices, change in location of vendors, hardware and software issues, network outages, and etc.
  • Completed requests via phone and email with the customer. If a request was not completed, requests were manually modified within the system.
My references

Academic and Professional

Marisa Goode

Lead Instructor at Coding Dojo

Doug Phelan

Senior developer
My Work

Recent Work

Natours using Advanced SASS

Technologies: HTML, CSS, and SASS

Trillo using Flexbox

Technologies: HTML, CSS, and SASS

Nexter using CSS grid

Technologies: HTML, CSS, and SASS

Instacart Checkout Script

Technologies: Python and Selenium

Numbers To Words

Technologies: Typescript and Angular.

Elastic Nest CRUD

Technologies: ElasticSearch, Painless, C#, and NEST
Community

Organizations

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Autism Awareness

I have family members who are Autistic, this society is definitely close to my heart. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to develop a Web app for them.

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Lions Club

I've been part of this organization since High School. The club has helped countless people and I'm a firm believer of giving back to your community.

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Women in Technology

I've attended the events since my days at Boeing. The mentorship program is amazing and empowers women to pursue STEM jobs.

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