ABOUT LEAH

Leah Ruisenor has a Bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of Washington Tacoma in the summer of 2019. But her journey to this place started long ago. After graduating from high school in 1999 she began pursuing a degree in Psychology from Louisiana Tech University, but after spending two years in the study she realized that her true interest in the subject was how humans processed information, moreover it was processing that had captivated her. Intrigued by how the interpretation of various stimuli could generate different actions in different people, caused her to change educational focuses and fueled her passion for user interface design. While in-between studies she held a position as a designated window display designer for the Gap; while unconventional it allowed her to practice the craft of designing and targeting for audience interactions. Putting to work a few of the methodologies learned from her studies, she was able to design window displays that attracted the attention of and drew in new customers through brilliantly designed stimuli.

Being part of a military family made staying in one place difficult and over her travels from state to state she honed her design skills to create delectable treats for children, eventually forming a small business creating one off smash cakes. Driven by her love for design, she would pick customers brains, drawing detailed sketches and plans that ultimately led to small masterpieces. While she has always been artistic, it is her passion in the service of pleasing customers that truly comes out in her works. Eventually she found herself in Washington State and with the closing of her family’s military commitment she made this her home and returned to her education, with a focus on her passion of designing for human interaction. Presently she is working at SiteCrafting as a Web Application Developer. Leah has the soul of an artist and the heart of a techie; designing front-end programs that are fun and exciting for the end user allows her to combine both worlds.

On a scale of 1 to 10

She's pretty good at

UX

CODE

DESIGN

CAKE

INITIATIVE

So much to learn, so little time...