Rebecca Key - From PhD to Frontend

This week Bekah and Dan sat down with Rebecca Key, a PhD in Organic Chemistry and now Software Engineer, and chatted about her career journey, Ham radios, being left-handed, taking notes, and the importance of consistency.

About Rebecca

Rebecca Key is a Software Engineer based out of Atlanta, GA. She is a first-generation college graduate that went on to obtain a PhD in Organic Chemistry from Georgia Tech. After many years in research (roles ranging from Laboratory Technician to Research Director), she made a career change into the tech field, where she currently works as an Independent Front-End Engineer. When not coding, she enjoys mountain biking, running, weightlifting, crocheting, and knitting!

• rebeccakeyphd.com
• @rek990 on GitHub
• @rebeccakeyphd on Twitter
• @rebecca-key on LinkedIn

Links:

• Brassica oleracea (the plant Dan was talking about)
• SOTA-AT: An interactive map that displays and provides information for peaks along the GA section of the Appalachian Trail that count toward activations for “Summits on the Air”, a ham radio contest.
• Row Counter: A tool to help fiber artists (crocheters, knitters, rug makers, basket weavers, etc.) keep track of the row they are on with a given project. Live Demo of the Progress Toward my Row Counter App
• Rebecca's RF Quests: Blog and YouTube Channel
• Parks on the Air (POTA)
• Summits on the Air (SOTA)
• SOTA Mountain goat award
• Emacs Org Mode

Left-handed Deep Dive

• Your Left-Handed Brain
• Left-handed DNA found - and it changes brain structure
• The inheritance of left-handedness

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