Helena Makendengue

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Front-End Developer

I'm Helena Makendengue, a budding web developer and Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing alumna. I am passionate about mitigating the digital divide and utilizing technology for social good.

I’m currently looking for full-time, front-end web development opportunities! Feel free to connect with me!

Featured Projects

View selected projects below. Additional information can be found at github.com/HelenaMakendengue.

website that displays a list of links to helena's various social media accounts

@ladylena1013 • link in bio

Built a responsive, Linktree™-inspired, link-in-bio website to share multiple links at once on my social media platforms

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helenamakendengue.github.io landing page

HelenaMakendengue.github.io

Designing, building, and updating, my personal website to further strengthen my knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React

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Work Experience

Front-End Engineering Intern

Soluto Team @ Asurion, LLC

May 2019 - July 2019

Assisted senior front-end developers in converting design wireframes into functional web applications to client specifications and refactoring UI components using frameworks such as React; used skills in debugging to review and improve code to enhance the functionality and user experience of web applications; gained skills in aligning designs with client requirements and handling feedback on work

Leadership

Women @ College of Computing

Georgia Institute of Technology

Nov 2018 - Nov 2020

Served as both Vice-President and Co-President, leading weekly meetings, promoting mentorship, and organizing company talks, professional/technical workshops, and Georgia Tech's first ever, women-led hackathon, Hack Like W@CC, for female and non-binary College of Computing students

View the W@CC website

HexLabs (formerly HackGT)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Jan 2018 - May 2020

Served as an Operations member, organizing a variety of CS-related technical, outreach, and social events for the Georgia Tech and Atlanta communities, in addition to Georgia Tech’s annual hackathon, HackGT, one of the largest collegiate hackathons in the southern United States

View the HexLabs website

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

B.S. Computer Science, 2017 - 2021

Concentrations: Artificial Intelligence & Media

Honors Program Student