Ember Baker Resume
Experience
IT. Engineer, Cisco Systems, RTP, NC - July 2016- Present
- Creates scalable UI framework that aligns to marketing’s unified brand imaging and creating a connected customer experience across Cisco.com and other digital properties
- Leverages cutting-edge technology and innovative solutioning, such as, Google Web Speech API to enable Voice to Text Search on Cisco.com driving new methods for customers to engage with Cisco
- Uses web component technology to create reusable UI elements across Cisco’s many platforms driving web development best practices, brand alignment, and cost avoidance through reduced development time
CHILL Build Team Member, Cisco Systems, RTP, NC - May 2017 - Present
- Participates in Cisco HyperInnovation Living Lab as a Build Team member driving team efficiencies and a rapid prototyping culture
- Designs and develops product prototypes gathering requirements and feedback from brainstorming sessions with executive teams
- Creates iOS templates for quick consumption for labs, reducing project set up time and encouraging iOS development best practices and human interface guidelines
Application Development Intern, The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA - May 2015- Aug 2015
- Developed an iOS application to access Hershey’s instantly consumable data
- Integrated application with Wit.ai API for speech to text
- Utilized Hershey’s Single SignOn CocoaPod for access control
- Wrote business logic to interpret text results from Wit.ai into searches against internal systems and return results across local intranet
- Created dynamic front end to display results and use Core Data to cache results based on the frequency the call has been made
- Used Storyboards for user navigation through the app
- Distributed application to the enterprise using Fabric.io and Crashlytics
- Expanded app to use Xcode 7 beta and WatchOS 2 beta to send top searches from an iPhone to an Apple Watch using WatchConnectivity
Education
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, PA Jan 2014- May 2016
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science May 2016
- Associate of Arts in Computer Science December 2013
- Languages : Angular, Node, JavaScript, Objective-C, Swift, Java
- Tools : Bitbucket, Rally, GitHub, Xcode, WatchKit, Core Data, CocoaPods, HealthKit, ResearchKit
Activities
- PACISE, Panelist “Enrolling Women into Computing and Information Technology Majors.” April 2016
- Grace Hopper Celebration Attendee October 2015
- Girl Scout STEM Program Volunteer March 2015
- The Commute From Hell, Project released on Apple App Store August 2014
- MakeGamesWithUs Summer Academy New York Summer 2014
- Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) Jan 2014- Present
- New York Times Open Hack Day Dec 2013
- Ladies Who Code Conference Oct 2013
Honors
- IT@RTP’s Employee of the Month, Cisco April 2017
- Dean’s List, Bloomsburg University Fall 2015
- Kappa Mu Epsilon Honor Society Member November 2015- Present
- President ACM Aug 2015 - May 2016
- College of Science and Technology Dean Search, Student Representative Spring 2015
- Vice President ACM Aug 2014- May 2015
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Member Fall 2012- Fall 2013
- Dean’s List, Bucks County Community College Fall 2012- Fall 2013
- Rotary Youth Exchange Student: USA to Finland Aug 2009- Jun 2010