Asha smiling at a scenic overlook on the White Mountain Highway in North Conway, New Hampshire.

Hi! I'm Asha 👋🏼

I'm a frontend developer with 5 years of experience on a wonderful team at a web design and development agency. Being on a small team meant that I was writing production code from day one. Eventually I gained enough experience to plan projects from the design stage and lead their development. Along the way I specialized in web accessibility, acting as a resource for my co-workers during development of new projects and performing accessibility audits and remediation on existing sites.

I'm currently seeking a new role where I can use my creativity and attention to detail to build software that enriches peoples' lives. I'm adept at CSS and I love a difficult design challenge such as a complex layout. My background in zoo & museum exhibit development gave me an invaluable developer skill — putting myself in the user's shoes. I apply this skill every day to make elegant, efficient, effective, and above all accessible products. Drop me a line if you'd like to work together!

Asha standing through the roof opening of a safari jeep looking at a herd of elephants in Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Asha in a green raincoat holding a yellow spotted salamander somewhere in Rhode Island.

I'm a huge animal nerd

I studied Wildlife and Conservation Biology, and had a career in zoo and museum education in a past life.

A needle felted portrait of a scruffy black dog named Jolene on a blue background. A needle felted mobile for a baby's nursery with shooting stars, clouds, and sheep hanging from it.

I'm a self-taught fiber artist

Knitting and needlefelting are some of my favorite ways to pass the time. Making things for people is my love language, and felted pet portraits and nursery mobiles are my favorite things to make. Check out my (rarely updated) instagram account, and DM me there or send me an email if you'd like to commission something!

Asha with her eyes closed smiling at a scenic overlook on the White Mountain Highway in North Conway, New Hampshire.

A bit more about me...

  • I live in Lawrence, Massachusetts Flag of Lawrence, Massachusetts. It has a light blue background and three intersecting white lines representing the convergence of the Merrimack, Shawsheen, and Spicket rivers.
  • I'm a URI alum and a Rhode Islander at heart ⚓︎
  • I will talk your ear off about any of these things:
    • Bizarre animals 🐢
    • Niche museums 🏤
    • Accessibility issues, physical and digital ♿️
    • Progressive hereditary demyelinating peripheral neuropathy 🦶
    • Finding the perfect chocolate chip cookie 🍪
    • The best dog names 🐕
    • Indian street food 🇮🇳
    • Movies (especially Ghibli, Wes Anderson, LotR, and anything based on Jane Austen)
    • Knitting and needle felting 👵🏼
    • Mid-century design 🛋️
    • The Beatles 🎸
  • Currently I am...
    • Scheming about how to replace my grass lawn with something better 🌼
    • Dreaming up my first backyard garden 🥕
    • Trying to keep up with my 3-year-old niece
    • Looking forward to my little brother's wedding 💃🏻
    • Organizing to keep my community safe