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Warehouse - Powering the Python Packaging Index (PyPI)

UI Visual Design CSS/SCSS

Warehouse is the codebase that powers the Python Package Repository.

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Python Packaging (pip) UX Research

UX research documentation

pip is a de facto standard command line tool used to install and manage Python packages. Most distributions of Python come with pip preinstalled.

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Introduction to Django - An O'Reilly Screencast

Django Education

Introduction to Django is a 40 part video series walking new developers through how to set up, develop, test and deploy a fully functional Django web application.

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BPCLEtool

UI Visual Design JS/Jquery CSS/SCSS

BPCLEtool was a web application that helped health organisations improve and maintain clinical education best practices. Originally developed for the Victorian Department of Health, BPCLEtool was used by hundreds of health organisations across Australia.

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Skills & Interests

Professional

I am a multidisciplinary software professional with diverse experience working in user research, UX/UI design, sofware development and product management.

I am interested in how teams (big and small) build successful sofware products, from concept to launch. I currently work in product operations at UKG.

My skills include:

  • Front-end development
  • User research
  • UX and UI design
  • Copywriting / documentation
  • Building / managing software teams
  • Operationalising best practices

I love extending my current knowledge and learning new things. For example, I've recently been learning how to build small applications with Vue.js.

Personal

I grew up in Australia but am now based in Scotland, where I live with my husband and young son.

I like cooking and enjoy making my own breads, baking sweet treats and experimenting with different cuisines.

I enjoy travel, having spent extended periods in Asia (including completing a student exchange in India), and Europe.

In my spare time I like to go hiking with my family.

Writing

Talking about PyPI on podcast.__init__ 21st August, 2019 EuroPython Keynote - PyPI: Past, Present and Future 26th July, 2018 PyPI User Research 22nd July, 2018 Accessibility on Warehouse (PyPI) 17th May, 2018 My guest appearance on the Talk Python to Me podcast 27th April, 2018 User Testing Warehouse 13th March, 2018 Interview Series - UX & UI at PeopleDoc 10th August, 2017 Presenting Warehouse at PyCon France 16th October, 2016 Presenting at DjangoCon Europe 16th April, 2016 Designing Warehouse - An Overview 31st December, 2015 Learning Python, Learning French - My Talk from PyConFr 14th December, 2015 My First DjangoCon 15th June, 2015 Beginning BDD with Django - Part Two 19th March, 2015 Beginning BDD with Django - Part One 16th March, 2015 Tutorial : Implementing Django Formsets 6th January, 2015 2014: My Year of Python 29th December, 2014 You Are Not Your Code 18th December, 2014 On Creativity 18th November, 2014

Contact Me

Get In Touch!

I am available for consulting via Kabu Creative. To discuss a particular project, please contact me at n.harris [at] kabucreative.com.

I tweet @nlhkabu - feel free to say "hi"!