Micah Gilbert

Education @
UC San Diego

  • Majoring in mathematics and minoring in political science
  • 3.82 GPA, expected graduation June of 2025
  • Relevant coursework includes Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Graph Theory, Mathematical Software

Skills

Frontend

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React.js
  • Sass
  • Material UI
  • Basscss
  • jQuery

Backend

  • Firebase
  • Node.js
  • Express

Miscellaneous

  • Python
  • Vite
  • Liquid
  • Git
  • Jekyll
  • GitHub Actions
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Linux

Recognitions

  • UCSD IT Service Desk Technician of the Month
  • UCSD IT Service Desk Make A Difference Award
  • TeachAids Global Health Fellow
  • UC San Diego Provost Honors

Experience

UCSD IT Services: San Diego, CA

Service Desk Lead Technician (2024-present)

  • Led student technicians as a Floor Coordinator and collaborated with Service Desk leadership to improve processes and documentation
  • Provided technical support and assistance for over 75,000 UCSD students, staff, affiliates, and faculty
  • Utilized Cisco Catalyst Center and Splunk to diagnose issues and ensure reliability for campus-wide networks

TeachAids: Palo Alto, CA

Senior Software Engineering Intern (2024-present)

  • Led a team of interns to plan and execute the migration of TeachAids.org, a large WordPress site with approximately 1000 monthly users and over 20 custom pages, with a focus on long-term customizability and longevity
  • Utilized React.js, Sass, Basscss, and Material UI to re-implement the existing design in an accessible and responsive format, and set up automated staging and production deployments to Firebase via GitHub Actions
  • Built a custom static site generation plugin for Vite for development and builds

Software Engineering Intern (2020-2023)

  • Collaborated with a team of over 20 college students and industry professionals to use React.js, Material UI, and Basscss to implement the UIs for the CrashCourse Story Wall and CoviDB
  • Maintained an automated content collection and AI-powered article summarization system for the 5,000+ articles in CoviDB, written in Python and automated via GitHub Actions

UCSD Power Transformation Lab: San Diego, CA

Web Developer (2023-2024)

  • Collaborated with Professor Michael Davidson and a graphic designer to rebuild pwrlab.org into a modern, mobile friendly, and highly accessible website.
  • Used complex features of Jekyll and Liquid to make the site easily modifiable and extensible, including ensuring seamless compatibility with content written for the previous iteration
  • Documented the custom features of the new site, enabling Professor Davidson to modify content as needed.