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
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.