Software Engineer II | Full-Stack Developer | Interactive Data Visualization Specialist
Hello! I'm Mia, a Software Engineer II at Mastercard's Technology, Strategy, & Transformation team in New York City. With over 3 years of professional experience, I specialize in interactive data visualization and full-stack development, creating intuitive dashboards and data-driven interfaces.
I'm passionate about translating complex data into meaningful visual stories and have expertise in building scalable solutions following industry best practices. My background in both Computer Science and Psychological Brain Sciences gives me a unique perspective on creating human-centered technologies.
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I enjoy problem-solving and thrive in collaborative work environments. In my leisure time, I engage with puzzles and read scholarly articles.
My interest in tech and design took root early — from an immersive coding program at Pixar Animation Studios to a design-thinking workshop at IDEO — and has carried through into how I approach building human-centered technologies today.
Created an interactive and dynamic map of US Revolutionary buildings using modern JavaScript mapping libraries during my time as a GeoSpatial Engineer at Washington University.
Worked on a team in a graduate level CS course and created an interactive map with toggles and the ability to track weather data across the US.
Worked on a team in a graduate level CS course and analyzed people's abilities to use interactive data tools to parse information. Analyzed our results on over a hundred participants and wrote a 20 page report on the data.
Designed a dynamic dashboard with complex data interactions for the cyber team to replace their outdated tool, reducing reporting time by 95%. Received Mastercard's Wayfarer award for exceptional project work.
Owned and enhanced the Technology Business Management's UI dashboard at Mastercard, improving testing coverage from 87.3% to 99.2% and implementing security-focused code patterns.
Mastercard
February 2025 - Present
Leading team of three UI engineers to enhance dashboard functionality following fullstack industry best practices. Designing and implementing a comprehensive system to standardize engineering processes across teams, creating technical documentation templates and automated workflows that reduced onboarding time by 40% and improved cross-team collaboration. Working with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI to refine and visualize data for stakeholder value, and taking ownership of the Budget Tracking App for executives — partnering with finance and company presidents to improve cost allocation and spending visibility.
Mastercard
August 2023 - February 2025
Owned the Technology Business Management's UI dashboard, improving testing coverage from 87.3% to 99.2%. Designed a modular component library to standardize visualization patterns across the application, improving development velocity and UI consistency. Implemented security-focused code patterns to address Checkmarx, BlackDuck, and SonarQube compliance requirements, achieving 0 critical vulnerabilities.
Mastercard (Project)
October 2023 - January 2025
Received Mastercard's Wayfarer award for exceptional project work, becoming the first early-career employee to earn this distinction. Designed a dynamic dashboard with complex data interactions for the cyber team to replace their outdated tool, reducing reporting time by 95%.
Washington University in St. Louis
August 2023 - December 2025
Investigating an underexplored niche in data visualization: immersive VR visualizations that let users comprehend data as they do in the real world (3D), not on a flat screen (2D). Designed an immersive VR data visualization package to improve data literacy, iterating with cross-functional WashU teams to refine demos.
Washington University in St. Louis
May 2023 - September 2023
Created an interactive and dynamic map of US Revolutionary buildings using new JavaScript mapping libraries.
Washington University in St. Louis
August 2022 - December 2022
Created visualization assignments and studios using the d3.js library for data manipulation. Led a CS course focused on data visualization that utilizes d3.js.
Mastercard
May 2022 - August 2022
Streamlined communications process for CRQ Turnover between Business Operations and Physical Access Engineering.
Mastercard
June 2021 - August 2021
Designed and developed Splunk monitoring and alerting, utilizing Splunk Programming Language, for operational dashboards and alerts. Enabled 99.99999% uptime for critical customer-facing spring boot java APIs running in Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
Washington University in St. Louis, Math Department
August 2020 - December 2022
Led weekly calculus revision sessions, mentoring struggling students to build mathematical intuition and improving comprehension of problem-solving strategies.
Washington University in St. Louis
2019 - December 2022
The College Preparatory School
2015 - 2019
Volunteer Director & Volunteer Lead
2015 - 2019, 2022
Led a team preparing nutritious meals for women and families in the shelter as Volunteer Director, then returned in 2022 as Volunteer Lead to coordinate recruitment events and foster inclusive collaboration — raising peer awareness of homelessness in the Bay Area and small-scale ways to help.