Caitlynd Krosch

Junior software developer with a year and a half of development experience seeking an opportunity that will utilize my technical and transferable skills and provide opportunities for growth as a software developer.

Dev10 Software Development Consultant – Genesis10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
     November 2021 – December 2022

• Developed and maintained custom UI applications using Unqork’s no-code platform.
• Integrated and setup external and internal APIs within Unqork’s no-code platform.
• Reviewed JSON objects created by our applications and filtered out unnecessary key-value pairs.
• Wrote and maintained Cypress tests to exercise our developed applications ensuringa smooth user experience and catching regression bugs.
• Implemented mobile responsive designs and used BrowserStack for cross-device mobile testing.
• Assisted with developing a robust QA procedure and executed these steps when reviewing teammates’ tickets.

Dev10 Software Development Trainee – Genesis10, Minneapolis, Minnesota 
     August 2021 – November 2021

• Chosen for highly selective, paid Dev10 training program - less than 5% of applicants are hired
• Training in Java, Javascript, React, Docker, and SQL.

Research Associate I – Colorado State University, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Fort Collins, Colorado
     October 2019 – July 2021

• Performed and maintained Agrobacterium mediated transformations on wheat embryos, brachypodium calli, and potato internodes for cell culturing and plant regeneration.
• Recorded experimental data and confirmed transgenic and edited plants through PCR and sanger sequencing analysis.
• Crossed transgenic wheat to parent wheat lines.
• Assisted in training and supervising an undergraduate student in the lab.

Lab Research Assistant – United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), St. Paul, Minnesota 
     July 2017 – June 2019

• Performed and maintained Agrobacterium mediated transformations on wheat and oat embryos and brachypodium calli for cell culturing and plant regeneration .
• Recorded experimental data and maintained lab materials.
• Isolated DNA from wheat and brachypodium plants and ran PCR tests on isolated samples.

Undergraduate Research Assistant – University of Minnesota, Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, St. Paul, Minnesota
     September 2016 – May 2017

• Planted and maintained wheat and oat plants.
• Performed Agrobacterium transformations on wheat and oat embryos for cell culturing.
• Recorded flowering data for wheat plants.

Overnight Office Assistant – University of Minnesota, Housing and Residential Life, Minneapolis, Minnesota
     February 2017 – May 2017

• Monitored front desk at 17th Avenue Residential Hall.
• Aided students with questions and assisted with residential hall check-out.

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bachelor of Science, Plant Science
Minor in Landscape Design and Planning
Graduated: May 2017
Magna Cum Laude with High Distinction, 3.901 GPA