Liz Rush is a developer & developer evangelist who loves talking tech & teaching code. She has worked on development teams large and small to build web apps, experimental services, and complex data platforms. Liz is a graduate of Ada Developers Academy's inaugural cohort and remains active as an alumna mentor. Prior to transitioning into tech, her professional background was in technical translation & marketing and she studied at St. Louis University in Madrid. When she's not blogging or coding, she can be found volunteering or out at live music & techno shows.