About

Jess Dahmen, PhD is a highly skilled Technical Curriculum Developer at Splunk with a strong background in software development, accessibility, and curriculum development. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from Washington State University and has 3.86 years of relevant experience in the tech industry. At Splunk, Jess is responsible for developing curriculum for the company's Observability platform, which involves working with AWS and cloud-based technologies, instrumenting applications to send traces and metrics, configuring Open Telemetry metadata, and performance monitoring of back-end and front-end systems. She is also involved in adult learning and instructional design, digital accessibility solutions and training, and developing e-learning and self-paced solutions for technical content. Jess also automates grading and lab environments using AWS, Python, and Splunk API. Prior to joining Splunk, Jess worked as a Computer Science Lead Instructor at Make School and makeschool.org, where she developed and taught courses focused on foundational applied computer science and data science concepts such as introductory programming, object-oriented programming, exploratory data analysis, machine learning, and data structures. She also coached students to expand their skillsets, overcome blockers, and prepare for careers as software engineers. Jess supported student extracurricular activities and helped students find, analyze, and apply cutting-edge research and findings in areas such as accessibility and machine learning. Jess is highly proficient in a range of technologies, including AWS, ML, Python, Frontend, Backend, Software Engineer, Research Scientist, and Data Scientist. Her expertise in curriculum development, software development, and accessibility makes her a valuable asset to any organization.