mhamdani / guide-to-working-with-michelle

A guide to set expectations on how best to work with Michelle

A Guide to Working with Michelle

A guide to set expectations on how best to work with Michelle.

Work Environment

I'll often be wearing headphones and listening to music to alleviate distractions. Interruptions via chat are disruptive to my workflow.

All writing and coding is primarily in Atom.

Communication

Short, quick communications are in chat. Longer form thoughts without the need of real-time discussion are better in email or a shared document.

If it has a URL please include a link for context.

I like to discussing ideas and get feedback often. During discussions, I will often be taking notes. I greatly appreciate any follow-up email to further flesh out discussion topics.

Schedule

I'm located in San Francisco in the pacific timezone. My mornings are busy feeding and dressing my person; then driving him to preschool. I prefer an early lunch. My husband works full time too, so schedule adjustments require advanced planning.

My weekday typically follows this schedule:

Time (PT)	Activity
12–7am	sleep
7–9am	prepping and preschool drop off
9–12pm	work
12-1pm	lunch
1–5pm	work
5-5:30pm	preschool pickup
5:30–7pm	family and dinner time
7–9pm	kid's bath, books, and bed time
9–12pm	work, leisure, sleep

My work hours and lunch are flexible, but the morning and night routines with the kids are not flexible.

Please do plan meetings a day to a week in advance with an agenda so I can be prepared.

Experience

• JavaScript
• MERN Stack (MySQL/MongoDB | Express | Node | React)
• Ruby on Rails
• Python
• Styling with CSS/Bootstrap
• SFDC CRM tools
• LaTeX

Hobbies and Interesting Facts

• Chess (I play mostly on Chess.com)
• Traveling
• Hiking/Camping
• Crafting and Sewing (Mostly toys and clothes for my son)
• Reading Sci-Fi/Fantasty
• Cooking