My name is Caitlin. Let me show you the world of tech.

Developer, Dog Lover, Information Professional

My name is Caitlin Waters (formerly Caitlin Wanta) and I am from the fabulous city of Columbia, Missouri. I graduated from The University of Missouri here in my hometown, earning a degree in Art with an emphasis in Graphic Design. I also have a minor in Art History, but that is neither here nor there. Currently, I am employed by Arvest Bank where I am the Senior Visual Designer in charge of their Design Language System. I didn't always do Web, though. I got my start doing almost exclusively Print work but as the fates would have it, I found my true calling and am now a devotee of our Digital Overlords. Within the digital medium I have extensive experience with responsive web design, UI/UX, as well as a variety of coding languages including HTML, CSS, Javascript, and PHP. I've also worked extensively with WordPress creating custom sites for a variety of freelance clients from government entities to non-profit organizations and individuals.

From my initial training in Fine Arts to my first job in Advertising and Promotions and beyond, I have had the opportunity to work in many different fields; however, my true passion is not simply building websites but passing on what I have learned to others through classes and education. I served as Chapter Leader for the St. Louis branch of Girl Develop It from 2014 through 2015 where I was able to organize meetups and classes for young woman looking to jump into the world of code, just as I have. Since moving back home, I had the amazing opportunity to expand my personal mission by leading the Columbia Public Library in offering monthly coding classes for children through The Hour of Code and even designing and running a coding boot-camp for teens over the summer.

After spending a year in the BIG CITY working at a high-stakes start-up, I am happy to be back home in Mid-Missouri. I live with my husband, our daughters Ada and Lenore and our three dogs Gambit, Ember and Onyx. I am also a part-time sheep farmer, assisting my mom on the Wooded Dell Sheep Farm. In my free time I enjoy reading and writing Sci-fi, painting and crocheting. I also enjoy playing video games, of which one of them invited me to speak at their annual North American convention in Las Vegas two years in a row. You can watch both my talks from 2016 and 2017 on YouTube.

 

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