Amanda Kirchner

Background

About Amanda Kirchner

After being an adjunct instructor at a local media arts college for six years (teaching everything from film studies to lighting design to computer science), I decided to switch careers and become a software developer. After a wonderful couple of months attending Prime Digital Academy, I landed a job as a full-stack software developer working in the pre-hospital space. I have been at my current company for almost four years, and I was recently promoted to Dev 3. I work with an outstanding team of developers, and I've moved into a mentoring role for new hires, which makes my inner teacher very happy. When I'm not coding up a storm, I enjoy checking out local taprooms in the Twin Cities, playing Ultimate frisbee when it's warm (and broomball when it's not), and biking to new and interesting places. And when the weather keeps me stuck inside, I knit hats, blankets, and nerd-themed attire for friends and family. Occasionally, I'm likely to get homebrew with friends.