Jake Shorty

Jake Shorty is a skilled Software Developer with expertise in Ruby on Rails and JavaScript. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 2012 with a BA in Biology. Jake has diverse educational experiences, including studying Wildlife Conservation and Political Ecology in Tanzania through a semester program at the School for International Training, and his high school education at Gorham High School. He has held key roles in several prominent organizations, including Senior Software Engineer positions at GitHub, Amperity, and Custora. Prior to his software development career, he gained valuable experience as a Direct Support Professional at Creative Trails and as a Biological Field Technician at the Institute for Bird Populations, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Intermountain Bird Observatory.