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Reese Ricci Armstrong

Creative Technologist & Activist in Austin, United States

About

I am a creative technologist who approaches building software & systems from a place of creativity and artistic expression. I'm also an active left-wing organizer working to build a more democratic society.

Experience

2017 — 2024

Logistics, Photographer, Designer & Webmaster at Midtown Rulers

Designed the main website, brand identity, and numerous apparel designs. Also took photos for the website and promotional materials.

2022 — 2023

Lead Organizer at Hack Austin

Served as a lead organizer for a nonprofit hackathon for high school students.

2022 — 2022

Director at Austin Hack Club

Led a small Hack Club at the Austin Central Library Teen Center to teach programming.

2018 — 2022

Systems Administrator at Ladies Let's Talk

Designed and operated the website, brand identity, and technology systems to support service delivery.

2021 — 2021

Lead Activist at Say No to I-Ready

Led a successful campaign and petition to remove the I-Ready software from the Austin ISD school district.

Projects

United!

Free and open membership software for collective organizations.

actionview-svelte-handler

A Ruby on Rails Action View template handler for Svelte.

Panel at Obl.ong

Open-source domain registry panel built on DNSimple and Ruby on Rails.

RactorDNS

A concurrent DNS server built on Ractors.

turbowarp.sh

An extension that allows for the use of SSH over WebSockets.

Education

2025 — Current

High School Diploma at McCallum High School

2022 — 2025

Distinguished Achievement High School Diploma at Liberal Arts and Science Academy

Skills

Ruby on RailsSvelteJavaScriptLinux AdministrationGraphic DesignWeb DevelopmentSystem AdministrationJavaAdobe IllustratorAdobe Photoshop

Awards & Recognition

2024

Most Comprehensive from Hack Club Leader's Summit

Awarded for a membership tracker project at the hackathon.

2022

Platinum Open Semifinalist from CyberPatriot

Qualified for the semifinal round of CyberPatriot XV, placing in the 97th percentile.