About me
Riya Dashoriya is a Software Engineer at Quizlet with an innate love to solve problems through technology. Her dedication, passion and curiosity has helped her execute several key projects, demonstrating leadership and team player abilities. In her spare time, Riya likes to travel and spend time with family. Always looking for avenues to mentor and empower others, Riya has a passion for accessibility and access to education to make the world a better place.
Riya holds a Masters of Science in Information Systems from The University of Utah. She is a Women Techmakers Ambassador and GDG Organizer for San Francisco and Cloud San Francisco chapters.
Just few things
Misc
- Appeared on Ninja Talks podcast to share my journey of public speaking
- Contributed to Open Source project, Hammock
- Steering committee of International Women’s Day North America Summit 2021
- Mentoring people for career in tech
- Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 Programmer
- Front End Developer Nanodegree by Udacity. Recipient of Grow with Google challenge scholarship
Work History
- Software Engineer at Quizlet, San Francisco (May 2019-present)
- Senior Software Engineer at Solutionreach, Lehi, Utah (Nov 2016-April 2019)
- Intern at Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC (Oct 2016-Nov 2016)
- Teaching Assistant for Information Systems at The University of Utah (May 2016-Aug 2016)
- Web & Mobile programming manager at The University of Utah Student Media, Salt Lake City, Utah (Oct 2015-Aug 2016)
Talks
Upcoming
- Reframing your Narrative for International Women’s Day Celebration on March 23, 2021
Past
- Organizing Diverse and Inclusive Events at North America GDG Leads Summit 2020 on September 17-18, 2020. More: Slides, Video
- Testing Hack with Hammock at PHP UK Conference 2020 on February 20-21, 2020. More: Slides, Video
- Me and public speaking at GDG Baroda, India on January 26, 2020
- Introducing Hammock at Hacklang meetup on December 02, 2019. More: Slides
- 11 steps to make your website #a11y compliant at GDG Dallas, USA - DevFest DFW on October 19, 2019. More: Slides
- 11 steps to make your website #a11y compliant at GDG Madison, USA - DevFest WI on September 29, 2019. More: Slides
- 11 ways to make your website #a11y compliant at GDG San Francisco, USA - DevFest San Francisco on September 21, 2019. More: Slides
- 11 ways to make your website #a11y compliant at GDG Auburn, USA - DevFest Auburn on September 15, 2019. More: Slides
- 11 ways to make your website #a11y compliant at GDG Los Angeles, USA - DevFest Los Angeles on September 13, 2019. More: Slides
- Actions on Google at Google Developers Group Fremont - Fremont, USA - Google I/O Extended 2019 on June 15, 2019. More: Slides
- Lightning talk on Intro to Communities at Google Developers Group Cloud San Francisco - Google I/O Extended 2019 on June 01, 2019. More: Slides
- Whys & Hows of a11y at Mavenlink, San Francisco, USA on May 30, 2019. More: Slides
- Make Your Exclusive Events More Inclusive at Google Developers Group Global Summit 2019 - Mountain View, USA on May 05, 2019. More: Slides, Video
- Public Speaking at Women Who Code - Salt Lake City, USA on April 25, 2019
- Whys & Hows of #a11y at Open west conference - Salt Lake City, USA on April 12, 2019. More: Slides
- Make Google Assistant Do The thing for you (Workshop) at Open West Conference - Salt Lake City, USA on April 11, 2019. More: Slides
- Build Actions on Google (Google Assistant) at SheTech Explorer Day - Salt Lake City, USA on April 09, 2019. More: Slides
- Technical talk and workshop on Actions on Google at GDG Denver, USA - Ladies and Laughs & Laptops on March 25, 2019. More: Slides
- I Am Remarkable (workshop) at Women Techmakers Salt Lake City, USA - International Women’s Day Celebration on March 23, 2019