Hey! I’m DaiLynn, an amateur artist, a roleplaying game enthusiast, a former physicist, a design thinking practitioner, and a servant leader.

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Art Endeavors

In the depths of 2020, I reopened my interests in art and creation that had laid dormant since high school. My preferred medium is digital but I also dabble in gouache and pencil sketch.

Currently, I don’t accept commissions (except for extra special requests)

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Musings and Ramblings

• On “Hobby” stacking
• Musings on player agency against indomitable odds
• Musings on “Alice is Missing” RPG

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Career Greatest Hits

Work Highlights

August 2022 – Present
IT Manager, Meijer, Grand Rapids MI

April 2021 – August 2022
Scrum Master, Meijer, Grand Rapids MI

May 2017 – April 2021
Physics Application Engineer and Leader of the Digital MakerSpace, Steelcase, Grand Rapids MI

May 2016 – May 2017
IT Intern, Steelcase, Grand Rapids MI

Philanthropy

Dec 2023 – Present
Code on Wheels, President of the Board

April 2023 – Present
Meijer Women in Technology, Committee Member

April 2021 – August 2024
Inforum TechnologyNEXT Committee member

July 2021 – 2023
Young Alumni Council GVSU, Engagement Committee

September 2016 – March 2021
Heart of West Michigan United Way Young Leader Society

November 2016 – April 2021
Steelcase Gender Equity Network Core Team

November 2020 – April 2021
Inforum Regional Council Member, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee, Steelcase Liaison

Education

2012 – 2017
Bachelor of Science, Grand Valley State University
Physics Major, Mathematics Minor, Computer Science Minor
Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society Inductee
Co-Founder of the GVSU Women in Computing Club

2019
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance

2019
Introduction to Human-centered Design, +Acumen and IDEO

2023
Microsoft Azure AZ-900, Azure fundamentals