The World-Wide Webfoot

aka Ducky, aka Kate Sherwood, aka Kaitlin Duck Sherwood

Professional Stuff

I joined Tasktop Technologies in July 2011, a small startup. My job is to do whatever it takes to give customers a better experience: advice, support, training, bug fixes, improved documentation, etc.

Before that, I developed a mapping framework that allows one to overlay very high numbers of polygons and points on top of Google Maps. I have a demo which lets users overlay various demographic layers on top of the 2008 election results.

I got an MS in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia I researched programmer productivity for my thesis, Path Exploration during Code Navigation, supervised by Gail Murphy. I then implemented a prototype of a differential code coverage tool and ran a user study to see if it was useful. It turns out to be really helpful.

I'm proud of the two books I wrote: Overcome Email Overload with Eudora 5 and Overcome Email Overload with Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002.

I have worked in a lot of places doing a lot of things in the high-tech industry.

Personal Stuff

In my personal life, I:

blog,
lived at Green College,
developed web pages, including: a number of maps, Mapeteria (a service to make generating heatmaps easier), humor, advice, and the award-winning (but now defunct) car lots
was Host/Writer/Crew of the High Tech Heroes and Parents, Families, and Friends community access TV shows,
designed stuff (Furniture, household implements, drawings, Halloween costumes),
and successfully proposed to and married the beautiful and talented Jim DeLaHunt

The best and fastest way to reach me is to send email to me.

Why Ducky?