<p>I'm <strong>Jessica Phoenix Canady</strong>, a web development dork who lives in Columbus Ohio with her wife, two boys, and two cats.</p>
<p>I write web software (mostly in Elixir and Ruby), dork around with server infrastructure and security, and play music on keys and synths. I also play the occasional video game and hand of poker.</p>
<p>For eleven years of my earlier life I built CoverMyMeds, from inception to acquisition in 2017. I was responsible for much of the early dev culture and processes, as well as the backend that manages sending faxes; the backend for the electronic prior auth systems, the PA workflow software <em>Central</em>, and a ton more I can no longer recall.</p>
<h3 id="chapter-onestumbled-into-life">Chapter One<br>Stumbled Into Life</h3>
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<li>Webmistress'd and wrote copy for several websites (including Comic Town's, see below) back when the Web was wild and new and I was young <del>and brave</del>.</li>
<li>Matriculated at the world-renowned DeVry University (<em>cough</em>) and graduated just as the first dot-com bubble burst.</li>
<li>Clerked at a comic book store, the glorious Comic Town in Columbus OH, when it was at its various Morse Rd locations. Pour one out for a real one. <strong>RIP Comic Town, 199x-2023.</strong> </li>
<li>After finding their help wanted ad on Craigslist, annoyed the dorks at Innova Partners until they gave me a job as a developer at their consultancy. They lured me with the promise of free lunch every day.</li>
<li>❤️ Got married to my high school sweetheart and best friend, Kelli. ❤️</li>
<li>Ran the Columbus Ruby Brigade (as a volunteer emcee, a board member, and President of the board) for some years, running their meetings and booking speakers. </li>
<li>Had two children, Alex and Quentin. I thought I knew what love was, then I laid eyes on my babies, and I realized I had no idea until that moment. Funnily enough this happened with both kids, four years apart.</li>
<li>Helped Innova write a ton of software for a project called CoverMyMeds. This turned into a product that we turned into a company that, in 2017, got bought by McKesson for one-point-four billion dollars.</li>
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<h3 id="chapter-3the-light-inside-is-burnt-out-but-she-still-works">Chapter 3<br>The Light Inside is Burnt Out but She Still Works</h3>
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<li>Began transitioning my gender, which has been the best thing I've ever done for my mental health.</li>
<li>As their VP of Engineering, spent two years building the tech and team at <a href="https://prescribefit.com">Prescribe FIT</a> here in Columbus OH. I left that position in early 2023, now I'm just an investor.</li>
