Casey Miller

Senior Web Scraping Engineer

Serves as one of two dedicated web scraping engineers aligned to collecting data from a variety of sites.
Maintains all data collectors, which includes writing new collectors, upgrading existing collectors, and debugging things on the fly.

Served as part of a medium-sized team dedicated to creating internal mapping components to display data for corporate customers.
Worked with non-profits such as 500 Women Scientists to create React.js based data-driven applications.

Built out a prototype (using react) for users to submit algorithmic harm reports for AJL.
Compiled research and conducted interviews with people regarding what a new web mapping standard might look like.

Created and maintain an always on, up-to-date wildfire map centering on the West and California. The map pulls from a custom data feed created by processing a number of vetted data sources, which allows us to get information to our users as quickly as possible
Revitalized our earthquake tracking application, Quakebot (built using Django), and released a new and improved version that includes the ability to automatically generate earthquake shakemaps
Collaborate with teammates to create unique, visually driven stories that allow our users to explore topics more in-depth

Used Mapbox and other tools to create visualizations, interactive graphics, and stories as part of The Narratives Desk. Graphics were published via other media organizations as well as self-published by Mapbox
Led workshops teaching employees from news organizations how to use Mapbox tools and discussed best practices for using Mapbox tools as well as design best practices for creating graphics
Consulted with developers in other newsrooms to help them get the most out of Mapbox and create the best possible visual for their story

Worked with Vox.com reporters and independently to come up with and visualize compelling story ideas. This included but was not limited to brainstorming meetings, whiteboarding sessions, check-in meetings, and scrums
Scale of projects ranges from a few days to a few weeks depending on event timelines and the news cycle

Collaborated with reporters from all of Vox Media's brands to create unique storytelling experiences for on and off-platform content
Day-to-day activities included building and maintaining apps and graphics of varied scale, brainstorming, data investigation, and maintaining Autotune

Served as one of the main contributors to Autotune, Vox's centralized management system for creating reusable graphics
Implemented the live preview ability for graphics in Autotune and overhauled the project creation process along with the senior designer on my team. This allowed the reporters and editors using the tool to see the changes they were making to the chart, table, timeline, etc. in real time
Created and maintained our Charts "blueprint," which enables the user to create one of nine types of charts, complete with styling to match the given brand
Built out longform storytelling pieces and graphics when brands had compelling story ideas and worked with reporters to develop and user test these ideas

Developed both standalone and companion interactive graphics for stories of varied scale

Created a Django application that stores and displays information for over 2,000 obituaries. The application uses an open source python wrapper for the Tribune Services API to interact with the Los Angeles Times CMS

B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication
Specialization in Multimedia