“Nancy, your attention to detail and investigative spirit is incredible. You have taken on so much in the performance space and really helped drive the effort. I believe that a lot of the insights and work we have done has been heavily influenced by your contributions. You are meticulous and very thorough which is an invaluable skill to have, especially working in the performance space. Performance can be a daunting and thankless task, but your continued motivation and effort energizes me.”

“I want to become an engineer to set an example within my Hispanic family. Being the first generation to attend college bestowed upon me the task to inspire not only my family but also my community. In this program I want to gain confidence... I am so grateful to Microsoft and feel an honor to even apply. Being mentored by Microsoft... it feels like I'm winning the lottery!!”

“Nancy, it has been a pleasure working on the team with you! You're a tremendous team player, always eager to help, and you go out of your way to make sure that the question is answered or at least provide guidance on how to proceed next. For example, you helped me analyze the weekly scorecards while getting the subject header flight progressed through the stages, you're always ready to code review and test any PRs from the team. I hope we continue working together for many years to come :)”

“I love your passion for helping and mentoring others. Not only for co-mentoring in the Tech Resilience program to our mentees, but also helping me as a first-time mentor for the program. I loved your guidance and re-assurance through the program, especially the beginning when things were pretty unfamiliar for me.”

“Nancy, I want to recognize the impactful work you have done in the Performance space. You have not only significantly improved the user experience for Reading Pane, but also collaborated extensively with the Framework team to improve the overall architecture of Monarch. Performance is a challenging area; the work is often vague and requires creativity in addition to a critical eye to identify opportunities for improvement. Thank you for sharing your learnings with the rest of the team; not only showing us how to fix performance issues but also giving tips on identifying potential improvement opportunities. You show true accountability for this ever-evolving area, and I really appreciate how you never give up!”

“You're super supportive and have always motivated me to do better. You always step in to help when I'm struggling to explain things. You've also provided me with useful insights into your experience. I really enjoy the stories that you've shared thus far. I hope you continue mentoring! I think all the mentees really look up to you and appreciate your authentic self.”

"I think your work ethic is awesome, same for your code output. I enjoy reviewing your PRs first thing in the morning :). I find your perf work incredible, so keep the bar high!”

“I can't wait to meet a Microsoft employee!! Dude, this is so cool!! This is worth more than truly any dollar amount. I can't believe you all are taking the time out of your schedules to do this. I'm blown away. I was thinking of making CS my minor but a program like this could give me the courage to keep it my major.”

“Having role model is a valuable part of getting a fulfilling education. A mentor is something I would greatly appreciate to strengthen my confidence on this new learning journey and everybody needs a little push. A real life Microsoft employee taking the time to talk to me is just a dream come true. Thank you so much for doing this. Truly. You all taking the time to help means all the difference in the world.”

“Nancy, we haven't worked immediately together recently, but I'm always impressed with what you are bringing to the table and your role within the team. Specifically, I really appreciate and value your ability to summarize and document new things you learn and your tendency to share with the team! I hope it's true for everyone on the team, but I will always click a link or read something you share because I know it'll be worth my time and I almost always learn something new! That is such a valuable asset for the team and I hope you continue doing it. :)"

“Nancy, I think you have a very creative and intelligent approach to solving very difficult problems. Working on first load improvements and creating perf datapoints were both hard targets to approach, and you handled each one exceptionally well. I've really admired your methodical and detail oriented approach. You're also not afraid to experiment and try new things to see if they work. You are a tremendous team player. You have helped me countless times understand performance related work. For example, you have very patiently shown me how to understand Aria charts, how to use Kusto to retrieve helpful metrics, and how to use dev tools to run perf traces. I have also seen you collaborate across other feature crews. You've also documented and shared out your learnings across our team as well as more broadly across the Outlook org.”

“I really appreciate you messaging me on the side and asking for design attention. It's common knowledge that design resources are low and spread thinly across multiple efforts. So at times, it's difficult for me to be at many places all at once. But you reaching out is helpful in me prioritizing what needs design attention and makes it easier to get the job down when synchronous back and forth Teams chat is readily available. Thank you for being so open and patient in communication! I enjoy when we can make on the fly changes. It's always helpful for me to see what Figma designs translate into actual product and being able to tweek on the fly is INVALUABLE. You are a great dev-design steward and please don't stop!”

“You are so approachable! I don't ever hold back when I need to reach out to you regarding something I'm stuck on or just not understanding. You always take the time to understand my question, explain it in different ways till I understand, all with a smile on your face :) I really enjoy working with you!”

“You are a great role model for me on the team! I really admire you proactively taking on and helping fix bugs, volunteering to help others, and staying poised even when you have a lot on your plate. I look forward to having more opportunities to collaborate with you and learn from you!”

“The thing I value most about working with you is that you care about everyone. You're constantly asking if we need help with our tasks so we can move faster and the fact that you always have the disposition to lend a hand if needed.”

“Nancy, it's another season where I enjoy working with you :-) Thank you for promptly helping us resolve the crux in merging local lie in conversation view, which is an important part of our offline compose flow. You are also proactive in improving the perf in the areas you own, such as enhancing lazy modules and supporting perf telemetry with LOAF. You are generous with your time in helping us with debugging, reviewing PRs related to reading pane, and etc. We appreciate that! Please keep doing this! I am looking forward to working with you to achieve more in the future!!”