About

I didn't grow up loving tech. I did, however, grow up taking things apart and putting them back together just for the fun of it to see how they work.

I am a current freelance web application developer. I am passionate about building software solutions that solve real problems. I received my Bachelor of Science in Physiology in 2019, which led me to acquire a job in a microbiology laboratory as a Microbiology Lab Manager. After 6 months of working in that role, I started programming out of curiosity and the need to fill a creative void. After creating a small web scraping program, I became enveloped in the power of software.

Since then, many things have happened, and I have matured. I have found out more about myself, my passions, and whom I want to be. I have completed and received my Bachelor's in Computer Science from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Through taking university courses and through working on my own personal projects, I have experience developing programs/software in Java, C++, JavaScript, and bash scripting in both Windows and Linux environments. Although I have learned a ton of valuable knowledge through my undergraduate career, one class stuck with me the most: Web Application Development. In this course, I created my own website from scratch through using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js). From this learning experience, I have gone on to build many web applications for myself and my clients. I am interested in building highly scalable and distributed systems, particularly in JavaScript, and understanding how web API's can be built to optimize the communication of data from frontend to backend. Finding my place at a company with a strong vision and a team-oriented environment is my current goal. I aspire to find a place where I can grow as a software developer, leader, team member, and teacher.

Outside of my professional life, I enjoy weightlifting, woodworking, and fishing!