How I got here
I spent my first year and a half of college thinking I was going to achieve a biology or chemistry degree.
During that pursuit I ended up spending a good chunk of my time creating programs to complete homework
and learning about programming to do so. I realized by the second year what I really wanted to pursue:
Computer Science. My desire to learn more was not satisfied by the traditional coursework alone - soon
I found my time split completing online coursework such as the
Odin Project
along with studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Foresight and completing rigorous coursework through highschool and then in college allowed me to graduate in 3 years.
But that is not the end for me. "Uncle Bob's" clean code lesson series on YouTube,
the Gang of Four's Design Patterns, and Knuth's Art of Computer Programming (v. 1),
are some examples of materials that I am working through or reviewing currently. I am also learning
C# and Microsoft's Xna (and MonoGame) framework.
Armed with what I have learned, and the ability to continue learning,
I am more than prepared for real experience in the field.
Who I am
I consider myself a team player. I have worked successfully
with Roofers at Alois to medical professionals at the Medical College of
Wisconsin to students of all backgrounds at UW Madison.
I strive to do the following more reliably than UDP:
- Be understanding and empathetic
- Admit when I make a mistake
- Be open-minded
- Ask why
- Listen
- Adapt
- Learn and Improve
Check out my projects below!
