RG

I am a self-taught developer with three years of experience writing code in various languages; JavaScript being my main. As someone who enjoys challenges and learning new things, programming has served as a major source of joy for me over the last two years. In 2022, I fully intend on turning this hobby into my next career.

I wrote my first program six years ago as an undergraduate student at the University of North Carolina. While there, I took several courses that covered topics such as object-oriented programming (OOP), data structures and algorithms, and computer architecture. After taking these courses, I wasn't fully convinced that Computer Science was the path for me and I pursued a career in education instead.

In 2018, I accepted an offer to teach 8th grade math in my hometown of Bloomfield, CT and, like any job, teaching had its ups and downs. I loved sharing my knowledge with groups of curious students and being someone's favorite teacher is such a huge honor. However, after two years in that position it became clear to me that I was no longer being challenged and that I had stopped growing as a professional. It was this realization that made me decide to resume my coding journey.

Today, I am confident that I have the tools necessary to be successful in an entry-level role. I've created a few projects which you can see in the My Work section that showcase what I have learned and how much I have grown in the past year.

Thanks for checking out my page!