When I went to college, I wanted to be a storyteller. I majored in English, studying the works of Shakespeare, great graphic novelists like Art Spiegelman, and film directors like Steven Spielberg. What I realized is that as much as I loved stories, I liked analyzing them, pulling them apart, and putting them back together in better shape than they were before, more.
And so I pursued a career in book publishing, moving to New York and entering the NYU Summer Publishing Institute. But it wasn't book publishing that I really loved, because it didn't allow me to solve problems the same way that I had been able to in my college writing workshops.
As much as I loved storytelling, my real skill was in critiquing. In looking at the structure and flow of a piece, and pinpointing how to make it better. What I realized was that this skill, this critical eye, was applicable to other industries, other arts. It was then, that I remembered that when I had been in college, pursuing my BA in English, I had lived almost exclusively with Computer Science majors. Perhaps I had missed the boat on my destiny somewhere along the way? Perhaps a career in programming was where I could shine?
And so I pursued that new dream, teaching myself rudimentary Python, and attending the Actualize Coding Bootcamp and Apprenticeship. There, I learned both the syntax of programming (in Javascript and Ruby on Rails) as well as the philosophy of being a developer.
I am now a full-stack software developer with a love for clever solutions to problems both mundane and complex. Having worked on both projects of my own as well as leading a team of developers, I have experience in a range of development environments. My biggest asset, as predicted, has been my critical eye, picking apart code and putting it back together better than it was before.
Built a full app to allow a user to create and store multiple Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition character sheets using a database I designed myself. The backend is built in Ruby on Rails, while the frontend uses Vue.js.
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I built a mock up online storefront for my personal favorite product- T-Shirts! And specifically t-shirts with weird pop culture references on them.
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Using the ruby gem discordrb, I've built a Discord bot that responds to commands put into the chat, and pulls Magic: The Gathering card information, such as the cards text, image, legalities, and price, based on the command.
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