I'm just a simple guy who is aspiring to achieve great things in life. Born and raised in the Greater Twin Cities of Minnesota, I always wondered the above question myself. Eventually, I found my way in the world of programming.
I graduated from Metropolitan State University with a Bachelor's degree in computer science, as well as a software engineering certificate from the coding bootcamp, Flatiron School. I have an intrinsic love for coding for two reasons:
- It allows me to express my creativity, innovation, and ability to solve logical problems.
- In a world where we experience many things that we cannot control, coding gives me a sense of autonomy, and allows me to decide what a product can look like and what it does.
I mainly build full stack websites and mobile applications using JavaScript, React, Python, Flask, and SQL, with strong foundations in programming fundamentals, such as object oriented programming, MVC, and REST. I'm known for emphasizing three things:
- 1. Efficiency
- I write my code so that each component is as reusable as possible for not only within the scope of the project at hand, but also other future projects.
- 2. Detail
- As someone who has experience with writing technical documents and comments for my code, I go out of my way to document all needed information so that I can be understood by others.
- 3. Quality Assurance
- While I may not always be the fastest person to complete a given task, I am known for completing it RIGHT. I understand the importance of review and evaluation, so I am never reluctant to double check work to ensure that every thing is in order.
I also enjoy helping people whenever they're in need. So you can count on me to be the best team player I can be when working with others. We're all imperfect. We're all human. Otherwise, nobody would need each other.
When I'm not programming, you can find me working on a side project such as my card game, Mada. (See the side projects section for more information.) Currently perfecting my Arabic and Russian. Plans to study Spanish in the future.