whoami? 🌸
I am a visual learner, creative thinker, and detail-oriented
software engineer who is eager to learn, design, and develop. As a
design oriented thinker with attention to detail -- user
experience, clean accessible code, and beautiful pixels are
essential to me. I thrive in creative environments and am
passionate about bringing both the technical and creative aspects
of digital products to life; by developing and designing
experiences that can translate digital creations into physical
inventions. As an advocate for Dieter Rams's
10 Principles of Good Design
and John Maeda's
Laws Of Simplicity
-- I also agree that less is more.
Previously ⌛️
I'm a City University of New York alumni with a BSc in Computer
Science. In the past, I have also earned a BBA in Business
Administration with a minor in journalism. During my high school
years while being exposed to a marketing internship which I tried
out the blue, I thought studying business in college would be my
raison d'être. However, upon graduating college, I couldn't
picture myself settling in that career path anymore. I didn't feel
like I was learning any useful knowledge, and decided I was not in
the right field. Post-college, none of the job opportunities were
remotely attractive. I realized a bit late that it wasn't exactly
what I desired to do. I was in search of something much more
interactive and where I could broaden my creativity. I also wanted
to do something that was useful in ways that could create an
impact in the world -- fortunately technology and design awakened
that interest and unknowingly has always been my true passion.
Through this self-discovery, I decided to continue my education
and pursue a career in tech. Technology has been apart of my life
since childhood -- from computer games, electronic toys to styling
MySpace pages with basic HTML/CSS, I happen to never really
acknowledge that I could pursue a career in it. I became
fascinated with the way innovations in technology are able to
improve everyday quality of life, from education, medicine to
universal design. Switching career paths wasn't easy but I found
joy in challenging myself throughout this journey.
Why programming? 🧩
The craft of programming has given me the courage and desire to
utilize my creativity and knowledge in a more powerful way. As
I've learned more about technology and its ability to improve user
experiences, task performance, quality of life and the impact it
can have in our day to day, I saw the potential it had to enhance
our lives and help society as a whole. I also choose to code
because I like things that challenge me to think. By solving
logical puzzles I get to explore a new kind of paint brush using
logic & math. Computer science and programming are powerful tools
for expressing creativity and for actuating change. We are closer
each day to a better future and I want nothing more to be apart of
this movement. As a life-long learner, I am motivated and eager to
pick up new technologies, passionate about learning, growing,
exploring, and thinking about how to make things better. My goals
are to build tools that help people, design & develop experiences
that has broad social impact and to improve and expand the
interaction between humans and computers.
Currently 🍵
At this moment, I am seeking a full-time opportunity in software
engineering with a focus in front-end development and UI/UX
design. Meanwhile, I am spending my time learning, improving, and
expanding my programming and design skills. When I'm not coding or
designing, I am taking photos of sceneries & things, learning a
new language, dabbling in culinary explorations, reading,
doodling, playing chess, generating new ideas for future projects,
always curious and learning something new. I am also dreaming
about opening up the first tea & confectionery cafe in space!
(kidding, but not really ☺).
