Projects | Skills | Education | Experience | Interests
An accountant with a strong analytical background and attention to detail gone rogue in the name of the Web.
After graduating summa cum laude from Bentley University in Massachusetts with a degree in Corporate Finance & Accounting, I spent two years working in risk consulting and audit in NYC and London as an Intellectual Property and Contract Governance Advisor for large technology companies.
While I have always had an affection for numbers and logical thinking, I came to the realisation that I need some creativity in my life and that's when I fell in love with coding.
I would love to work as a web or software developer for a purpose-driven company that strives to be better than yesterday and understands the importance of education, mentorship and personal growth.
For a complete list, see the roadmap of my time at Makers Academy.
| Project | Description | Tech | Main Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexa Sous Chef | An Alexa skill which searches for recipes and reads out the ingredients and preparation steps. | Ruby, Sinatra, RSpec, Alexa | Alexa Voice Service |
| Multiplayer Snake | A real-time, multiplayer, online version of the classic mobile game, snake. | JavaScript, NodeJS, Express, Sockets.io, p5.js Mocha, Chai | Web Sockets |
| Road Tripper | A Sinatra based application designed to mimic the basic functionality of Twitter. | Ruby, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, DataMapper, BCrypt HTML, CSS, RSpec, Capybara | ORM |
- Self taught myself coding for four months and built a website prior to attending Makers Academy.
- Learned how to develop an Alexa skill in 2 days and led the final project.
- Built an Alexa Voice Service prototype in 2 hours using Raspberry Pi to test my Alexa skills.
- Created a multiplayer game with my team in 4 days without any previous experience in web sockets.
- Began my university journey with relatively minimal English skills and graduated in the top 20 of my class.
- Got a highly competitive internship in New York during my junior year, which translated into a full time job after graduation.
- Outperformed during my first year at KPMG, and was offered to relocate to London when I was not selected in the visa lottery.
- Made the decision to switch careers in November and become a web developer (1500 hours of coding and counting).
None of these achievements would have happened if it wasn't for my discipline and perseverance (grit), ability to accept change (adaptability), and motivation and self-awareness (EI).
A 16-week intensive development bootcamp, focusing on:
- Learning how to approach new tech
- Agile methodologies
- Object-oriented design
- Test driven development and behaviour driven development
- Pair programming
- XP values
- Team collaboration
Bachelor of Science, Corporate Finance & Accounting
G.P.A. 3.93/4.0
Courses in Statistics, Marketing, Management, Operations, Global Strategy
Honors: Honors Program, President’s Academic Merit Scholarship
Leadership experience: Headed the student organization recognition process
KPMG, LLP, New York, NY / London (Aug '14 - Nov '16)
Intellectual Property and Contract Governance Advisory Associate
First Year Programs, Bentley University, Waltham, MA (Aug '13 - Dec '13)
First Year Seminar Peer Facilitator
ACELAB, Bentley University, Waltham, MA (Sep '12 - May '14)
Accounting Tutor
Residence Life, Bentley University, Waltham, MA (Aug '12 - May '14)
Resident Assistant
- Crossfit - Participated in my first Crossfit Open competition in March.
- Skiing - First resort: Bansko, Bulgaria; Favourite resort: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Traveling - Visited 16 countries on three continents within a year while working full-time.