I never wanted to become a Software Engineer. This can be attributed to the fact that my father is a Software Engineer & Architect and my mother is a Designer. But I found my passion for engineering during college.

In 2015 I graduated from Siena College in Albany, New York with a B.S. in Computer Science. I loved my four years in college. I studied abroad at City University in London my Junior year. I took a service trip to Haiti my Senior year. And I was manager, and trumpet player, for the Pep Band.

The Summer between my Junior and Senior years I completed an internship at IBM in Poughkeepsie. I worked on WebSphere Application Server and learned how to automate the installation of WAS on z/OS using Python. I even managed to squeeze in a win for the IBM intern video competition.

After graduating from college I flew down to Austin, Texas to begin my career at IBM. During the next two years I would help build the UI for the IBM Spectrum Control and Storage Insights offerings. I worked primarily with JavaScript, Dojo, HTML, CSS, and a bit of Java when I would occasionally contribute to the test automation efforts. It was also during this time that I became the Accessibility Lead where I was responsible for ensuring W3C Accessibility Compliance for both products.

In October of 2017, I was approached by the VP of IBM Systems and Transformation. He wanted me to join their design team and help prototype in code. I got to work on many incredible projects during this time. I build the Linux on Power Developer Portal using WordPress. I helped transform the future of Support with the Support Transformation team. But my biggest accomplishment was IBM Quantum.

I single-handedly build the IBM Q Network website using Vue.js. This was a major accomplishment for me, as I had never used Vue for proprietary code until this point. The website was a huge success.

In February of 2018, I left IBM, sold everything I owned, and flew my two cats and myself out to Germany. I had secured a job with LogMeIn prior to making the move, and it wasn’t an easy transition, but it was so worth the risk. Today I work on GoToMeeting and get to develop using React, Redux, Typescript and more.