“I’ve never met software I couldn’t learn.”

“Trust me, I’m an engineer.”

• I graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2009 with a degree in civil engineering
• From 2010 to 2016, I worked as a bridge inspector and a materials engineer for the TN Department of Transportation.
• My primary focus was concrete, but as my superiors discovered my computer skills, I transitioned into software development.

“Have you tried turning it off and back on again?”

• In 2016, I accepted an internship at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility.
• I worked with an amazing group doing software development for supercomputers (including the fastest in the world!).
• While it turned out I wasn’t very talented with coding, I learned that I love making things look amazing and more user friendly.

“Please, stop licking your desk.”

• When my internship ended in 2018, I traveled halfway around the world to teach English in South Korea.
• I learned more about grammar and the weirdness of children in my 1 year abroad than I ever cared to know.
• Instead of using my free time to binge Netflix, I started an epic Virtual Assistant business.