I spent nearly 15 years devising and advancing thoughtful policy solutions to pressing energy, environmental, and infrastructure challenges. Tired of being at the mercy of the shifting political winds, I sought other means to contribute to solutions to the issues I deeply care about. That lead to my acceptance into the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ first cohort of Apprenti software engineering apprentices.As part of Apprenti's novel technical apprenticeship program, I completed a full stack development bootcamp before embarking on a year of on-the-job training with PTC’s Enterprise Architecture team. Upon successful completion of my technical training, I joined the Kepware engineering organization, where I’m developing industrial connectivity solutions.