I am a first-generation college graduate, software engineer, and a Chinese immigrant. When the pandemic hit and the world shut down, I had the opportunity to do what I love most, learn. Through the Stanford Code in Place class, Udemy, and Coursera, I acquired expertise in Python, SQL, and Advanced Excel. Most importantly, I discovered my passion for software engineering. What truly inspired me to take a leap of faith and pursue a career in software engineering was due to my inability to locate COVID-19 vaccines for my family members. When the vaccine was first available, it was a major struggle for anyone to locate available appointments. Fortunately, I found out about TurboVax, a website built by an Asian American, like myself. The website consolidated all available appointments from various mediums to streamline the process. The website itself only cost him 50 dollars to build. TurboVax has helped hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, including my own family, to schedule vaccination appointments. After seeing how a single person can utilize software engineering to build a product with tremendous impact, I was truly inspired. Upon my graduation from Fullstack Academy, I look forward to exploring full stack engineering positions where I can be part of a team that provides mentorship and empowerment to help build applications that will make a positive impact on our community.Technologies Proficient: JavaScript, Node.js, React/Redux, Git, Express, Sequelize, PostgreSQL, HTML5, Microsoft OfficeKnowledgeable: CSS3, Python, Tableau, Google AnalyticsFamiliar: TDD (Jasmine, Mocha, Chai), Babel, Webpack, Heroku, Agile