I'm an associate iOS software engineer currently based in Phoenix. My degree was in Computer Science with an emphasis in data analytics. I love working with data and seeing how things tick.I've been interested in computers since I was five. My family's Windows XP desktop had a screensaver of stars whooshing past the screen and I used to stare at that for hours imagining the places I'd go. Since then I've been fascinated by what computers could do and how they worked. In high school, a mentor of mine named Fred Baptiste taught me programming on Sunday afternoons using my ancient laptop and a copy of Python 2.7. Since seeing that "hello world" display for the first time, I've been sure computer science was going to be my job and passion.During college I expanded both my knowledge and love for the field. I participated in a hackathon "Hack AZ" in January of 2020 with a team of fellow students which gave me hands-on knowledge of the development lifecycle. I interned with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council during the summer of 2021 and got the chance to work on real-world applications for the first time. After years and years of learning, I graduated in April of 2022.Now I work for PrePass (renamed from CVO), part of the PrePass Safety Alliance. PrePass develops applications to allow truckers to pre-check and bypass truck weigh stations, cutting down commute time and improving safety. Its my first foray into iOS development and I absolutely love it! Swift is such a fun language and the team is wonderful. Some of my prior work for those interested includes building AWS Server-less applications, compiler development, data modeling, and virtual reality development in Unity. I'm well versed in many programming languages including Swift, Python, C, C++, and Java.