Tanner Hess Email & Phone Number

As a senior Software Engineering student at Mississippi State University, I have learned about coding, best practices, industry methods, and how to work with people of varying levels of experience to get a job done. I have worked on a variety of teams in college to build applications such as command-line based tools, a fully functional email client utilizing Python's Flask library, and currently, an iOS form-building application for the MSU Anthropology Department. Through college and personal-projects I have gained a large amount of experience in Python3, C++, Git/Github, and SQL; additionally, I am familiar with other languages and frameworks such as C, Java, Swift/SwiftUI, VB.NET, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.While my educational experience has taught me the "how", my love of helping others and solving problems gives me the "why". My background in the service industry taught me not only that I love to meet and converse with people from all walks of life, but that I have a desire to optimize performance and solve problems in whatever environment I am in. Although my title was Barista and Coffee Roaster, during my time at Refuge Coffee, I would take every opportunity I could establish cost breakdowns, calculate menu calorie counts, and optimize shop performance in any way I could.Currently, I am working as an Implementation Consultant Intern with FAST Enterprises to provide software solutions for the business needs of the Louisiana Department of Revenue. Working at FAST has taught me that even though you may not be the smartest in the room, you always have something to offer to the team. I have also learned the value of being able to gain meaningful understanding of someone else's code when being unfamiliar with the implementation and/or language used.When I am not coding you can find me working on other challenging tasks or spending time with the ones I love. The same passion that drives me to love the people around me, practice piano, play strategy board and video games, and learn as many new skills as possible are what keep me interested in Software Engineering. I am continuing to learn as much as I can and look forward to becoming a full time Software Engineer.