Hi! I'm Tom and I'm a former higher education student adviser and advocate. During my time at Tech Elevator, I learned about the concept of refactoring code, making your code more efficient and succinct. Applying that to my life, I realized that I had been refactoring already when deciding what career I would pursue. Immediately exiting college, I worked with special needs students in the K-12 system. During that time I "refactored" and realized that I wanted to take advantage of an opportunity in higher education. Going for my Master of Arts in Education and eventually being hired as a student advisor, my responsibilities helped open my eyes to other possibilities and growth opportunities.I specifically remember being asked to manage the website and working with the team that would update everything for us. They recommended that I think about getting trained in their content management system to cut down on some of the ticketing time for smaller items. Once trained, I was hooked. I loved being able to work on the layout of the site, update our information easily, and work on projects that helped people engage with our website. That was when I refactored and realized that coding could bring out the creativity and growth opportunity that I was looking for. This was why I applied to Tech Elevator and am now seeking employment as a Junior Software Developer with a company that shares the same passion for creativity and developer growth as I do.
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