I spent the pandemic earning an Associate of Technical Arts in Web Application and Cloud Development. My plan was to move into webdev roles after finishing that ATA. But I finished it right as major companies (Microsoft, Google, etc) started laying off software/web developers en masse. So, I found myself doing some network administration and AV support. I do get to do some web work. Right now, it’s mostly WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace support. I appreciate the web dev work, but I am working on getting fully into the Web Dev space.
Additionally, I studied desktop support and took a few classes on Cisco networking (falling one class short of being ready to take the CCNA). I took them to have deeper insights into the structure of the web and the internet. But they also turned out to be very helpful in keeping me employed. I built database systems, including Access, MySQL, and SQL Server. Though this, I discovered that I believe SQL is a very cool language (and, yes, I’m acknowledging my nerdiness)
I also love writing haiku and taking photographs as creative outlets. You can view that work here.
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