Personal Background: 26 years old, Marine Corps Veteran. Born in New Jersey, lived in
Pennsylvania until I enlisted shortly after highschool. Have lived in North Carolina since 2017 and then
moved out to Charlotte in 2020 when I got EAS'ed (Expiration of Active (Duty) Service).
Professional Background: Corporal (E-4) in the Marine Corps. 1341 Heavy
Equipment Mechanic. Worked on diesel engines, hydraulic systems and electrical equipment. Also worked at Hendrick
Dodge (CDJR) in Concord for about a year.
Academic Background: Graduated High school in 2016. Marine Corps service 2016-2020. Graduated
from NASCAR Technical Institute as Honor Grad in 2022. Started here at UNCC in Fall 2022
after I realized working under lifts and turning wrenches wasn not suitable for me anymore.
Background in this Subject: I have little experience in web development. Most of
my knowledge in CS is from the courses I have taken at school and projects. I did not know what Computer Science (CS) was
until 2022.
Primary Computer Platform: Windows (Laptop and Personal Built Computer)
Courses I'm Taking and Why:
ITIS 3135 Web-based Application Design and Development - Wanted to learn how to build webpages from the ground up and the fundamentals behind it
ITCS 3162 Intro to Data Mining - Wanted to understand how to collect and process data, as well as visualize it
Interesting Things About Me: Big Corvette enthusiast. I have had a 2011 C6 Z06, 2016
C7 Z06 and now a 2011 C6 ZR1. Mechanically inclined and enjoy building things and fixing problems.
