About me
I am a former customer service specialist and background check analyst who is making the exciting transition into software engineering. With a passion for problem-solving and a drive to learn new skills, I am eager to bring my diverse background to the tech industry. As a customer service specialist, I honed my communication and interpersonal skills, and as a background check analyst, I developed my attention to detail and ability to analyze complex data. I am thrilled to apply these skills to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. I am currently sharpening my coding skills at the Turing School of Software and Design and I am eager to collaborate with like-minded individuals to create impactful software. I am a quick learner, dedicated team player, and have a passion for using technology to improve people's lives. I am excited about the endless possibilities in software engineering and am committed to making a positive impact in the field. If you're interested in connecting or learning more about my journey, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Preferred locations
- Boulder, CO
- Denver, CO
Previous industries
Skills
Currently learning
Projects
Do Good
Do Good
Tools Used
Created a front end and back end application that allows users to choose a good deed to participate in. They can see a list of good deeds on the home page and see their deeds organized by different categories on their own dashboard when signed in. Users can create, update, edit and delete their good deeds. They can also invite friends and upload photos. Two pieces I focused heavily on were the Google OAuth and Amazon Web Service S3 cloud storage.
Sweater Weather
Sweater Weather
Tools Used
Built an API that aggregates data from two external APIs. This API allows the user to access weather data of the final destination of a road trip. The goal for this project was to expose an API that aggregated data from two external APIs.
Rails Engine
Rails Engine
Tools Used
Built an API for an e-commerce application. The learning goals for this project included creating an API that can be exposed for a front end team. I wanted to get a better grasp on error handling, so I refactored my error handling in a separate branch (https://github.com/KaraJoHo/rails-engine/tree/error_redo) to clean it up and make it more efficient.
Relational Rails
Relational Rails
Tools Used
Built a front end web application that allows users to view planetary systems and their planets. The goal for this project was to understand the MVC pattern and a one to many relationship. A stretch goal I attempted was trying to make a search function, that would allow the user to search for a planet by its exact name.
