In the summer of 2020, I worked for bioMerieux as the
Information Systems Intern for their Global IS team. During this
time of COVID-19 in the United States, I worked from home for
the entire time. I worked with and interacted with people from
all over the globe. There were different topics that I had to
learn to succeed in this role. I worked with three distinct
groups in the company's IS field. I worked on the company
SharePoint site, the telecommunications group on different Cisco
devices, and the Service Center, observing tickets and
identifying trends.
2019 Summer Internship Projects
I worked as an Information Technology Intern at the North
Carolina Electric Cooperatives the summer of 2019. I worked with
the software services department, creating and modifying
existing in-house applications. There were two major projects
and three programs that I worked on from start to finish. The
first project involved data retrieval from the Ecobee API
system. The second one project used SQL bulk copy function to
move information to a database.
Password Generator Project
The application allowed me to delve deeper into the Python
programming language. I created a program that would easily
create a password string for better encryption or security. The
program uses digits (0-9), lowercase letters, uppercase letters,
and special characters. The program randomly selects characters
in the set and concatenates them to the password. The user
inputs an integer for the number of password/phrases they would
like generated and the length they should be for a secure
password.
Simple Python Games
I decided to delve into some small, simple games for more
knowledge in python programming. I created a number guessing
game that I converted from a Java program that I previously
created for a school assignment. There are two versions, a basic
form and an enhanced version. I also made a couple of personal
interpretations of games from a textbook called Tic-Tac-Toe,
Dragon's Realm, and Hangman.
Complex Python Games
I wanted to dive deeper into the Python game development world
and created a group of games from a textbook. These are all
clones of games that exist on larger platforms. The games
include Star Pusher, Inkspill, and Flippy for copyright reasons.
Creating Inkspill allowed me to get more acquainted with color
patterns and difficulty settings in game development.
Python Data Visualization
I was introduced to the Python Programming language after being
exposed to C++, Java, and PHP. I enjoyed the simplicity of the
language for an introductory language, and it requires fewer
symbols and braces. I was immediately intrigued because the
teacher was more into the programming language than my Java
teacher at the time. The teacher's enthusiasm made me put forth
more effort in learning the language to pass. I knew my skill
level wasn't high, so I looked for books geared to beginners
that helped transition intermediate-level programmers, and got
lucky when I found Crash Course Python: A Hands-on Project-Based
Introduction to Programming.
Wood Working and Furniture Building
I have been working on building and creating furniture for my
home to decorate and fill the space. In 2022, I built a
rudimentary bookshelf out of pine and walnut plywood without the
use of any set plans to use as guide. In 2023, I started to
design and work on and building a dining room table