About Me

Three images display the first one is Jackie with headphones with a computer screen, the second is Jackie in the middle of a green field with moutains in the background, the last picture is Jackie on a stationay bicycle that has a large wheel in the front a small one in the back.
Background

I have 4 years of experience in the financial services industry. Today, I work as a full time Engineer Analyst on an agile team for the underwriting department. I recently learned that I really like to code and decided to get formal training to sharpen my skills. Currently, I am enrolled at the University of Minnesota Coding Bootcamp to become a full stack engineer. I grew up in Houston, TX and moved to Minnesota back in 2012. Today, I live in the middle between Saint Paul and Minneapolis.


Educaiton

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

Major: Economics

Economic Teaching Assistant & Student Researcher

Economics is fascinating because it studies human behavior from a collective. I focused on labor economics looking at how jobs changed over time with a focus on hiring policies by different companies.

Collége International de Cannes, France

Study abroad: August 2014-December 2014

After my semester in France I learned I can kind of read French because I know Spanish. I have a Spanish accent in French and not an English accent. I cannot write French to save my life, but it is ok. I can Google.

University of Minnesota Coding BootCamp

I discovered that I have a knack for coding. I have a strong focus in JavaScript.

Check out my GitHub for all my upcoming projects.

This is my first attempt at a portfolio.

Future Projects: Creating a website for a new multiservices business that is scheduled to open in May 2021.