In 2015 when I started studying for college I thought I wanted to study engineering, but I found it to be more and more disappointing the more I learned about the field, and the work environment and interacted with my peers. I longed for a more creative and flexible field. One that I could get paid well, but also work remotely at times, that I could pivot in, that I could work on a variety of different projects on and be my multifaceted self in. I love to write. I like to teach. I like to design and create huge projects. I like to create differences, and research and learn. I like to bring an idea to life, using practical and logical tools and planning.

I didn’t see how that fit into engineering for me, so I switched to communication in my junior year. Thankfully I met a mentor that encouraged me not to waste my previous courses, and I found out about technical communication. A flexible field with many applications and skillsets. While studying technical communications I explored audience analysis, creative writing, instructional writing, and visual communication design. I tutored students in technical writing of all levels and helped students who spoke English as a second language communicate their thoughts clearly. I took what I thought was a required Statistics course, and ended up in a coding course, and realized that that aspect of engineering wasn’t so bad.

As continued exploring, I took two Web Design courses, started a blog, and explored the world of creating websites, brands, and user experiences. I took on internships that explored Usability, Research, and accessibility, and ended up with a portfolio in my final year that made my professor inquire if she could hire me for my web design services. That was the spark. I love Technical Writing, but I also love expanding that into designing user experiences that help users achieve their goals with tools that are intuitive and beautiful. I come up with different design concepts and continue to frequent the library, half-price books, and the internet to deepen my understanding of web design, web development and user experience design to create those design concepts.

After working in the field as a Technical Writer, I am seeking to transition to a role that I can feel more passionate about. Whether that is as a technical writer in a software/coding environment, as a usability designer, or as a full stack web designer.

I have discovered many passions along my path to a successful fulfilling career, humanitarianism, travel, photography, reading, writing, exploration, decoration, knitting, plant-based cooking, and more. I want to continue to live a vibrant life exploring and enjoying those things, discovering more, and pivoting in my career to delve into all my interests to keep life rich.