Where It Started

I started university in Business, and honestly, that foundation gave me a lot more than I realized at the time. Through entrepreneurship courses, presentations, and business communication, I developed a stronger sense of how ideas become real, how to think about value, and how important it is to communicate clearly with people. It gave me vision.

One of the earliest signs I was being pulled toward tech came in a Business Computer Applications course, where we used VBA to automate tasks and build small applications. I genuinely loved it. There was something really satisfying about taking a manual process and turning it into something faster, cleaner, and more useful. Business math also pushed me to think more logically, which naturally made me more curious about Computer Science.

Outside of class, I was already spending time writing Python scripts, experimenting on my own, and solving little problems for fun. By the end of first year, making the switch felt less like changing direction and more like sharpening it. Business gave me the perspective, and Computer Science gave me the tools to build.

What has stayed consistent is that I enjoy building things that are useful. Whether it is automating a task, making sense of data, creating a dashboard, or developing a larger system, I like taking something complex and turning it into something clear, thoughtful, and effective.

I will always cherish my time at Ontario Tech University. It is where I found my path, pushed myself, and built the foundation for everything that came after. Go Ridgebacks. And shoutout to TMU too for all the late night grind sessions with the people who know exactly who they are.