I believe in learning from everyone and am grateful for opportunities to be a sponge. Throughout my studies, I've been most interested in what makes some companies good, and others, great. I’m a big fan of Jim Collins's book on that subject and classes or experiences that stretch me in areas of project leadership, organizational behavior, team building, and conflict resolution.

As a Senior at Liberty University, I'm studying Business Administration with concentrations in Project Management & Finance, both of which I believe are complementary to my career ambitions of leading high performing teams within organizations and as an entrepreneur. During my time at Liberty, I've led a team of my peers in building a digital design agency where we've done a number of freelance projects for small shops to larger real estate and financial services clients. My experiences outside of the classroom have really drawn me to want to pursue a career in technology.

I've been so grateful to grow professionally at Skookum, a well-respected software development company here in Charlotte. From an initial high-school field trip where I toured the small development shop to joining the client development team years later and observing it's acquisition, to now functioning as a product strategist for one of our Fortune 500 clients I've built many meaningful professional relationships here and experienced many facets of the organization.