First day of high school

I was able to choose what to specialize in high school and since i've been interested in computers and everything IT related i immediately joined a class that focuses on IT and STEM.September 2006

My first website

I was approached by a friend. while i was in high school to build them a website. I had no experience in web development (or anything) at that point, but i jumped right. Thus began my freelancing career.February 2009

Graduated High School

I made a few WordPress websites and had some practice with C++ and Flash, as well as competing in various IT competitions around the country.June 2011

Started my Civil Engineering career

I decided to pursue my passion for technology by enrolling in a Structural Engineering course. I didn't have a great experience with programming, mainly because WordPress back then wasn't as easy to use as it is now, and my high school didn't really teach me things i was interested in. I immediately regretted this decisionSeptember 2011

Hello again, WordPress

I wanted to be more independent and help my parents out financially. So i got a remote job for an IT company. I worked with WordPress, did SEO optimizations and ran various marketing campaigns.September 2012

Entrepreneurship

Some friends and i signed up for a pre-accelerator programme. I had a blast and learned a lot. Something that really struck with me is how much impact automation can have.November 2014 - June 2015

First (and last) engineering job

I managed to land a job in an engineering company, while i was still at university. It was not what i had imagined.May 2015

Is coding really that bad?

Back in September 2015 I signed up for a CAD automation course at university which helped me finally understand what you can do if you can code. At that moment i decided to quit school, commit to learn how to code and transition into an IT career.January 2016

A fresh start

Landed my first job as a developer at a distributed US company. I became close with the CEO and helped run the company, manage our projects and dev team. It helped me learn the ins and outs of a software company and to become more comfortable with programming for a living.November 2016

Regrets?

None, I should have quit school sooner! I'm very happy with my decision to pursue a career in web development. It's helped me achieve my personal and professional goals. One of which is travelling, which is why I transitioned into remote work and am exploring South East Asia.Now