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I did a software engineering internship at Cvent during the Summer of 2018. In this internship I learned about how software development actually works in the industry. I created a Salesforce data scrubbing tool, a Slack bot to manage licenses, and a few more smaller things. After finishing my internship I was offered a full-time software engineering position when I graduated.

I started full time at Cvent in June 2019 and am currently working in the research and development department.

At JMU I took a virtual reality, augmented reality, and 360 degree media class that I really enjoyed and have become quite passionate about. At the end of the class the professor asked me to come back as a teacher's assistant the following semester. In the end I participated in 1 class and was a TA for 2. As a TA my main responsibility was to be a resource for students working on projects from augmented reality apps, to motion tracking for use in physical therapy, to 360 degree projection domes. I also ensured all computers and headsets were working as they should be. As part of this job I was also tasked with managing a $2,000 budget to design and build a VR capable portable PC. For more information about what I and other students in these classes worked on see the class project websites (Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019).

I was an intern at Kilmarnock Baptist Church in the Summer of 2017. My largest responsibilities in that position were to run a weekly youth group for 6-12 graders in the area and design a live streaming system to stream the weekly church services to YouTube. I learned a lot about leadership during this internship, especially from running the youth group. After this internship was over I continued to maintain the streaming system and run the stream every Sunday while not at school.

Working at Indian creek was my first real work experience. I spent 5 Summers from 2013-2017 working as a cart attendant and a lifeguard. As a cart attendant I worked wherever I was needed. That included answering phones, running the cash register, cleaning golf carts and clubs, picking balls from the driving range, and whatever else members needed. As a lifeguard I performed the basic duties of a lifeguard as well as training new lifeguards and supervising them when management couldn't be present during my last year.