Growing up, I was always fascinated with computers and how they worked. I carried that curiosity into high school where I had my first real exposure to software development: HTML and C++. While it remained something I was intrigued by, I figured it wasn't a reasonable career aspiration at the time and began to focus on other areas of life.
I served in the United States Marine Corps after high school, and then completed my bachelor's and master's degrees after getting out. After stumbling my way into supply chain operations, I quickly began to fall in love with software development again because of my exposure to the various proprietary systems that were homegrown. However, I felt it was out of reach for me and not something I could pursue.
Fast-forward almost 12 years into my career, having dabbled in a self-taught approach (that didn't pan out), and some random courses at the local community college, I decided to get serious about my burning desire to become a dev.
Enter Code Fellows, a school offering an accelerated software development program that provided me with a newfound skillset. Through Code Fellows, I graduated with a certificate in Advanced Software Development, with a focus on Python.
As I navigated the waters of learning software development, I came to realize that my "home" is in coding, be it development, security, or data analytics. Even when my role didn't directly call for it, I've found a way to integrate coding; whether it be a simple application to help with tracking returns and re-capturing nearly $160k in revenue or building out a comprehensive dashboard to assist the C-suite in making well-informed decisions to drive revenue generation. I've always found a way.
- 📫 How to reach me: brianjtarte@gmail.com
- ⚡ Two Truths and a Lie:
- I participated in a polar bear plunge off the coast of Iceland
- I fell off a jet and lived to tell the tale
- I once rode in a Tesla with Bill Nye the Science Guy
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