Miguel Songco CS461

Introduction

My name is Miguel Songco. I’m 28 years old, and I reside in New Jersey. Originally, I’m from San Francisco, CA, but after joining the Air Force, I’m stationed in McGuire AFB. I served active duty for 7 years as an electrical and environmental aircraft specialist, fixing/maintaining aircraft components and inspecting various systems related to my job. I worked on F-15s, F-16s, KC-10s, and now KC-46s. Now, I transferred to the National Guard to fully focus on school and graduating on time/earlier.

I’m a computer science major with a minor in cybersecurity, and I picked this degree because I was always fascinated by how coding is essential in our everyday lives. Even though I only started coding with computers/software when I started this program, I realize how stressful but accomplished I feel when I create something from my ideas. I love weightlifting, spending time with my fiancée, and playing video games.

My journey with OSU

Through my years with OSU, I found that the community and faculty are helpful and always there to lend a hand. So far, my classes have helped me understand various languages, such as Python, Java, JavaScript, and C. Even though I am comfortable with these languages, I still have much to learn. I’m always willing to learn new things.

Current job or internship

My current job is as an aircraft technician on the KC-46 in the Air National Guard. I only come in once a month or for a few weeks if I choose to work, but I’m a full-time student. I have an internship at a hospital where I will work alongside IT personnel, which will help me understand the field significantly.

Favorite technologies

My favorite technologies are my laptop, which I use to complete my homework, and my PlayStation 5, which I use to play video games. For applications, I love working with Visual Code because its friendly UI helps me navigate through my code quickly, and I’m pretty comfortable with it. I also like to use GitHub for collaboration projects, merge with teammates’ branches, and collectively check each other’s code to ensure it works properly. I find using these applications accessible, but I am always open to different applications.

Favorite listed projects (in this course) and why

After looking into the listed projects, I found that my desire to create a personal training application that adheres to a user’s preferences would be unique to work on. I already made my own program/HTML page that does this, but it lacks quality and detail. I believe fully fleshing out a program for users would be unique. Also, I found that creating a game or working alongside improving AI would be a great learning opportunity for me.