Hi! My name is Shane Yen, and this is the first post for my blog for CS 467. I thought it would make sense to use this entry to talk a bit about myself and my background.
I’m from San Jose, CA, born and raised. My first degree was a Pharmacology B.S. from UC Santa Barbara. I graduated in 2018. After graduation, I worked at Thermo Fisher Scientific as a lab technician for a year, and then as a research scientist at a biotech startup called Rani Therapeutics.
I decided to make the switch to CS when I was still working as a lab technician. I enjoyed studying biology in school, but working in a lab was very mundane and repetitive. I was essentially running the exact same lab procedure day after day. I decided I wanted to switch to a career where I could be more challenged and solve different problems every day. Software engineering seemed like a no-brainer, and I found OSU’s post-bacc program and applied.
This program has been very enriching and exciting, and I am very glad to have made the career switch. I’ve learned a lot from my classes and met a lot of great people. A major advantage going back for a bachelor’s has over a coding bootcamp is the option to apply to internships, and last summer I had the opportunity to intern at Amazon/AWS, and I’ll be returning there full time after I graduate.
Outside of school and work, I enjoy playing video games, producing music, and building mechanical keyboards. I also enjoy traveling! I’ve recently visited Washington, New York, and Hawaii, and prior to COVID I’d visited several countries in Asia. I was hoping to make a trip around Europe after I graduate this quarter, but with Omicron spreading so rapidly I’m not sure if that’s still in the picture.
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Thanks for taking the time to read!
That’s awesome! I’ve seen your keyboard on r/mk. I’m also into keyboards and based in San Jose. Congrats on the Amazon/AWS opportunity!