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.
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!