Robyn Spaulding
Full Stack Software Engineer | Former Educator | Mom
Prior to my transition to tech, I worked in education for ten years. I started as a preschool teacher for five years and later worked at a charter high school as a math and English intervention specialist and an after school tutor. And let me tell you, there was never a dull moment in a room full of students, whether you are working with fourteen 2 year olds or a dozen 14-18 year olds. What I love about teaching is seeing students succeed, discovering new ways to teach through research, collaborating with collegues about the best and most engaging ways to present information and compiling and presneting data to demonstrate to students, families and administration the results of their hard work.
After ten years in education, I was lucky enough to spend a year as a stay-at-home Mom. Being a mom is the best, most tiring, worst paid, greatest benefits job I have ever had. When my daughter started preschool, I decided to take on a new challenge and pursue a career in tech. I enrolled at Actualize Coding Bootcamp where I learned coding languages (Ruby and JavaScript), web application frameworks (Ruby on Rails and React) and how to create functional and beautiful websites, both as part of a team and on my own.
I fell in love with the process of learning and creating, debugging and problem solving, challenging myself and collaborating with others who love to learn. I discovered that I can use my bakground in research and data analysis/implementation and apply it to my coding journey. I graduated in November and am now looking for an opportunity where I can learn from a great team/mentor, utalize my skills in web development and collaboration to create functional applications and be a part of a community that values growth and positivity.