I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1995. Growing up, I've always been in love with computers and it all started whenever I discovered Counter Strike 1.6 (that was back when we had those big 'ol monitors). Then I started getting into Dota 1 and World of Warcraft. Eventually, gaming became my hobby. But, whenever my friends are not getting on, I would go outside and play soccer with my other group of friends and typically, I would ride my bike to get around. (back in '95 we didn't have much choice besides going outside and interact with other hoomans).

After graduating High School in Texas, I went to UT Arlington where I graduated with a Bachelors of Sciences in Computer Science Engineering degree in 2018. I was very involved on campus where I also joined a Fraternity (PIKE). Meeting new people, socializing and learning about new things have always been exciting to me.

Backtrack to few years ago, initially I didn't know what I wanted to major in and figured that since math was the easiest subject out of all, I went with accounting. Luckily, I came across someone during freshman orientation where we had a pretty long conversation about engineering and particularly computer science. That conversation really got me hooked and I eventually switched to Computer Science Engineering.

During my junior year of college, I started developing bigger applications. I built few Android apps, mobile games, and some simple websites. I also had the opportunity to collaborate in a team for a senior design project where we built a BMI system using Arduino Uno, Raspberry Pi, and Kinect 3 (sensor) and C#.

In my senior year, I had the opportunity to intern at a startup in Dallas where we used the MEAN Stack technology. It was a pretty awesome experience as I got to witness the inner working of a startup. I also learned a lot of things and had a good time there.

After the internship, I got a job on campus where I worked as a part-time web developer for a Civil Engineering professor. I've always wanted to do that since I could really work remotely and not have to be in an office.

Right before graduation, I got an offer to work at an SaaS company where we also used the same Stack to build mostly eCommerce sites for the clients. I also had the opportunity to work as a Technical Sales towards the end of my employment where I was able to work with the clients directly.

Over the years, I've become passionate about open source software and sharing with others behind my computer. I think collaboration, curiosity and willingness to continuously learn are some of the essential keys to succeed in Software Engineering. As Socrates said, "You don't know what you don't know."

If you'd like to connect, don't hesitate to reach out by email or on Twitter. I'll be happy to talk!