Axl Jon Dela Cruz
Software Engineer
Birdi & Associates, Inc.
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Almost dropped out of High School for poor grades, got into a college / high school program. Graduated.
Didn't know what I wanted to do, so I stuck around community college taking classes.
Tried art classes, didn't do so well (Still a hobby of mine).
Applied to architecture school, didn't get in.
Took architecture classes. Dropped them.
Quit school for a year and worked a desk job.
Went back to school to get a BS in Computer Science in order to transfer to an architecture program.
Fell in love with programming.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Valley View High School
Valley View High School
Career
Software Engineer
I work on developing in-house and production software.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Technology
Engineering
Learning / Being Challenged
Day to Day
A great day at work starts with a cup of coffee! Then I go into my shared office and begin programming. There are many tasks that need to be done to complete a software such as checking for bugs, adding features, and ensuring efficiency. Most of the time I will continue working on a task that I have already started. Whenever there is a problem I need help with, my coworkers are there and we collaborate on a solution. At the end of the day, we share our progress and set goals for the next day.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for middle school students
Learn as much as you can. Work on as many personal project as you can. Find out what you really like about the field and start working towards that. Create. Create! CREATE!
Recommended Education
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