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I was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1992, and grew up in a small town in Central Massachusetts called Northbridge. I graduated from Fitchburg State University in 2015 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film/Video Production. Since then, my life has taken me all over the country and even all over the continent.
In 2019 I was looking for a career change and decided to give coding a try. I immediately found out I had a passion for it and began to pursue it as a professional career. In those early days I found App Academy, a software bootcamp that still exists today. App Academy offers their entire bootcamp course for free online. I was able to take advantage of this amazing opportunity, receiving a crucial education in software engineering fundamentals that have helped me succeed in my professional career to this day.
My passion for coding began before the Generative AI era. All of my skills were hard-won, although with an incalculable debt to Stack Overflow accrued along the way. I proudly read and write software and take pride in my work and craftsmanship. I use Generative AI as a powerful tool to help augment my coding work. I believe any engineer worth their salt should be accountable for every piece of code they write. AI coding to me is more like a powerdrill. A powerful powerdrill, but one that needs to be used with skill and caution all the same.
My current gig now is in the Tourism space, helping Destination Marketing Organizations succeed. I’ve worked with organizations such as Innovation Norway, Visit Orlando, and Visit Las Vegas, helping them craft unforgettable user experiences that win business and delight users. I’m always interested in leveraging the latest technologies on both the front and backend to achieve robust and reusable results.
My professional background before discovering software engineering includes a short career as a production assistant in film and television as well as in high-ticket retail sales in the mattress industry. I’ve learned immensely from all of my wins and losses along the way, and I bring a unique and potent perspective to my professional work, understanding the big picture of why we do what we do, and how little decisions can have big impacts down the line.
I’m always interested in working on the coolest new projects. I’m available for consulting work as well. Submit your info in my Contact form and I’ll be sure to get back to you ASAP.
All the best,
John O’Brien
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