Alumni profile
Why did you choose to study computer science? I realized soon after I first got to use a computer in high school (1976) that they were an incredibly versatile way of creating things. I could sit down starting with just my thoughts, write those down
Why did you choose to study computer science? Learning to develop software was by far the most compelling thing I had ever done in school. Something about computer science and the way my brain worked just clicked. It was like puzzle solving with an
Why did you choose to study computer science? I first got into computers in junior high because I didn’t enjoy math and I wanted to write programs to do all of the repetitive math for me. I eventually chose CS as an area of study because I grew to
Why did you choose to study computer science? I love building and creating things that solve problems. As a child, I was always trying to create something or sell something - lemonade, lawn mowing and more. When I got to college, engineering
Why did you choose to study computer science? I started programming during high school and was fascinated by the diversity and opportunities in this field. Who or what had a strong effect on your interest or trajectory in computer science? The first
Tell us about your career path. I started my career at Level 3 communications in Broomfield, Colorado. I began as a marketing intern, doing anything I could to prove myself (if you ever need advice on cleaning out and organizing a marketing closet,
Why did you choose to study computer science? I was introduced to computer science as a result of it being a compulsory subject for undergraduate mechanical engineering majors. Who or what had a strong effect on your interest or trajectory in
Bhavna on the balcony of the Google Boulder offices. Bhavna during her time as a CU Boulder student. Why did you choose to study computer science? My father predicted that computers were going to be the "next big thing" and since
Why did you choose to study computer science? When I was in junior high, I got a Commodore 64 right after it came out. You had to teach yourself how to program to pretty much do anything on it. From that point onward, I was hooked in- As a teenager I was fortunate to have access to electrical parts and kits, building clocks and radios, and of course my first flip-flop. I started at CU in electrical engineering, but was drawn to computer engineering and programming early on,