Upcoming Tech Talent
My name is Ileana Guillen, and I am a 22-year old San Francisco native, hoping to make it big in the realm of technology (or journalism). I started coding in 2016, during my gap-year between high school and college, which helped me learn a new skill, as well as possible career paths in tech.
I have been involved in different internships since my junior year of high school.Internships provided me with skills I have applied to my professional and personal life, as well as different career possibilites. As a first-generation college student, I did not have resources at home when it came to topics such as higher education, the importance of internships, studying abroad , and the like.
Somebody once told me that the only aspect about me as a person was the fact that I am human. Being unique is better than being a carbon copy of another individual, even though my teenage self would disagree.