Align MSCS '23
BS Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University
Align MSCS '23
BS Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University
Align MSCS '23
BS Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University
Align MSCS '23
BS Chemical Engineering
Northeastern University
I grew up in Nigeria and got my undergraduate degree at Northeastern University (DOUBLE HUSKY!) where I majored in chemical engineering with a Chinese minor. After my three co-ops in various biotech and pharmaceutical industries, I concluded that I did not want to work as a chemical engineer, and I started to investigate ways to transition out of that.
I decided the Align program would be the best option for me, especially already being a Northeastern student and having that solidified confidence in Northeastern’s educational standards as well as the co-op program.
I did not have any prior coding experience whatsoever, but I knew that Northeastern would help me prepare adequately to be a viable candidate for any tech jobs.
I am really enjoying the bridge program. Since I did not have any coding experience, I was initially very nervous but the professors, the Tas, the advisors, and even my classmates are basically hell-bent on making sure you succeed. They are all very helpful and although learning is remote, I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage at all.
I grew up in Nigeria and got my undergraduate degree at Northeastern University (DOUBLE HUSKY!) where I majored in chemical engineering with a Chinese minor. After my three co-ops in various biotech and pharmaceutical industries, I concluded that I did not want to work as a chemical engineer, and I started to investigate ways to transition out of that.
I decided the Align program would be the best option for me, especially already being a Northeastern student and having that solidified confidence in Northeastern’s educational standards as well as the co-op program.
I did not have any prior coding experience whatsoever, but I knew that Northeastern would help me prepare adequately to be a viable candidate for any tech jobs.
I am really enjoying the bridge program. Since I did not have any coding experience, I was initially very nervous but the professors, the Tas, the advisors, and even my classmates are basically hell-bent on making sure you succeed. They are all very helpful and although learning is remote, I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage at all.
I grew up in Nigeria and came to the US for my undergrad at Northeastern University (Doubly Husky), where I majored in chemical engineering with minors in Chinese and Music Performance.
After three co-ops in various biotech and pharmaceutical industries and being faced with graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic, I concluded that I did not want to work solely as a Chemical Engineer, and I started to investigate ways to transition out of that.
I discovered the Align program sometime in my 4th year but didn’t think about it as a path for me till I had to decide on a life path after graduating.
Since I was already a Northeastern student and had confidence in Northeastern’s educational standards as well as the co-op program, I decided it would be best for me to pursue this new and exciting field, packed with innovation.
I did not have any prior coding experience whatsoever, but I knew that Northeastern would help me prepare adequately to be a viable candidate for any tech jobs.
I enjoyed the bridge program; it was very necessary. Since I did not have any coding experience, I was initially very nervous. It was a challenging feat throughout, but the professors, the TAs, and the advisors were rooting for us to do well. They were all very helpful and although the learning was remote when I took my bridge courses, and I was in a time zone that made my class schedule 3 am – 6 pm, it didn’t deter me from feeling like I would be successful in the program. I felt supported.
During my program, I had the opportunity to work at Handshake as a Backend Engineer, migrating from a monolithic app to microservices and at Lululemon as a Data Analyst working on dashboards, and improving efficiency in logs and metrics. I returned to Lululemon remotely even before graduation as a Data Engineering Contractor for 6 months working to maintain the integrity of their data pipelines.
I am passionate about financial services and entertainment; I want to work on the interface of hardware and software, recommendation systems or payment platforms, all to create a better user experience.
I also aspire to bridge the technological gap in my home country, Nigeria. Start a company that provides a technological advantage to Nigerian girls, equipping them with tools to make their dreams a reality.
I am passionate about empowering women and what better way to do that than to teach them hands-on skills from a young age so that they have a technological edge in life.
I grew up in Nigeria and got my undergraduate degree at Northeastern University (DOUBLE HUSKY!) where I majored in chemical engineering with a Chinese minor. After my three co-ops in various biotech and pharmaceutical industries, I concluded that I did not want to work as a chemical engineer, and I started to investigate ways to transition out of that.
I decided the Align program would be the best option for me, especially already being a Northeastern student and having that solidified confidence in Northeastern’s educational standards as well as the co-op program.
I did not have any prior coding experience whatsoever, but I knew that Northeastern would help me prepare adequately to be a viable candidate for any tech jobs.
I am really enjoying the bridge program. Since I did not have any coding experience, I was initially very nervous but the professors, the Tas, the advisors, and even my classmates are basically hell-bent on making sure you succeed. They are all very helpful and although learning is remote, I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage at all.
I grew up in Nigeria and got my undergraduate degree at Northeastern University (DOUBLE HUSKY!) where I majored in chemical engineering with a Chinese minor. After my three co-ops in various biotech and pharmaceutical industries, I concluded that I did not want to work as a chemical engineer, and I started to investigate ways to transition out of that.
I decided the Align program would be the best option for me, especially already being a Northeastern student and having that solidified confidence in Northeastern’s educational standards as well as the co-op program.
I did not have any prior coding experience whatsoever, but I knew that Northeastern would help me prepare adequately to be a viable candidate for any tech jobs.
I am really enjoying the bridge program. Since I did not have any coding experience, I was initially very nervous but the professors, the Tas, the advisors, and even my classmates are basically hell-bent on making sure you succeed. They are all very helpful and although learning is remote, I don’t feel like I’m at a disadvantage at all.
I grew up in Nigeria and came to the US for my undergrad at Northeastern University (Doubly Husky), where I majored in chemical engineering with minors in Chinese and Music Performance.
After three co-ops in various biotech and pharmaceutical industries and being faced with graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic, I concluded that I did not want to work solely as a Chemical Engineer, and I started to investigate ways to transition out of that.
I discovered the Align program sometime in my 4th year but didn’t think about it as a path for me till I had to decide on a life path after graduating.
Since I was already a Northeastern student and had confidence in Northeastern’s educational standards as well as the co-op program, I decided it would be best for me to pursue this new and exciting field, packed with innovation.
I did not have any prior coding experience whatsoever, but I knew that Northeastern would help me prepare adequately to be a viable candidate for any tech jobs.
I enjoyed the bridge program; it was very necessary. Since I did not have any coding experience, I was initially very nervous. It was a challenging feat throughout, but the professors, the TAs, and the advisors were rooting for us to do well. They were all very helpful and although the learning was remote when I took my bridge courses, and I was in a time zone that made my class schedule 3 am – 6 pm, it didn’t deter me from feeling like I would be successful in the program. I felt supported.
During my program, I had the opportunity to work at Handshake as a Backend Engineer, migrating from a monolithic app to microservices and at Lululemon as a Data Analyst working on dashboards, and improving efficiency in logs and metrics. I returned to Lululemon remotely even before graduation as a Data Engineering Contractor for 6 months working to maintain the integrity of their data pipelines.
I am passionate about financial services and entertainment; I want to work on the interface of hardware and software, recommendation systems or payment platforms, all to create a better user experience.
I also aspire to bridge the technological gap in my home country, Nigeria. Start a company that provides a technological advantage to Nigerian girls, equipping them with tools to make their dreams a reality.
I am passionate about empowering women and what better way to do that than to teach them hands-on skills from a young age so that they have a technological edge in life.
