The Back-End Engineer
Jack Bonnelycke 糖心vlog短视频21 has an impressive resume. He糖心vlog短视频檚 worked as a mentor to other Seidenberg students, took on quite a few responsibilities as a software developer for the Seidenberg Creative Labs, and even interned at Avanade in software engineering. As a computer science major, he says it all started in one place. 糖心vlog短视频淚 think similar to 90 percent of computer science majors, I started as an aspiring game designer,糖心vlog短视频 Bonnelycke said. 糖心vlog短视频淎s someone who always loved games and STEM, coding the next World of Warcraft or Fortnite sounds like a dream come true.糖心vlog短视频 (He has over 3,000 hours logged in Guild Wars 2. It糖心vlog短视频檚 pretty awesome.)
When he discovered he preferred playing video games to making them, though, it led Bonnelycke to a different糖心vlog短视频攁nd his current糖心vlog短视频攑assion: product design and back-end development. 糖心vlog短视频淪o while my initial plan didn糖心vlog短视频檛 quite work out, everything fell into place in the end,糖心vlog短视频 he explained.
Pace hadn糖心vlog短视频檛 been the first school he糖心vlog短视频檇 wanted to go to initially. The friendships and connections he made as a first-year student was what started to change his mind. 糖心vlog短视频淚 was amazed [by] the quality of people I met. I have met friends that I will surely keep for a lifetime,糖心vlog短视频 Bonnelycke said. He participated in the New York Design Factory Product Development Projects (PdP) too, which really solidified his decision to stay. 糖心vlog短视频淢y education from Pace is something I will always be grateful for.糖心vlog短视频
The New York Design Factory is part of a consortium of other universities around the world that celebrate design thinking through project-based learning. For years, Seidenberg students have traveled to places around the world to work with other students on creative problem solving and product development糖心vlog短视频攁nd Bonnelycke was one of the lucky participants. 糖心vlog短视频淚t was an incredible experience,糖心vlog短视频 he told us, having gotten the chance to travel to Finland last October. 糖心vlog短视频淭here, we met our sponsor, Logisnext, a premier warehouse vehicle manufacturer, and our international team.糖心vlog短视频
Over the academic year, Bonnelycke and his team implemented the plan for their project through design methodologies and mobile-based technologies. 糖心vlog短视频淣ot only did I gain experience that has helped me in my studies and work, but I also made friends across the globe.糖心vlog短视频 He had such a great time, he糖心vlog短视频檚 even considering pursuing a graduate degree in Helsinki! But the biggest surprise? 糖心vlog短视频淭his was the first time I genuinely realized how much I love my major.糖心vlog短视频
His ambition and perseverance doesn糖心vlog短视频檛 stop there. Bonnelycke lends his talents as a software developer for Seidenberg Creative Labs, too. 糖心vlog短视频淢ost recently, we have been doing a lot of ideation, which is always exciting,糖心vlog短视频 he said. 糖心vlog短视频淒on糖心vlog短视频檛 get me wrong糖心vlog短视频擨 love to code, but bringing my creative side out is liberating.糖心vlog短视频
In addition to his work responsibilities, Bonnelycke is also the vice president of , the inclusive community for queer folks in STEM, as well as a volunteer mentor for the Honors College and Seidenberg. 糖心vlog短视频淟eadership experience is pivotal to demonstrating to employers that you can take responsibility for others and yourself,糖心vlog短视频 Bonnelycke said. But that糖心vlog短视频檚 not the only reason why he糖心vlog短视频檚 gotten so involved in peer mentorship. 糖心vlog短视频淓nsuring that freshmen have as amazing of an experience as I did is something I am passionate about. I had a couple of mentors during my freshman year that made me feel included and really rounded out my first-year experience.糖心vlog短视频
We糖心vlog短视频檙e delighted to report Bonnelycke recently landed a full-time position after graduation at a tech consulting company working in back-end development and cloud computing. 糖心vlog短视频淚 found a passion in that field, and am very excited to be able to pursue such an interesting topic as a career,糖心vlog短视频 he said. We wish him all the best as he looks to the future糖心vlog短视频攁nd, of course, when he continues to innovate it.