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marciatmerritt/README.md

Hi, πŸ‘‹πŸΎ I'm Marcia

Welcome Banner
from datetime import datetime

class Marcia:
    def __init__(self):
        self.name = "Marcia Merritt"
        self.title = "software engineer"
        self.start_year = 2012
        self.soft_skills = [
            "problem-solving 🧩",
            "adaptability 🌱⚑",
            "empathy 🀝🏾",
        ]
        self.code = [
            "Java β˜•",
            "JavaScript 🌐",
            "Jest πŸ‘‘",
            "Typescript πŸ“œ",
            "HTML πŸ—οΈ",
            "CSS 🎨",
            "SQL πŸ—„οΈ",
            "Python 🐍",
            "XML πŸ“„",
            "XSLT βœ‚οΈ"
        ]
        self.tools = [
            "React βš›οΈ",
            "Node.js 🌲",
            "Git πŸ”€",
            "Docker 🐳",
            "VS Code πŸ–₯️",
        ]
        self.databases = ["SQL Server πŸ“Š", "PostgreSQL 🐘"]
        self.architecture = ["MVC", "RESTful APIs"]
        self.methodologies = ["Agile", "Scrum"]
        self.communities = {
            "volunteer": [
                "🐾 local animal shelter",
                "πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ« instructor and mentor at Code2College",
            ],
            "referee": [
                "⚽ soccer",
                "πŸ€ basketball",
                "🏐 volleyball",
                "🎾 tennis",
            ],
        }
        self.hobbies = [
            "πŸ•πŸ€πŸˆ animals",
            "πŸŽΎπŸβš½πŸ€ playing sports",
            "πŸ‹πŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ working out",
            "πŸ§˜πŸ½β€β™€οΈ practicing Bikram Yoga",
        ]
        self.challenges = [
            "completed a Full-Stack Software Engineering and Web Development certificate at Midlands Tech",
            "diving deeper into Node.js through RS school's NodeJS2024Q3 online course",
            "starting a Javascript Front-End online course with RS school 2024Q4",
        ]

    def years_of_experience(self):
        current_year = datetime.now().year
        return current_year - self.start_year

    def _build_intro(self):
        return (
            f"Hi, I’m {self.name}, a passionate {self.title} with over {self.years_of_experience()} years of experience "
            f"in the tech industry. I have a solid foundation in programming languages such as {', '.join(self.code[:-1])}, and {self.code[-1]}. "
            f"I'm proficient in {', '.join(self.tools[:-1])}, and {self.tools[-1]}, along with databases like {', '.join(self.databases[:-1])}, and {self.databases[-1]}. "
        )

    def _build_challenges_section(self):
        return (
            f"\n\nRecently, I {self.challenges[0]}, which deepened my expertise in modern web technologies and fueled my passion for building user-friendly web applications. "
            f"Currently, I am expanding my back-end skills by {self.challenges[1]}, and I'm excited to be {self.challenges[2]} in late October.\n\n"
        )

    def _build_soft_skills_section(self):
        return (
            f"I thrive in collaborative environments and believe my soft skills--{', '.join(self.soft_skills[:-1])}, and {self.soft_skills[-1]}--"
            f"enhance my effectiveness in diverse teams. My community involvement includes volunteering at my "
            f"{self.communities['volunteer'][0]}, serving as a volunteer {self.communities['volunteer'][1]}, and officiating various sports, all of which "
            f"help me to continuously refine my customer service abilities while honing my mentoring and leadership skills.\n\n"
        )

    def _build_hobbies_section(self):
        return (
            f"Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my {', '.join(self.hobbies[:-1])}, and {self.hobbies[-1]}. "
            f"These activities not only help me maintain a healthy work-life balance but also foster creativity, which I bring into my professional endeavors.\n\n"
        )

    def generate_elevator_pitch(self):
        elevator_pitch = (
            self._build_intro()
            + self._build_challenges_section()
            + self._build_soft_skills_section()
            + self._build_hobbies_section()
            + "I’m truly excited about the opportunity to leverage my skills and experiences to contribute to innovative projects that make a positive impact. "
            "I’d love to discuss how my experience and skills can contribute to your team’s success.\n\n"
            "How do you see someone with my background fitting into your current initiatives?"
        )
        return elevator_pitch


marcia = Marcia()
print(marcia.generate_elevator_pitch())

Output

Hi, I’m Marcia Merritt, a passionate software engineer with over 12 years of experience in the tech industry. I have a solid foundation in programming languages such as Java β˜•, JavaScript 🌐, Jest πŸ‘‘, Typescript πŸ“œ, HTML πŸ—οΈ, CSS 🎨, SQL πŸ—„οΈ, Python 🐍, XML πŸ“„, and XSLT βœ‚οΈ. I'm proficient in React βš›οΈ, Node.js 🌲, Git πŸ”€, Docker 🐳, and VS Code πŸ–₯️, along with databases like SQL Server πŸ“Š, and PostgreSQL 🐘. 

Recently, I completed a Full-Stack Software Engineering and Web Development certificate at Midlands Tech, which deepened my expertise in modern web technologies and fueled my passion for building user-friendly web applications. Currently, I am expanding my back-end skills by diving deeper into Node.js through RS school's NodeJS2024Q3 online course, and I'm excited to be starting a Javascript Front-End online course with RS school 2024Q4 in late October.

I thrive in collaborative environments and believe my soft skills--problem-solving 🧩, adaptability 🌱⚑, and empathy 🀝🏾--enhance my effectiveness in diverse teams. My community involvement includes volunteering at my 🐾 local animal shelter, serving as a volunteer πŸ‘©πŸ½β€πŸ« instructor and mentor at Code2College, and officiating various sports, all of which help me to continuously refine my customer service abilities while honing my mentoring and leadership skills.

Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my πŸ•πŸ€πŸˆ animals, πŸŽΎπŸβš½πŸ€ playing sports, πŸ‹πŸ½β€β™€οΈπŸƒπŸ½β€β™€οΈ working out, and πŸ§˜πŸ½β€β™€οΈ practicing Bikram Yoga. These activities not only help me maintain a healthy work-life balance but also foster creativity, which I bring into my professional endeavors.

I’m truly excited about the opportunity to leverage my skills and experiences to contribute to innovative projects that make a positive impact. I’d love to discuss how my experience and skills can contribute to your team’s success. 

How do you see someone with my background fitting into your current initiatives?

πŸ› οΈ Technologies & Tools:

CI/CD Jenkins GitHub
SysOps Azure PowerShell Bash
Backend NodeJS Java Spring Python PHP GraphQL XML JSON
Frontend JavaScript TypeScript React Vite Redux NPM Jest Webpack SASS Axios HTML CSS
Microservices Docker Spring Boot Express.js
Databases/Datastores MySQL Oracle PostgreSQL SQL
IDEs VSCode PyCharm IntelliJ
Others/Misc GitLab Git Postman Swagger Jira Trello

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