Raised near Rockford, Illinois.
Currently in Corn!

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Heyo, I'm Duane - a student, developer, and philosopher, hoping to further my career helping others.

I was raised in South Beloit, Illinois. Growing up, I had a unique perspective of the world - being American, and being a minority. I learned everyone has a story to tell, and it's important to be open to change and fresh ideas.

Currently, I'm a student at the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana studying Computer Science + Philosophy. Also minoring in Informatics I am searching for a place in human centered development.

In addition to my studies I am spearheading the unification of who minority clubs on campus, as well as, activity in most computer science clubs on campus. Blacks and African American's in Computing, and Latinxs in Computer Science are clubs which helped foster a community where I could feel safe and connected on campus. I am looking forward to help facilitate a community for future students.

Outside of academia, I might be considered pretty bland. I am into most things self improvement from blogs, podcasts, and especially fitness. So if you want a gym partner I am always down, though depending on if it is testing season or not I might be rusty.

I'm always down to collaborate. Reach out and let's chat!

Education

University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Philosophy, Minor in Informatics • Aug 2019 - Dec 2023

Rock Valley College- Rockford, IL

Associate of Arts, Focus in Engineering • Aug 2017- May 2019

South Beloit High School

High School Diploma • Aug 2015- May 2019

Experience

Blacks and African Americans in Computing

Treasurer • Sep 2019- Present

Association of Computing Machinery

Corporate Member • Sep 2019- Present

Hack Illinois

Staff- Android Team • Nov 2019- Present

FedEx Ground

Package Manager • May 2018- Present

Woodman's Food Market

Checker Clerk • May 2018- Aug 2019

Skills

Development

C++ HTML CSS Javascript Scss React SQL Git Command Line Java Kotlin

Design

Figma Photoshop Adobe XD