FULL STACK DEVELOPER
MELISSA GIBSON
I first discovered web development in middle school, when I started building my first websites. From that point I knew I wanted to go into web development as a career. When it came time to go to college I couldn't figure out the best path to get where I wanted to go. I started out in a graphic design program at an art school in Colorado. I learned a lot about design and enjoyed my time there, but when I got into the few web design classes they offered the content felt too shallow, I wanted to do more with my sites, not just copy and paste javascript someone else wrote, so I transferred into a Computer Science program at a state school back in Texas. I completed a BS in Computer Science, and went on to complete my MS in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. I began my career as a developer in 2018 after finishing my masters. I started as a primarily front end developer at RealPage, but I have transitioned into a full stack developer.