The latest articles on DEV Community by Jennifer Montgomery (@jenniferlmontgomery). https://dev.to/jenniferlmontgomery https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1044630%2Fcce7ca63-916c-46d8-84d6-50b52f4f4be7.png https://dev.to/jenniferlmontgomery en Jennifer Montgomery Mon, 13 Mar 2023 23:53:57 +0000 https://dev.to/jenniferlmontgomery/a-new-adventure-begins-today-58ii https://dev.to/jenniferlmontgomery/a-new-adventure-begins-today-58ii <p>After nearly 16 years in the insurance industry and 24 years in customer service, I have decided to invest in myself and switch careers. It has taken a long time for me to decide what it is that I want to do when I grow up (I am 40 now). I sat down and thought of all of the things I like and all of the things I am good at and it brought me to software developement. Creative problem solving is a hobby and I feel this is going to be a great way to put that to practical use. </p> <p>One goal I have is to create something amazing with my oldest child who is a whiz with graphic design and is Adobe certified... I think we can do really amazing things together when I am confident with my own skills.</p> <p>I am excited to be a part of the Coding Bootcamp at the University of Arizona (Go Wildcats!).</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--2QLMHOvr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/c73jrnyftmfpluq11b7b.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--2QLMHOvr--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/c73jrnyftmfpluq11b7b.png" alt="Image description" width="872" height="872"></a></p> beginners career