Douglas L. Watts

Douglas L. Watts

Education

  • Bachelor of Science
    Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
    Western Carolina University
    GPA: 3.97
  • Associates of Science
    AB-Tech
    GPA: 3.92

Achievements

  • Western Carolina University

    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
    • Dean's Outstanding Scholar in Computer Science
    • Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Computer Science Awards

Current Aspirations

As a software engineer, I have some goals in progress that comprise my overall goal of gaining greater expertise in full stack web and mobile application development. I am working to increase my knowledge of the Spring Framework, learn some other backend technologies, further my understanding of Angular, learn React, learn React Native to get a start on mobile application development, and continue working to boost my SQL skills. I am also in the process of learning enough AWS and related infrastructure as code technologies to be capable of managing the devops side of things reasonably well. That is quite a lot, and it will take time to get to the level of expertise I foresee myself achieving. However, I will be an increasingly valuable asset to my company as I progress in this larger goal, and I am very excited about all of it!

Goals

  • Continually develop architectural thinking
  • Keep enhancing my use of AI tools
  • Deepen my knowledge of the Spring Framework and FastAPI
  • Broaden my knowledge of backend technologies
  • Further my Angular skills
  • Advance my SQL skills
  • Continue learning React and React Native
  • Expand my experience with infrastructure as code technologies
  • Earn AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  • Be promoted to Senior Software Engineer
  • Keep growing my Git portfolio