S-STEM Consuelo Landeros's Blog

 1. My professional goal this year is to be hired to a job in my field. My goal in 5 years is to be at my forever job that makes me happy to go to work. In 10 years I hope to be in a management position in the IT or business field. By accomplishing these goals I will be able to allow my parents to retire their current labor inducing jobs. I will accomplish these goals by aiming for success  and not letting fear get in the way of new and better opportunities. Hopefully it will make it possible for more woman of color to strive in the STEM community. 2. Societal challenges I face with is being underpaid because I am a woman. In ten years I hope the pay gap no longer exist. Twenty years in the future woman will no longer be shy or under minded in STEM and be paid as equals. I think this problem will be addressed by woman empowering other woman. If we stay united we can make the pay gap minimal. 3. My life partner makes me optimistic. He empowers me to try anything and everything....

  1.  What did you know about your field 3 years ago, and what have you learned about that has 'wowed' you? (Supplemental questions: What did you used to think was an advanced topic in your subject, and what do you think is now? What was the experience that you feel you learned the most from?) What I knew about my field 3 years ago was not much. I picked my field in applied computing knowing it payed well and had various job opportunities. Now, three years later I know how to code, 4 program languages and that it is a very competitive field I am in. The experience that has taught me the most is learning different programming languages because I learned that there is not just one way to get things done.  2. What do you want to learn about over the next 3 years? (Is it scientific or personal? Why do you want to learn it? How do you plan on developing this knowledge?) I want to learn how to manage a start up business. My major is in computer science with a minor in business....