About Me: Caden Smith
My Name is Caden, and I’m a first-generation college student from Silverton Oregon, and I’m very eager to improve my skill set through an effective learning opportunity such as this. I grew up inspired by my mother's entrepreneurship and work ethic watching her work multiple jobs including running her own business along with side hustles to make ends meet as a young single mom with two kids. Aware of the opportunities she provided I made sure to apply myself to learning, and when she got a devastating cancer diagnosis, I used those skills gained to begin a freelancing web development service to offer to long-lasting businesses in our local area to get them connected to the internet and e-commerce at to help with the bills. This experience ignited my passion for software and learning new computer languages which led me to getting a full-time job at a startup with over 20 employees as a lead web developer for over a year. Growing my professional network, and getting a taste of workin