About Erik

# Erik



### *A short bio*
born in San francisco. Dad in naval base. Ridgecrest, California. 28 years old.
Been in and out of jobs. Been in landscaping.

### *What is his programming background?*
- Took some classes at community college. Self learned but never commercially.
- He often got sidetracked with self learning
- likes the "go in and getting it done" mentality, meeting people who has actually done programming in the industry
are few of the reasons he choose Hack Reactor.

### *Why do they want to learn to code?*
**"I want to make apps."** 

He also has interest in online communication platforms also.

### *What are their goals for this course specifically?*
To apply successfully at Hack Reactor. Wants to start as soon as possible for Hack reactor.

### *Other hobbies and interests?*
Electronics (rasberry pi and arduinos), tried to make remote watering system.

### *What are their favorite websites?*
[Youtube.com](http://www.youtube.com), [adafruit.com](http://www.adafruit.com)