My name is

Betsy Popek

. I am a Salt Lake City, Utah based

full-stack software developer

who values building clean designs with an eye for thoughtful user experience.

My interest in

development and coding

grew over the years while working as a graphic designer. Since beginning my design journey over a decade ago, I've dabbled in courses for CSS, HTML, Ruby and Python as well as Adobe Dreamweaver. After completing a UX online course through Springboard, I realized that while I love the user experience, I want to be

more involved in coding and building interfaces

instead of handing that off to a developer.

Last year I finally decided to take the plunge and attended the V School

Full-Stack (MERN) JavaScript

program in downtown SLC. I was drawn to their package of a wealth of consistently updated material with a fabulous team and a high level of alumni support.