About Me

My name is Samantha Word, but I generally go by Sam. I am a senior at College of Charleston majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics and Astronomy.

I am currently a Ruby on Rails developer for MUSC. The primary application that my teammates and I work on is SPARCRequest. SPARCRequest is an open source application used by multiple unstitutions across the US. It is best described by our README:

SPARC (Services, Pricing, and Applications for Research Center) is a web based research management system that integrates research and clinical care workflows with a focus on service request catalog, billing compliance, proposal and budget development, work fulfillment data collection, invoicing and billing, and impact data through grants and publication associations.

When I am not studying or working, I love to cook. I find cooking to be immensely rewarding, especially when I perfect a recipe made from scratch. It's just as rewarding as creating a piece of software, and it provides a meaningful break from technology. Someday, I would like to be a Software Developer or Engineer with a garden full of fresh vegetables.

About This Site

This site is hopsted by GitHub Pages, and is styled using Bootstrap. Please note that as of August 2017, this site is a work in progress. At the moment, I am using this site to fulfill course requirements for CSCI 362, and to keep a working knowledge of HTML and CSS. The site's content and layout are subject to change. If any blog content is updated, I will try to include the date it was edited.