Summary
Perla Herrera is a customer-focused retail sales consultant in Seattle transitioning into software engineering, currently studying data structures, algorithms, databases, and web development. With nine years of frontline experience at AT&T, she brings strong communication, problem-solving, and user-centered thinking to technical work, especially where language and human interaction matter. Her interests lie at the intersection of AI, machine learning, and linguistics, inspired by how people learn multiple languages and how technology can amplify those capabilities. Pursuing an Application Development/Computer Science degree at North Seattle College, she pairs practical service-industry experience with growing technical skills and a curiosity for building language-aware systems. Though early on GitHub, she is actively developing foundational skills and aims to translate empathy for users into impactful, language-focused AI applications.
9 years of coding experience
Application Development BS, Computer Science, Application Development BS, Computer Science at North Seattle College
Associate of Arts - AA, Associate of Arts - AA at Seattle Central College
Spanish, mixteco, Arabic, Portuguese, English