From Drawing Locks at 4AM to Coding My First Website: My Journey as a Cybersecurity Student in Ecuador
I'm Fernando, 29, from Calderón, Quito, Ecuador. Two years ago I was drawing locks with pencil at 4AM for my YouTube channel Relatos Reales. Today I'm building websites at 4AM with AI. My background: Cybersecurity student - Instituto validado por SENESCYT Learning software development with AI (not in class, by myself) Artist turned dev - 1.1K views on my first pencil drawing videos What I'm…
Fernando, a 29-year-old cybersecurity student from Calderón, Quito, Ecuador, shares his journey from drawing locks at 4 AM for a YouTube channel to building websites with AI. He is currently developing a landing page for an orthopedic clinic called LUMI using HTML, CSS, Tailwind, JavaScript, and React. Fernando emphasizes the importance of building a portfolio to secure internships with companies like GMS Seguridad, Netlife, and NTT Data in Quito.
Despite his institute lacking a convenio, he manages his studies autonomously through carta compromiso, which is legal under Article 18 of Ecuadorian law. He asks senior developers how they would enhance a portfolio for a cybersecurity internship with no convenio but real projects.
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