Hey, my name is Joshua Dixon and I’m a web development intern here at Red Shark Digital, a digital marketing agency in Greenville, North Carolina. I have lived in North Carolina for my entire life in the small town of Chocowinity, where I gained my interest in technology from a young age. I’m currently working towards a software engineering degree at East Carolina University with plans to graduate in early 2026.

My Web Development Journey

Ever since I was a child, I had an interest in working with anything related to technology. In middle school, I repaired laptops in our library that been broken. My interests in building and creating things turned into a passion for creating digital items in high school, where I began programming and making small personal applications.

After graduating high school with an Associate in Arts from Beaufort County Community College, I decided to go to college in a newer field that East Carolina University had introduced: software engineering. Compared to computer science, this degree focused more on developing user applications.

During my early years in college, I continued programming simple applications for fun. I quickly realized that I enjoy building the layouts and visuals of the applications I built just as much as the application itself, leading to my interest in full stack web development. I enjoy making websites because each new website allows me to create a great user experience that I can be proud of. Since then, I have started my own web development business for small local businesses.

Likes:

• I enjoy brainstorming and creating original, uncommon layouts for websites.
• I like all things space, sci-fi, and movies related to these genres (Interstellar, Blade Runner 2049, Wall-E!).
• I always have fun spending time with friends, whether meeting in person or playing games online!

Final Thoughts

I’m excited to be a new member of the Red Shark Digital team, where I can learn new things, as well as apply my skills to real world problems that challenge me and help me grow. Being a new web development intern on a great team of likeminded people will help me learn and improve my skills and interests.

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