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* Create README.md * Create images * Delete lesson_00/deanwalston/images * Create img * chore: Adds new files and modifies my README in the deanwalston folder --------- Co-authored-by: Dean Walston <[email protected]>
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# Dean A.H. Walston README
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## 🧭 Introduction
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I'm a proud graduate of **Fisk University** (Nashville, TN), born and raised in **Atlanta, GA**. Passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems, I’ve worked at:
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- 🏢 Rocket Mortgage / Quicken Loans
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- 🤝 The 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
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- ♻️ The Recycling Partnership
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Currently, I’m a full-time learner at **Code Differently**, developing both **technical skills** and **professional soft skills** to make a lasting impact in my community.
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## ⚙️ My Development Preferences
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Essential thing and values I need to be productive and impactful.
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### 🧠 Learning Style
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- 🛠️ Hands-On Learning (prototyping, building, workshops)
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- 🤝 Social Learning (peer collaboration, mentorship, group projects)
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### 🧩 Skills in Progress
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#### Hard Skills
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- 💻 Coding
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- 📊 Data Analysis
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- 🌍 Foreign Language Proficiency (in progress)
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#### Soft Skills
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- 🧭 Time Management
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- 📣 Help-Seeking & Communication
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- 💰 Budgeting
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- 📈 Career Growth (Certifications, Sustainability Practices)
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### 🎯 What Keeps Me Focused
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- Clear learning goals & measurable milestones
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- Real-time feedback & regular check-ins
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- Purpose-driven learning with community impact
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## 🌿 Recovery-State Strategy
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**A healthy mind drives a healthy workflow. Here’s how I recharge:**
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### 🔋 High-Energy / Social Recharge
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- 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Spending time with friends and family
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- ✈️ Weekend travel
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- 🤸‍♂️ Community events (festivals, pop-ups, group fitness)
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- 💪 Volunteering and service work
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### 🔧 Moderate-Energy Recharge
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- 🔥 Grilling (specializing in beef, chicken, salmon, etc.)
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- 🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Local community engagement
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### 🧘‍♂️ Low-Energy Recharge
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- 🎧 Music:
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- Genres: Hip-Hop, R&B, and genre exploration
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- Current Playlist: Starts old school, ends with new age
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- Artists on repeat recently: **Boston Richey, Loe Shimmy, Don Toliver, PARTYNEXTDOOR**
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- 📺 TV & Movies (Action-focused binge marathons)
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- 📚 Reading, meditation, and praying
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- 🏈 Watching sports
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## 📫 Connect With Me
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### What’s the Best Way to Communicate With Me?
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- 💬 **Quick Chat / Day-to-Day:**
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Google Chat, Text Message, Zoom/Google Meet (preferred for internal communication)
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- 📧 **Detailed or Non-Urgent Matters:**
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Email — I typically respond within 24 hours
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- 💼 [LinkedIn](www.linkedin.com/in/dean-walston-663b1b14a)
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> “Change doesn’t happen overnight — but with the right tools, the right mindset, and the right community, it’s always possible.”
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## Photo Gallery
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### 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family & Life
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<img src="images/family.jpeg" height=250 />
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<img src="images/mydog.jpeg" height=250 />
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<img src="images/atlfriends.jpeg" height=250 />
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### Favorite Sports Teams ⚾🏈
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<img src="images/atlanta-braves-olson-celebrates-riley-acunajr.jpg" height=200 />
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<img src="images/broncosdbs.webp" height=200 />
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### 🍖 On the Grill, Tailgate Vibes
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<img src="images/tailgate.jpeg" height=300 />
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<img src="images/steak.jpeg" height=300 />
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