Women Who Reign: Alicia Felix

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.” — Margaret Wheatley
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Tell us about yourself along with a fun fact!
I was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and I moved to Miami, FL when I was 8 years old. I was always interested in Math and Science but I never had a good idea about what I wanted to do with it. When I started at FIU, I picked Computer Science as my major (lucky guess?) and to be honest, I had no idea what exactly Computer Science was. I enjoyed making websites so I thought that this major would include some of that, but I quickly learned that CS was not about making websites.

When I was first exposed to programming I was very intimidated and learning it did not come easy to me. There were times where I thought to myself that this major was not right for me but with time I actually got the hang of it. I realized that what I loved the most about studying CS was not writing code but it was all the logic and problem solving it required. I love a challenge and every program was different and exciting and that’s what made me realize that I had chosen the right career for me.

I graduated in April of 2014 with a B.S. in Computer Science. After graduation, I started working as a Software Consultant at IBM. As a Consultant, I travel every week to clients…