This logo is what makes this website scream "ALYSSA AYALA". I used my artistic abilities from high school up until now to come up with a design that reflects me as an individual.
The mascot is a special honeybee who goes by Sunny. The aim is "approachable" and "friendly", so she does not need any antennas (they look like evil eyes to me). She just needs a smile to make everyone's day, but also a flower like any other bee.
Sunny the Special Honeybee
Growing up "special" is how I relate to Sunny. My neurodivergency always made navigating the world difficult, and I was a very sheltered person. But behind all of that was someone with a passion for art and technology! While I was taking AP Computer Science A, I was a finalist in the Disability Art Pride Parade art contest. This was all in New York during my senior year of high school in 2019.
During a time where I was supposed to thrive, aka college, the COVID-19 pandemic came. As such, I spent most of my college career at home doing "distance learning", with a gradual return to "normal" learning shortly before I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (and a minor in History, just because!)
After a gap year and initially applying for Developer and Engineer positions, I heard about the COOP Careers fellowship for recent first-generation college graduates, which is where my professional journey began. During the fellowship, I focused on my professional development and building on my experience.
As times goes on, I am growing into a more confident person not only professionally, but also by personal means. I have gotten more experience over the months, and I've been exploring more of my interests and passions. I have found ways to be both technical and creative-minded, using my mind to its fullest potential.
Since January 2026, I have been building and managing my own website after buying a custom domain for a professional and aesthetic look, which began with me wanting to showcase my portfolio and experience while continuing to build on them.
I had always wanted to get more into marketing tools like Google Analytics. I knew that it was for monitoring the traffic of websites and apps, and I got more convinced when I found you could link the data to other important tools like Looker Studio and BigQuery.
Since I intend to keep this Site up indefinitely, this is like a long-term data analytics and digital marketing project, where I'll always need relevant tools to run and manage it with the help of real data.
Disclaimer: These pictures are not the actual Looker dashboard and do not update in real time.