Doriane Hesseng-Ndoutoume

Major(s): Software Engineering

Hometown: Libreville, Gabon, Africa

Activities and Involvements:
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA)

Internships, Co-ops, and Research:
Software Engineer Intern at American Express (Summer 2021)
Software Engineer Intern at Nationwide Mutual Insurance (Summer 2020)
Research Data Analyst Intern at Kingland Systems Corporation (Winter 2020)

Why Engineering: Four of my older siblings all did engineering at Iowa State, so I just followed their steps because I didn’t know what I wanted to do at the time. However, I specifically chose software engineering after taking COMS 227. That’s when I fell in love with coding.

Favorite ISU Memory: My friend and I once slept on campus during finals week because we were studying for our final.

Something Unique About Me: My identity is found in Jesus Christ.

Words of Wisdom: Go to office hours as much as possible to get one-on-one help.