The Journey Started
I think it all started when I began college in 2022. After taking a gap year, I decided to make a big step by moving to a completely new place on my own. From Lampung to Yogyakarta, the city of students. Hundreds of kilometers away from home in pursuit of higher education. Finally, in August 2022, I arrived at Amikom University Yogyakarta.
Here, I learned so many things. During my first semester, I joined Amikom Computer Club as a member and started learning Mobile Development, especially Flutter, which was one of the organization's main areas of focus. It was also here that I built my very first mobile project using Flutter: JogjaTour, an application that helps newcomers discover what Yogyakarta has to offer. Together with my two teammates, Guido and Rizki, we submitted this project to the AMCC Final Project competition in 2023, where we were honored to win first place.
From that moment on, I became interested in contributing more and applied to become part of the AMCC management team. Long story short, after going through nearly a year of leadership training, I officially became one of the organization's board members. Not only that, I was entrusted with the role of Human Resource Development Coordinator, a position that required me to manage many different aspects of the organization.
This role taught me how an organization is managed, how to lead a team, design work programs, and manage people. Even so, I do have one regret. Looking back, I feel that I wasn't good enough at leading and guiding my teammates to reach their best performance. But despite that, I gained invaluable experience and learned so much throughout the journey.
Throughout college, I balanced academics with organizational responsibilities, which pushed me to work hard and manage my time carefully, even though it often meant having to prioritize one responsibility over another. Long story short, I continued into my second term as an AMCC board member, this time joining the Information Technology (IT) Department. Based on my experience as the Human Resource Development Coordinator, the newly elected AMCC Leader at the time, Egi, asked me to help bring a fresh perspective to how the department was managed. My responsibility was to support team management and introduce new ideas because, when it came to technical skills and tech stacks, I was far behind many of my teammates in the department.
This period also marked my final semesters in college. I participated in many competitions and university events. Together with my team, BMD (Bentar Mikir Dulu), we spent an entire year competing and were fortunate enough to win numerous awards. One of the moments I'm most proud of is that, during that year, I was featured on my study program's Instagram and website. Haha.
