How I got here…

My father worked in IT and hardware before his death. He used to invite me to help and taught me as much as he could teach an 8 year old. I loved feeling like I was helping solve these important problems people brought to him. When I got into middle school, I chose to take a Game Deisgn class. I fell in love with programming. I took as many Computer Science courses as I could through high school. It was challenging but I didn’t mind, I loved struggling me way to a solution. I learned rather quickly and became a tutor. 

I chose to major in Computer Science in college. I had decided my dream was to become a Software Engineer. It was a completely different level than I had experienced in my small high school. Instead of mentoring my peers, I found myself surrounded by people who had parents in Computer Science and had been coding since they were 8. For the first time since  I started, I felt behind. So I pushed myself to learn more. I studied on my own whenever I had a chance. I signed up for certification programs and eventually applied for a Data Analytics bootcamp.

I completed the bootcamp while attending college and applied to be a full-time apprentice. While I was accepted and offered a position, it did not work out with my schedule or location. So I took to applying to Data Analyst and Data Engineer roles.

Fall of 2022, I decided to switch my major to Data Science and pursue an accelerated B.S / M.S. I have fallen in love with data and want to use my education and analytical mind to help better the world in any way possible. I am specifically looking towards research regarding mental health (specifically Bipolar Disorder).

I am driven by a desire to better myself and constantly learn more and I will stop at nothing to achieve that.