I have 3 cats and am an ameteur photographer. A week ago, I started working on a blog post and realized it would probably be helpful to start an online presence/aggregate of interesting things I’ve worked on. So here we are!

FAQ

aka Some questions people ask me/conversations I’ve had more than once

  • So what did you study?
    • I studied mechanical engineering since I wanted to be like Tony Stark or Kazuhiko Kosuge. Probably more like roboticist Kosuge. That guy is doing amazing things for humanity.

      Now I just want to make a lot of money to fund an animal sanctuary because I realized I really love animals.
  • What made you want to do analytics? / Wait–but you studied mechanical engineering how did you get here?
    • I kind of stumbled into it with the help of my mentor. It was far more broad and appealing to me than any mechanical engineering prospects so I leaned in.
      I’ll be doing a write up of the long version of this and what I learned along the way. Here’s the long version.
  • Where you are looking to go career wise?
    • I’m looking to become a leader within the data space and move into management/senior leadership within an org in order to drive data policy, diversity, and inclusion.
  • What are you going to do after tech?
    • Go into my dream job of being a philanthropist and fund an animal sanctuary.
  • So what’s it being like as a woman in a male dominated field?
    • I wish I didn’t feel so self conscious about the way I look or being called sensitive when I call out sexism/racism/transphobia/homophobia.

      I also wish people would stop asking this, and instead ask how to be better allies–that’s a question I want to be asked!
  • You do your own hair? How?? What do you use?
    • I’m going to write this down in a post eventually. The short version is: 2 smart devices, a couple bottles of cheap hair-dye, a dye brush, dye bowl, and a folding stool. Also nitrile gloves, a heat cap, and shower caps.
  • You trained your cats? You can do that???
    • Yeah it’s pretty helpful. It’s also amusing unless Meouch gets really mad. She gets frustrated easily despite being obsessed with treats. Phobos is pretty even all around, Georgie is chill.
changelog:
20210319:1139(gmt-5) - remove guitar playing, replace with amateur photography.