Professionally

I’m a Solutions Architect at a Cloud Computing company–I love to help people solve their problems in efficient ways. Empathy is a strength and a weakness as I have a passion for helping solve the problems I myself have encountered.

In my career I’ve worn many hats: - A production support specialist for TIBCO systems (ugh) - A Java Developer building Java Spring Web Backends for mobile apps - A Data Analytics Engineer writing Spark jobs and working with Data Scientists to develop scalable Machine Learning Algorithms - A Data Engineer developing streaming pipelines for data science algorithms using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink. - And now, a Solutions Architect, helping businesses across the world build their systems better.

That being said, I love my job when I’m working, and never want to think about it when I’m off the clock.

Personally

I love all things creative–music, movies, art, science, and especially comedy. - I love going to concerts and music festivals. - I love watching movies and diving deep into the meaning behind them. - I love laughing and making my friends laugh. - I love going to a steakhouse and ordering a burger. (Pro Tip: They make the best burgers). - I like traveling, but want to do more of it. - I love going to Las Vegas and playing Blackjack all night. - I love to read and I love scary stories. - I love debating about absolutely anything with my friends. A spirited debate!

My goals

• One day I want to curate a music festival.
• One day I want to be known as a great host.
• One day I’d like to own a house.
• One day I’d like to be able to do a full downward dog.
• One day I’d like to write something so funny it makes someone laugh.

What about you?