From a young age, I was attracted to scientific research and technology, which in the early 90s were starting to propagate to the masses. I studied Psychology at SUNY Plattsburgh from 2007-2012, and worked with databases from 2012 to 2019. Having determined to pursue a career in machine learning, I self-taught fundamental data analysis techniques using tools like SQL, Excel, and Python.

It is my belief based on personal experience that only from data can truth be discovered. Forces like bias, current events, and the environment are few examples of many that can muddle reality. We are constantly being bombarded and engaged in digitally controlled, contrived environments with fixed rules defined by external entities. The road to truth stems from data and mathematical analysis of it, supported by history from millions of years ago to today.

As a student of psychology, a science just over a century old compared to its compatriots like physics or chemistry spanning millennia, I am blessed, fortunate, grateful, and lucky to live during the dawn of data science. Psychology will play an important role in writing artificial intelligence that will exist in unison with humans as opposed to the contrary. I hope a career in data analytics will eventually lead me to collaborate on projects that will contribute to a harmony between human and machines.