I work at Seattle Pacific University as a Business Systems Analyst. This means I listen to faculty and staff from a variety of disciplines to gather the requirements, hopes, and frustrations regarding their work software , combine these with technical know-how, significant insight from data, and a knack for problem solving, and whip up solutions that address those requirements, hopes, and frustrations. I then shepherd that solution from creation through the implementation process until it is a normal part of the day to day operations . I like bringing clarity to where there is confusion, automation to where there is dreary busywork, insight to where there is ignorance, and significance to where the meaninglessness can seem overwhelming. When I am not at work I like to set new PRs on my bicycle, conquer the next level of difficulty at the climbing gym, and play cooperative board games with my friends so that I don't subject them to the business end of my competitive spirit.