I am currently studying a master's degree in Advanced Data Analytics at the University of Pretoria. My thesis will focus on Small Area Estimation in COVID19 epidemiology. My undergraduate degree was in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics, which means that I studied modules in Computer Programming (C++) , Data Base Management (MySQL), Economics, Applied Mathematics, Financial Management, and of course Mathematical Statistics (applied programming in R and SAS). My honours degree was in Mathematical Statistics. The honours project was on data set creation and quality assessment for an informal road detection neural network. The data set created was used for a larger project, which has been published (and myself listed among the coauthors). The project utilised arcGIS and R software. I also have a background in Veterinary Science, with 7 years clinical experience. This means I have training in various Biological Sciences, Agriculture, Nutrition, Veterinary Medicine, as well as Public Health and Epidemiology.