I started working in computational chemistry labs in January of 2013. That was when I first got interested in programming. I decided to continue on to a computational chemistry graduate program where I would be able to work on a software package and chose UC Irvine for this reason. There I quickly discovered I was much more interested in writing code that got the most out of the tools I was using than the chemistry problems those tools addressed. While conducting my graduate research, I had also become interested in the mathematics and applications of data science techniques. I studied up on the techniques and tried to find ways to incorporate them into my research, but faced resistance. That resistance, combined with the fact I wasn't as interested in the chemistry, convinced me I would be better off following my interests and leaving the graduate program. Now I am actively pursuing a career in data science where I will be able to focus more on writing code that employs techniques I am more interested in.
Listed skills include Python, Bash, C++, Fortran, and 16 others.