I am not your typical data analyst. Yes I can script in Python, compose a Jupyter notebook in R, and manage databases in SQL or Excel. But my curiosity in numbers and their hidden stories actually comes from my accounting experience.Accounting in the healthcare industry is where I learned that a number isn't simply just a cell in a spreadsheet. When I was tasked to produce reports for management about why an expense or revenue was larger than average, I learned that these were people's lives. I spoke with other departments and found out these were people's triumphs, frustrations, successes, and difficulties; a number could've saved someone's life, or attempted to.This same curiosity also sparked my interest in programming. How could I leverage this machine to optimize my daily tasks and get back to these stories? I began waking up early and sleeping late to pick up skills in Python, bash, automation/scripting, Javascript, and web development. Between then and now I've traveled to the other side of the world and back, adventured around the United States, researched career opportunities and found out about data analytics. It's the perfect bridge between my past experience as an accountant and my current interest in programming. The fact I also get to breakdown and communicate my findings with others is a plus; my undergrad job as a math tutor left me patient and readily prepared.I'm not just the data analyst who wants to be left alone with a database and Tableau. I'm the data analyst who wants to work with colleagues, find the actual story, and communicate it to others. This is what I do best.
