Every day we make choices. I am interested in data science because I believe that empowering people and organizations to make choices informed by data can change the world. Organizations across the world are looking to use data to solve critical social problems that impact peoples lives. I want to help with that.In 2023, I completed my undergraduate degree at BYU in Economics with minors in statistics and business. In my degree, I developed the skills of inferential data science like data cleaning, wrangling, and visualization in R and Python as well as OLS regression analysis, advanced econometrics, machine learning (Neural Networks, Random Forrests, Penalized Regression, K-means Clustering, PCA, and other algorithms), and data visualization. My economics degree and the machine learning class I took from the program put special emphasis on understanding causal connections through data. I've gotten to practice many of these skills and apply them to real business and economic situations in my jobs with Speechcloud, HP Tech Ventures, and the NBER.In 2023-2024 I took a big step forward in my career working as a Financial Analyst III in the Public Finance division of Zions Bancorporation. I was grateful to learn about how the public sector gets built, and to be a part of coordinating local infrastructure projects, building schools, and financing affordable housing developments. I'm hopeful that my work in the public sector has been beneficial to local communities.I am now working as the lead Economic Consultant at Socio, an organization that aims to empower social impact organizations to solve problems and serve communities through data analysis, program evaluation, and rigorous academic-level research. I am also getting my MS in Data Science at Northwestern University where I hope to develop my quantitative skills, dive deeper into data analysis tools, and become a cutting edge data scientist.I’m working to make the most out of every opportunity I have now in hopes of serving and making an impact in the future.
