In my previous career in finance operations, I devoted study outside of work to learn Python in order to automate tasks for my department. Thrilled with the results, the only option was to continue learning. Eventually, I became aware of my interest in data science, and decided to take the Data Science Immersive course at General Assembly in order to fully pursue that passion.

While I graduated from General Assembly's Data Science Immersive course in October 2017, I also pursued opportunities as a DevOps Engineer after realizing that there was tool crossover and that the work was creative and interesting. As a result, I landed a job as a DevOps Engineer for an Australian startup in Melbourne, inevitably going remote for visa reasons.

As time progressed, my enthusiasm for the field grew, and I continually focused this willingness to learn. As a result, I now enjoy finding new ways to automate everything, and I am currently pursuing a role in which I can apply Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines, manage microservices, and drive change within an organization.