In 2001, I went to grad school for Germanic linguistics and then kind of derailed and got into a master's of information science, both at Indiana University. For a few years, I did a few part-time jobs on and off campus wherever I could find hourly work. My first full time job was as a Cold Fusion web developer for an IU office in the School of Education for about 6 years, after which I moved to North Carolina and worked as a PHP/Oracle app developer for the UNC School of Medicine for a little over 10 years.
I also teach occasional evening classes for UNC Chapel Hill on topics like databases (MySQL) and app development with JavaScript and the FHIR standard for health data exchange.
I currently work a lot with Python, Node, Puppeteer (or Pyppeteer in Python), and Microsoft SQL Server. I also use Power BI for some visualization dashboard development. In the past, I've worked heavily with client-side JavaScript, PHP, and even (gag me) Cold Fusion, which I had to pick up for my first job at IU.
My interests also revolve heavily around things like running and exercise, travel, languages, health and higher education, so I enjoy working on projects that involve data and applications in those areas.