So I started getting into STEM and tech when I was actually back in high school in the United States. I picked the science subjects at high school level, and joined a lot of tech things, like the robotics club, and I started to see engineering as something I wanted to study. I really enjoyed being hands on, and getting my hands dirty, and trying out new things, and so when I decided to go to university I thought engineering would be a cool foundation for me to build upon, Fundamentally I think the most important thing for me was to learn skills for approaching and solving problems. I then went down the mechanical engineer route at university, and I studied that for four years. I then went into a product development role at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare and worked in that for a year and a bit. I then decided I wanted to move into data science and analytics, and so I switched careers into data analytics and supply chain. That was more a pivot into tech, where I started to get more involved in understanding how to use and work data to provide insights. And that’s been my journey so far!
