Our world runs on data – I’ll make you a chart about it. 

Ever since my first programming class in high school, I’ve known that computer systems and data would play a central role in my career. I graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Computational Data Sciences and have spent the past five years in government consulting, including the last three at FMP. Early in college, I realized I didn’t want to write code all day. That led me to shift from computer science to data science, a field focused on extracting insights rather than purely building algorithms. My capstone project applied machine learning models to predict and assess Alzheimer’s disease clinical status, highlighting how data can streamline health forecasting and feature importance in the medical field. 

My day-to-day usually involves building or maintaining dashboards, building workflow automations, QA/QC for data products I manage, meeting with clients in working groups on various topics, or educating myself on work-related technical topics to stay up to date. Being a data analyst on a small team demands that I am flexible to be educated and impactful on many different data skills and platforms. The ethos I carry in my head is that I should always be learning and communicating, because the positive impact of my role will only increase with those behaviors. This mindset has become even more important with the rapid evolution of AI in the workplace, where staying adaptable and informed is critical to keeping pace with change. 

Looking back on why I chose this place to work, from the first interview, FMP looked like it really cared about the quality of their work, supporting their employees, and striving for innovation in their solutions (it was a green flag for me when I heard there were people here staying more than 15+ years and looked happy to be there!). After starting, I quickly realized that the internal environment FMP has cultivated is friendly, supportive, professional, and collaborative in nature. That feeling of belonging solidified after meeting a few people at the office. I now wear many hats of knowledge in my field and FMP has been there every step of the way. FMP has supported me in hosting knowledge sharing groups, connecting me to other field expert employees internally, supporting professional development resources for me to use, and uplifting me to educate others. 

Today, I continue to embrace that growth mindset by completing technical upskilling courses, contributing to financial and contract management efforts, building stronger client relationships, and exploring the evolving intersection of public policy and technology. For anyone considering a specialized data role at FMP, it’s a place where curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration are not just encouraged, they’re essential to success.