I started learning about technology at a deeper level as a kid, when I learned Python and the fundamentals of cybersecurity and basic web dev skills after school. I went on to get undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and economics at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks where I was lucky enough to participate in concurrent graduate course enrollment focused on topics like rocket propulsion and explosive design.

Since then I've worked at various technology companies across the country. Today I mostly focus on projects built on Google Cloud infrastructure at scale, usually ones with extra challenging elements of data processing/HPC or secure design. If you're interested, read more about me below!

Latest thing(s) I'm proud of:
In June I checked off a major bucket list item and got a paper published! It was quite an exciting first journal as well, JAMIA (Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association), and focuses on work I did as a contractor for the CDC on the COVID-19 response when I worked at Booz Allen. You can check it out here.

Experience

Alphabet (Google)
Cloud Consultant, Big Data/Analytics
December 2021 - Present

Booz Allen Hamilton
Data Engineer
November 2018 - November 2021

HelloFresh
Supply Chain Analyst, Logistics Analytics and Data Squad
June 2018 - September 2018

University of North Dakota Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Data and Machine Learning Engineering Contractor

February 2018 - May 2018
Co-op Data Engineer

August 2017 - January 2018

Dollar Shave Club
QA Engineering Intern

June 2017 - August 2017

UCode
Data Analyst Intern

May 2016 - August 2016

Other Things I Do

When I'm not working I enjoy competitive ballroom dance, brazilian jiu-jitsu, mushroom growing/forays, art history, and touring museums around town. I also spend more time than I should admit to on here reading history books and working with friends on predictive models for financial markets.

Reach out at samuel.r.lerma@gmail.com