Jack of Many Trades
Hi, my name is Sam K.B. Welcome to my website!
This is most definitely a work in (slow) progress,
but I'm glad you've come to take a look around. If you would like to reach out to me for any
reason, please feel free to get in touch!
About Me:
- I'm not great at small talk, but I try.
- I'm a cat lady, but I totes love my dog.
- My favorite color is purple.
- I'm never going to give you up.
- I'm never going to let you down.
- Never going to run around & desert you.
- I want to be way more funny than I am.
- I'll watch anime until the day I die.
- I hate mushrooms.
- I really miss raiding in WoW during the The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King expansions.
I've always loved technology in some form. I grew up playing Hexen, Age of Empires, and EverQuest, and was enamored of the digital worlds gaming had to offer. Later, I discovered the joys of data and dabbled in Access to keep track of the anime series I was watching and Excel spreadsheets for meal planning. I also got into photo manipulation/enhancement and video editing for a time.
Somehow, these hobbies didn't lead me to initially choose a career in the information technology field. I wanted to be a baker, and I had every intention of going to culinary arts school after getting a business degree. However, I'm not sure if it was the thought of spending my life inside a restaurant or the need for financial stability after college, but that plan didn't pan out. Instead, I applied for a jr. analyst job at corporate governance firm.
It was the best. Decision. EVER! First, it paid the bills. Like most post grads, this was very important. Second, it reignited a spark for data I'd had before but never noticed. Specifically, managing and manipulating data with advanced Excel macros and T-SQL. I fell in love, and from there decided it was what I wanted to do with my life.
I've since branched out to administrator positions, and in doing so discovered SO much more in this line of work. IT is a boundless pursuit, and there's always something new and exciting! It's definitely what I love most about it. There's certainly been lots of steep learning curves and it's been tons of work playing catch up, but I've enjoyed every bit of the experience.