Lab 2 - Personal Introduction

Who am I?

Hello! My name is Allison Hartman (pictured in middle) and I currently work as a Data Scientist at 84.51°. My grandfather taught mathematics for over 3 decades, and it was during his weekend lessons with me I developed a deep interest in the subject. My further exploration of math through my undergrad studies and various internships made me realize I could have a very fulfilling career in data science/analytics. I am excited to be working in such a dynamic field for which I feel I was made.

Academic Background

I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Alabama (“Roll Tide!”), and am now pursuing my Master’s in Business Analytics at the University of Cincinnati.

• B.S. in Computer Science (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL)
• B.S. in Mathematics (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL)
  • Concentration in Mathematical Statistics
  • Minor in General Business
• (In Progress) M.S. in Business Analytics (University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH)

Professional Background

Prior to working for 84.51°, I completed three internships.

• Lockheed Martin - Huntsville, AL
  • During my time at Lockheed, I obtained both Interim Secret and Secret level federal security clearances. It made me feel like I was a secret agent as we were then allowed to work in the CLASSIFIED areas! I primarily worked as a software developer, updating software installation scripts for Linux compatibility and performing operating system reconfiguration.

• Vanguard - Malvern, PA
  • This internship was very special to me as it was during this time that I realized I wanted to work in data science. Similarly to my position at Lockheed, I functioned as a software developer and primarily worked to enhance backend data processing functionality of various applications and programs. This was enjoyable work, but I consistently found myself listening to the data scientists talk about their work and wishing I was with them. Vanguard’s team of data scientists was small, so I ventured off the following summer in search of a company whose overall mission was data science - 84.51°!

• 84.51° - Fully Remote!
  • I enjoyed my internship with 84.51° so much and was excited to come back full time. Even though we were fully remote in the summer of 2020, I still felt the incredible culture and excitement of our work and projects flow through. I worked on the former SCIE team to build the first iteration of what is now one of our most foundational segmentation packages!

Experience with R and other analytic software

Prior to this class, I had only toyed around with R to get to know the language. I had not built any personal projects or used it in any prior professional environment.

I have, however, used Python a fair amount and am familiar with Jupyter notebooks. I have become much more knowledgeable with PySpark, the Databricks/Azure environments, and Power BI since I joined 84.51°.

Life, Family, and Hobbies

I currently live in Cincinnati, but I grew up outside of St. Louis and my immediate family now resides north of Kansas City. I have also lived in Tuscaloosa, AL, Huntsville, AL and Villanova, PA.

I have two twin sisters (pictured on right) by whom I am constantly amazed, and I am grateful to be able to call myself their big sister. We all do very different things: Megan (left in picture) is studying Nursing with hopes of future work in the NICU, and Taylor (right in picture) is studying Dance and Advertising.

In my free time, I enjoy playing card games, reading (mostly fiction), eating out at restaurants with friends, traveling to new places, and practicing piano.