Angelica Patlan

I ran my first query with a lump in my throat and a racing heart. I was a 911 dispatcher using CAD commands to query information about people, places, and vehicles. And I fell in love. I loved extracting information, translating it to officers, and helping them make data-informed decisions. 

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My career journey then led me to HR where I've worked with all levels of advertising and marketing agencies, tech companies, and nonprofits. From individual contributors to the CEO, I built business knowledge, relationships, and programs/initiatives. 

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But one thing always stuck out to me: having data and not using it. 

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So, I decided to learn about data and dove into data analytics. And I had an a-ha career moment! This is the field I was meant to be in. Why? I want to help teams stop drowning in data and start using it for initiatives and decisions that matter by combining the people side with the technical. 

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I'm excited to share my journey as a non-technical person learning  data analytics and all of the lessons learned along the way!! ​​