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My name is Aaron and I live in Portland, Oregon. Since 2009, I've held roles as a Research Psychologist, Data Scientist, Software Engineer and Engineering Manager.

• Have shipped code to production in a LOT of different languages, but prefer languages with strong types and good tooling. Currently build a LOT in Typescript because it works everywhere.
• Didn't learn to code until I was 23. My first language was R and I learned it to develop better statistical models for my research.
• Worked as a data scientist before I was an engineer. Built ML models for the DoD back in 2010 before neural nets took over the world.
• Super family focused - raise kids, happy wife, visit family, etc.
• Grew up in small towns in coastal Oregon and rural California.
• Care very deeply about ethical issues surrounding technology especially things like privacy, equity, and social good
• Use he/him as my pronouns
• My last name is pronounced WHY rick
• Have an education background as a research psychologist focusing on cognition and psychometrics
• PhD & MS in Experimentail Psychology From Washington State University (2009)
• BS Psychology from Olivet Nazarene University

• Integrate AI tools into development and application workflows
• Catch up my knowledge on AI/ML models
• Finally learn web development - React, Svelte, Astro
• Improve build tooling and automation in a variety of languages
• Accelerate the idea to prototype phase of development
• Improve my empathy as a product owner/advocate. Talk to customers and users more!