I have a BSc in Mathematics from University of Warwick (2015) and a GradCert in Statistics from University of Sheffield (2019). I embarked on my career as a secondary school mathematics teacher trainee, only to have been inspired by an online course on Big Data which led me to conclude that a career in data was for me. In 2016, I began working within the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), initially as a Data Inputter and from 2017 as Analytics Officer. Here I gained a broad experience of data analysis, including coding for app and report development, in data science and also the production of research data. I then joined the Department for Education in 2021, after I was successful at a cross-government recruitment round, as a Senior Statistical Data Scientist, badged by the Government Statistical Service. Within this role I was able to develop my skillset further, developing more junior staff, automating processes and leading the agile development of data products. After 18 months in that role, I joined the University of Birmingham as a Senior Data Analyst in 2022, where I developed institutional guidelines for report development and led the development of institutional level reports and materials. I am an experienced user of R, Python, JavaScript, M language (PowerQuery) and Git and of reporting software, such as SSRS and Power BI. I was delighted to join the Mental Health Mission MTC in October 2024 in my role as Senior Research Data Scientist.