I consider myself a “big data” scientist. I have worked with Fortune 500 companies, government contracts, electronic medical records, DNA, financial data, legal data and more. I have been in the IT field for 15 years as a professional and have experience on almost every major platform.  My experience with computers begins well before my professional career (my dad bought my first Zenith Data Systems x86 computer in 1989 when I was 9 years old).  Growing up I was the neighborhood geek and my friend’s parents knew who to call for tech support.