I'm Brian — a Data Science and Anthropology student at Indiana University, originally from California. Before landing in Bloomington, I picked up associate degrees in computer science, anthropology, and psychology, which turned out to be a strange but useful combination. It pushed me to think about data not just as numbers, but as a record of human behavior.

Most of my technical work lives in Python — data wrangling, machine learning, building tools that actually get used. I've worked on projects ranging from small business analytics all the way up to enterprise-scale pipelines. Outside of coursework I tend to gravitate toward projects where the data tells a story: food cultures, streaming habits, how people move through systems.

One of my longer-running personal projects is a piece of software that emulates a live TV experience — essentially engineering nostalgia. It's the kind of project that's half systems work and half cultural statement, which feels about right for someone with my background.

When I'm not at a keyboard I'm usually in a kitchen. Food is where my anthropology instincts are most at home — it's one of the clearest lenses we have into culture, memory, and identity. I also tutor in computer science, which keeps me honest about what I actually understand versus what I only think I do.

This site is where I collect my work: blog posts, presentations, and the occasional interactive study guide. Feel free to reach out if something catches your eye.