Vivian Lam
Data Analyst
AKA “Logical Lam“
Vivian’s chief responsibilities include cleaning and analyzing data that supports recruiting from appropriate markets for our partner schools. One aspect of this involves utilizing natural language processing, which can help identify and provide insight into user trends. Vivian is skilled in using regular expressions to translate between patterns in human speech and code.
This UCLA Bruin came to Spark451 with previous experience in data analysis, having supported educational institutions with data visualizations identifying trends in user data through a nonprofit. In addition, Vivian has developed reports for various departments that identified trends in student data on an IT team at a women’s university.
How did you choose your profession/why?
Data analysis combines all of my skills and interests in math, coding, and visual communication.
What’s been your favorite project that you’ve worked on and why?
My favorite project is always my most recent project. It is an opportunity to be creative, and I always discover something new.
What is your favorite quote? Why?
"As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it." – Albert Einstein
And
“As the area of our knowledge grows, so too does the perimeter of our ignorance.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
Every time I come across an interesting topic or field, I am amazed by all the known things there are to learn from other people and professions in the world, and all the still unknown things that exist in our world.
Beach vacation or city vacation and why?
City vacations suit me because I do not know how to swim and I can eat a variety of food without sand getting in it.
