a bit about me

i was born in Buffalo, but raised in Lake County, IL, and spent a lot of time traveling between the two growing up. i live in New York now, but i still carry memories of the midwest with me, primarily through my masochistic attachment to Chicago sports franchises.

i studied computer science at binghamton university, where i won a hackathon and conducted undergrad data science research for the computer science and psychology departments. in the side, i was a dj for the college radio station, WHRW 90.5 FM, where i ran "Pass the Aux", a music show with my friends, and "SoundSpeak", a talk show about new music releases.

currently, I work as a data analyst at CSEA, a labor union in New York, where I build data pipelines, visualize complex problems for leadership, and help modernize a legacy technical infrastructure. if you think I could be a benefit to your team, check out my CV.

in my free time, i like to write about my experiences with art and technology, play basketball, and spend time with my partner of 6 years. i struggle with writing, even thought i've been doing it for a decade now, but nonetheless i wanted to build this site to finally have a public space for my thoughts. i hope you're able to take something insightful from it.

if you want to reach out to me - to talk shop about something i wrote, reach out about opportunities, or just introduce yourself - feel free to contact me directly at haydenbrown at comcast dot net! i'm always open to conversation and try to respond to every email i get.