Question: Who is the Author?
Answer: The author is me, Jirar (Jerry) Helou.
I am not big on biographies but in short, born in Lebanon and moved to the US when I was 18. I spent 10 years at the University of Delaware (UD) where I got my undergrad, Masters and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. While at UD, I started DJing and met my future wife. I graduated in 2011 and decided that as much as I loved the problem-solving aspect of engineering, I hated the lonely environment and the fact I needed to relocate to the west coast. Don’t get me wrong, I love Cali, the sun and the beaches but I am an east coast type of guy so I was here to stay.
At that point, I decided to make a shift in my career and chase something challenging but involves people. Data, Analytics and Consultancy is where I landed. I spent 6 years at Adobe working with some of the coolest people around the world solving marketing and advertising problems. It was all good until I started having ideas of my own and needed a new place for them to grow. In 2017, I joined Softcrylic and it has been my home since then!
This was a bit longer than a short story but there is not much special about me other than I am passionate about what I learn, what I do and about sharing it with others.
Today I live in the least political part of the country, Washington DC.