Rena Lakiss describes how the flexibility of being a NetSuite freelancer allows her to work remotely and travel the world.
Working remotely as a freelancer can lead to a number of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits. If the world truly is our oyster, then why should we let our careers prevent us from taking advantage of everything this planet has to offer?
Other than the obvious benefit of removing a long, tiresome commute to a fixed workplace, working remotely allows independent workers to combine hard, painstaking work and an adventurous, fulfilling sense of wanderlust.
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A significant number of the OdeCloud community know the joy of working remotely, and with travel being as limited as it is right now due to a seemingly uncontrollable global pandemic, I enjoy hearing about each and every excursion.
Take NetSuite specialist Rena Lakiss for example: A self-described world traveler, Rena loves spending her free time touring the many countries of the world and immersing herself in its many beautiful cultures.
“I’m a world traveler. I dedicate my time — any free time that I have — in looking into new destinations, basically,” Rena said.
“It’s a crazy dream, but I always wanted to be the youngest girl to travel the world! But unfortunately, I just saw the new record — which is 26 years old — so I missed that one.
“[I’m always] basically looking at new destinations. It’s my passion. It’s my future.”
Out of the many places she’s been to, she says that she connected most with the countries of Turkey and South Africa, and she had plans to visit the African countries of Kenya, Madagascar and Ethiopia before the spread of COVID-19.
At her core, however, Rena very much loves being involved in the world of software and technology, constantly working to absorb all the knowledge she can in the subjects of machine learning and artificial intelligence.
“I love to discover new technologies. I first became more interested into machine learning and artificial intelligence. That’s maybe, I can say, where I specialize my bachelor degree in,” said Rena.
“So I started developing on my own — new logics and new ways, new functionalities to improve the machine learning world.”
She firmly believes in the importance of remaining updated with all the latest news and insights concerning AI and machine learning, and she sees NetSuite as a viable platform to test new AI systems and algorithms.
The OdeCloud community is incredibly lucky to have such a cultured and driven NetSuite expert, and we can’t wait to see the impact she has on the tech world.
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Rena Lakiss: I love to discover new technologies. I first became more interested into machine learning and artificial intelligence. That’s maybe I could say where I specialized my bachelor degree in. So I started developing on my own new logics and new ways, new functionalities to improve the machine learning world.So I’m giving myself some projects here and there. Try to improve a little bit more on that aspect, because there’s so many new technologies, so you need to keep yourself updated or else you lose it, and maybe that’s why people go forward with a master degree or a PhD in it.
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Angelo Mendoza: Excellent, excellent. I love that. Yeah. What places have you visited so far? What do you feel are the most memorable places, I guess?
Rena Lakiss: Yeah, that would be a shorter list. I would say maybe my top, top one would be in between… They’re very different, but either Turkey or South Africa. I really, really felt like crazy connection with the country. And it’s rare that I actually find myself going back to the same country twice, because there’s 198, I think, in the world, so I don’t always find myself coming back to it. But Turkey I did twice and South Africa, I’m still looking for it. So those two places, it’s a must.
Angelo Mendoza: Amazing. And as far as the places that you want to go, I do want to ask this question, what’s next on your list? Give me your, I don’t know, top three, top five.
Rena Lakiss: So my top three were supposed to be this September, but unfortunately because of Corona and the whole issue, the pandemic, I had to cancel my trip. I was going to Kenya, I was going to Madagascar and Ethiopia. Yeah. Those were the three countries that I really wanted to visit.
Angelo Mendoza: Wow. Really all over. Yeah. I love that.
Rena Lakiss: Yeah, I love it. Africa is a beautiful continent and not really well discovered. So I guess it was the perfect moment for me to go.
Angelo Mendoza: That’s great. Yeah. A lot of the freelancers also love to talk about how much they travel and whatnot, and I really think that’s one of the perks of being who we are. You know what I mean? Just kind of like what you said, we can work from anywhere. So I mean, who knows? I might have to follow up during an interview and then you’ll just be like, oh yeah, I finally made the trip to Madagascar. I finally made a trip to Ethiopia.
Rena Lakiss: I really hope so.
Angelo Mendoza: I hope you do too.
Rena Lakiss: We just need that pandemic to move away out of our, you know-
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