About Me

(Exploring Amsterdam, Netherlands (2017) — Shot by me)

Welcome to my website! My name is Katey Bator. My favorite hobby is herpetology, but I also enjoy researching psychology in my spare time. I currently work in the IT industry. Although I never actually studied IT until I was an adult, I would still troubleshoot the home computer and come up with my own solutions when I was growing up. Often, this involved a lot of breaking before the fixing, which my mom did not appreciate. Being able to explore technology at a young age paved the way for me to learn more about IT as an adult.

Outside of meddling with technology, I developed a passion for herpetology as a child, throughout the many adventures I partook in. This meant exploring the great outdoors to find and capture lizards, frogs, snakes, and other reptiles. We lived in a more rural part of Florida, in a city called Alva, which allowed me to fully enjoy herpetology. My family encouraged my hobby by purchasing reptiles such as turtles and leopard geckos for me to take care of and learn more about what they needed to thrive.

Later, I started high school and became involved in a lot of different new and exciting things. Throughout that time, I signed up for activities and clubs such as Color Guard and the Culinary Team. I was also a dual enrollment student, taking classes at a local college, and I was a part of the Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Diploma program. I signed up for the AICE Psychology course while in high school, and this class grew my intertest in psychology. After graduation, I moved from southwest Florida to central Florida (Orlando) and there I attended college.

Starting from 2015, I worked various jobs in the food service industry while attending college and university then eventually changed my career path to be an IT technician. To learn more about my education and work history, feel free to read my Education and Career sections on the website!