I am currently working as a GIS Planning Manager in Utah's Department of Transportation. I am almost 36, originally from Bangladesh but grew up in Saudi Arabia. I came to the States in 2006 for college and have been here ever since. I have a PhD from the University of Texas at Dallas. While I am a mix of cultures, I have a strong connection to my Islamic Deen and am trying to be fully practising, which means I am trying to incorporate both the Fardh and the Sunnah in my life - salah, fasting, zakah, avoiding alcohol, interest, free-mixing, and so forth. I enjoy reading, museums, I really like cats and hope to get one or two in the future, and I would like to have family soon, insha'Allah. 

Note: I have never been good at describing myself and I don't think I did a good job here.