Nicole Sonett
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Coming out means more visibility. And visibility is huge for the queer community. But protecting your space at work is priority number one. Give yourself the permission to come out at your own pace. Mine was one-on-one conversations. Making authentic connections, being sure of your values, and knowing what you want to share with other people makes it a lot easier.
In Our Own Words
Parametric is a place where everyone contributes, everyone has a voice, and everyone just plain belongs. Making space for you to be authentically you means we all benefit from more thoughtful ideas—and our clients gain more innovative investment solutions. We asked Parametric team members from different backgrounds to share a bit about themselves so you can get to know the people behind our products and solutions.
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“I think to really be out in the modern workplace is to be out 100%. It’s also easier now to know whether employers have LGBTQ+-friendly policies, to do your homework up front, and to understand whether that employer will support you.”
Chief of Staff
Greg Lawson
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“Let’s be real: Financial services is an overwhelmingly white industry, but I’ve never felt like I couldn’t be myself at Parametric. I like that we’re taking DEI seriously, being transparent about it, and making it part of every department’s goals.”
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Carlos Tagle Rangel
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“What I did in the military with explosives doesn’t directly relate to what I currently do in technology. But some of the leadership principles definitely apply: paying attention to detail, acting with integrity, and never asking someone to do something you wouldn’t do yourself.”
Senior Systems Engineer
Tim Nelson
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“Inclusivity is such an integral part of Parametric’s culture—I felt it from the moment I started, and I still feel it today. When you feel that sense of belonging, you then mirror those same feelings back out to your colleagues.”
Administrative Associate
Yvonne Xiong
Nicole Sonett
“I wasn’t nervous about coming out at Parametric. I was nervous about making authentic connections so that I could share that about myself. I think that’s the first step. Then I got comfortable, put a little rainbow sticker on a notebook, and carried that around as a small queer ‘hey.’ ”
Hometown:
Parametric location:
Seattle
Edmonds, Washington
BA, history, University of California, Santa Cruz; MLIS, University of Washington
Education:
October 2017
Parametric hire date:
“I run Parametric’s business intelligence and reporting program. I tell stories with data.”
What I do here:
“I delivered newspapers. On foot. Edmonds is very hilly, and I was a total wimp about it, so I got my mom to help me carry all those papers along my route.”
First job:
“The reading room at the Suzzallo Library
at the University of Washington. I worked there in grad school. It’s such a beautiful space—it looks like the Great Hall in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies—with amazing acoustics. One of my friends was an opera singer, and one day after hours I had her sing an aria in the room.”
Favorite library:
“Schumann’s ‘Fünf Stücke im Volkston.’ Playing in an orchestra, you have to be acutely aware of how you’re playing, how you’re playing with your section, and how you’re playing with the orchestra as a whole. It’s a metaphor
for the modern corporation.”
Favorite piece of music:
“I was a church sexton, which is basically a janitor. I made sure the Sunday schoolers had nicely buffed floors.”
First job:
“I work closely with our COO on things like vendor management, policies and procedures, and budget oversight. I serve as his trusted advisor—kind of like the Hand of the King, if you've watched ‘Game of Thrones.’ ”
What I do here:
August 2015
Parametric hire date:
BM, Cleveland Institute of Music; MM, Mannes School of Music; MBA, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Education:
East Brunswick, New Jersey
Hometown:
Seattle
Parametric location:
“We’ve progressed from companies not saying anything about LGBT issues to starting to support them because they felt like there was a business need and benefit to it. And then finally supporting the community just because they feel it’s the right thing to do.”
Greg Lawson
“Mt. Rainier, especially the area around Chinook Pass. Not going to say exactly where, though—I don’t want it to get too crowded.”
Favorite climbing spot:
“I was a janitor at the local YWCA. I made minimum wage, but it felt like a lot of money to a 15-year-old.”
First job:
“I’m responsible for everything email and messaging related. People sometimes take those things for granted, but they’re really the key to the kingdom. No email, no client communication. Everybody relies on us to keep those systems running.”
What I do here:
June 2018
Parametric hire date:
Phoenix, Arizona
Hometown:
Seattle
Parametric location:
“After my first year of college, I wanted to do something different, so I enlisted in the Army. My specialty was demolitions, minefield clearing, and complex obstacles. Which, come to think of it, is a lot like what I do as a systems engineer—minus the explosives.”
Tim Nelson
“Monet. I like that his works are a bit abstract, but if you stand back you get a clearer picture. My girlfriend likes him too. We recently got a chance to visit the Monet museum in Paris, which was on our bucket list.”
Favorite painter:
“I waited tables at a Mexican restaurant in Appleton, Wisconsin. We used to play a lot of pranks. While you were changing into your uniform, someone was liable to slip a raw egg into your shoe.”
First job:
“I help the recruiting team operate smoothly so we can hire the best talent and make sure the candidate experience is top-notch.”
What I do here:
February 2021
Parametric hire date:
BA, international business, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
Education:
Salamanca, Mexico
Hometown:
Seattle
Parametric location:
“I came to the US from Mexico at the age of 7. Because of my father’s work, we moved around a bit and got a chance to live in a couple of different countries, but my mother made sure we kept our traditions alive.”
Carlos Tagle Rangel
“The first one I ever visited: Tahquamenon Falls in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Hard to get to, but amazing to see. It’s what made me fall in love with waterfalls, and now my husband and I seek out falls wherever we travel.”
Favorite waterfall:
“It was at a hole-in-the-wall steakhouse in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. The owner was the cook, and I worked there with my brother. We did everything—bused tables, waited on tables, hosted. We even had to clean the bathroom. Yuck.”
First job:
“A little bit of everything. I assist the executive team, manage the Minneapolis office, help with social committee events. I love learning about finance, because I don’t have a finance background.”
What I do here:
February 2021
Parametric hire date:
BA, business administration, Ferris State University
Education:
Sacramento, California
Hometown:
Minneapolis
Parametric location:
“A lot of people don’t realize how many cultures make up the Asian American Pacific Islander experience and lump us all into one. I love talking about my Hmong culture, telling people about where I come from and how my people got to the United States, and sharing our food and traditions. I get to play a part in shaping people’s perspectives.”
Yvonne Xiong
