Robert M. O'Brien is a seasoned Data & AI Associate Director with an esteemed career in a large consulting firm in the Houston area, Texas. Drawing from his extensive expertise in technology, Robert has published numerous studies and documents that have made significant contributions to the field of IT Consulting and Advanced Analytics. A man of diverse talents, who has traveled the world, he has also ventured into the realm of literature with his self-published book, "We Were Boys," a unique collection that captures real events of teenage boys through the lens of imagination. Recently Robert ran across the poems he wrote as a youth and young adult and has now compiled those into a single manuscript.