Advice For New And Junior Data Scientists – Hamel Husain l ODSC West 2017

Bio: Hamel has experience building data analytics and predictive modeling solutions for a wide range of industries, including: hospitality, telecom, retail, restaurant and entertainment. He has built large data science teams (50) from the ground up and has deep experience building solutions as an individual contributor. His primary area of expertise is machine learning. Hamel is presently a senior data scientist @ Github and has previously worked at Airbnb and DataRobot. Abstract: There are hundreds of blogs that tell you how to start down the path of becoming a data scientist: what to learn, how to learn and what to prioritize.