Data Humans

Meet Mark Rieke, a data scientist. We talk about how he transitioned from mechanical engineering to customer experience analytics, and from that to Bayesian-flavored data science, as well as our thoughts on advanced degrees, the reality of data jobs vs the online hype, and how we all belong in the data world. Find more from Libby at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode -

Meet Madison Ostermann, a data scientist at NASA. You'll hear us talk about her non-linear path from music major to computer science major, what a data job in government looks like for her, and the pivotal decisions she’s made throughout her education and career journey so far. Find more from Libby at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - The Business of Authority Pod

Meet Norma Padrón, a health economist and entrepreneur. We talk about what her work looks like, her journey from mathematics to economics and public health, how finding communities along the way helped her succeed, and more. Find more from Libby at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - American Economic Association: https://www.aeaweb.org/ Norma on LinkedIn: https://ww

Meet Camila Saez, an R & D Scientist at Dow. We talk about how she got to data science from science-science (chemical engineering), the interesting process of interviewing for scientific research roles, what problems she gets to work on day to day in the field of material science, and more. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - Camila on LinkedIn: https://

Meet Kelly Hopkins, a data consultant. We talk about what consultancy looks like for her, our mutual and totally unnecessary feelings of inadequacy from different sides of the data science aisle, why making data friends is more powerful than whatever extra certification you're looking to get next, and much more. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - Black T

Meet Sloan Wheeldon, a data scientist. We talk about her journey to data science, our differing experiences in data degree programs, how we feel about certain types of data science interviews, and more. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - Sloan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sloan-wheeldon/ Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.

Meet Richard DeWald, registered nurse, senior system admin, and hospice data analyst. We talk about his journey to data via a combination of nursing and a love of computers through the 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. His is a story of blending patient care and data work throughout a successful and varied career. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - R for Data

Meet Kaitlin Bustos, a data science consultant. We talk about what her work looks like, her experience doing a data science bootcamp, how data science is not one thing, and more. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - Perms and Combs in Calculus: https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~ggbaker/zju/math/perm-comb.html Kaitlin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaitli

Meet Brittany Buggs, a senior data analyst. We talk about what her day-to-day work looks like, why teaching high school statistics shaped the way she's able to communicate and collaborate as an analyst, how getting clear on what she wanted from a job helped her focus her career, and more. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - Teach for America: https://ww

Meet Kayla Williamson, a biostatistician. We talk about what biostatistics looks like for her, what her journey from academics to industry looked like, and our shared struggle of working on personal projects when we’re more motivated by external accountability vs. internal. Find more at datahumans.club Stuff mentioned in the episode - Not So Standard Deviations Podcast: http