Analysing a Data Scientist

With the growth and ease of use of new tools to extract, wrangle and visualise data the opportunities to expose insights from once disparate data sources is now more achievable then ever. Whether it's creating the ETL process, writing machine learning models or uncovering specific insights, opportunities for data junkies and more specifically data scientists are everywhere. Yet finding the right role for a data scientist that actually takes advantage of her skill set may be more elusive than finding a unicorn who performs miracles.

In this meetup we sit down with members of the data science community to discuss the opportunities and challenges they face in finding and matching the right candidate for the right role. Join us for a fireside chat with:

• Hamid Omid, Founder, delecta Technologies
• Jenny Yang, Founder, Aida Software (recently acquired by Vision Critical)
• Jamie Couper, Recruiter, Tech and Software, Randstad Canada
• Hiral Patwa, Student, SFU Masters Program in Big Data

Q&A and networking to follow.

• What to bring
A $5.00 donation, for Covenant House, will be collected at the door.

About Covenant House: Founded in 1997 Covenant House Vancouver offers a clear exit from life on the street to youth aged 16 - 24. We make this possible through a carefully designed Continuum of Care including a daily drop-in, a 59 bed residential crisis program, a transitional living program, relapse prevention and life skills training.