Super Data Science: ML & AI Podcast with Jon Krohn

041: An Inspiring Journey from a Totally Different Background to Data Science

Apr 5, 2017
Guest
Nicholas Cepeda
Nicholas Cepeda shares his journey from a different background to data science, discussing R, Tableau, SAS, internship projects, transitioning to data science from the Marine Corps, analyzing marketing campaigns with SAS, exploring universal basic income, and recommending a data science book.
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1
Intro
00:00 • 4min
2
A Chat about Weather, a Successful Interview, and Learning Tools for Analytics
03:46 • 2min
3
Internship Project: Developing a World Map Dashboard and Saving Company $15,000
05:55 • 2min
4
Transitioning to Data Science: Interview Preparation and Case Studies
07:45 • 6min
5
Transitioning from the Marine Corps to Data Science and Analytics
13:42 • 20min
6
Analyzing Marketing Campaigns with SAS
33:56 • 9min
7
Exploring Universal Basic Income in Response to Automation and Job Displacement
43:04 • 2min
8
Recommendation of a Data Science Book and Guest's Inspiring Data Science Journey
45:02 • 4min