From chemical engineer to data scientist@ExxonMobil, why he left to do data science freelancing, data career jumpstart, Avery Smith - the data scientist show#043
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Avery Smith is a data science consultant and career coach at Data Career Jumpstar, and TA at MIT professional education. Previously, he was working on optimization and predictive analytics at ExxonMobil. We talked about his journey from from chemical engineer to data analytics, optimization problems in energy sector, why he left ExxonMobil, and his best advice for people to get into data science. Follow Daliana on Twitter (https://twitter.com/DalianaLiu) for more on data science and this podcast. If you like the show, subscribe and give me a 5-star review :)
Topics:
His first data science projects
His experience with ExxonMobil
Why he left ExxonMobil
Data science consulting
Challenges when working with clients
Why he built his own career coaching program
How Linkedin helped his career
TA at MIT, MIT's data engineering curriculum
how to build a data science portfolio
Avery's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/averyjsmith/
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