What is a Data Scientist and How Do I Become One? February 24th, 2018 Brad Llewellyn Senior Analytics Associate – Data Science Syntelli Solutions

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Senior Analytics Associate – Data Science About Me MCSE: Data Management and Analytics MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure MCSA: Machine Learning M.S. Statistics: University of South Carolina Analytics Consultant – >5 Years Syntelli – Brand New! @BreakingBI www.linkedin.com/in/bradllewellyn Breaking-bi.blogspot.com Llewellyn.wb@gmail.com Charbigroup.com Brad Llewellyn Senior Analytics Associate – Data Science Syntelli Solutions

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What is Data Science? Data Science Advanced Analytics

Agenda ? Job Search, Interview and Career Advice Statistician/Advanced Data Analyst Advanced Business Intelligence Architect THERE IS NO Dedicated Q&A Section Advanced Big Data Architect

Job Search, Interview and Career Advice

Self-Pace Learning Certifications Build your own project/Blog FREE!!! Webinars/Online Courses

Create A Resume/Curriculum Vitae Emphasize Certifications/Blogs/Training Use Buzzwords SQL/Hadoop/R/Python/etc. Use Professional Contact Information

Networking LinkedIn www.linkedin.com User Groups/Meetups www.meetup.com Recruiters/Thought Leaders

Interview Tips Prepare! Prepare! Prepare! Bring a Build-Your-Own Project relevant to the position Stay positive!

Career Tips Training/Certifications Ask your manager for guidance Stay positive!

Statistician/Advanced Data Analyst

What Do They Do? Focus on Individual Analyses Relevant Tasks Cleaning Data Building/Evaluating Models Compiling/Presenting Results

What Do They Do? Junior Titles Data Scientist* Data Analyst* Statistical Analyst Statistical Modeler

What Are The Job Requirements? Mathematics/Statistics Background Languages Used R Python SAS

Where Can I Find Free Online Training? https://www.rstudio.com/resources/webinars/ Python No single site – Use Google/Youtube SAS https://www.sas.com/en_us/webinars.html

How Should I Build My Own Project? Kaggle https://www.kaggle.com/competitions R and Python are free SAS has a 14-day trial Use whichever one fits your fancy, or try them all

Where Can I Find Good Certifications? R - $49 per month https://www.coursera.org/specializations/jhu-data-science Python - $389 per course https://www.edureka.co/python SAS - $180 per certification https://www.sas.com/en_us/certification.html

Advanced Business Intelligence Architect

What Do They Do? Focus on Building Relational Structures Relevant Tasks Creating Pipelines Creating Structures Building Reports

What Do They Do? Junior Titles Report Developer Database Developer Data Engineer* Data Modeler*

What Are The Job Requirements? Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science Background Tools Used SQL Server Power BI Azure

Where Can I Find Free Online Training? SQL Server/Power BI/Azure https://mva.microsoft.com/ (search for a particular exam or subject area) http://pragmaticworks.com/Training/Courses#type=Free Ask me for a link to my eBooks

How Should I Build My Own Project? Power BI Desktop is free https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/ Download Sample Data https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-sample-datasets/ Build Some Data Models and Reports SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition is free Azure has a free Trial with sample data included

Where Can I Find Good Certifications? SQL Server - $165 per exam https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-data-management-analytics.aspx Power BI – $165 per exam https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/exam-70-778.aspx Azure - $165 per exam https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-cloud-platform-infrastructure.aspx

Advanced Big Data Architect

What Do They Do? Focus on Building Distributed Structures Relevant Tasks Creating Pipelines Creating Structures Performing Analyses

What Do They Do? Junior Titles Big Data Engineer Data Engineer* Hadoop Developer

What Are The Job Requirements? Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science Background Tools Used Hadoop Python Azure

Where Can I Find Free Online Training? Hadoop https://hortonworks.com/webinars/ Python No single site – Use Google Azure https://mva.microsoft.com/ (search for a particular exam or subject area) http://pragmaticworks.com/Training/Courses#type=Free Ask me for a link to my eBooks

How Should I Build My Own Project? Hadoop is Open-Source (but not for the faint-of-heart) http://hadoop.apache.org/ Python is free Kaggle - https://www.kaggle.com/competitions Azure has a free trial with sample data included https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/

Where Can I Find Good Certifications? Hadoop - $100 per certification https://hortonworks.com/services/training/certification/ Python - $389 per course https://www.edureka.co/python Azure - $165 per exam https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-cloud-platform-infrastructure.aspx

Review Statistician/Advanced Data Analyst Builds Predictive Models High Barrier To Entry Outside of Mathematics/Statistics Demand is High, Will Likely Begin To Decrease in 5-10 Years Advanced Business Intelligence Architect Builds Relational Structures Low Barrier To Entry Demand is High, Will Remain Stable for the Foreseeable Future Advanced Big Data Architect Builds Distributed Structures High Barrier To Entry Demand is Low, Will Increase for the Foreseeable Future THERE IS NO Dedicated Q&A Section

So, Where Do I Start? Step 1: Choose a role. Step 2: Follow the provided links to find a relevant certification. Step 3: Prepare for the certification with Books, Webinars and Build-Your-Own Projects. Step 4: Get certified! Most importantly, while you’re doing this, network with as many recruiters, managers and thought leaders as possible via User Groups, Meetups, LinkedIn and other social/technical events.

Senior Analytics Associate – Data Science Thank You Other Presentations Four Paths to Data Science Success using Microsoft Azure Azure Machine Learning Studio: Making Data Science Easy(er) Azure Machine Learning Studio: Four Tips from the Pros Brad Llewellyn Senior Analytics Associate – Data Science Syntelli Solutions @BreakingBI www.linkedin.com/in/bradllewellyn Breaking-bi.blogspot.com Llewellyn.wb@gmail.com