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Jonothan Leslie of Pivgo; Why Does Diversity Make Better Data
On this episode of Would You Data Scientist, Wendy is joined by guest Jonothan Leslie, Director of Data Science at Pivigo. Find out about how Jonothan got into data science, his advice for someone just starting out in the industry, and how he thinks data science can be used to help those in disadvantaged groups.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- It doesn't hurt having a masters in data science but it's necessary to work in the field. It might be the placements involved in them that companies want to see on your applications.
- Try to find where the most pressing gaps are in your portfolio of experience and try to fill them. In Data science there are so many different things to learn and it can feel like a chaotic experience trying to learn everything. Be strategic in your plan and focus on the things you need to know but don't know yet.
- Jonathan is a fan of seeing data science work that benefits society or disadvantaged people in some way. He worked on a project where they tried to detect wildfires from satellite imagery, which is a problem that can affect a lot of people and having this knowledge could make a widespread positive impact.
BEST MOMENTS
‘The algorithm that detected supposed criminality was trained on a bias data set'
‘I'm sure having a more diverse team helps your data science be more inclusive'
EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.pivigo.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-leslie/
https://s2ds.org/
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jonathan leads a team of data scientists who are responsible for the design and delivery of data science initiatives both for clients and across the Pivigo organisation. They specialise in the use of data analytics, statistics and predictive methodologies to drive business decisions in a wide range of contexts. Their work utilises exploratory data analysis, data visualisation and machine learning to gain insight from existing data and to help their clients make informed strategic decisions.
He is involved in community outreach programmes, mentoring the S2DS data science training programme and volunteering as a data science mentor to those at early career stages.
VALUABLE RESOURCES
linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter
qwerkrecruitment.com
@qwerkrec on socials
ABOUT THE HOST
Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years.
This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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On this episode of Would You Data Scientist, Wendy is joined by guest Jonothan Leslie, Director of Data Science at Pivigo. Find out about how Jonothan got into data science, his advice for someone just starting out in the industry, and how he thinks data science can be used to help those in disadvantaged groups.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- It doesn't hurt having a masters in data science but it's necessary to work in the field. It might be the placements involved in them that companies want to see on your applications.
- Try to find where the most pressing gaps are in your portfolio of experience and try to fill them. In Data science there are so many different things to learn and it can feel like a chaotic experience trying to learn everything. Be strategic in your plan and focus on the things you need to know but don't know yet.
- Jonathan is a fan of seeing data science work that benefits society or disadvantaged people in some way. He worked on a project where they tried to detect wildfires from satellite imagery, which is a problem that can affect a lot of people and having this knowledge could make a widespread positive impact.
BEST MOMENTS
‘The algorithm that detected supposed criminality was trained on a bias data set'
‘I'm sure having a more diverse team helps your data science be more inclusive'
EPISODE RESOURCES
https://www.pivigo.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-leslie/
https://s2ds.org/
ABOUT THE GUEST
Jonathan leads a team of data scientists who are responsible for the design and delivery of data science initiatives both for clients and across the Pivigo organisation. They specialise in the use of data analytics, statistics and predictive methodologies to drive business decisions in a wide range of contexts. Their work utilises exploratory data analysis, data visualisation and machine learning to gain insight from existing data and to help their clients make informed strategic decisions.
He is involved in community outreach programmes, mentoring the S2DS data science training programme and volunteering as a data science mentor to those at early career stages.
VALUABLE RESOURCES
linkedin.com/in/ethicalrecruiter
qwerkrecruitment.com
@qwerkrec on socials
ABOUT THE HOST
Wendy Gannon started Qwerk Recruitment in the middle of the Covid Pandemic to disrupt the recruitment sector with ETHICAL data recruitment and treat everyone with love, dignity and respect. Avid Music photographer of 15 years.
This show was brought to you by Progressive Media
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.