Data & Dev with Jon and Mel

S2E3: Tim Chung - Getting into Data Scientist

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Prety early into Tim's professional career, he opted to change directions. He enrolled in a Master's program and ended up in Data Science.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Tim's background as a business major and his first role as a software implementation consultant role
  • The epiphany that led to a desire for a more data-specific role
  • Misconceptions of what a career in tech would look like
  • Accessibility of learning today
  • Choosing where to study to make the shift into data science
  • MCIT and Georgia Tech programs
  • Finding that first role in Data Science
  • Gatekeeping in Data Science
  • Data Science at Ad Astra
  • Career goals
  • Tools used for the job


    • You can follow Tim on LinkedIn 

    Check out the programs Tim mentioned:

    Master of Science in Analytics @ Georgia Tech

    MCIT @ UPenn




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