2. Jess Kirkpatrick

Jess Kirkpatrick discusses her transition to Data Science, outreach for others considering a similar transition, multiple moves between companies, interesting projects, and predictions for the next few years in Data Science. 

Links:

• Wage Report for hired.com: https://hired.com/wage-inequality-report/2020/#intro
• Jess’s Astronomer to Data Diva post on Medium - https://medium.com/data-diva/astronomer-to-data-diva-e3c457f6621d 
• Jess's blog: https://berkeleyjess.blogspot.com/
• Jess's blog specifically about becoming a DS (with links to many other related posts she's written): https://berkeleyjess.blogspot.com/2015/02/so-you-want-to-be-data-scientist.html
• Jess’s Women in Astronomy blog posts about DS - https://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2014/06/career-profiles-astronomer-to-data.html
• Jess’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/berkeleyjess/ 
• ATDS 2024 - https://tinyurl.com/atds2024

Credits

• Intro Music: Tonight At Eight by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
• Outro Music: Savour The Moment by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com (no relation)
• Co-Hosts: Jeffrey Silverman and Joseph A’Hearn
• Recording: Jeffrey Silverman
• Editing: Joseph A’Hearn
• ATDS Podcast Logo: Joseph A’Hearn
• Thumbnail Headshot Image: Jess Kirkpatrick
• Thumbnail Design: Joseph A'Hearn

Timecodes

• 0:00 - Intro
• 0:55 - Welcome
• 1:41 - Astrophysics Background
• 4:40 - Early Transition to Data Science
• 10:00 - Blogging to Share Her Experience
• 11:05 - How Transitioning Today Is Different
• 16:00 - The Founding of ATDS
• 24:02 - Moves between Companies
• 38:10 - Bay Area As a Data Science Hub
• 39:57 - Wage Gap Hackathon Project
• 44:24 - Predictions for the Next 5 Years in Data Science
• 48:14 - Advice for Someone Transitioning to Data Science 
• 54:50 - Connect with Jess
• 55:24 - Outro

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