Enjoy food & drinks as Metis Sr. Data Scientist Paul Burkard walks you through a sampling of what students learn throughout their 12 weeks of project-based data science work. Metis Career Advisor Andrew Savage will then discuss the Career support structure & host a panel of bootcamp alumni, including John Huynh, Data Analyst at LendingHome & Maroof Khan, Data Scientist at Docomo Innovations.You'll also hear fromAmy Ramnath, Metis Director of Admissions, & Josh Shaman, Metis Admissions Manager, who will discuss the admissions process.
Collectively, the team willdiscusshow to prepare, whatto expect,and what happens after you attend a Data Science Bootcamp.
6:30 - 7:00:Register, mingle, eat & drink
7:00 - 8:00:Sr. Data Scientist Paul Burkard discusses the Bootcamp, Andrew shares the career support structure + hosts panel
8:00 - 8:30:Chat with Metis students,staff, & alumni & enjoy more food & drinks
Paul Burkard
Metis Sr. Data Scientist
Paul comes to data science as a physics convert. He studied physics & mathematics at MIT before taking a job with a government intelligence contractor. There he entered the realm of data science doing groundbreaking work with large scale text analytics via a technology called Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI). In this context, LSI allowed analysts to tease out deep yet subtle relationships between entities, concepts, etc. from hundreds of millions of raw text documents. After receiving a Master's in Machine Learning, he pursued a more mainstream data science role & spent the last few years leading a team building models on user & advertising data for over nearly a billion users with Hadoop & AWS. During this time, he also taught night courses for professionals aspiring to be data scientists. Paul is a huge sports fan, & also loves travel & learning most anything new.
Andrew Savage
Career Advisor
Andrewis passionate about helping students see what's possible for themselves, by providing them with personalized career support that helps them achieve their specific goals. A lifelong Bay Area resident, Andrew graduated from Santa Clara University with a degree in Political Science. Andrew combines his experience as a Career Coach with previous roles where he helped tech companies expand their business & hire employees who best fit their needs. As the Career Advisor in San Francisco, Andrew helps students prepare for the workforce by helping them identify what they really want out of a career, developing a workable plan, & providing support at every step along the way.
Amy Ramnath
Metis Director of Admissions
Amy is dedicated to creating meaningful relationships with students as they navigate through the Admissions process & beyond.With over six years in higher education, Amy is passionate about developing an engaging & effective Admissions process, while using data to gain insights & drive decision-making. She is lauded for her ability to work cross-functionally & her focus on customer service. In her spare time, she enjoys exploring New York City & spending time with her two dogs.
Josh Shaman
Metis Admissions Manager
Josh started his career in education by spending nearly 4 years in South Korea as a teacher. After returning from South Korea, Josh launched an online school teaching ESL to business professionals around the world. He also enrolled in & completeda M.Ed.from the University of Cincinnati. Most recently, Josh worked at Hack Reactor as an admissions & program manager, developing innovative programs that would help students prepare to apply & creating sincere relationships with students to help them take their skills to the next level.
BOOTCAMP ALUMNI:
John Huyhn
Data Analyst, LendingHome
Maroof Khan
Data Scientist at Docomo Innovations
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