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

#Astronomy #DataScience #Transitions #Podcast #ATDS #Astro2Data

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