Episode 26 Joe Reis: The story of a recovering data scientist

In my 26th episode I speak to recovering data scientist Joe Reis! We talk about: 1) His background and what he's up to now 2) What is a recovering data scientist? 3) Is Data Science losing it's edge? 4) What is the role of the Data Engineer and why they are needed in the data ecosystem? 5) Why data scientists are like "cross fit"? 6) What skills do the data scientists of today need to strengthen? 7) Why has the trend been to separate the the Data Engineer and the Machine Learning Engineer? 8) How do organisations that have legacy applications build better and highly efficient pipelines? 9) Why we are still seeing the same issues around Data Quality and it's affect on the Data Engineer. 10) Why the Data Engineer needs to be a diplomat. 10) What are the core skills the Data Engineer needs to be trained in? 11) The difference between the Data Engineer and the Data Architect? 12) What kind of team does an organisation need to start with in the analytics space? About Joe: Joe has labelled himself to be a "Recovering data scientist" and has firsthand experience with the challenges of succeeding with data. Data architect and data engineer. Helping companies build a solid data foundation. He is the CEO and founder of Ternary Data. About Samir Samir is a data strategy and analytics leader, CEO and Founder of datazuum. He has a history of helping data executives and leaders craft and execute their data strategies. His passion for data strategy led him to launch the Data Strategy & Analytics Coaching Programme, and is host of the Data Strategy Show. After a career in both private and public sectors Samir launched the datazuum brand in 2012, with a view to working with executives to deliver data strategy at a time when data was not seen as a business asset. Today datazuum delivers projects across both private and public sectors including: Charities, Financial Services (Banking & Insurance), Government, Housing & Construction, Law Enforcement, Logistics, Media & Publishing, Outsourcing, Postal, Retail, Telecoms, Transport and Utilities. Samir has 20 years of international experience across Europe, North America, and Africa. Is a regular speaker at international conferences, coach / mentor, a charity fundraiser, and youth champion for Working Knowledge - supporting young people to achieve their personal and career goals in life. Samir lives in London with his wife and daughter. Contact: [email protected]