#72 Focusing on Simplification to Solve Data Science Roadblocks with Evan Shellshear – Head of Analytics




Data Futurology - Leadership And Strategy in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science show

Summary: <p>Evan Shellshear has been an entrepreneur for more than a decade, and throughout that time he has always loved getting his hands dirty with building products from scratch and then commercializing them. Evan has a passion for innovation and not just from a managerial perspective but also from a doing perspective. He has a Ph.D. in Game Theory, is published in fields computer graphics to politics, mathematics to manufacturing, and much more. Evan has founded or co-founded over half a dozen companies to commercialize different technologies.</p> <p><strong>Enjoy the show!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>We speak about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>[01:15] How Evan started in the world of data<br> </li> <li>[09:45] Zoom out to solve technical roadblocks<br> </li> <li>[12:10] Examples of how Evan zoomed out<br> </li> <li>[14:25] Why is zooming out a challenge for data scientists?<br> </li> <li>[18:00] Focus on simplification<br> </li> <li>[22:45] Taking opportunities that present themselves<br> </li> <li>[27:00] Measures of success during a project<br> </li> <li>[31:00] The process of a case study<br> </li> <li>[36:05] Getting users to adopt new technologies<br> </li> <li>[40:00] <u>Innovation Tools<br> </u> </li> <li>[47:20] Evan’s proudest moment<br> </li> <li>[49:40] Challenges for the future of machine learning<br> </li> <li>[51:30] Get soft skills<br> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p>Evan’s LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eshellshear/"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/eshellshear/</u></a></p> <p>Innovation Tools: <a href="https://amzn.to/2OrrAsj"><u>https://amzn.to/2OrrAsj</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Quotes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>“Take a step up and over to look at the problem in a new direction.”<br> </li> <li>“It is in our human nature to overcomplicate things.”<br> </li> <li>“I need to help the company understand what the true problem is.”<br> </li> <li>“Take a low-risk approach to solve your client’s problem.”</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Thank you to our sponsors:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.fyrebox.com/"><u><strong>Fyrebox</strong></u></a> - Make Your Own Quiz!</p> <p><a href="https://studyonline.rmit.edu.au/online-programs/master-data-science">RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership</a></p> <p>Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions.</p> <p><strong>Visit </strong><a href="http://online.rmit.edu.au/"><strong>online.rmit.edu.au</strong></a><strong> for more information</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show!<br> </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datafuturology/message