Beyond Academia March 22, 2013

TECH PANEL

You may not be aware of it, but during your PhD/postdoc you’ve developed significant skills in data analysis, planning & organization, and communication. If you’ve ever considered a career in the technology industry, join our panelists for a conversation on how companies need your skills and how they’ve successfully transitioned from academia to tech industry.

Morning panel: 11:30pm-12:15pmIda Sproul

Afternoon panel: 2:00pm-2:45pmIda Sproul

HOST Jake KlamkaData Insight

Bradley VoytekUCSF Postdoc/Uber

PANELISTS Rehan KhanGoogle

Jacob BollingerBright Media

Flavio OliveiraFacebook

Maria StoneIndependent entrepreneur

Jacob BollingerBright Media

Arnold LundGE Global Research

Maria StoneIndependent entrepreneur

Arnold LundGE Global Research

Emi NomuraHearsay Social

Hosts

Jake Klamka - Founder of Insight Data Science Fellows Program (AM Panel)Insight is an intensive, six week postdoctoral training fellowship that bridges the gap between academia and a career in data science. Based in Silicon Valley, the program enables scientists to learn the industry-specific skills needed to work in the growing field of big data at leading technology companies

Bradley Voytek – UCSF Postdoc/ Data Evangelist at Uber (PM panel)Uber is a San Francisco-based technology startup that works at the intersection of mobile technology, car transportation, and logistics. Uber captures the elite limo experience and transforms it into an on demand service that fits an efficient and modern lifestyle.

Panelists

Rehan Khan - Statistician at Google (AM panel only)Google is a multinational company headquartered in Menlo Park that provides internet-related products and services such as internet search and cloud computing, as well as software and advertising technologies.

Flavio Oliveira - Facebook (AM panel only)Facebook is the world’s most used social networking service, with over one billion registered user

Emi Nomura - Data Jockey at Hearsay Social (PM panel only)Hearsay Social is a social media management platform for companies with both corporate brands and local representatives. Its award-winning software platform is the only comprehensive social media solution for the enterprise, delivering brand and regulatory protection as well as business results across every major social network including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and foursquare.

Jacob Bollinger - Senior Data Scientist at Bright MediaBright Media applies machine-learning algorithms to efficiently connect job seekers to the best opportunities and employers.

Arnold Lund - GE Global ResearchGE Global Research is one of the world’s most diversified industrial research labs, providing innovative technology for all of GE’s businesses. Global Research has been the cornerstone of GE technology for more than 100 years, developing breakthrough innovations in areas such as medical imaging, energy generation technology, jet engines and lighting.

Maria Stone - Independent EntrepreneurMaria Stone is a veteran of search engine industry, having worked at Alta Vista, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft.  Most notably, she started and grew the UX Research team at Google, from its inception in 2001 until 2008.  She also worked as Data Scientist at Yahoo and Microsoft.  Prior to her work in search industry, she was an academic researcher and lecturer at Stanford and NASA-Ames, focused on studying human memory and attention.  She holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from UC Berkeley, where she worked with a Nobel Prize winning psychologist, Daniel Kahneman.  Currently, she is doing startup advising, consulting, and angel investing.