From Internship to Impact: A Data Scientist’s Journey 1v1r18

19/07/2024

Summary Sydney Hazen, a PrivacyData Scientist at Ford, shares her journey from a college intern...

Summary
Sydney Hazen, a PrivacyData Scientist at Ford, shares her journey from a college intern to a full-time role. She highlights how internships can lead to job offers and the importance of real-world experience and corporate navigation. Sydney emphasizes applying technical skills with a socially conscious approach, understanding problems before diving into data, and credits her professor and diverse classmates for shaping her perspective. She plans to pursue further education and explore different roles, underscoring the unique position of women in data science and the need for self-advocacy and finding mentors.
Highlights
Internship at Ford (8:25) 
Time at Notre Dame (14:55
Influencers (17:54)
Bio
Sydney is a Privacy Data Scientist at Ford Motor Company, as a part of the Ford College Graduate (FCG) rotational program. She is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame, with a degree in Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (ACMS) and a minor in Data Science. She has a range of experience spanning software development, data engineering, and analytics and is always looking to gain new knowledge in the technology sphere.
 
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