Dr. Dan Hudson: Analytics & Automation Hiring Manager | The Data Canteen #11

In this episode, I have a great chat with Dr. Dan Hudson, Director of Advanced Analytics and Intelligent Automation at Guidehouse. Dan and I having a wide ranging conversation, to include: the veteran-friendly culture at Guidehouse, Dan's military background and personal data science journey, insights from his experiences as an analytics and automation hiring manager, the future of our field, and the skills you should focus on to remain in-demand over the long-term.

 

FEATURED GUEST:

Name: Dan Hudson

Email: danhudsonphd@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danhudsonphd/

 

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EPISODE LINKS:

Guidehouse Veteran Career Info: https://guidehouse.com/careers/veterans

Guidehouse Veteran Opportunities: https://careers.guidehouse.com/veterans/jobs

Certified Analytics Professional (CAP - certification): https://www.certifiedanalytics.org/for_professionals.php

Choiceology (podcast): https://tinyurl.com/22tctk6b

How to Decide (book): https://tinyurl.com/tk5p6vmf

Thinking in Bets (book): https://tinyurl.com/28ncvbnu

 

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Host: Ted Hallum

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OUTLINE:

00:00:07​ - Introduction

00:01:08 – Catalyst for Dan's recent move to Guidehouse

00:03:53 – What's Guidehouse?

00:04:18 – The culture at Guidehouse

00:06:47 – What makes Guidehouse a veteran-friendly employer?

00:10:17 – Current veteran-focused employment opportunities at Guidehouse

00:11:24 – What is the Advanced Analytics and Intelligence Automation practice?

00:13:40 - Dan's military background and personal data science journey

00:27:18 – One of the beauties of the data science space

00:28:38 – Insights from Dan's experiences as an analytics and automation hiring manager 

00:54:24 – How you can request mentorship

00:48:44 – To generalize or specialize? That is the question!

00:41:47 – If you specialize...to what degree should you specialize?

00:57:13 – Everything you might want to know about the Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) certification

01:02:53 – Are we approaching a point when we'll all need to become software engineers?

01:06:06 – Dan's recommendations for data science-related podcasts and books

01:10:15 – Dan's preferred means of contact

01:11:15 – Farewells