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Career in Data Science: A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist

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Join us for this virtual treat with our amazing speaker, Sundas Khalid, who will let us peek into a day in the life of a Data Scientist!

About this event

Ever thought of a career in Data Science, but weren't sure where to start? Are you already in that field, but looking for ways to grow and maximize your potential?

Bulgarian Women in Tech (BWT) & Pakistani Women in Computing (PWiC Seattle) are excited to provide you a glimpse of what it is like to build and grow a career in Data Science. Please join Sundas Khalid, an established Senior Analytical Lead at Google, previously Data Scientist at Amazon, who will introduce us to Data Science, one of the fastest growing fields in tech today! Despite its popularity in the recent years, a career in Data Science is often hard to navigate. Sundas will help us understand the field better by sharing her invaluable experience, providing guidance on breaking into the industry, and giving tips and tricks for a successful career as a Data Scientist.

About the Speaker

Sundas Khalid currently works at Google and was previously a data scientist at Amazon. She is a University of Washington Valedictorian, first-generation immigrant, the first female in her family to graduate college and pursue a career. She currently serves on the boards of Pakistani Women in Computing, and on President's Advisory Board at North Seattle College.

In her free time, Sundas enjoys writing tech & lifestyle blogs on Medium and sharing everyday small wins on Instagram. For more interesting info about our speaker, check out her website.

Agenda

12:00 - 12:10 - Introduction of BWT & PWiC

12:10 - 12:40 - Speaker Sundas Khalid on our virtual stage

12:40 - 1:00 - Q&A

About Bulgarian Women in Tech

Bulgarian Women in Tech is an uprising organization, founded in Seattle, WA, that aims to establish a strong network of women in technology fields across the globe. Our goal is to increase women's global impact in tech through collaborating, growing, inspiring, celebrating, mentoring, and creating opportunities for each other.

We strongly believe in inclusion. Although this community aims to build a support network for women with Bulgarian heritage, we encourage anyone to join, regardless of their gender, ethnicity or current profession.

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About Pakistani Women in Computing

Pakistani Women in Computing (PWiC) is a global community of women in technology fields hailing from Pakistan and their global allies, with the aim of collaborating, growing, inspiring, celebrating, mentoring and creating opportunities for each other.

Vision

Our vision is to find ways to “enable our community to connect, learn and grow together“

Community Goals

Our community’s goals are to build a strong network of Pakistan female technologists and their allies across the globe to promote Pakistani women in tech, increase their global reach and visibility, to foster growth and retention in STEM fields for the Pakistani community.