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I'm Fionnán, a positive motivator who uses Design Thinking to shape Career Journeys through collaboration, empathy, prototyping and planning. Leveraging my experience in corporate and mid-sized consulting practices, I've honed my own consultative powers to encourage teams and individuals to work more effectively and passionately in order to achieve goals. …

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Hi! I hold a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and bring over 10 years of experience in data analytics and machine learning, including 8 years in consulting. Currently, I work as a Lead GenAI Solution Architect at Mission Cloud, where I manage a team of 8+ engineers and lead the delivery …

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Hi! I'm Artem, I former nuclear engineering PhD turned data scientist, who then turned into a data engineer. I have experience in everything from building data pipelines for satellite imagery to presenting dashboards to CEOs. I'd love to guide you in your data journey, in things like transitioning from academia …

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⭐️ How Can I Help? I am passionate to help individuals from a business, sales or healthcare background develop their career, improve at their current Sales job or review any topics that could bring value to my mentees. 📚 I could help you: • Interview coaching • CV/Resume review and …

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Data scientist experienced (5+ years) in the prototyping and development of data processing and machine/deep learning algorithms with a focus on remote sensing data. Passionate about use of remote sensing data to gain a better understanding of the environment and to improve the management of natural resources and human activities. …

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Why you should hire a PhD coach

Hiring an external PhD coach is a great way to get an objective perspective over what it takes to succeed in the industry: Not only PhD skills, but also emotional intelligence, confidence and the ability to communicate effectively.

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  • "Naz is an amazing person and a wonderful mentor. She is supportive and knowledgeable with extensive practical experience. Having been a manager at Netflix, she also knows a ton about working with teams at scale. Highly recommended."

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  • "Sandrina helped me improve as an engineer. Looking back, I took a huge step, beyond my expectations."