Renee Ernst, PhD

Imperfect Foods

Data Scientist

Renee Ernst recently joined Imperfect Foods as their first Data Scientist. She has a strong background in using Data Science to help drive forward retail and CPG businesses and she's excited to be using those skills to help Imperfect Foods on their mission to reduce food waste. Outside of work, she is actively involved in the data science community, including co-organizing awesome events like this one!

Friday, October 30, 2020

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM CDT

Kickoff and Opening Remarks

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Diana DeSoysa, MBA

UnitedHealth Group, Business Analyst Consultant

Renee Ernst, PhD

Imperfect Foods, Data Scientist

Kim Eng Ky

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Data Scientist

1:45 PM - 2:25 PM CDT

Alternative Paths to an Analytics Career

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3 - Business & Technical

Sandra Martin, MBA, MS

Thomson Reuters, Sr Director, TR Unified Content

Renee Ernst, PhD

Imperfect Foods, Data Scientist

This session will be an interactive discussion around career change, focused on those looking to get into an analytics role. Given that the field is so broad, we will briefly talk about some different paths in analytics as well as some suggestions on training/education for those looking to get into those areas. We will also discuss our own, quite different, paths into analytics. Then we will transition into a Q&A format where we can answer questions on any topics the audience would like to discuss, such as education options, interviewing, and even job change during COVID.

4:10 PM - 4:30 PM CDT