Avery Smith

Avery Smith is a data scientist and entrepreneur who has made it her mission to help working professionals break into the field of data science. With over six years of experience in the industry, Avery has become an expert in Python, R, SQL, and data visualization. She is the creator of Data Career Jumpstart, a data bootcamp that helps people start their career in data science by building an online portfolio full of projects.

Avery is also the founder of Snow Data Science, an analytics firm that takes on all sorts of projects, from building custom dashboards to predictions via machine learning. Her work has been recognized by many organizations, including the Utah Jazz, for whom she landed a project through a LinkedIn post.

Prior to starting her own ventures, Avery worked as a data scientist at ExxonMobil, where she solved complex supply chain problems, made beautiful data visuals, and taught data science to over 300 engineers. Avery's passion for data started at Vaporsens, where she fell in love with finding meaning and insight from chemical sensor data. It was there that she became the first author published as an undergraduate in IFAC with her novel research on anomaly detection in manufacturing data using machine learning.

Avery is obsessed with data, constantly tracking her own life through her dog's fitbit, iPhone app usage dashboard, and even predicting her own Chick-Fil-A visits. She is always happy to talk about breaking into data science, building a data science portfolio, and building a personal brand.