#72 Focusing on Simplification to Solve Data Science Roadblocks with Evan Shellshear – Head of Analytics

Evan Shellshear has been an entrepreneur for more than a decade, and throughout that time he has always loved getting his hands dirty with building products from scratch and then commercializing them. Evan has a passion for innovation and not just from a managerial perspective but also from a doing perspective. He has a Ph.D. in Game Theory, is published in fields computer graphics to politics, mathematics to manufacturing, and much more. Evan has founded or co-founded over half a dozen companies to commercialize different technologies. Enjoy the show! We speak about: [01:15] How Evan started in the world of data [09:45] Zoom out to solve technical roadblocks [12:10] Examples of how Evan zoomed out [14:25] Why is zooming out a challenge for data scientists? [18:00] Focus on simplification [22:45] Taking opportunities that present themselves [27:00] Measures of success during a project [31:00] The process of a case study [36:05] Getting users to adopt new technologies [40:00] Innovation Tools [47:20] Evan’s proudest moment [49:40] Challenges for the future of machine learning [51:30] Get soft skills Resources: Evan’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eshellshear/ Innovation Tools: https://amzn.to/2OrrAsj Quotes: “Take a step up and over to look at the problem in a new direction.” “It is in our human nature to overcomplicate things.” “I need to help the company understand what the true problem is.” “Take a low-risk approach to solve your client’s problem.” Thank you to our sponsors: Fyrebox - Make Your Own Quiz! RMIT Online Master of Data Science Strategy and Leadership Gain the advanced strategic, leadership and data science capabilities required to influence executive leadership teams and deliver organisation-wide solutions. Visit online.rmit.edu.au for more information And as always, we appreciate your Reviews, Follows, Likes, Shares and Ratings. Thank you so much for listening. Enjoy the show!