Category: Big Data Reviews

Introduction

I am Christian Lopez, a cognitive neuroscience graduate from UC San Diego, equipped with strong problem-solving skills and collaborative abilities. With a keen interest in data science, I’ve honed my expertise in various areas including data acquisition, statistical analysis, and machine learning. Currently serving as a data scientist at a prominent bank in Las Vegas, I embarked on the PGP in Data Engineering-Purdue program offered by Simplilearn to further advance my career and gain hands-on experience in data engineering projects.

My Professional Journey

After completing my bachelor’s degree, I pursued a data science bootcamp online and secured a position as a data analyst at a financial institution. My journey eventually led me to my current role as a data scientist at a bank, where I find immense fulfillment in leveraging data to drive insights and decision-making processes.

Career Impact of Completing the Course

Completing the data engineering program opened up new opportunities and projects in my current role. Additionally, it contributed to a significant salary hike of 10-15%, reflecting the value and impact of the skills acquired through the program.

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I have the zeal to learn different skills to upgrade myself. Once I came across the responsibilities and job requirements of a data analyst, I was driven to learn this skill and make a shift from an EMM Trading Tool Analyst position.

The Journey

I completed my master’s in Electrical Engineering from New York University. Following this, I got an offer letter for an EMM Trading Tool Analyst at SGCIB in 2017. After working here for some time, I felt the need to upgrade myself and learn the skills needed for a data analyst role. For this purpose, I chose the Data Analytics course from Simplilearn. After completing this course, my manager saw the potential in me and helped me shift to the data analyst position in the organisation.

Later I pursued Big Data Hadoop and Spark Developer courses from Simplilearn and got selected to be an Associate Data Engineer at Publicis Sapient.

The Challenges

I was driven to learn data science to upgrade my skills for the role of data analytics when I learned about this domain from my friends and colleagues. Eventually, I wanted to shift to this sector to improve my career prospects. To upskill myself, I started searching for online platforms that offered the best data analytics certification. When I compared the course features of Simplilearn with other platforms, I found Simplilearn to be the best. Therefore, I started my learning. 

Simplilearn Solution

My experience with Simplilearn was great. I faced some issues with the course completion date, and I am thankful the support team extended the course completion deadline, which offered me great flexibility. 

As I was a complete beginner in the chosen course, I was skeptical if I would be able to understand all the concepts. However, the course was well-structured, and the instructors explained every topic in the simplest way. This helped me complete the course with a thorough understanding.