Thomas Henson talks with Dave Rael about broad interests, data science, data engineering, career progression, listening to users, and being a good teammate
Thomas Henson is a known Hadoop Guru who is known for helping teams solve complex problems with Big Data. Thomas is a Software Engineer at heart and Big Data Analytics Evanglist by trade; where he specializes in solving real world problems with Hadoop. He is proud Alumni of the University of North Alabama; where he received both his undergraduate and graduate degree. Thomas has been seen at many conferences events like Hadoop Summit, Future of Data Roadshow and Fed Forum. You can always check him out at thomashenson.com or on twitter at @henson_tm.
Chapters:
2:38 - Dave introduces the show and Thomas Henson4:52 - Data Science and Data Engineering and the team game that is Big Data13:31 - Thomas's path into Big Data18:41 - Thomas's experiences with being focused on data23:26 - Artificial intelligence25:12 - Thomas's education and relevance to the math and algorithms in data analysis30:22 - Advice for software developers to know more about data science33:44 - Thomas's Pluralsight courses36:57 - Thomas's joy in teaching38:52 - Thomas's story of failure - building the wrong features because of not listening to users41:11 - Thomas's book recommendation45:18 - The things that have Thomas most excited46:49 - Thomas's top 3 tips for delivering more value48:42 - Keeping up with Thomas
Resources:
Thomas's Blog
Thomas's Pluralsight Author Page
Thomas's YouTube Channel
Geeks vs Nerds
Data Science and Data Engineering
Big Data
Hadoop
Spark
Nate Silver
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game - Michael Lewis
Moneyball
Hadoop Summit
Artificial intelligence
Skynet
Machine learning
Matrices and Matrix Arithmetic
Netflix Prize
Splunk
Ryan Holiday
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph - Ryan Holiday
Linux Academy
Thomas's book recommendation:
Ego Is the Enemy - Ryan Holiday
Thomas's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
Take time to learn something new
Bring energy and attitude
Rely on data