In this episode, Kesann shares his framework for problem-solving, coding tips, and how he cracked an interview at Google. He is originally from Barbados and is currently a Senior Software Engineer at Google and also worked at amazon as Intern and Software Engineer. ✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmoyou/ ✅ Connect with Kesann Walrond-McClean on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kesann-walrond-mcclean/ 📒 Chapters 0:00:00 Opening 0:00:39 Kesann...

Dion Paul is originally from Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a Program Manager at Google where he has had a strong career there for the past 7 years working as a Solutions Consultant and IT Resident. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics Engineering and a Masters Degree in Computer Science from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.  ✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmoyou/ ✅ Connect with Dion Paul on...

Stefan is currently a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Deliveroo working on ranking and recommendations in London, UK. Previously, he worked at Google and Twitter doing a lot of work in the search and Natural Language Processing space. He got his Masters from Cambridge and bachelors from the University of the West Indies. ✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmoyou/ ✅ Connect with Stefan Hosein on...

Anthony Cole is a Sr. Program Manager of Employee eXperience & Trust (EXT) for Amazon Music and serves as president of Amazon's Black Employee Network (BEN) HQ chapter. Prior to joining Amazon Anthony had ten years of experience in private banking, sales, and account management with J.P. Morgan and Wealth-X. At Wealth-X, he was responsible for leading a team of Client Success Associates to drive client retention, fostering engagement and adoption of Wealth-X solutions via consulting,...

In this episode, we learn about Kyle De Freitas's journey from St Vincent and the Grenadines to Trinidad and then to Canada where he works as a Machine Learning Engineering Lead at CashApp. Kyle's story is a true reflection that hard work and setting vision plays a big role in your professional success and asking yourself "what is next" is the key for finding motivation to work harder.  ✅ Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmoyou/ ✅ Connect with Kyle De...

In today's episode, we speak with Jonathan Pierre. He is the CEO of GEOTree, a deep learning startup for Environmental Monitoring. He is also the President of Mantle Labs, a fintech startup that enables farmers to get funding by leveraging satellite imagery. He has over a decade of experience trading commodities at top companies such as citibank and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. ✅  Connect with Jonathan Pierre on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonpierre1 ✅  Connect with...

In today’s episode, my guest is Dion St. Hilaire. He has over a decade of experience as a Cloud Architect at Microsoft and does Cloud Computing consulting.  He breaks the mold of the typical software engineer, running a party events company while being a Cloud Computing consultant. I hope you enjoy the interview and take some lessons for your own journey in machine learning and tech. ✅  Connect with Dion St. Hilaire on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dionst/ ✅  Connect with Dr. Mark...

In today’s episode, my guest is Cecil Phillip. He is a Senior Developer Advocate at Stripe. He was a Senior Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft and has had roles at numerous software companies.  I hope you enjoy the interview and take some lessons for your own journey in machine learning and tech. ✅  Connect with Cecil Phillip on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecil-phillip/ ✅  Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to...

In today’s episode, my guest is Dr. Deana A. She is originally from Jamaica and is currently a Staff UX Research & Strategy Lead at Google. Her journey from Jamaica to Silicon Valley is truly inspiring. Dr. Deana also runs a non-profit, Azarae Foundation, where the mission is to support  Caribbean youth towards fulfilling their education and passions through helping minimize financial barriers and connecting them with mentoring, developmental programs and opportunities.  ✅...

In today’s episode, my guest is Dennis Ramdass. He is a Staff Engineer 2  Stripe at VMWare where he focuses on building ML-based products. Dennis is an MIT Alum and is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. He shares some great lessons for having a great tech career and how to be at the intersection of software engineering and machine learning. ✅  Connect with Dennis Ramdass on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-ramdass-98425718/ ✅  Connect with Dr. Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a...

In today’s episode my guest is Dr. Naila Murray. She is from Trinidad and Tobago and is currently a Research Engineering Manager at Meta AI (formerly facebook AI). Prior to joining Meta AI she was the Director of Science of Naver Labs Europe, and a Manager & Senior Scientist at Xerox. Dr. Murray obtained her B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University in 2007, and the Masters and PhD in Computer Science from Univesitat Autonoma de Barcelona. While Dr. Murray’s career path...

In today's episode we speak with Gerald Jean-Baptiste, he is our first guest representing the  Haitian region. The focus of today’s podcast is creativity and cultivating it in our data-driven careers. Gerald currently works at YouTube, as a Video Producer in the YouTube Support Solutions Organization. While at Google, he co-produced Google’s first-ever Black Culture and Music festival, SoulFest. He hails from the great city of Miami and is of proud Haitian descent. Gerald had the privilege to...

Today my guest is Dr. Andrew Russell, our first guest from Jamaica. Dr. Russell currently works at NVIDIA as a Principal software engineer. He has worked at other top companies such as Google, Magic Leap and Texas Instruments. Dr. Russell, received three degrees from MIT a Bachelors, Masters and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He has more than 40 patents filed in his name and is one of the inventors of Google's Project Starline, a holographic video conferencing system. Dr....

In todays episode we speak with Marcelle Bonterre. He is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focusing on Natural Language Processing at Turnitin. Before Turnitin, he was either the first or an early engineer at several startups, whose businesses ranged from smartwatches to FinTech. He holds a Bachelors in Computer Science from Wright State University. Marcelle spends part of his spare time mentoring new engineers through affiliations with various organizations, and spinning through his rolodex...

In this episode, we learn about Dr. Jason Pinto's journey from Trinidad to the UK. He is currently the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Pace Revenue, a machine learning startup in the UK focused on dynamic price optimization. Jason loves the world of fast, dynamic startups and has advised several companies and been a venture partner at Amadeus Capital Partners where he focused on companies in the online services and digital media space. Dr. Pinto obtained his bachelor's in materials...

Sekou L. Remy is a Research Scientist and Technical Lead at IBM Research – Africa. A member of the healthcare team, he is excited about developing appropriate technologies which will transform Africa, and the world. A proud alum of the Georgia Institute of Technology, and of Morehouse College (both in Atlanta, GA USA), Sekou has had teaching and research appointments at Clemson University, the University of Notre Dame, and Spelman College. Connect with Dr. Sekou Remy on...

In this episode we interview Professor Anil Kokaram. He graduated in 1993 with a PhD in Signal processing from the Cambridge University Engineering Department in the UK. He is now Professor and Chair of Electronics at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. From 2011-2017 he was the lead of the Media Algorithms Team at YouTube/Google. Before that, he founded a media digital signal processing group at Trinity College Dublin working in the broad areas of Digital Signal Processing for Video...

This video covers some best practices for professional networking as a data scientist. It also covers some things you should consider to become the best data scientist that you can be. Consider this career advice for data scientists that I would share if we sat down and had a chat.

In this episode, we learn about Dr. Nick Fuller’s career journey. He is currently the Vice President of the Distributed Cloud organization at IBM Research and has held numerous leadership positions in the company over his 18+ year career. Hope you find some inspiration from this interview. Connect with Dr. Fuller on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholascmfuller/    Connect with Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to...

In this episode, we learn about Yinka Badejo’s journey from St. Maarten in the Caribbean all the way to Silicon Valley. She is currently a Data Science Manager at Facebook. Her story has many lessons for women in tech and data science. Connect with Yinka Badejo on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3fGaUZE Connect with Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the video to connect): https://bit.ly/3jx8AVQ

In this episode, we learn about Kyle Maloney's Entrepreneurial Tech journey in the Caribbean. He has founded 5 companies and obtained over 3 million in funding along the way. The TechBeach Retreat team is building out the tech ecosystem in the Caribbean, so get in contact. Hope you find some inspiration from his story. Remember to connect with us on LinkedIn: Connect with Kwame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kpmaloney/ Connect with Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note about the...

In this episode, we learn about Dr. Kwame Johnson’s medical journey from the Caribbean to becoming a Senior Product Manager at Hinge Health, one the fastest growing Healthcare Startups. He was a Program Manager at Microsoft and a Product Manager at Google DeepMind Healthcare. Hope you find some inspiration from his story. Remember to connect with us on LinkedIn Connect with Kwame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwamejohnson19/ Connect with Mark Moyou on LinkedIn (leave a note...

In this episode, we learn about Learie Hercules’ data career journey from the Caribbean to the US. He is currently the Chief Technical Officer at Smart Warehousing, a leader in Fulfillment & Logistics. We speak about how to think about data and many data career strategies, that if you deploy them, will enable you to accelerate your career progress. Hope you find some inspiration from his story. Remember to connect with us on LinkedIn Connect Learie Hercules on LinkedIn:...

In this episode, we learn about Geoff Seyon’s journey from the Caribbean to MIT and then to Silicon Valley where he gathered over 27 years of experience as a Technology Leader. We really talk about leveraging your Caribbean background to make great strides in your career and he reminds us to continue pushing because the age of AI and its vast changes are coming. I know you will find some inspiration from Geoff’s story. Connect with Geoff on LinkedIn:...