Ep. 071, Shoot for the Stars
Underserved
Andrew Gelina
5.0 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Colleen Tartow was convinced investigating the heavens was her calling, studying astronomy all the way to a PhD. Once she realized the job market there was tiny and slow to advance, she moved to consulting in data and analytics. Colleen quickly found that data and software suited her and made a career of it. We talk about finding mentors, calligraphy, and the relative merits of a billionaire space race.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleen-tartow-phd/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CTartow
Starburst: https://www.starburst.io/careers
The Sequel: https://thesequel.substack.com/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everyone to episode 71 of Underserved. |
| 0:03.7 | Today, joining me in studio is Dr. Colleen Tartot, |
| 0:07.5 | director of engineering at Starburst Data. |
| 0:10.0 | Let's get started. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to this week's edition of Underserved, |
| 0:16.1 | the podcast for the rest of the tech industry. |
| 0:19.5 | Where we focus on stories of tech industry leaders, |
| 0:22.5 | their insights, and their lessons learned. |
| 0:25.5 | And now your host, Andrew Jalina. |
| 0:31.0 | Colleen, thank you so much for coming down and joining us today. |
| 0:35.0 | Thanks for having me, Andrew. It's great to be here. |
| 0:38.0 | So, what first got you interested in technology? |
| 0:41.0 | Like, were you fooling around with any stuff in high school |
| 0:44.0 | that sparked an interest? |
| 0:46.0 | It was actually my parents bought our first computer. |
| 0:49.0 | And I remember learning basic and thinking it was really cool |
| 0:52.0 | that I could do a little bit of ASCII art |
| 0:54.0 | and a little bit of basic for looping |
| 0:56.0 | and mocking my brother with the for loops, that kind of thing. |
| 0:59.0 | And it was super fun and just kind of sparked it for me. |
| 1:02.0 | What were your favorite subjects when you were in high school? |
| 1:05.0 | Math, science, and French. |
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