by Mark Sellors, Mango Solutions @sellorm 
Mark Sellors from Mango took the Data Science Radar Challenge and his dominant skill was a Technologist, so we asked him a few questions.
1. Tell us a bit about your background in Data Science.
I guess I got my start writing bespoke reporting tools for a previous employer. This work was on the job ticketing system used by my department, and enabled a much richer understanding of the amount of work being undertaken by the team. I then moved on putting together report packs for use by management. Officially, I was a working as a Unix systems administrator, so I was also looking after very large scale compute clusters and ensuring that massively parallel workloads such as ETL and huge reporting jobs could run unhindered.
2. How would you describe what a Technologist is in your own words?
I think that a technologist is someone with wide ranging technical experience and knowledge, and who is able to apply that knowledge appropriately as the opportunity arises. Being the first to know about a new, up-and-coming technology is part of it, but the implementation side can’t be overlooked. Technologists need to be flexible and able to learn on the job, there are no one-size-fits-all solutions in Data Science.
3. Were you surprised at your Data Science Radar profile result? Please explain.
Not at all surprised! I see my self as a technologist and I think my colleagues view me the same way. Of course, it probably helps that I had a hand in the design of the very early internal versions of the radar that have been expanded upon into what you see today! I was surprised that ‘Communicator’ came out so low, I’d have thought that …read more
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