Sat Jul 20 2024
Real Talk With a Utiva Graduate: Akachukwu Okoye
By Isoemi Samuel
1. Can we meet you?
My name is Akachukwu Okoye and I currently work with access bank as an operation
manager.
2. What inspired you to pursue a career in Data Science?
What inspired me to go for Data science because I wanted more from what I was
getting.
3. How did the Utiva Data Science program shape your understanding and skills in the
field?
The skills I got are the essential skill for any Data Analyst, you should know how to
collect data and clean data to make sure it is quality and gives the right result if not you
will just be wasting your time.
4. Can you tell us about a project you worked on during the bootcamp that you’re
particularly proud of?
I worked on predictive analysis and Python to predict if some customers will pay back
their loan base on some trend and it was very existing using machine learning and
python to make decisions because I work in a bank so we use the tools to examine if
some customers are credit worthy or not. We also worked on excel project and some
real estate presentations using Power Bi. So it was worth it.
5. What advice would you give to someone considering enrolling in a Data Science
Bootcamp?
I would say that the Data world is competitive everyone is going into it.So you need to
stand out with your project this will make you stand out in the room. Keep learning, Keep
pushing and you will get it done.
6. How can our readers connect with you?
Connect with me on LinkedIn here