Jim Byers Bio

Jim Byers

Technical Program Manager - Big Data and Data Science Projects, Disney

Seattle

Jim is the Technical Program Manager - Big Data and Data Science Projects at Disney and loves pulling information out of data. Formerly, he was a Business Intelligence Manager for HTC’s Creative Labs. He is a tech veteran with a career that includes engineering, sales, product management, business development, analytics and data science. Jim has an appreciation for the breakthrough technologies of the past and has a particular fondness for film photography, analog electronics and homegrown tomatoes.

Jim Byers

Upcoming Courses

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Data

Data Science

Gain indispensable data science skills in this 10-week evening course, on campus or online.

8 Times

Intro to Data Analysis and Data Science

Get introduced to the fundamentals of Data Science and key concepts and tools for data analysis. Understand how Data Scientists add value in organisations, and how to become one.

5 Times

Data

Data Visualization and Intro to Tableau

This class is an introduction to data visualization techniques and tools for describing, analyzing, and communicating data in a business setting.

5 Times

Data

Data Analytics

Gain indispensable data analytics skills in this 10-week evening or 1-week accelerated course, on campus or online.

5 Times

Data

Intro to Data Science

This class will define what data science is, review some of the main tools used by data scientists today, and discuss how they can be implemented in real world work.

2 Times

Data

Data Analytics Remote (Online)

Gain indispensable data analytics skills in this 10-week evening or 1-week accelerated course, on campus or online.

2 Times

Coffee Chat: Data Analytics

Are you curious about General Assembly’s upcoming Analytics Course? Come have a cup of coffee with the GA team and figure out if this course is a fit for you.

Dinner Over Data Science

A quick preview of General Assembly's 11-week Data Science course.

A Deep Dive Into SQL

This class will take those new to SQL, or those who need a refresher, through the basics of retrieving data from databases.

Design

Data Analysis: Moving From Excel to SQL

Learn the ability to move above and beyond Excel spreadsheet analysis by leveraging SQL databases and queries.

Data

Data Science Remote (Online)

Gain indispensable data science skills in this 10-week evening course, on campus or online.

Data

A Day in the Life of a Data Scientist

Harvard Business Review called Data Scientist the "sexiest job of the 21st century." Join us to learn about the lives of data scientists at the the hottest startups.

Business

Excel at Excel: Getting Down to the Basics

Learn the basics of Excel--including configuring/optimizing settings, input, navigation, calculation, formatting, and analysis.

Data

Python for Data Science

Learn to use Python as a powerful tool for analyzing and exploring data.

Data

Introduction to Data Science

This class will define what data science is, review some of the main tools used by data scientists today, and discuss how they can be implemented in real world work.

Data

Python for Data Science (Intermediate)

Learn to use Python as a powerful tool for analyzing and exploring data.

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