Ariel M'ndange-Pfupfu is a data scientist in residence at The Data Incubator, a big data education and placement company that runs customized, vendor-neutral, corporate training, and a selective eight-week fellowship for Ph.D.s transitioning into industry. He has worked on a variety of data science, software engineering, and curriculum development roles, and is also a current Bleeker Fellow. He earned his Master’s degree at Stanford and his Ph.D. from Northwestern.