Plotly October Virtual Hangout

Bringing Passionate Python Developers Together

October TBD

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We’re proud and lucky to have a thriving community of enthusiastic Plotly users. Plotly Community Manager Adam Schroeder started a new initiative called “Plotly Hangouts”. The casual session will occur every month and feature an interactive interview with a Plotly Community member with live audience Q&A. (Think of it as a virtual fireside chat!)

August's session featured Jeff Butler, Executive Director - XVA Trading at CIBC. Working at one of the leading North American financial institutions, Jeff leverages his knowledge of Plotly and Dash to create dashboards that deliver insights and custom analytics to the business. In a conversation with Adam, Jeff shared the following:

Combining Portfolio Management and Data Science
Summarizing large, complex data sets in an interactive way for a broad spectrum of users
Transitioning into data science from a background in math, science, and finance

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Meet the Speakers

Adam Schroeder

Adam Schroeder is passionate about helping people learn data visualization. He has helped the community grow by building 1:1 relationships, resulting in 1.5 million downloads of Dash per month. Prior to joining the team, Adam taught Plotly Dash for over three years on YouTube as @CharmingData, whose videos have over 60,000 views per month. More recently, he was inspired to co-author “The Book of Dash” to provide another learning method for people who want to learn Dash.

Jeff Butler

Jeff Butler is the Executive Director - XVA Trading at CIBC. His role focuses on credit, funding, and collateral risk and cost management for the bank’s OTC derivative portfolio. He leads a data science and technology mandate that includes developing reporting, exploring new blockchain technology, pricing strategy, and cost optimization. Jeff has an academic background in engineering physics, applied mathematics, and management analytics. He is passionate about using data analytics to power continuous organizational improvement.