E20 Sidney Madison Prescott, VP of Intelligent Process Automation at BNY Mellon

Today's guest on the show is Sidney Madison Prescott, who is
the Vice President of Intelligent Process Automation at BNY
Mellon. BNY Mellon partner with internal business units to
strategize ways to transform business processes through robotic
automation. As a result of Intelligent Process implementations,
employees are freed up from general swivel chair activities to
handle more value add tasks for their extensive clientele.


After spending the past few years of her career in the cognitive
automation space, Sidney knows what drives successful global
robotics implementations and has excelled at delivering projects
resulting in a seven-figure return on investment stats for
Fortune 250 companies across the globe.


Sidney has filled many prominent leadership positions in support
of women in technology, with an emphasis on driving mentorship
programs for young professionals. This includes a stint with the
American Association of University Women as a campus chapter
President. Sidney was also recently nominated by the USA Women in
Payments awards committee and a group of her peers, as a coveted
“Rising Star in Payments” 2019 award recipient.


In the episode, Sidney will tell you about:


What her work involves at BNY Mellon

How she got involved in a Data Science career

Making the transition from academia to industry

How to build and manage the ideal Data Science team

Redefining the stereotypical IT professional

Advice on bringing your unique offering to a business