SUMMARY:

• 20+ years of statistical consulting experience
• Author of two statistical patents (under review) for analyzing pharmaceutical databases
• Former Vice President, Advanced Analytics for a market research/IT consulting firm
• Former Vice President for Research and Information Technology at a market research firm specializing in al consulting
• Former full - time college professor specializing in teaching and applying statistical methods
• Extensive experience in designing studies, creating databases, conducting analyses, reporting and implementing findings
• Ten published studies (available upon request) and 16 professional conference presentations involving sophisticated research design and statistical analysis
• Item writer ('92-'94) for the al Testing Service's GRE Psychology Subject Test
• Developer of a simplified statistical software package in Visual Basic for research methods and statistics students
• Proficient with IBM’s statistical software package SPSS, and AnswerTree—a data mining segmentation tool; experience with SAS Enterprise Miner and IBM SPSS Modeler in testing predictive models and scoring large databases
• Considerable experience with the following advanced statistics and procedures:
• Decision trees including Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detector (CHAID) & Exhaustive CHAID, each effective for consumer profiling and market segmentation
• Non-parametric statistics, with particular emphasis on categorical analysis
• Numerous types of multiple regression including linear, partial least squares (PLS), non-linear, logistic, and multinomial logistic regression
• Tradeoff analyses, including Conjoint, Discrete Choice, related adaptive designs, and hybrid designs
• Discriminant Analysis
• Factor Analysis, Principal Components Analysis (PCA)
• Cluster Analysis
• Correspondence Analysis
• TURF (Total Unduplicated Reach and Frequency) Analysis
• Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Time-series
• Imputation methods for missing data
• Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Covariance (ANCOVA)
• Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) and Covariance (MANCOVA)
• Repeated measures applications for each of the above ANOVA procedures
• Optimization, including resource, pricing and discounting
• Dynamic Pricing
• Developing advanced predictive models
• Building simulators and dashboards, usually in Excel with a Visual Basic (VBA) interface, to test different scenarios in the marketplace, including sales projections
• Python & R extension functions for SPSS
• P/recommendation engine algorithm creation, development and deployment
• Quantifying social media impact on purchase behavior

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Confidential, Newtown, PA

Owner

Responsibilities:

• Independent statistical consultant specializing in helping companies segment, profile, and predict the behavior of their key consumers through a variety of data mining techniques, including the development of predictive models to patents. Significant consulting experience in the pharmaceutical, Confidential, insurance, tourism, IT and financial sectors in “big data” environments.
• Heavy emphasis in recent years on large-scale quantitative projects for top pharmaceutical and Confidential companies:
• Pharma engagements include doctor and patient data analysis across major therapeutic areas, optimal medical device configuration, and developing a predictive algorithm for a pharmaceutical mobile application
• Confidential projects include sophisticated simulators to optimize product features for a variety of goods & services and developing predictive analytics to maximize the uptake of those goods & services

Confidential

Director, Advanced Analytics, Statistical Services Department

Responsibilities:

• Lead the statistical development of advanced analytics supporting sales force effectiveness and market research applications for pharmaceutical clients
• Developed two patents (under review) in the areas of predictive modeling and targeting analytics, respectively, on prescription databases
• Developed and implemented Confidential ’S psychographics practice for major pharmaceutical clients resulting in significant revenue for IMS' Consulting division

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Vice President, Advanced Analytics

Responsibilities:

• Consulted with project teams based in the US and the UK on sampling, design, and higher-order analysis for a wide range of global and domestic research engagements.
• Developed a proprietary statistical model called RPMTM to help account for the non-parametric and non-linear complexities of IT and Web data
• Key participant in corporate sales presentations and results presentations to clients
• Provided statistical to the research staff and kept the sales force abreast of new developments and tools from Confidential Research Services
• Participated with the CEO and EVP in strategic planning for Confidential Research Services

Confidential, Andover, MA

Principal

Responsibilities:

• Independent statistical consultant who specialized in helping companies turn data into business results through consumer profiling and predictive modeling.
• Clients included market research, e-commerce, and other Web-based companies

Confidential, Bedford, MA

Vice President

Responsibilities:

• Directed the research operations of the company
• Supervised four project managers in research design, instrument development, and analysis
• Constructed, maintained, and analyzed large databases
• Ensured the appropriate selection and use of statistical analyses and procedures across all company projects
• Created a financial aid leveraging product to predict a student’s probability of enrolling at a particular college or university, based on numerous financial, demographic, and student-related variables
• Key decision maker in the purchasing, implementation, and maintenance of company-wide technologies

Confidential, North Andover, MA

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Responsibilities:

• Taught a variety of quantitative courses, including Statistics and Research Methods
• Taught Introduction to Psychology and Developmental Psychology courses
• Conducted research while remaining actively involved in statistical consulting
• Published six studies (available upon request) across a variety of psychology journals

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Business Partner

Responsibilities:

• One of two partners specializing in personal computer and network consulting on IBM-based systems
• Built and installed numerous PCs for single users and created multi-user environments for small applications