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Professional Summary  Data science contractor for a large technology company assigned to a predictive modeling project for a global industrial company, in which I used Python Scikit Learn algorithms, and for a boutique analytical consulting firm specializing in consumer products industry client projects. 26 years of SAS Institute employment in analytical software technical sales and consulting, including predictive modeling in manufacturing and service industries; optimization for logistics industries; equipment reliability and failure analysis in multiple industries; and application of a broad range of analytic methods in the oil, gas, and oil service industries. Expertise in "data science," data mining, machine learning, time series forecasting/modeling, optimization, statistics, statistical quality control, data visualization, and unstructured text analytics.  In-depth knowledge of quantitative SAS® and JMP® software, including Enterprise Miner™, Text Miner™, Forecasting, SAS/OR® (Operations Research), SAS/QC®, SAS/Stat®, SAS/ETS®, and Visual Data Mining and Machine Learning®. Completed five DataCamp Python data science programming courses and used Python Scikit Learn algorithms and other modules to build predictive models.  Technical writing and editing; presentation preparation for explaining complex concepts; and proposal writing.My experience with a lengthy list of clients and projects has given me a combination of business acumen and technical skills. In these positions, I have applied advanced quantitative methods and business domain knowledge to help organizations achieve better outcomes, improve their processes, and be more successful. I have worked with clients in many industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia, so I always apply relevant domain knowledge from multiple industries to solve a particular client's immediate problem(s). This experience helps me to approach problem-solving from different perspectives. In addition to my technical knowledge, I am effective at explaining complex concepts using understandable examples and relevant analogies. This helps me to be an effective technical writer and editor, including for proposal responses. I am also a good listener and meeting note-taker, which helps me more effectively understand a client's business problems, constraints, and requirements, so that I can provide them with a more targeted and successful solution. I learn from my coworkers, clients, and other trusted reference sources and am a lifelong learner for both technical and non-technical topics.