Data Science and Analytics, business consultant and software engineer for: -data engineering, data analytics, data science/machine learning,-large and/or disparate data sets, performance metrics, forecasting, -open source statistical programming (R and Python), -open source plotting software development (D3.js),-tabular data (SQL), spatial/GIS analysis (geoJSON), image processing, and natural language processing.Recent Contracts/projects:-USDA Web application for geospatial crop analysis-USDA web application and data microservice (API)for survey analysis and outlier detection supporting over 100 surveys-USDA System Architecture design for combining several agricultural business survey collection, analysis, and reporting tools-prediction and clustering models for online ordering behavior-classifying Common Crawler web pages using a random forest classifier-a full stack data science as a service Shiny app for marketing survey analysis-predictive modeling for online subscription service based on web data, operationalized in Python;-R Shiny App and custom d3.js data visualization library for orthodontics marketing app;-R Shiny App and custom d3.js data visualization library that displays flu data via an API;-R Shiny App and custom d3.js data visualization library for a juvenile justice program;-D3.js based data visualization library extended through R for an open source project.Morton Analytics utilizes open source statistical programming customized to meet your needs without high cost software licenses. Let me create a solution that you can use and understand - a solution to help you improve and grow your business!

Health care data analytics solutions via JavaScript, R, and SQL for businesses looking to manage their health plans with better data analytics and data science.-Research and Development-Statistical Programming: R, RMarkdown, R Shiny-Modeling efforts generally include: linear regression, natural language processing, deep learning (TensorFlow/Keras), and random forest-Data Wrangling-Weekly Data QA to secure analytics scoring for clientsPerformance Milestones- Produced parameterized reporting software in R, SQL, and d3.js to reduce manual processing from 2-3 days to 2-3 minutes per document;- Developed d3.js based data visualization libraries for client and DSS with relevant branding, browser behavior, and extended through R as libraries;- Created 4 R Shiny apps plus SQL for internal staff use to review data and remove manual processing;- Prototyped 3 client facing web apps using R Shiny;- Scoped and mentored 5 student projects involving big data students from the University of Montana;- Delivered conference presentation on value-based contracting via specialty drug infusion therapy case study.

For Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance:-Performance Metrics for a bureau wide claims processing center-Operations Analysis for program outcome measures-Research and Analysis for 3 annual reports and benefit delivery study-Wrote hundreds of SQL queries for QA of data aggregation from insurance carriers and TPAs-Project Management-Event Planning

For the Government Affairs Committee I provided:-Strategic Planning-Public Policy Research, Quantitative and Qualitative-Public and Media Relations-Community Organizing-Event PlanningPublic Policy topics included: affordable housing, city zoning regulations, county subdivision regulations, impact fees, agricultural preservation, parkland dedication regulations, forest fire mitigation regulations for housing, and accessory dwelling units.