J D Freeman:

Award-Winning Data Scientist With Strong Machine Learning and Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)

  • Award winning natural language processing and client engagement

  • Experience managing up to 15 direct reports, global project teams, and budgets up to $2M USD

  • 18+ years experience in statistical modeling for Fortune 500, Global Corporations & Technology Start-Ups

  • 2 top-tier Master's degrees (Master of Science in Business Analytics & MBA)

  • Vetted as a data science, analytics & business intelligence expert by Catalant and Experfy (Harvard Innovation Launch Lab)

Skills:

  • Programming Languages : Python, R, SQL

  • Databases : PostgreSQL, Neo4J, Amazon Redshift, Oracle

  • Distributed Computing Platforms : Apache Spark, Hadoop

  • Natural Language Processing: spaCy, NLTK, Gensim

  • Computation: NumPy, SciPy

  • Machine Learning : Scikit-learn, Caret, e1071

  • Deep Learning : Tensorflow, Theano, PyTorch

  • Data Wrangling : Pandas, DeepDive, SFrame, Dplyr, Talend Open Studio for Data Quality

  • Data Visualization : ggPlot, Matplotlib, Bokeh, Tableau, QlikView, ManyEyes

J D Freeman is a member of:

  • Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
  • Data Management International (DAMA)
  • The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI)
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance
  • Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • American Mensa

Analytics by J D Freeman have improved:

Education:

Kelley School of Business, Indiana University:

  • Master of Science in Business Analytics:
    • Rarely Issued A+ Course Grades:
      • "Data Warehousing, Mining & Visualization"
      • "Digital Marketing"
    • GPA 3.850

  • Master of Business Administration:
    • Rare, Perfect 100% A+ Course Grade for "Quantitative Analysis"
    • Finalist, Consulting Case Competition:
      • Solutions now used in real operations by Standard Bank of South Africa
    • GPA 3.797


  • Consulting, Investment and Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital (EVC) Clubs
  • Kelley Scholar


University of Illinois:

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering:
    • Independent Study in Taguchi Methods
      • Statistical methods - useful in marketing, biotech & engineering

  • Contributing Editor, Campus Engineering Magazine
  • Communications Director, Photovoltaic Vehicle Team
  • National Merit and Illinois State Scholar




Publications in Scholarly Journals:

"Demonstration of the Unizin Sentiment Visualizer" Proceedings of the Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference, April 2016

Independent Coursework:

Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health:

University of California, Berkeley:

University of Washington:

University of Michigan:

Indiana University:

  • SQL: Advanced Data Retrieval and Modification
  • Python Basics
  • SAS Basics
  • SPSS Basics

Cloudera:

  • Essentials Training for Apache Hadoop, Certificate

EMC Corporation:

Other:

  • SQL on Hadoop: Analysing Big Data with Hive, Pluralsight
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Moresteam University, Certificate
  • Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance
  • Introduction to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Eaton Corporation
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Franklin-Covey, 3-Day Workshop, Certificate



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