DataOps.live

In this role, I excel at mentoring and educating customers regarding Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Azure configuration and installation of agent-based runner, adjusting to regulatory and security rules and ecosystems in finance, marketing, retail, healthcare, and e-commerce industries. I also develop best practices and manage platform projects utilizing Snowflake and support principal architects, data architects, data modelers, data engineers, the VP of IT infrastructure, and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). 
CORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•	Guided customers on how to consolidate data from various systems for greater data analyst palatability and usage.
•	Redirected and centered technical customers to focus on utilizing data structures and integration for business success. 
•	Exercised exceptional patience and demonstrated superb knowledge while guiding platform-training customers through month-long “handholding” onboarding phase with daily questions until self-sufficiency was forged; followed up accordingly.

Senior Solutions Architect

Team San Filippo

Chief Technical Advisor

EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE (EBTH)

Here, I automated and optimized business processes by instituting data science linear programming technique. Additionally, I utilized Python and operations research to assist with the optimization process. 
CORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
•	Transformed process to automatically estimate item valuation based on historical auctions and selection of items presented for typical 7-day auctions. 
•	Reduced workload of merchandizing team dramatically, from 3 members spending 20 hours each weekend to just 30 minutes by single team member, freeing up valuable time for team to focus on more specialized auctions as well as estate sales.

Senior Data Scientist

Firstlight Media

I defined the Data Strategy for bringing data together from multiple applications to a consolidated enrichment platform that produces data visualizations. I designed and implemented the tools and techniques for producing consumer and content-based recommendations for our media player using graph technologies.

Data Strategist

KORE Wireless

I modernized our SQL Server environment to apply best practices in database use. 

I act as a Data Science Mentor, and Data Architect as we design new applications and use-cases for our data products. 

I implemented consolidated management of our SQL Server infrastructure using Idera tools. Upgraded our environment to current versions of SQL Server. 

I built an ETL team for managing the integrations that tie our business systems Netsuite and Salesforce to our internally developed applications. 

Using Signal analysis, I was able to demonstrate capabilities that could be implemented for any kind of anomaly detection as we monitor devices for our customers.

Senior Manager Data Services.

Cengage Learning

I created an ensemble predictive model using SQL rules, and R decision tree's to accurately (Precision/Recall both above 80%) predict the interactions with our platforms that at risk students exhibit. I created a Semantic analysis process for survey data to quickly parse through hundreds of feedback comments to focus customers on the issues and sentiment most important to respondents.

Data Scientist

Illumination Works

I managed our Data Science lab. Our Data Science Lab using both Map Reduce and Spark is based on CDH 5 from Cloudera. It is built using Cloudera Director and Cloudera Manager in AWS. Presentations built using our Data Science Lab were presented in December 2014 and January 2015.

Illumination Works is a solution enabling company. We provide professional consulting, design, and development services that deliver core information and insight capabilities. We are committed to solving problems in a way that exceeds expectations and delivers value-based capabilities for our customers.

Senior Consultant - Enterprise Data Systems

clear measures

I am a Principal Consultant with expertise in Data Warehouse building, Data Vault Methodology, Data Science, Business Analytics, Hadoop infrastructure, and Reporting.

I worked on multiple architecture projects, designing Data Vault Data Warehouse systems. Integrating Hadoop into an overall Logical Data Warehouse strategy for a major Retailer. Teaching internal sessions on Hadoop and Data Vault. I also built a Hadoop Data Science Lab for internal research and training.

Principal Consultant - Enterprise Architecture

3M Health Care

I engineered the cloud based infrastructure for the management of health care data for 3M customers. Using Rightscale to manage our clouds (Rackspace,Azure,AWS), and direct configuration tools for our hosted data centers. Our data platforms are diverse, DataStax Cassandra Enterprise, SQL Server,  Cloudera Hadoop, and Percona MySQL. I do data server configuration, capacity planning, data modeling, Pentaho Deployment, Performance tuning, support of our Data Science Lab and on-call support as the need arises. 
 
The typical duties of your average data-guy.

Lead Data Engineer

Rent The Runway

This was a research project to determine how Pentaho Business Intelligence platform could assist in the Data Science efforts of the analytics group. I deployed the platform, and we evaluated it based on comparison with the internally developed tools the analytics team had already built.

Data Management Consultant

Data isn’t just numbers — it is the new gold. 
As a passionate and deeply knowledgeable data scientist, I have vast expertise enhancing, automating, and analyzing data processes. Since I first ignited my data career in the US Marine Corps, governing global operational systems in support of various missions — an experience that embedded my foundational knowledge of data management, helped define my personal philosophy of ensuring data integrity, and shaped my professional principles and perspective of data protection — I have been solving data challenges for businesses of all sizes by diving deep and transforming data to elevate productivity, efficiency, growth, and success. 

Some notable achievements include:
•	Excelling as the principal problem-solver conveying analysis and ensuring effective platform function utilizing Snowflake, as well as educating customers on how to reduce their process run time by 92% –  from 1.5 hours down to just seven minutes – for DataOps.live. 
•	Stabilizing KORE Wireless’ server with configuration changes from day 1, resulting in zero outages and performance issues as opposed to consistent ecosystem outages averaging 2 hours per week across 600 databases. 
•	Catalyzing Markov chain model to identify high-performing students and engineering Ensemble Predictive Model using SQL rules and R’s decision tree to predict behaviors exhibited by at-risk student with greater than 80% accuracy for edtech giant Cengage Learning. 
•	Presenting at prestigious national data conferences and developing presentations on topics such as data structure graphs, high-level graph theory, and network analysis involving Gephi, Graphx, and Giraph.
•	Authoring and publishing The Enrichment Game: A Story About Making Data Powerful about winning in business by understanding in-depth insights derived from data to create platforms for surprising future successes.

I am always interested in expanding my professional network and eager to discover what the future has to offer. If you would like to start a conversation that moves us towards purposeful action with data, reach out to me at dougthedataguy@gmail.com or here on LinkedIn. 

Technical Toolkit: 
SNOWFLAKE Certified Professional
LINUX
KUBERNETES
ORACLE
R
MySQL
SQL SERVER
PYTHON
ClickHouse

Read more about how I make data powerful here: 
http://the-data-guy.blogspot.com/
https://github.com/dougneedham
https://technicspub.com/enrichment/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XETTPCI

Doug Needham

On a whim, during my little vacation to Hawaii, I decided to hike Diamond Head. While it is not as tall as other mountains in the mainland, because it is a volcanic crater the only way to the top is to hike the side of the crater. This makes it quite steep. There were families, young couples, and even a few grandparents hiking the trail. Everyone goes at their own pace.

The trail is clearly marked, and while parts of it are rugged, there are handrails. Eventually there are metal stairs leading to concrete platforms at the top.

The view is spectacular!

As I huffed and puffed my way up the mountain, I had a realization. While many of us may be going the same direction, we are all doing it for our own reasons. Many times the trail is paved. Very seldom do we as engineers build something from scratch, brand new, that is so unique nothing like it has ever been seen before. 

We make incremental changes, sometimes the increment is small, sometimes it is a little bigger.

Most of my customers that I am advising are looking for these incremental improvements. They know a tweak here, an adjustment there, a little tuning over here will lead to ultimately big jumps in performance, reduced costs, increased stability, and better customer satisfaction.

It is exciting to see the peak of the mountain and know you want to get there. But the only way to get there is one step at a time, steady progress, and simply dont stop. Soon enough you will reach new heights, and be able to brag about your accomplishments.

If you are going in a direction I can help with, reach out. If you are not sure if I can guide you, reach out. Even if I can't help, I know many people who can.

Reach out to each other! 

I have friends, acquaintances, and colleagues here on this platform. 

Some are facing layoffs just before the holidays. Some are starting new businesses. Some have been out of work for some time. Some are working hard to improve their own lives and the lives of others. 

It would be nice to lend a helping hand to everyone we see who needs it.  We are not all in a position to help others. 

However, we can reach out and spend a little time chatting and supporting each other.  

I have been lucky enough to attend some networking events recently, and the conversations I have had with others have prompted me to follow up with some of those folks. Just hearing how things are going in their life, for good or ill, has been refreshing. 

Too often, I focus on my own situation, and my daughter's health issues can become all-consuming at times. I apologize to my circle for not saying hello directly for some time. I will work to do better. If we are connected, I hope you are doing well! If you are not doing well, I will do what I can for you, even if it is simply commenting on your posts so that more people see your struggles.  Feel free to message me if you'd like to chat. 

We can all do this for each other. We tend to focus on ourselves. Our product. Our offering. Our value. 

Yes, this is a professional site, and we all want to provide value and make money.  However, the occasional like, comment, repost, or message in support of our fellow humans never hurts. 

#MentalHealth #PeopleFirst.

Using AI to enhance the Design Thinking process to generate rapid prototypes that can be discussed and experimented with, was an engaging course from IDEO U. These courses are great for stretching your mental muscles before the end of the year.

People do not struggle with strategic decision-making; they make bad decisions, choose bad advisors, or miss opportunities right in front of their eyes.
 
Taking a leadership course through MasterClass  given by Navy SEALs, was very much a refresher for me. Marines and the SEALs have a very similar language given we have a common heritage of the Sea. The stories spoken about during the class brought back both memories both of my time in the Marines, as well of some experiences in business. 

I have some fond memories of seeing great leadership at work and being able to accomplish amazing things. 

I have plenty of not so fond memories where experiences of poor leadership caused issues that could have been avoided. 

I recommend this class, especially in the case where you are in leadership and are quite confident you do not need this.

#Leadership

End-of-year classes are supposed to be thought-provoking, or at least a new experience. 

The IDEO U courses on strategy using design thinking were certainly thought-provoking, and they showed me striking similarities with the Data Science process I have learned and worked with over the years. 

There is much hype, both good and bad, about what AI can do; there are still humans behind the curtain doing real work to ensure that AI systems are functioning and doing what they are supposed to. 

Design Thinking and proper Data Science processes start well before anyone's fingers touch a keyboard. 

It starts with: "Are we focused on the right strategy?" (probably not). "What are our customers saying?" "What are our customers ' or potential customers' needs, wants, pain points, or desires?"

Going the wrong direction faster is still the wrong direction. Taking slow, incremental steps going the right direction will probably get you to the success you are after. BTW, you did define your success criteria before you started, right? 

IDEO offers excellent classes and an interesting approach to solving these problems.

Is the end-of-year time frame one in which you take new classes, take time off, read new books, or try new projects? How do you wrap up the year?

A ringtone is twice as loud in the middle of the night.

Funny enough, the calls do not go to executives. Nor are project managers bothered at night. Developers have long since signed off for the day. Alerts, whether automated or manual, are escalated to those who can actually fix the problems. The problems must be fixed immediately. 

For the 911 of the enterprise, the data must flow.

When you build on a platform that has stood the test of time for even the demands of Snowflake, then you know when you sign off for the day. Your processes will run resolute, and only your personal alarm will awaken you. 

What do you bet your sleep on? 

#DataOps #DataOperations #Data #SleepBetter

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Smurfit Westrock

In this role, I'm responsible for Technical Services, Customer Support, Sales & Application Development in the Foodservice Paperboard business segment and may support other food, packaging and specialty business segments.

It's a customer-facing technical service and support function while collaborating with operation, innovation, commercial and sales teams to provide the best-in-class value-added innovative paperboard and sustainable packaging solutions to our customers.  

I'm excited about expanding from my previous function in materials & coatings innovation and product development to partner closely with customers, deliver improved values and drive business growth.

Manager - Technical Services & Support - Global Paper Sales & Operations

My area of expertise in materials & coatings and extrusion technology platform is to identify, evaluate & commercialize a range of polymers, biopolymers & natural polymers, functional fillers & additives, cellulose fibers, and blends in monolayer extrusion and multilayer co-extrusion coated and film lamination paperboard products for high barrier and high-performance food, beverage, pharmaceutical, security, agriculture & horticulture, and sustainable packaging applications.

Science & Innovation, Paper Barrier Coatings + Polymer Extrusion

WestRock Company

My primary area of responsibilities in materials innovation and extrusion technology platform is to identify, evaluate & commercialize a range of polymers, biopolymers & natural polymers, functional fillers & additives, cellulose fibers, and blends in monolayer extrusion and multilayer co-extrusion coated and film lamination paperboard products for high barrier and high-performance food, beverage, pharmaceutical,  security, agriculture & horticulture, and sustainable packaging applications.

R&D Science & Innovation ► Polymer Extrusion Coating Paperboard Barrier Sustainable Packaging

MeadWestvaco

Senior Principal Polymer Materials R&D Scientist and Technical Leader at MWV Technical Center for Packaging Innovation. Chief Polymer Technology Architect leading polymer materials & barrier extrusion coating R&D program and paperboard packaging product development & innovation in food service, food packaging, beverage, aseptic liquid packaging and healthcare packaging markets. 

• Initiate and direct the road map of a new Extrusion Coating & Lamination Technology Platform to enable innovation, development, speed-to-market scale-up & commercialization in materials, processes, products and technologies.

• Launch and manage a Supplier Technical & Commercial Exchange Forum to integrate with raw material sourcing, supply continuity, and value chain management.

• Scout, identify, evaluate and qualify next-generation polymer materials, renewably resource-derived bio-based materials, functional fillers, additives, cellulose fibers, barrier films, emerging packaging & converting technologies.

• Conduct IP landscape analysis, road mapping and competitive intelligence in paperboard extrusion coating and lamination for food & beverage packaging end markets.

• Mentor, coach and train junior engineers, scientists and researchers. Enhance overall capability and visibility of polymer R&D group. Establish and implement the best practices and systems for polymer R&D processes and project management. Lead the capital initiative to upgrade a pilot extrusion coating & laminating line and enhance multilayer coextrusion capability.

• Develop and commercialize barrier multi-layer coextrusion & monolayer film extrusion coating and multi-layer coextrusion blow molding technologies for paperboard-based food & beverage packaging solutions; e.g., hot-fill beverage, aseptic, microwavable, dual ovenable food packaging.

Senior Lead R&D Innovation ► Polymer ♦ Extrusion Coating ♦ Paperboard ♦ Food & Beverage Packaging

Sealed Air Corporation

•	Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project Manager and Product Development Leader.

•	Led global cross-functional, multi-location, multicultural teams of 10-15 members to develop and commercialize high-growth-profit and value-added products and solutions, most notably in next-generation, high-performance, patented inflatable cushioning, inflatable void-fill and packaging system, microlayer & multilayer co-extruded barrier films, and bio-based compostable loose-fill packaging foam. ($1.3M-$4.5M margin increase on $3M-$14M new sales, 25%-38% cost reduction, 37% carbon footprint reduction).

•	Managed strategic growth projects to deliver top line revenue growth and bottom line EBITDA results using Stage-Gate® product development & innovation process, NPV model, Lean Six Sigma tools, and DMAIC & DfLSS methodologies - from concept generation & Voice of the Customer (VOC) feedback to lab-scale experiments & pilot line scale-up development trials, from statistical analysis & data validation to successful technology transfer, implementation, commercialization & market launch. 

•	Accountable for high-visibility portfolio management & technical leadership to develop 5-year strategic plan, define project scope & success criteria, set project goals & timelines, design change management & RACI project plan, prioritize activities & guide directions, conduct IP landscape & competitive analysis, propose budget & monitor spend, set milestones & deliverables, manage FMEA risk assessment matrix, align internal & external resources to meet deadlines & financial targets within budget, build effective collaborative cross-functional teams, establish regular communication with team members & stakeholders, prepare reports & present at Stage Gate meetings to Senior Leadership Team. 

•	Extensive customer-facing experience engaging in application development, technical service & field testing to ensure market acceptance, expand market share, defend market position & enhance customer satisfaction.

Innovation Project Manager ►Inflatable Cushioning ♦ Flexible Sustainable Packaging ♦ e-Commerce

•	Led 50+ R&D projects in collaboration with Business, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain and regulatory partners of 5 to 15 members to develop technology & innovation-based, value-added packaging solutions encompassing new product development, product line re-engineering, cost reduction, and sustainability initiatives in a diverse portfolio of more than 12 product lines. Impacts and benefits include annual $200K to $14M new sales, $50K to $4M margin increase, 12% to 38% cost reduction, or 7% to 37% carbon footprint reduction.

•	Products include Air Cellular BubbleWrap® cushioning, NewAir® I.B. Inflatable Cushioning, Fill-Air® Inflatable Void Fill Packaging, Jiffy® Mailers (JiffyLite® Kraft Bubble Mailers, TuffGard® Plastic Cushioned Bubble Mailers, Jiffy® Padded), Shurtuff® Poly Mailers, PriorityPak® paperboard, PakNatural(TM) biodegradable/compostable loose-fill, Dri-Loc® films and NaturePAD(TM) renewable absorbent films for meat, fish and poultry pads, Speedypacker® films, Cellu-Cushion® and Cellu-Aire® PE foams. 

•	Developed R&D innovation pipelines and road maps. Identified, developed and implemented growth initiatives, improvement projects & Supply Chain support projects in timelines from 6 months to 3 years.

•	Extensive experience in technical service, application development, and customer engagement in support of business development, sales & marketing and supply chain by providing technical support, conducting fit-for-use performance testing, assisting Supply Chain in new resin evaluation, alternate resin qualification, resolving manufacturing and quality issues. 

•	Conducted competitive product bench-marking test, materials & property characterization, performance evaluation, reverse engineering, cost modeling, price-benefit value mapping management, SWOT analysis & strategic recommendations.

•	Product stewardship, sustainability and EHS leadership responsible for business unit R&D group's safety program, OSHA safety training, and regulatory compliance.

Research Scientist ► Multilayer Coextruded Cast/Blown Film♦ Foam♦ Paper♦ Barrier Flexible Packaging

A. Schulman, Inc.

•	Provided technical expertise in thermoplastic extrusion, resin compounding, application development and technical service to support over 25 proprietary (POLYBATCH®, PAPERMATCH®, POLYFLAM® , POLYFORT®, SCHULAMID®, POLYTROPE®,SCHULABLEND®), custom  and toll compounding operations for improving productivity, efficiency and quality. Optimized and streamline assigned plastics compounding projects leading to as much as 20% efficiency improvement, 45% production volume enhancement, and $650,000 annual net revenue increase.

•	Extensive hands-on experience in a wide variety of plastics, resins, additives, compounding and processing including, but not limited to thermoplastic polymer materials (polyolefins - conventional & metallocene/single-site based, thermoplastic polyesters, engineering thermoplastics, styrenics, polyamides, thermoplastic elastomers, vinyl resins, high-temperature resins, engineering thermoplastics, copolymers, blends and alloys), reinforcements, mineral fillers, additives & modifiers, compounding equipment (single and twin screw extruders, batch mixers and blenders) and shaping/forming machinery (injection molding, compression molding, cast film, blown film, calendering, hot press).

•	Managed proprietary product portfolios encompassing formulation development, product improvement, processing technology, customer technical service, and sales & marketing support in various pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical, industrial, consumer, and packaging end-markets.

Product Development Engineer►Additive & Filler Masterbatch♦Extrusion Compounding♦Engineering Polymer

Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A.

•	Led projects for improving process efficiency, productivity and quality in polymerization, drying and bulk handling of dispersion Polyvinyl Chloride resins and copolymers. Acted as an internal technical consultant to production group, engineering project team and maintenance crew. Participated in cross-functional teams for implementation of productivity, quality, environmental and safety related improvement programs such as SPC/SQC, TQM, PSM, ISO 9002 and ISO 14001.

•	Provided technical support to operations management in process research and product development, process economic analysis, process feasibility and capability studies, plant capacity expansion planning, concept design and cost benefit analysis for capital improvement projects that enhanced productivity by 7% and saved $763,000 annual fixed cost.

•	Optimized operating conditions and utilized high efficiency filtration system that reduced particulate emissions by 87% and saved $15,000 fees in Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit application.

Process Engineer ► Polymerization ♦ Resin Development ♦ Vinyl Compounds

University of Maryland

•	Developed a sensor technology for real-time on-line monitoring of shear stress history, residence time distribution and melt temperature profile for characterization of screw elements and their mixing capabilities in twin-screw extruders.

•	 In collaboration with Energetic Materials Research and Technology of Naval Surface Warfare Center, developed a feeder-extruder interaction model to investigate the effect of feeder fluctuation on the mixing performance in screw extruders with respect to the screw design and operating conditions.  Applied the feeder-extruder interaction model, in combination with the characterization of screw elements based on the mean residence time, to develop a process scheme for optimizing the screw configurations and operating conditions during the continuous twin-screw extrusion processing of highly filled explosive energetic thermosetting materials and composite propellants.

Research Associate

•	Designed experiments and developed mathematical models and analytical characterization to investigate the mechanisms of polymer devolatilization and the effect of stripping agents associated with foam dynamics in polymer extrusion and compounding processes. 

•	Examined a novel bench-scale co-rotating twin-screw extruder for visualizing the incorporation of stripping agents and investigating devolatilization capabilities in relation to screw configurations and processing conditions.

•	Applied artificial neural networks and statistical methods in design of the devolatilization section in singe- and twin-screw extrusion and compounding processes.

•	Proposed factorial experimental designs and performed statistical analysis for process development and optimization in the mixing and devolatilization of highly filled polymer systems in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder for research project sponsor.

•	Investigated the foam dynamics, modeling and process technology in microcellular foam extrusion in relation to materials properties and process conditions.

**     Project was sponsored by DuPont Central R&D in Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE in collaboration with University of Maryland.

Research Assistant

•	In charge of Polymer Characterization Laboratory. Conducted polymer characterization, analysis & testing Training Workshops to more than 20 graduate and undergraduate research students and external customers.

•	Provided technical support in the use of rheology equipment, rheology measurement and data analysis for steady state and dynamic behavior of various viscous and viscoelastic polymer solutions and suspensions in various applications.

Analytical Rheology Laboratory Manager

•	Developed a new signage-encapsulating technique by a resin transfer molding (RTM) technology to improve product quality and reduce environmental hazards by investigating the curing kinetics of a unsaturated polyester resin and examining proper application of glass fiber mats.

•	Performed experimental studies on the adhesive bonding, mass diffusion and heat transfer in the processing of fiber-reinforced thermoset composites. Evaluated the mechanical, optical and surface finish properties of encapsulated graphical art works.

✔ DECLARATION:
I AM a hands-on Ph.D. R&D & technical leader with 28 years of cross-industry experience in R&D, new product development, innovation & commercialization leading cross-functional teams of 5 to 15 members and having completed over 73 projects (and counting) in delivering innovative & differentiated solutions to drive growth, increase sales, improve margins, and reduce costs in plastic resin, additive & filler masterbatch, multilayer film & flexible packaging, paperboard food & beverage packaging.

✔ VALUE CREATION:
Annual $200K to $37M new sales, $50K to $4M margin increase, 5% to 38% cost reduction, 20% efficiency improvement, 87% particulate emission reduction, and 7% to 37% carbon footprint reduction in 20+ product lines ranging from $3M to $750M annual revenues. Author of book chapters on mixing and screw design in polymer extrusion and more than 40 inventions, journal publications & conference presentations.

★ ★ I can help solve your problems and achieve similar or better results faster. ★ ★

✔ EQ & Core Competencies:
• Polymer Materials Science, Multilayer Film Coextrusion, Barrier Film, Coating, Lamination
• Project Management, Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC, DfLSS, Stage-Gate®, Statistical Analysis
• Cross-Functional & Multicultural Team, Change Agent, Emotional Intelligence Leadership
• Customer Focused Problem Solving, Application Development, Technical Service
• Competitive SWOT Analysis, Value Management, Blue Ocean Strategy, Value Innovation
• Product Stewardship, Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability

✔ SPECIALTIES:
• Polymer: LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, PP, Nylon 6, PET, EVOH, PVOH, TPS, PVC, TPO, PLA, BioPBS, Biopolymers
• Additive & Filler: antiblock, slip, antistat, colorant, flame retardant, fiberglass, mineral, nanoclay
• Process: film extrusion, foam extrusion, single/twin-screw extrusion, compounding, coextrusion, multilayer, microlayer, cast film, blown film, extrusion coating, paperboard packaging, adhesive-cohesive-kraft-foil-lamination

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