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VP, Analytics & Data Science @ RealtyMogul.com Over a four-month period, established data pipelines integrating data from marketing vendors, web tracking and CRM software into a Redshift instance with defined data schemas; established Bime as a dashboarding tool for historical tracking, and Excel and R for forward-looking analytics; and developed models for evaluating real estate projects. From...

VP, Analytics & Data Science @ RealtyMogul.com Over a four-month period, established data pipelines integrating data from marketing vendors, web tracking and CRM software into a Redshift instance with defined data schemas; established Bime as a dashboarding tool for historical tracking, and Excel and R for forward-looking analytics; and developed models for evaluating real estate projects. From November 2015 to March 2016 (5 months) Los AngelesDirector, Analytics & Data Science @ Core Digital Media Directed the data science and marketing analytics operations for one of the largest US online advertising companies providing lead generation services to clients seeking prospective customers for a variety of product offerings. General areas of responsibility included: working closely with the Enterprise Data Warehouse group to manage data systems; multivariate and time series modeling; developing algorithmic routines for automating business decision-making; and portfolio optimization. From August 2010 to October 2015 (5 years 3 months) Los AngelesFounder and President @ eJones Founded and led a firm that collects assessments of participants in online group collaborations on topics of shared interest; consolidates them into simple, continuously updating metrics reflecting group point of view; and identifies individual expertise within the group on specified categories. Developed an auction-based model for converting individual assessments into a group opinion, and a market-based scoring algorithm for continually ranking the reputations of individual participants. Secured seed financing and led the development and piloting of an enterprise product. From June 2008 to November 2010 (2 years 6 months) Chief Analytics Officer @ DV Insure Co-founded a firm delivering Diminished Value Insurance Protection, an innovative automobile insurance product providing coverage to car owners for residual lost market value resulting from accidents even after all repairs have been properly applied. Applied statistical modeling to develop the product pricing and value chain commission model; and presented all pricing and financial details in meetings with actuaries, state regulators and potential reinsurers and investors. From March 2007 to June 2008 (1 year 4 months) Co-Founder and Chief Analytics Officer @ CircleUp Co-founded a firm delivering a web-based consumer application enabling users to coordinate the activities of groups by aggregating the preferences of many people and consolidating them into a variety of metrics. Worked closely with an outsourced engineering team to specify the company’s data schema and select the appropriate technology platform for distributed computing; and worked closely with the Product Manager to develop the analytics model supporting several voting systems and data visualizations. From October 2005 to March 2007 (1 year 6 months) Director @ Econ One Research, Inc, Developed an economic consulting practice that grew over the course of six years from a single-person to a twelve-person team generating approximately $6M in annual revenue. Developed trading platforms for electricity and ancillary service products for several states within the US and international markets. Retained on several occasions to assess the performance of existing trading platforms and recommend alternative auction mechanics based on analysis of bid and price data and the application of statistical analyses and to identify patterns revealing the exercise of market power and other forms of market manipulation. Provided expert testimony to state regulatory commissions and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. From June 1999 to October 2005 (6 years 5 months) President @ DFA Consulting, LLC Provided data analytics/science services - both project direction and execution - for clients. Projects focused primarily on statistical modeling and algorithm development in support of marketing optimization and B2C & C2C matching processes. From April 2016 to January 2017 (10 months) Los Angelesco-President @ Futuredontics, Inc. Transforming business model and company culture. Los AngelesChief Data Scientist @ Futuredontics, Inc. Responsible for:• Data: access and store datasets / tables in preparation for analysis• Business Intelligence: specify KPIs / metrics and deliver historical tracking reports / displays and insights into underlying mechanisms and dynamics to business decision-makers• Predictive Analytics: develop models to generate forecasts and other forward-looking insights to support business decision-makers• Algorithmic Optimization: develop logic and implement code for automated, technology-based decisioning systems. From January 2017 to February 2020 (3 years 2 months) Los Angeles