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The well-deserving country-folksters Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers announced a three-show residency at Rickshaw Stop this June, to be accompanied by a slew of special guests. Looks like that's your chance to see them perform their awesome cover of Hall & Oates' "I Can't Go For That" in the flesh. [via The Bay Bridged]
East Bay rapper Lil B, known for his avalanche-style output of free tracks and mixtapes, announces a "classical music album" that he actually wants his fans to pay for. Doesn't he know he's basically taught followers how to hunt anything down for free by now? [via SF Weekly]
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The Drifta USB is a mobile TV decoder, which allows you to connect to the DVB-H network allowing you to access DStv Mobile content live from your computer or lap top.
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Screen size is rather small and quality not good. On Windows you can use the "Magnifier" to increase the size of the screen but won't improve the quality.
It works great, when I have a signal. Have to walk around in my home to find a place with a strong signal.
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Only works if you sit under a TV mast!! Tried it in several places in the Cape where we nornally pick up TV with a bunny aireal. The Drifta always flashes green and then the dreaded "No Signal" comes on
I bought this Drifta USB in good faith I would have coverage where I am in Nottingham Road, KZN. Alas, when I phoned to activate the product, I only found out at that point the Drifta has very little coverage, and none to speak of in Nottingham Road. I bought the device for my Dell Laptop so I could watch the World Cup rugby while at my shop, but have not been able to use this device, and quit frankly would just rather have my money back! - Poor Advertising in temrs of covergae warnings. If they not going to provide coverage in all towns and cities they should at least warn you before you make the purchase. There is a Coverage Map on the Drifta Site, which you are not made aware of at the time of purchase. Misleading!!!
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Spent the whole morning trying to get the usb drifta to work. the installation loaded on vista for business and windows 95, but the app would not recognize the drifta. then loaded the software onto a laptop, and it worked perfectly. Our offices are mainly mac based, but as yet there is no software available for macs, but there is for the i-phone, and i-pad but not for the normal mac running OSX. Go figure.
Nothing wrong with the Drifta product, but this USB model is problematic. Got mine from this site and after DSTVMobile customer care couldn't help me to get it working, I went to a MultiChoice dealer where I was informed they don't even sell the USB model anymore, because it doesn't get signal. The WiFi model, however works fine. Don't know if it's only in Cape Town, but if the dealer doesn't even want to touch this stuff... Well you've been warned, unlike me who couldn't find a USB review before buying it.
I'm a little disappointed. The installation and setup is easy and the software seems good; I like the way it gives you a TV guide as well. But the resolution of the picture really is very, very bad. As an example, when watching a soccer game it's so blurry you can't read the score or team names at the top of the picture. I know it's stated up front, but I think most people (myself included) won't realise how low res 320x240 is. It's dramatically worse than your average YouTube vid. So if you can live with that, it looks like it does what it says it does. But be warned about that image...
First reactions from my son : - Aww Dad, it's so cute. Look how tiny it is compared to the old one. - Dad, I can't plug in the memory stick next to the Drifta. That, in a nutshell, sums up the new USB DStv Drifta. It's small and cute, not quite the size of a memory stick (just a tad fatter), so overlaps a second USB slot when plugged in (a cable is supplied to solve this). It works, and well, but doesn't really cure any of the inherent problems with the first Drifta. That said, in the right scenarios it is a great device. Back on 14 July 2011 DStv announced (officially) the new USB DStv Drifta (release here). The release and the pictures made the device look interesting. A week later their PR team mailed me and offered me a Drifta to test out and review (well, they just offered to send me one, my assumption it was to test and review). The box it comes in is squared, about 11cmx11cm. The Drifta itself is about 8cm long, and about 2.5cm wide. That is a fair bit smaller than the original Drifta. Once unboxed, you simply need to install the software (if you haven't already). In my case I have the 1.3.1 software already installed. The CD that arrived in the box still had the older 1.2 software. The USB Drifta itself comes with the latest firmware preloaded (Drifta2(DVB-H) 2.1.277 2011/05/03-14:09:23). When plugged in the device is quite sturdy. On my laptop it happily plugged into either the side or rear facing USB port with no problem, on my desktop when connected to the front port it was in danger of being bumped by my knee or the roller chair. The USB extension cable mentioned in the parts list above is useful for just this. You can then plug it in and lie it on top of your PC case out of harms way, not to mention then be able to access the nearby USB ports instead of having them blocked. I suspect that some cases and laptops which have recessed USB ports may also require the extension cable. Continue reading this review (and see the photos) here : http://j-j.co.za/2011/08/my-thoughts-on-the-usb-dstv-drifta-review
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1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta
1/4 cup low fat margarine
2 1/2 cups shredded reduced fat Colby cheese
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
The first time I made this according to recipe and my family of picky eaters loved it. But then I sprinkled southwest seasoning on chicken breast and cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces, added it to the mix and added extra cheese on top, and they devoured it.
I'm sorry, but this was BAD. To begin with, it had an intimidating odor. Also, it was kinda bland? It really didn't have much of a taste to it. I could have done something wrong but I'm not willing to attempt to make this again.
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Sarah Hendrickson, the soaring 18-year-old, won the women's jumping title and will be favored to take the inaugural Games crown. Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins won the women's cross-country team sprint for the first global gold by either gender while the men earned bronze in the Nordic combined relay for their first podium placement in the event.
The US and Norway, which collected a whopping 19 medals, including eight golds, were the only nations to medal in all three disciplines. Added to the four golds and a bronze that the Yanks earned at last month's Alpine championships, that brought the haul to eight, one shy of the combined 2009 count.
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More than 15 years' experience in Data Analytics and Business Intelligence. Can manage complex requirements, and deliver great results; matching, and often exceeding client expectations. Specialize in converting raw data into usable business information which clients can act upon. Specialties: - Analysis, Audit & Reconciliation of complex and large data sets - Design & Development of Applications based on advanced Excel features and VBA - Management Information Systems (MIS) : Design, development and implementation - Intermediate & Advanced Training in MS Office (special expertise in Excel)
CorrZ is a Data Analytics & Statistics Consulting group having rich experience in Economics, Life Sciences & Telecom
Pykih is a data analytics and visualisation company. We help your front-line managers and clients with actionable business insights through rich visualisation of your data, backed by strong domain knowledge. We have clients in US, Canada, Australia, Kenya, Germany and India.
Experienced individual with a diverse background in I.T. management, support, operations, and administrative functions complemented by strong organizational, communications, and interpersonal skills. Extensive proficiencies in project management, customer service, and administrative abilities to manage more diverse projects and responsibilities. Able to begin work on Day 1 and produce results with very minimal training or supervision. Possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology Project Management. Recognized for outstanding academics and held ten years of relevant Information Technology experience ranging from support to project management, varying degrees of work in the multiple phases of the project management methodology. I continue to develop my career in the field of Information Technology Project Management, Business Analytics, and Service Management.
I have a team of 5 resources with more than 8 years of experience in Management consulting including freelancing. We have expertize in performing descriptive, perspective to predictive analytics using several statistical techniques (Regression, Clustering, Factor analysis, Simulations, etc.) and tools (SAS, SPSS, Matlab, Excel, Informatica, Stata,etc.). In terms of Industries, I have been working with banks and retailers to help them get more business at low risk. It included end to end data analytics and implementation from generating insights from data and then developing actions from the insights.
Ex-Financial Credit Risk Manager (BS -Engg,MBA-worked with leading financial institutions of the world) having around 9 Years Exp in Data Analytics, MIS Reporing through SAS ,SQL and MS Excel/Access. Can provide custom made excel /powerpoint dashboards providing insights to critcial business performance metrices,periodical trends by analysing the customer providded stored data dump.
Decision Culture is a pure play analytics company with a vision to institutionalize 'Data Driven Decision Making' in client companies. Today most of the companies have invested heavily in building the platform & technology to capture, organize & store the data. However only a few companies who are ahead from the rest are leveraging data analytics to convert this huge mountain of data into valuable actionable business insights, thereby gaining a strategic advantage over the competition. www.decisionculture.com
I am working as senior Analyst in Pharma business analytics company. I have experience of 2.5+ year in dashboarding, Data Analytics, Vba, Advanced Excel, Forecasting, Automation of certain repetitive work. I have deep knowledge of advanced excel formulas and Vba. I have also worked on competency assessment.
I have been involved in usage analytics and predictive analytics research for smart health portals at http://bckonline.monash.edu.au. My work explores data-driven solutions to drive improvement in content management, system design, and decision making for portals. I delivered both front-end and back-end (Dashboard) components as a developer. I also performed many data analytics and data warehouse analyses. My previous works include Software Engineer at Electronic Arts, and Developer/Consultant for logistics project at SMU/Port of Singapore Authority.
Have more than 10 years of service experience in end to Market Research, Data Analytics, Data Processing and Dashboards
Developed a low cost, easy to use Data Analytics software
MBA from Tier1 institute from India, Have worked as Consultant in one of the big 4 Consulting firm & IBM in the area of Data Analytics.
ROIDrivers is a data analytics consulting firm. We are bunch of geeks with core focus on web based analytics. We work as a catalyst to help you improve your business ROI by providing you value out of your data platforms. Our experience lies in the field of different web technologies. The skill set that we posses is also listed below in our profile. We have through experience in web analytics, paid advertising optimization and data management platforms.
Business Intelligence and Datawarehousing professional with more than 20 years of experience across multiple verticals (Telecom, BFSI, Insurance, Media, Travel and Trasportation, Taxation) and multiple domains (Data Modelling, OLAP design, Data Analytics, Big Data, Project Management, Data Governance)
Amerind Solutions is a silicon valley based premier Web 2.0 application development and Services Company that specializes in developing, deploying and operating scalable applications and data analytics for businesses based on leading edge Web 2.0 technologies. Amerind Solutions has been helping marquee companies (such as Salesforce.com, PayPal, Ascent Media and Palo Alto Egg) in diverse fields develop cost effective solutions and products. Amerind Solutions has developed a milestone driven development methodology and thorough weekly source code review process for management of hybrid (onsite/offshore) development teams that results in short development cycles and ensures that the products and solutions we develop are of highest quality possible . Our methodology allows us to take on selected projects on a fix cost basis. We take great pride in incorporating a feedback loop throughout the development process to make sure that the final solution achieves your business objectives.
I've 12+ years experience in designing and programming, from Windows to Unix-like(Unix, Linux, etc.) platform, included embedded system,the relative skills list as below: C++,Python,Perl, Lisp, Linux,Shell, LAMP,Data Analytics,Data Mining, MS Visual Studio. Mobile: --0 Email: -- or --
SAS and BI Expert, certified in Base Programmer and Advanced Programmer levels. Working on SAS technologies and BI tools for the last seven years. My key skills includes Data warehousing, ETLs, Cubes, SAS reports, FACTS, Dimensions, Business Consulting, Statistics, Data Analytics, Web Analytics, Advance Excel work and many more.
Senior developer with over 20 years of experience, mainly in database development. My professional objective is to share my programming skills and work remotely from my home office. I want to help the company that i will work for to obtain insights from their existing IT systems using Datawarehouse and Business Intelligence solutions. I like challenging jobs that lead me to learn new things, and consequently help me to find new features and propose new approaches to the existing solutions.
To enable businesses across industry verticals to provide relevant information, (with high SNR) from the data available. Using applied statistics and other methods filter out the noise and extract the right data for consumers and businesses across industry verticals.
As a goal-oriented and highly committed professional, I've worked in Turkey, USA and Germany, in different roles including Solution Architect, Senior Consultant and R&D Engineer. Particularly interested and experienced in jobs that require an a fine academic and analytical background.
We are registered analytics and web services firm wit client bases in U.S.A, Canada, Australia.
A Cornell University graduate and current Ernst & Young consultant, I am a driven analytical thinker. I have a wealth of technical expertise in statistical modeling tools such as R, SAS, and SPSS. Using these tools for various statistical techniques, I empower my clients to build models to fit their business needs and expand their business. With my knowledge of data visualization tools Tableau and Spotfire, I can provide creative and tangible insights. I believe in presenting quality in all of my deliverables and delivering a great client experience.
With multidisciplinary skill-set and experience in Analytics and Data mining, including big data with profound business knowledge in Banking/Finance, e-commerce, Supply Chain Management industries. Worked closely with Marketing, Retail, Risk Management business teams to create design, develop and implement analytical solutions for their business problems and helping them in bringing business impact to organizations. Hands-on experience in building mathematical, statistical and quantitative models to day-to-day business problems and bringing business impact to clients. Successfully executed small (3+ month) to Large projects (1+ years) for some of the top clients eBay, GE Capital etc., and was responsible for delivering end-2-end engagements and potential savings of $100K to $2.0MM.
Experienced data analytics consultant; Consulted Fortune 500 companies on their data analytics strategy and implementation (Marketing Analytics & Risk Analytics) Customer Segmentation - CHAID, SAS E-Miner Forecasting - Regression (Liner & Logistic), Time Series Forecasting Probability of Default, Loss Given Default Modeling, Fraud Modeling, Customer Relationship Management SPSS, SAS, SQL, Pentaho, Applications in Heroku (github, Amazon S3)
SAS data and analytics expert with extensive SAS analytics skills backed by over 8 years of experience in credit risk management and analytics. Skills include: - SAS programming - logistic regression analytics - data mining and analytics - SPSS programming - consumer credit risk management - credit scoring model development - market segmentation analysis - Credit risk-based pricing - Basel II economic capital loss analytics and pricing - SAS object-oriented modules (macro-based) - Credit decisioning and underwriting strategies
Ronkim Solutions offers consulting services in data analytics, data mining and statistical analysis, as well as related software development. Our PhD level experts provide expertise in algorithms development, statistical modelling and data mining for application in sales forecasting, financial forecasting, and technological applications in diverse fields, from medical image recognition and processing to wireless communications.
Singapore based consulting company. Team of consultants with Masters degrees from the best universities around the world. Cumulative experience of over 50 years. Led by a PhD from University of Waterloo, Canada Team leader has 25 years post-PhD experience including 11 in academia and 14 in industry Projects in a wide variety of domains including finance, logistics, airlines, human resource management, energy and marketing
Expert with data manipulation, analytics and storage architectures.
I have been handling, analyzing and drawing insights for market, consumer, sales, retail, channel and financial data for the last 14 years. Holding an MBA in finance and strategy, I am currently working for an FMCG marketing company looking after a number of brands. I love to work with large complex data sets and have worked on a number of projects with data integration from disparate sources. Extracting, cleansing, restructuring, analyzing and drawing insights from large data is my forte. I am an expert in Excel and Tableau
MBA (Finance), with Overall 6 years of MNC experience in Consulting and Investment Banking Sector with strong financial analytics sloutiona using MS Excel, PPT, Qlikview, tableau, financial reporting and business analysis from diverse and complex data sources
The Corporate Genie is the data analytics services division of Stratagem Corporate Solutions (P) Ltd., offering predictive and prescriptive analytics services in Banking, Insurance, Logistics, Retail and Manufacturing sectors. The core services offered are predictive and prescriptive Risk Analytics and Supply Chain Analytics. We love Data and hence we are into Decision Science. We delve into the data to get meaningful insights out of it for the business to make the particular decision. We aid businesses to take data driven decisions to build a growth oriented sustainable profit organization. Our uniqueness is to combine the identified insights from the data with external socio-economic factors to build a solid solution for the business problem.
Analytically driven professional interested in offering data analysis services. I am a Statistician & I can help you in analyzing your data. Key Skills: Statistical Techniques: Probability, Hypothesis Testing, ANOVA, Non-parametric Tests, Correlation & Regression, Time Series, Cluster Analysis, Multi Dimensional Scaling, Conjoint Analysis, Factor Analysis, Survival Analysis, Loss Ratio, Decision Theory, GLM Statistical Packages: SPSS, Minitab, R, Ms-Excel THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Hi I am interested in working as a freelancer for your organisation by doing fixed / adhoc project work. I have 4+ years of professional office based work experience in the financial services industry in London and in India. I am currently looking to optimise my income potential hence willing to work on the following: (a) Excel - spreadsheet - access analysis (b) Working with large sets of data, data formatting, data cleansing (c) Converting raw data into meaningful and aesthetically pleasing reports using graphs, tables, dashboards etc (d) RAD/Automation using VBA-Active X and Form controls to expedite the business processes (e) Re-engineering existing data analysis methodologies, VBA macro etc Since I have experience of problem solving, handling pressure and delivering projects on time. I will continue to maintain that and update the client regularly on project developments. I look forward to our association for some interesting projects. Thank You Kind Regards Mir Khan
Computer Science PhD with over 10 years of experience in financial application development. I look forward to solving your business problems. Expertise includes financial modeling, quantitative finance and derivatives valuation.
Proficient in Excel 2013 Reports or Dashboards and Data Analytics designed with the new Self Service Business Intelligence tools of Excel 2013 - PowerPivot Data Models - PowerView - PowerMaps - PivotTables - PowerQuery through connecting to multiple databases and data sources, delivered with attention to detail and user friendly interface, custom to your needs, to provide you with business insight & visualizations, I rank in Top 1% Excel Elance and I have 8 years of experience in creating Dashboards for Management and End-Users
I have been working as a data warehousing and data mining consultant for the past 3 years, with work experience in data warehousing, data integration, data analysis, reporting, etc. I have extensive knowledge of writing ETL scripts and have worked in many projects in the capacity of ETL developer. I have a good functional understanding of Retail industry (as much as i have come across during my experience as a retail DWH expert) and have a capability to analyze new models quickly. I have also worked in converting client requirements, that are restricted by their existing models, into reality with customized tables and reports. I have also worked on projects that involve data model design, right from conceptual to physical model development. My Expertise are in: - Oracle Database - Oracle Retail Merchandising System - Oracle Retail Data Warehouse - Oracle Retail Analytics - OBIEE - Oracle BI Publisher - Netezza - Teradata - My SQL - MS SQL - IBM Cogno
* Engagement/Deliver Managre - Data Analytivs firm *Mapping Business problems to technical team *VBA Macros and Management Dashboard * Oracle and SQL scripting *SAS scripts and statistical modeling. *E-Books *Academic Projects *Academic Writing
Musstara Technologies provides software development services to entrepreneurs and small to medium sized businesses. Our head office is based in Mississauga, Canada. Our team consists of highly qualified and experienced software developers, technologists and managers. They have master to PhD level degrees and between 5-10 years of experience in their respective fields.
As data analysts, we deliver results by deciphering data to help companies make better business decisions. We've established a trusted relationship with several privately owned businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the world.
We specialize in integrating your needs into cyberspace: right from the design stage to delivery to security; providing the best and complete software solution that you deserve. We are provide consulting on specific topics and analysis reports that position you in the driver's seat. Reading and learning materials are included as part of the package for your launch into cyberspace. For more info, visit www.securecyberspace.org.
Our solutions: - Recommendation Systems - Semantic Search - Predictive Modeling - Machine Learning - Statistical Analysis - Big Data Analytics - Semantic Web - Text Mining - Natural Language Processing - Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools and Technologies: - R, SAS, Weka, Rapid Miner, Excel.. - Gate, OpenNLP, UIMA, Stanbol, cTakes, NLTK, StanfordNLP, LingPipe, Mallet ... - Named Entity Recognition, Linked Data, RDF, SPARQL, Virtuoso ... - MongoDB, CouchBase, MySQL, HDFS, MS SQL ... - Hadoop, Mahout, Pig, Hive - SOLR, ElasticSearch, Nutch, Scrapy - Qlikview, Tableau, JasperSoft, Pentaho, D3.js, YUI ... - Amazon AWS, EC2, Excel, RESTful Interface
Analytics, Business Research, Consulting, Digital Marketing and eBiz Support. We have professionals in the above five services and we provide specific services such as research, market research, competitive Intelligence, PPC ads, social media optimization, search engine optimization, website development and search engine marketing.
Graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Operations Management, I am accustomed to a high-pressure work environment with complex challenges and strict deadlines. My experience in leadership and non-leadership positions have helped me to recognize the value of team work and develop excellent communication skills. Recognized for my optimistic nature and uplifting demeanor, my collaborative approach to problem solving is generally well accepted and historically effective in accomplishing difficult tasks . Having worked remotely with little to no supervision, I have consistently demonstrated exceptional self-motivation and drive; I am always striving to add value where it is needed most. As an intern at both Geneva Rock and Preferred Sands, my persistence and consistent performance led to my being assigned a variety of responsibilities typically reserved for seasoned professionals. Consequently, my involvement in several specialized projects was also requested.
I, Santanou Saha, an BASE SAS, ADVANCE SAS (Proc Sql) ANALYTICS, BUSINESS MODELLING, SPSS, Excel VBA professional having 1.7 years of Training Experience on SAS Platform covering Risk analysis, fraud analysis, Marketing & Financial Analysis etc, wants to apply for a position where I can use my skills in multivariate data analysis techniques for predictive analysis and modelling and want to grow with the company. Presently I am holding a position of Head Faculty-Business Analyst in a reputed institute in Kolkata. My preferable jobs are BUSINESS ANALYTICS, BUSINESS ANALYST.
With over ten years of experience in such areas as machine learning, artificial intelligence, mathematical algorithms, and general software development, I have come to solidify my reputation as a specialist who can resolve the most difficult challenges and bring projects to success. I actively present at conferences world wide, on a variety of topics including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cyber security. Furthermore, I have strong written and spoken communication skills, bridging the cap between the technical and literary mindset. I have written many technical papers, journal articles, proposals, white papers, and contributed to software documentation.
Opine Group is a Data Warehouse / Business Intelligence Solutions Company with a team of about 75+ experts, each having expertise in the range of 15-35 years. Using our collective techno-functional expertise and passion to share knowledge in all forms, we have put together some innovative solutions to address challenges/wish list for organizations like Bajaj Auto, Bank of Ghana, Bhilai Engineering Corp., Cummins, Sterlite group, Venky's, CMI, Tata Motors, Thermax etc.
A highly motivated, intelligent and adaptable health, data and ICT professional. Constantly driven to improve, learn and achieve exceptional outcomes, and always ready and able to lead or engage with a team. I have diverse and rich experience in software testing, QA, public health, data science, DBA, development, finance, ICT, and academia, with a proven track record in leadership and organisational skills through active involvement in community service, vocational and extra-curricular activities. Along with well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, I am personable, articulate, eloquent and attentive to the finer details.
Passionate Developer, delivering well designed and effective data storage, structures, and presentation.
I am currently an assistant professor in a college of public health at an academic medical center in the United States. I primarily conduct comparative effectiveness research studies, program evaluations, and teach research methods and econometrics to graduate students. My primary specialty is applying econometric methods to large secondary healthcare data sets to inform health economics and outcomes studies. I have written the research design and results sections of 20 peer reviewed publications and numerous presentations at national scientific research meetings. You can count on my work being valid, accurate, and able to pass whatever scrutiny it may be exposed to.
Expert in statistics,predictive analytics and data mining proficient in R, WEKA, Excel and SPSS. I predict specific outcomes based on your current data and formulate strategies for even greater improvement. The following capture my service areas. Analytics Solutions Modeling and Forecasting Analysis Business Intelligence Data Management Data Collection and Visualization Data Cleaning and Exploration Text Mining Report Writing
I am an experienced professional in information assurance, covering the areas of information systems audit, data assurance, big data, change management, COBIT, penetration testing, cloud offering and overall risk management. My resume is backed up with impeccable diligence and an excellent work rate.
We are a team of experienced & professional Data Analysts from premier academic backgrounds, who work with clients to make informed and scientific decisions by leveraging the power of analytics and institutionalizing a data driven decision support system. We design analytics solutions that unleash full value of our client?s business data and boost their top and bottom lines.
Experience in Credit risk Model Building, Customer Experience Management, Social Media Analytics, Machine learning, NLP, Text mining & Sentiment Analysis. Post Graduate in Applied Statistics and Informatics from IIT Bombay Major Projects: 1. Social Media Analytics for Barkley?s UK Retail Bank 2. Analytics plugin for GIS tool: 3. Text Mining & Twitter Sentiment on Social Media data 4. Football betting model that predicts the odds of winning for the home team at every given point of time in the match 5. Money Laundering Score card building (HSBC) 6. Customer Experience Management (HSBC) 7. Credit Risk Model building for consumer credit cards(CITI) 8. Consumer credit risk analysis using Tableau Website: http://www.trendwiseanalytics.com/training/venkat.php
I have spent 8 years in learning and implementing data analytics. Starting from data cleansing, data enrichment, data standardisation, ETL process, scripting, descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, visualisation and creating ppts to showcase the learnings and recommendations. I love to learn a new thing every day and include this learning to make my consulting skills better to the Consumer Sector using statistical and Business intelligence tools. Specialized in R, SPSS, KXEN, Alterian and Qlikview
Founded in 2008, Decision Data Corporation is a business focused on software and application solution design for the online marketing mechanism. Our primary focus is in data systems and applications, as well as a strong hand in custom solution design. We are experienced in Omniture, WebTrends, Google Analytics, and Yahoo! Analytics heavily for the past 7 years. Our core competencies are experience in implementation and data collection quality, statistical modeling and data management, & advanced measurements/insights methods.
MSc and BSc in Geology; Licensed Engineering Geologist; number of scientific publications. More than 19 yrs of experience in scientific data analysis, environmental consulting, GIS, and engineering geology. As an engineering geologist, worked underground, on remote mining site logging and analyzing > 300m orientated HQ triple-tube core, directed road cut & other remedial actions, dam foundation and reservoir work, mass movement, remediation support, etc. In the last 12 years, moved into scientific data management, analysis, access and presentation - including systematic organization of disparate data sets into usable and readily accessible systems, GIS and technical data analysis to support environmental, mining, water resources and other projects. Installed, designed, built & used enterprise-level databases with serving as data portals for web, GIS, tabulated and other data analytical and presentation means; this includes use of PostgreSQL, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, etc.
Senior Software Development Engineer in Bing Group at Microsoft Conducted empirical research and experimentation for understanding of user behavior and improvements of relevance in web search and search products and enabling data-driven decisions at all levels of online services division (OSD). Performed data collection, cleansing, pre-processing, aggregation and complex data analytics using machine learning and statistical approaches on high dimensional massive data sets and streams coming from various pipelines consisting of thousands of servers and multiple data centers around the world such as impression logs, query result page views, user events and click streams, user behavior for each query, ad impressions, ad clicks, ad conversion and revenue, seen URLs and web browsing history etc. from Cosmos, Search, AdCenter, MSN Toolbar, Internet Explorer, and Web content generated by search crawlers and Web graphs generated by Index pipelines.
A proficient software engineer with more than 5 years of professional experience in software/database programming. Skills in Data Analytics, Data Warehousing/Mining, ETL, OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) and BI system design and development. Technological proficiencies are Oracle PL/SQL and MSSQL T-SQL, SSIS, SSAS, Python, MongoDB, C++, PHP/MySQL and Java/JSP. Professional interests are Big Data Analytics, machine learning, logical reasoning, and business intelligence. Practical knowledge on Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) and Agile Project Management.
Have around 10 years of data analytics and statistical modeling experience. Along with strong SAS and SQL knowledge. You could find more information on analytics views and ideas at www.ramganalytics.com
I have 7 years experience in data analytics, and am the only person in Canada who has achieved 6 SAS official certificates. I hold 2 master degrees in Statistics and Business Administration, and am experienced in data management, data visualization, business intelligence, statistical modeling and machine learning.
Technical Skills Expert in Python OOP, Best Practices, and Design Patterns Experienced with analytical libraries (R & Numpy), machine learning Expert Database Architect both OLAP and OLTP, PL/SQL Experienced C Linux application developer Expert in concurrency & parallelization Non-Technical Skills Technical Team Leadership as a development lead Expert in Data Analytics and Visualization Extensive client-facing experience gathering requirements etc. Experienced working in Agile/Scrum, TDD, BDD
I am a Microsoft Excel® 2013 & 2010 Certified Professional and also hold Top 1% Excel Expert ranking by Elance. I am a certified VBA Developer & Data Analyst from a top MNC with 6 years of professional experience and have built hundreds of Advanced Excel, Modelling, Data Analysis, MIS Reporting-Dashboards & VBA Automation tools for the global (US, UK, European and Australian) clients of the IT, BFSI Analytics, Marketing and Operation domains. After building a successful freelancer profile at Odesk.com, now I have joined Elance.com to continue this ride and provide my IT and Admin services globally. I believe on the quality of work with customer-centric approach. I design & develop attractive, customer centric, and interactive Forms using various technologies like Acrobat and LiveCycle with various features like: Calculate, Email, Edit, Save, Reset, Print, Add Files, Upload Pictures. I do remain connected via Skype, Email 24/7 with the best internet connectivity and bac
Data analytics professional specializing in healthcare, legal and non-profit analytics. T-SQL and PL/SQL AdHoc queries and automation, as well as business intelligence and data visualization are my area of expertise. My background is in forensic legal analytics consulting and special project analytics as they relate to revenue operations for Fortune 500 healthcare company.
-9 years of IT industry experience, covering a multitude of functional areas such as Pre-Sales, Project Management and IT development and implementation -In-depth experience of having led global, cross-cultural and cross-functional teams of consultants and developers across project life cycles -Extensive experience various roles in Business Intelligence,Data Mining/Warehousing -Seasoned technology consultant and management professional in Telecom domain and a full-time Business Management candidate at University of Bologna Specialties: Supply Chain Management,Clickstream Analytics,Business Intelligence,Data Warehousing,Database Management,Embedded Systems
I have worked as an Actuary and have experience in financial modeling and forecasting. I am looking to get involved with small business data analytics and give strategic support for long term finanical decisions. I very much enjoy learning and love working with great people.
An experienced IT professional with database & Linux administration skills across both Oracle and My SQL. Having the ability to take the technical lead in projects and supporting technical implementation whilst working on multiple products & Projects. A committed team player, self motivated with the ability to communicate at all levels.
We offer all types of development services like software application development, UI development, website designing, database services, data analytic, and so on...
I have 3+ years of comprehensive and in-depth experience in Data Analytics , Data Modelling, Data Warehousing/ Business Intelligence and Performance optimization area with specialization and expertise in Dashboard Design,Trend Analysis, OLAP & Cube Design and Reporting. I have supported and worked in various ETL complex data warehouse / data mart preparation through out the life cycle of the projects at E-Commerce (Retail), Telecom sector and Error & Change Management business domain. I have vast experience in designing reports and customized implementation of BIRT. I have worked in pentaho and in-depth knowledge of complete server including all the tools PDI,PRD,Workbench. Developed solutions in Qlikview using ETL approach and dashboards for Error and change management Specialties: Data Analysis, Dashboard Design, Data Integration,ETL and OLAP Modeling, Cube and MDX Implementation, PL/SQL, SQL Server,Unix Scripting, Web Analytics,Qlikview
I have more than 9 + years of experience in Data Analytics, have extensively used SAS, ACL, PROC SQL, AUDIT ANALYTICS
I have 9 years experience in Business Intelligence and Data Analytic s. I can transform, raw data into concise business insights.
I'm a software developer by background with a strong passion for data analytics and new ventures. I'm currently the lead developer at a new mobile advertising company called TapCommerce, and am looking to supplement my income with part-time or project-based consulting. I've worked in teams of all sizes and have managed a variety of technical projects. I worked as a consultant for five years, after which I went on to get my MBA, specializing in Entrepreneurship and Quantitative Finance, so I have a lot of experience working in teams of all sizes and using data to solve problems analytically.
Current Role : Business Analytics, Strategy Analytics and Product Management experience
10 years+ work experience in Web Development/Programming/Systems Administration/Data Analytics. Good knowledge of most recent web technologies
With over 3 years of pure data analyst experience, I have launched Kutara Cognition LLC. My background is in systems engineering and have applied knowledge in data analytics. I have worked with the top insurance / healthcare / credit / banking companies to drive their objectives from data analysis.
For last year I have focused in database analytics and database programming. I hold master¿s degree in mathematical methods in economy. I can characterised myself as active, responsible and organised person with good communication skills. Furthermore I have ability to learn quickly.
I am having experience in market research, big data analytics and MIS reporting profile with an MBA degree in Marketing and Analytics. I am currently working as a Business Analyst with a consulting role dealing with retail marketing portfolios of the US client. My responsibilities include understanding clients specific business needs in gathering, analyzing and tracking the data using different reporting tools (SAS, Excel etc.) and deliver the analysis in the form of standard and adhoc reports. The role also demands tracking various marketing campaigns of clients to study its effectiveness on revenue generation.
I've got a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering. I've done many projects in web development, data analytics and data mining. Currently, I'm working at a multinational HealthCare analytics software development company.
I have an MS in epidemiology from Tulane University. I run data analytics and modeling on a daily basis in an effort to improve healthcare outcomes. My data analytics work in healthcare has positioned me to expand my data work out into other fields. I also have experience writing grants having aided or written in grants that have received over a million dollars in funding. I am excited to work with data in whatever way will benefit your organization to improve quality, outcomes, client satisfaction and cost effectiveness.
An engineering student with a previous experience in BI, Cyber and Communications, Data Analytics, Research, Projects Management and Training. Looking for interesting opportunities which are compatible for students (part-time, or summer projects). Have a great passion for social entrepreneurship, science and technological innovations.
I have been working in area of MATLAB Simulink StateFlow, Algorithm Design, PID design, Data analytics.
Expert in data analytics with strong background in big data analytics. I provide both technical and deep-analytical capabilities
I'm currently doing my Masters in computer science at the TU in Berlin (Germany). My main topic of interest is machine learning and data mining with a focus on natural language processing (NLP). However I'm interested in working on all kinds of data analytics problems, e.g. before working on NLP, I was working on the improvement of algorithms used for brain computer interfaces.
Hi, I have 12 yrs of experience in customer service, data analytic, human resource management, corporate presentations. I can do error free data entry work. Designing logo is my passion. Allow me assist you. Cheers, Anand Singh Yadav
Digital marketing expert with 3+ years of experience with data analytics. I am a Microsoft Bing ads certified professional with specialization in pay per click advertising, providing recommendations for search engine advertising to help drive quality traffic, maximize ROI and unlocking areas of opportunity.
We turn the signals from big data into meaning, we find value in your data. Our approach spans data, analytics, and solutions - with emphasis on creative applications for analytics. It's part engineering, part science, part art. Several trends afford new opportunities for organizations and individuals to use analytics. - Commoditization of network, storage, and computing resources - Growing and evolving corpus of data - Proliferation of devices and sensors - Vibrant community of data scientists and computer engineers
Having over 10 years experience in the software development field, I have extensive competence using Java, C#, and other object-oriented languages to develop both web applications as well as native applications. Additionally, I have extensive experience in the data analysis realm including working with and analyzing data contained in SQL databases, applying machine learning algorithms to large data sets, coercing data sets and data streams into computer-readable formats, and applying techniques to mine data from internet sources.
I am an experienced data analytics expert with a proven track record for leveraging applied mathematics for effective process optimization, business case development, and market research.
I am B.Tech + MBA with a rich programming background and exposure to multiple tools. I can provide solutions in Data Integration , automation for analysis or information through multiple tools.
Was working as Associate in market research vertical of Cognizant (formerly market rx) from 2007 -2012. Responsible for execution and managing end-to-end quantitative and qualitative market research projects for major pharmaceutical companies in various therapeutic areas. Expertise in projects related to market assessment, message recall, segmentation etc. Skills - SPSS, Powerpoint, Access, expert at Excel with basic knowledge of VBA. I am currently residing in US and looking for a job opportunity/freelance projects in market research domain. I am currently on H4 visa and will require sponsorship to work.
I am an Data Analytics Professional with masters in Software Engineering from BITS- Pilani. I am proficient in statistical modeling in Forecasting/Predictive Analytics.
At Apthena Group, we are a full service firm providing expertise in all data related work. This includes but not limited to data mining, data management, data research, data processing, data modeling, and data analytic. We have experience in various software and statistical packages such as Excel, SPSS, STATA, and SAS. Our client can expect high quality products. We offer all our client prompt delivery of all assignment.
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The South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics Co. has single-handedly cornered the consumer electronics market by aggressively headhunting the brightest minds--many from Japan--and, in the process, turned the tables on its Japanese rivals.
While Japanese electronics manufacturers struggle to regain their past glory, the South Korean giant has come to dominate both sales and market share.
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Japanese companies, say some experts, must start aggressively recruiting skilled workers if they are to have any hope of catching up.
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On July 7, Samsung announced that its group operating profit for the April to June 2010 quarter was expected to reach a record 360 billion yen ($4.2 billion). The figure is 87 percent higher than that for the same period last year.
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According to Tetsuya Iizuka, president of Tokyo-based THine Electronics Inc., which started as a joint venture formed with Samsung, the South Korean maker's power lies in its philosophy of attracting the best and the brightest.
"Even as it enjoys the top position, the company continues to seek to create good products at the lowest prices and is voraciously trying to gather human resources," said Iizuka, a former director of LSI circuit development at Toshiba Corp. who himself was handpicked in 1992 by Samsung's legendary Lee Yoon-woo, who now serves as CEO.
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A spokesperson for Samsung Japan declined to discuss the matter, saying that "Japanese companies are also important customers to us."
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One Japanese expatriate in Seoul claimed to have been approached by an LG affiliate seeking help in headhunting employees from semiconductor companies in rural areas of Japan. A reward of 8 million yen for a successful headhunt was offered.
Soichiro Minami, president of Tokyo-based headhunting company BizReach Inc., said companies overseas, particularly in other parts of Asia, are continuing to seek Japanese engineers, who are paid relatively poorly for their expertise.
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CORPUS CHRISTI — HOUSTON — Former Enron employee George Maddox, who lost his retirement savings when the energy giant collapsed, said he now spends his golden years making ends meet by mowing pastures and living in a run-down East Texas farmhouse.
Maddox, who served 30 years as a plant manager with the company, was long retired as Enron began spiraling out of control in the months leading up to its bankruptcy Dec. 2, 2001. With all his retirement savings tied up in 14,000 shares of company stock, then worth more than $1.3 million, Maddox never saw the crash coming.
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Eric Eden, who ran Enron's computer drafting department, started a company to manufacture his invention — an underground lawn sprinkler he eventually sold nationwide.
Deborah DeFforge, who worked in Enron's energy retail arm for five years, started a new career as a real estate agent. She said she is enjoying it, though she acknowledges her former company's collapse stung for a while.
"But it's not like something we just sit and cry over every day," DeFforge said. "It is what it is."
Once the nation's seventh-largest company, Enron plunged into bankruptcy proceedings after years of accounting tricks no longer could hide billions in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable.
The collapse wiped out thousands of jobs, more than $60 billion in market value and more than $2 billion in pension plans.
Several top executives, including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, landed in prison for their roles in a scheme to manipulate the company's earnings and stock price by lying to employees and investors about Enron's financial status. They were accused of using accounting tricks and complex financial structures to hide losses and create an illusion of success.
Some former employees say they're upset that many people still think the vast majority of Enron workers were part of the greed and dishonesty that brought down the company. They lament that the innovation and generosity that once made it a great place to work are now forgotten.
"Enron wasn't evil. ... A few individuals were corrupt, but not the entire company," said Karen Hunter, who lost her job in Enron's international marketing section and eventually found new work in marketing.
Maddox's anger is directed particularly at three of the 24 Enron executives who were convicted in the scandal: Skilling, founder Kenneth Lay, and Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer and architect behind financial schemes that doomed the company.
"I believe in forgiveness, but I'm still mad at them," Maddox said.
Skilling remains in prison awaiting resentencing after an appeals court overturned his 24-year sentence and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to overturn his convictions.
Lay was convicted and died of heart disease after his 2006 trial.
Fastow is serving the rest of a six-year prison term in home confinement in Houston and is to be released Dec. 17. He is now working as a document review clerk for the Houston law firm that represented him in civil cases over the past decade.
Richard Causey, who was Enron's chief accounting officer, was released in October after serving more than five years in prison after a guilty plea.
"I'm thankful to be home and I have a lot of sadness for the way things turned out for so many people," Causey said in a brief phone interview.
After his Enron retirement fund became worthless, Maddox and his wife, Phyllis, had to lease their suburban Houston home and move to an old family farmhouse in Van. They also went back to work. Phyllis Maddox, a retired teacher, became a substitute teacher, and her husband mowed lawns and pastures.
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Originally Posted by DMBclone I just saw on ESPN that Leach is staying at Tech with a 5 year extension worth 12 million offered or accepted?
Originally Posted by illinoiscyclone auburn is one of the most storied programs in the country. it would make sense for him to go there. too bad he didnt last year, cuz i doubt julio jones would have picked sabans run first offense over leach's run hardly offense. I am not saying that Washington is the better gig for him, but I am not sure that Auburn is that much more storied than Washington. Looking purely from a wins/conf & national titles perspective, they are pretty equal. Aburn (football started in 1891, stadium capacity 87,450, SEC starting in 1933): all time wins = 683 conference championships = 10 (most recent in 2004, before that 1989) national championships = 1 (1957) Washington (football started in 1889, stadium capacity 72,500, Pac-10 starting in 1959): all time wins = 653 conference championships = 15 (most recent in 2000, before that 1995) national championships = 1 (1991)
I think Washington would be a better gig FOR HIM. It's really hard for an outsider to fit in in the south and Leach is the ultimate outsider, a law school grad from SoCal? That doesn't impress the Auburn folk... UCLA was probably the ultimate job for him, but he didn't get it.
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My bet is that he's shopping around to encourage the big contract which he's just been offered. Harrell's role in all of this IMO is just to stir the pot a little to help out his coach. $2.4M a year is still decent money, even in today's CF arms race.
Originally Posted by Lenny25 I think he would be stupid to leave at this point. He's god in Lubbock. Too many expectations if he leaves. However If he does leave I think Washington is a better fit. He seems like more of a Seattle guy than an Alabama guy. I laughed at this...do you think he seems like a "west Texas guy". The bottom line is they don't care what kind of "guy" you are as long as you win. If he comes to the SEC West he is in for a dog fight...first with Saban at Alabama (my money would be on Saban) and then with the rest of the teams that have a lot of tradition, great coaches and talent. It would be curious for Auburn to hire him. They have traditionally been very run oriented (Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown come to mind recently) and this year when Tuberville brought in Tony Franklin to institute the spread offense they forced him to fire they guy half way through the season. Does Auburn think Leach runs the power I?
I cheer for two teams, Iowa State and whoever is playing the hawkeyes.
If I were Leach I wouldn't go with either - both situations will likely only offer a coach 3 years to turn that program around, and I think both are in situations were neither are likely to happen that quickly. Auburn is in a difficult SEC - 'nuff said. As far as USC being the only team in the Pac 10, well they may be the only team that wins it every year, but that's hardly the case. It's kind of funny saying that USC's the only team in the conference when you're behind the likes of Cal, Oregon, and Oregon St (teams that on a yearly basis are good enough to give USC fits). Washington's going to have to get better than those three teams before it can even begin to think about placing itself in the USC category again, and Washington is so down right now 3 years might not be enough to put them even in that realm...
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The irony is that the spread offense is what got Auburn in trouble this year and why they dumped their new offensive coordinator less than halfway through the season. If Leach is their coach, guess what they're going to run? EDIT -- Never mind, I guess. I just read DMBclone's post at the top of this page.
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