Jim Duarte 14 MAY 2019 ASQ Dinner at Engineers Club

Jim Duarte, ASQ Fellow, CQE, CSSBB, LSSMBB

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Skills and Requirements of Data Science

Data science is the process of asking meaningful questions, and getting answers, from data.  By that definition quality professionals are, and always have been, data scientists. This presentation examines the breadth of skills and requirements for data scientists from the perspective of the quality professional. Based on observations from consulting in both quality and data science fields, four types of data scientists will be described in detail: the strategist, the boundary spanner, the applications ninja, and the communicator or storyteller. Quality professionals need not feel proficient in all forms of data science. By understanding these areas, quality professionals can identify new opportunities for professional development that naturally leverage their strengths and career histories.

Jim Duarte, ASQ Fellow, CQE, CSSBB, LSSMBB

Jim is a Fellow of ASQ and is certified as a Quality Engineer (CQE), Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB) and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (LSSMBB).  He has worked as Corporate Director of Quality Technology and Strategic Business Analytics at two Fortune 100 companies.  His current research is dedicated to data science, Big Data, Advanced Analytics and Internet of Things (IoT).  His teaching activities include ad hoc professor at several universities where he teaches Big Data, statistics and quality.  He possesses six patents for analytical methods in Oil & Gas and Utilities which include two in the U.S. and four international patents with another still pending.  He served two years as the Chair of the St. Louis Section as well as Chair of the Ishikawa Medal Committee and a member of ASQ’s Awards Board.

ASQ St. Louis Section Monthly Dinner Meeting

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
05:30 PM – 09:00 PM Central

Register today for the next ASQ St. Louis Section Meeting

ASQ Lunch Meeting Location