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Data Scientist working in Cyber Security. I tweet about everything analytics. Want to break down the barriers to entry and show everyone can do analytics.

New Jersey, USA
Joined January 2015
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How do you get your first job in Data Science? I MADE my first job. I was working at a hospital fixing x-ray machines. Looking at the reports my boss ran each month from our ticketing system, I thought, I can do better. #DataScientists #datajobs #DataAnalytics
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Ph.D. Decision Science | Senior Data Scientist & AI/ML leader (ex-Verizon). Expert in fraud detection, anomaly detection, risk modeling & production AI. Open to Data Science, Analytics, or AI roles in any industry. DMs open #OpenToWork #DataScience #AI #Analytics #Hiring
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Got hit by the Verizon layoff last week. I've have a feeling this will one day be a case study for MBA programs as to how not to execute a layoff. #Verizon #layoffs
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We celebrate the end of the War to end all Wars today. Sadly it did not.. the only common thread we seem to have as a species is the desire to blow each other up. – at New Jersey, USA
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My new mantra going forward
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My first in-person conference since Covid. Not even sure I know how to behave in public anymore lol #mdexpo – at Hillsborough, NJ
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It was much easier fixing this stuff when I could still see close up. Getting old sucks – at Branchburg, NJ
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Come back into the office, it'll be great. I am stuck in a room with at least 6 people continuously blowing their noses. I guess we learned absolutely nothing about stopping infection spread from this pandemic. – at New Jersey, USA
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Working tech today: currently holding my cell phone up to my laptop screen so tech support can troubleshoot my laptop via a video call. Seems like their should be a better way. – at Branchburg, NJ
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I've turned down some contract work and decided to just enjoy the summer.
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Where can I find one – at Laurel, MD
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Nerd Camp Day 1 - Doctoral Residency Weekend at Capitol Tech University – at South Laurel, MD
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– at Branchburg, NJ
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Offering up my box of assorted cables as a sacrifice to the IT God's to fix this problem. And to think my wife wanted my to throw these out lol
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Past 3 hours, it's like a snow day in July lol – at Branchburg, NJ
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How's your Monday going. Got a fun ambulance to start my week off. – at Morristown, NJ
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– at Branchburg, NJ
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Anyone in the state of Delaware that got today off should have to return their holiday pay....lol – at Branchburg, NJ
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I am literally teaching this class right now in a 6 week summer semester. I feel SOOOOO BAD for my students
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I was asked if I could email someone "all the data." When I asked for clarification: "you said you had a warehouse of data, can you email it to me." How do I reply without ending up in HR? #DataScience #database – at Branchburg, NJ
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you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.
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