Senior Data Scientist

Charles (Chuck) Masick

**** ******* *****

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418-3908

Support, respect, value, and interact well with people at all levels of companies. Use a solidly based approach to involve people in attaining higher levels of business performance through proactive identification, evaluation, implementation, and recognition of better alternatives. Several leaders of business and education cited me for exceptional insight, quality, and productivity.

Can bring this insight, quality, and productivity, demonstrated at other organizations, to your organization. Enjoy working as a member of a diverse team, and communicate and interact effectively both internally and with external client organizations. Would appreciate the opportunity to contribute my extensive experience in management and strategic decision, finance and accounting, business and product development, marketing and innovation to your organization. Please email ******@*******.*** or call 407-***-**** to schedule an interview. My resume is included with this letter for your review and consideration.

Enjoy working on technology and management, innovation and marketing, economics and finance, and math and statistics, Have always used computer programming skills to automate and integrate operations for better quality, productivity, and economics. Can value companies for acquisition and products for development, optimize pricing and spending, model and explain changes in businesses and markets, improve information and decision processes, etc.

Regards,

Chuck Masick

Experience and Education

Charles (Chuck) Masick

Phone 407-***-**** or Email ******@*******.***

www.linkedin.com/in/chuckmasick

http://www.wyzant.com/Tutors/Mathemagic

Summary

Better performance through better decisions and better cooperation.

A highly successful and versatile corporate executive with exceptional expertise in Business Analysis and Finance, Innovation and Technology, Marketing and Sales in the US and international markets. Willing to work at any level.

Highly personable with a reputation for collaborating with peers to achieve corporate goals.

Develops excellent leaders and spirited teams, solves tough strategic problems, and attains challenging organization goals.

Unique education and experience with quantitative depth (in decision science and information technology), economic breadth (in valuation and pricing), strategic loft (in marketing and innovation), and behavioral reach (in reinforcement and redirection).

Utilizes quantitative and strategic thinking skills, while applying knowledge of economics, technologies, and behavior.

Proficient in analyzing problems and implementing solutions under tight deadlines.

Focuses on automated information and decision (like Google and Amazon), valuation and performance measurement (like Stern Stewart), and strategic decision (like the Strategic Decisions Group).

Experience

During the last five years, I have been self-employed as a Tutor through WyzAnt, Inc. (a leading firm in this field with over 75,000 tutors). I am always in the top 100 tutors based on hours and now have over 5,000 hours of tutoring experience. Based on over 1,300 ratings, I received over 4.91 stars out of a possible 5.00 stars. Based on hours per year, I am always above the 99.9th percentile nationally and at the 100th percentile locally (i.e., within a 50 mile radius). I have been in the top five nationally several times and was number one nationally for September, 2012.

I mainly tutor hundreds of undergraduate, masters, and dozens of doctoral students in mathematics, management, economics, marketing, statistics, finance, computers, and managerial accounting. I also teach high school students in math and science, especially at Suncoast and Dreyfoos (two national top 10 high schools a few miles away). Quite a bit of the tutoring is done online with students in different states and countries. Teaching approach, ratings, profile, etc. are available at WyzAnt.com under zip code 33418.

Prior to the above, four years in Sales and Business Improvement at Disney, over three years before that as Vice President of Business Analysis at InCharge Institute (a top consumer credit counseling company), and nine years before that as a Director of International Finance at Eastman Kodak prepared me to make an immediate impact within your organization. Promoted at each company.

Skilled in applying quantitative methods (mathematics, statistics, computers, accounting, systems analysis, and physics) to business issues (strategic decisions, marketing, innovation, economics, finance, and pricing). Managed and led, studied and taught, integrated and automated, and worked directly in these areas. Designed and implemented many state of the art methods, processes, and systems of forecasting, analysis, communication, and valuation for better information, decision, cooperation, optimization, and education.

WyzAnt, Inc., 12/10 – Present

Over five years in Tutoring at WyzAnt, Inc. in mathematics, management, economics, statistics, finance, managerial accounting, and computers. Based on over 1300 ratings, I received over 4.91 stars out of a possible 5.00 stars. Based on hours per year, I am always above the 99.9th percentile nationally and at the 100th percentile locally (i.e., within a 50 mile radius). I have been in the top 5 nationally several times. Observed many new educational technologies. Developed several state of the art educational technologies and insights.

Alpert Jewish Family & Children’s Service, 10/12 – 1/14

Situation – Consulted for over a year in Forecasting and Analysis at AJFCS in West Palm Beach, FL, from 10/12 – 1/14. Over 100 skilled professionals provide dozens of service programs to strengthen families and individuals in the community. To help as many as possible and yet avoid financial problems, we forecasted and analyzed hours, revenue, expense, calls, clients, incidents, etc. and examined trends. I reported to the COO and CEO and supported all program managers, division directors, officers, and board members in these areas.

Action – Listened to many calls for help, visited several operations, and met many very skilled professionals in psychiatry, counseling, guardianship, care management, residential services, mentoring, companionship, etc. Prepared a graphical dashboard. Automated and integrated the program forecasting and analysis processes to see trends, fees, comparisons, rates, etc. of selected programs. Automated monthly income statement trend analysis to see trends in any line item of interest within seconds. Automated explanations of change for any organization and time period. Applied tree mapping to visualize the program portfolio more easily. Worked with several program teams, including the Performance and Quality Improvement Team. Attended board meetings.

Result – Trends for all of the above are viewed simply within a few seconds, forecasts are prepared fairly easily, signals are automatically analyzed, alerts are indicated, and communications are more graphical. Special information is provided on contributions and fundraising, calls (volumes, referral sources, services desired, and conversion rates) and clients are analyzed, signals are separated from noise, forecasts are adjusted for seasonality, and multiple sources of forecast information are used. The meaning and interpretation of monthly information is summarized for all involved. Already high performance and quality continue to improve. As a result of these capabilities, many issues can be resolved in a matter of minutes, e.g., during weekly division directors meetings. By merely connecting the dots and sharing information, I became the catalyst for more lively and involved meetings and discussions of business issues. Prepared several innovative pricing models for counseling businesses, where there are hourly rates, hours, and even donations. The models only require a few key assumptions, most of which come from automated analyzers.

The Walt Disney Company, 3/05 – 3/09

Four years in Sales and Business Improvement at Disney (market and sales channel performance analysis, attendance and admissions revenue forecasting and analysis, performance-based compensation) from 3/05 – 3/09 in Orlando, FL. Used SPSS and Excel extensively to do revenue and attendance forecasting and analysis. Received two promotions. Downsized during the recession with about a thousand other salaried cast members.

InCharge Institute, 1/02 – 3/05

Over three years as Vice President of Business Analysis (of operations and costs, strategies and acquisitions, customers and competitors) at InCharge Institute (a top consumer credit counseling company with state of the art technology) from 1/02 – 3/05 in Orlando, FL. Used SQL, MS Access, SAS, and Excel extensively to forecast and analyze operations, clients, creditors, calls, acquisitions, etc. Became a trustee of a subsidiary and attended all company board meetings. Downsized with all but about four other executives after we lost a bid to acquire 50,000 clients.

Eastman Kodak, 5/91 – 4/01

Nine years as a Director of Finance at Eastman Kodak (with six years of financial planning and analysis responsibility for the Latin American Region and over three years of overall financial responsibility for the Americas Region of the Entertainment Imaging business) 5/91 – 4/01 in Miami, FL; New York, NY; and Rochester, NY. Received a promotion and two special recognitions. Took an early retirement incentive program and moved to Florida.

Other Key Roles

Financial manager of business units and major product programs for Xerox worldwide.

Marketing manager in pricing strategy, demand forecasting, and competitive analysis within corporate planning for Xerox worldwide.

Manager of Product Program Evaluation for Xerox worldwide.

Senior Corporate Financial Analyst assigned to the SVP and Director of Corporate Planning at Kodak. Evaluated acquisitions, businesses, ventures, and strategies.

Senior Business Financial Analyst assigned to Amateur Traditional Still and Motion Imaging, i.e., what you think of when you hear the word “Kodak.”

Fifteen years of adjunct teaching experience at the University of Rochester and the Rochester Institute of Technology in mathematics for business & management science, applied statistics and decision theory, numerical methods, and finance.

Several years as a Research Physicist led to expertise in information technology and decision theory, like Google and Amazon use. Applying decision theory as a Cost Engineer led to a solid foundation in accounting, finance, and economics. This led to several years as a Financial Analyst in business development and expertise in marketing and strategy analysis. This led to several years in business analysis and expertise in planning and valuation. This background in innovation, economics, marketing, and strategic decision has enabled me to contribute to the improvement of companies, businesses, products, processes, and functions.

Accomplishments

Helped double revenue and profit (for major chunks of GNP) within 3 – 6 years three times without increasing prices and without spending much on capital or technology.

Valued all businesses, acquisitions, ventures, and strategies at three companies.

Provided corporate financial objectives and product program criteria for all business units and operating units at Xerox.

Integrated and automated regional and corporate financial information, business analyzers, and information retrieval. (“You press the button, we do the rest.”)

Chaired well-attended conferences on value-based management, compensation and cooperation, and international competition.

Reduced forecasting errors by 60 – 80% three times to improve information quality.

Increased productivity by over 40X a few times, which also improved quality.

Decreased time required by 5 – 50X a few times to improve response time.

Developed forecasting methods for products, industries, and weather-based businesses.

Supervisors included several world class leaders in their fields.

Education

Completed eight years of quantitative and business study at the University of Rochester and received three degrees (BS, MS, and MBA).

Concentrations included mathematics and physics, applied mathematics and decision theory, and quantitative methods and finance.

oStudies focused on probability and statistics, decision and management science, valuation and pricing, and management of technology.

oCompleted two years of state of the art research into information and decision theory within a PhD program in Business Administration.

Strengths in applied economics, finance, marketing, and innovation.

Repeatedly scored in the 97th percentile of the top 10 percent of college graduates (i.e., in the top 3 out of 1,000 college graduates).

Professors and colleagues included several world class leaders in their fields.

Used FORTRAN and APL extensively throughout my education and career. Now using Visual Basic, R, and Octave.

Recently studied data mining and machine learning from Stanford, the power of markets from the University of Rochester, and decision quality from the leader in this field.

Skills

Financial Economics - financial management, economic evaluation, business economics analysis, financial analysis, product program analysis, budgeting, reporting, consolidation, accounting information, cost engineering, activity-based costing

Quantitative Methods and Automation - computer programming in several languages (including R, Octave, Visual Basic, macros, APL, Fortran, etc.), statistical analysis including SAS and SPSS, mathematical modeling, optimization, data mining, machine learning, forecasting methods including predictive analytics and Forecast Pro, software development and use, array functions, decision trees, pivot tables, filters, lookups, indirect references, automation and integration, database software (Microsoft Access, SQL, Business Objects, Oracle Sales Analyzer, SAP R/3, Compustat, Lotus Approach, etc.), software packages (Microsoft Office, Comshare Prism and Commander, Hyperion, etc.), file sharing (LAN, WAN, WLAN, Microsoft SharePoint, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Outlook, email links and attachments, etc.), and other capabilities (graphic interfaces, text mining, context analysis, natural language processing, menu development, artificial intelligence, insight recognition, automated learning, interactive files, tree mapping, etc.)

Learning Automation

oautomated ad hoc learning (i.e., ad hoc Google search and Bayesian belief revision)

oautomated solution of over 400 mathematical formulas for any variable given the other variables (e.g., like HP calculators, Excel)

oautomated graphical analysis (one of my strongest areas)

oautomated relationship discovery (i.e., measurement, statistical analysis, and regression analysis)

oautomated logic analysis (with voice recognition input someday)

oautomated algebraic processing (e.g., like Wolfram Alpha)

oautomated learning (e.g., like Amazon recommendations)

Behavioral Methods - people involvement, reinforcement and redirection, automated and integrated business communications and information sharing

Knowledge Value Chain - creating value and avoiding opportunity losses through decision-based action and the implementation of better alternatives, assuring action through the grit, reinforcement, and redirection of people and through program planning and control methods, identifying and sharing better alternatives through the use and application of business intelligence and better decision quality, developing and using business intelligence through better communication of what is known and through the involvement of people, developing knowledge through the analysis of information (often using automated methods), improving the economics of (i.e., the supply of and demand for) information through automated methods and friendlier user interfaces, providing information through more efficient and effective processing of data (often using advanced automated methods), and acquiring data efficiently and effectively (through automated methods, surveys, feedback methods, prices, etc.). By lowering costs, improving response times, and involving people throughout the system, the whole learning and value creation process becomes much more enjoyable.

Strategic Decision - valuation, synergy and strategy analysis, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), system dynamics, product program management, dynamic pricing, interaction and root cause analysis, technologies and market analysis, dynamic programming, Bayesian anything, models for valuation and sensitivity analysis

Strategic Vision - foresaw the emergence of neuroscientific biometrics, Paychex, Google, Amazon, machine learning, Industrial Light & Magic, Pixar, the Apple Mac, the handheld computer, low volume H-P printers, HDTV, games in HD, the pocket-sized image recorder, the camera in a cellphone, etc. in that order

Goal Setting and Data Analysis - corporate financial objectives, product program criteria, sales channel performance improvement, revenue & volume forecasting & analysis, automated change analysis and reinforcement, decision quality

Pricing - analysis of competitors, costs, and customers; metered or usage-based pricing; rental, lease, and sale pricing; ticket-based, options, and annual pricing; tutor doctoral students in advanced price theory; pricing models; dynamic pricing; pricing strategies

Technology Development and Management - imaging technologies, information technologies, communication technologies, decision technologies, management technologies, measurement technologies, computing technologies, visualization technologies, educational technologies, motion imaging technologies, etc.

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