About

Harlan Harris

Sr. Solutions Architect at Sentrana Inc

Location
Washington, District Of Columbia (Washington D.C. Metro Area)
Industry
Research

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Data Scientist with experience and skills in Statistics and Statistical Programming, Machine Learning, Software Development, Operations Research, Analytical Marketing, Enterprise Analytics, Higher Education, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Modeling, Linguistics/Psycholinguistics, Artificial Intelligence. I apply statistical, mathematical, and scientific methods to understanding how things, processes, and people work. I'm also deeply involved in the data science professional community, and help organize professional events and services in the DC area.

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Sr. Solutions Architect

Sentrana Inc

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry

April 2013 – Present (3 months) Washington, DC

President

Data Community DC, Inc.

Nonprofit; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry

August 2012 – Present (11 months) Washington, DC

President and Co-Founder of Data Community DC, an organization promoting data and statistical sciences by supporting Meetup events and other initiatives.

Senior Data Scientist

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Education Management industry

2012 – April 2013 (1 year)

Responsible for Advanced Analytics projects within the Data Science team. Build and maintain predictive models and optimization systems. Develop insights into a wide range of business and educational data. Coordinate new analytics projects and initiatives with teams throughout the company.

Technical Lead, Inventory Optimization and Research

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; WPO; Education Management industry

November 2009 – January 2012 (2 years 3 months)

Research, design and build statistical systems for operations prediction and optimization. Create A/B experiments to improve understanding of operations policies on the business. Manage back-office product development.

Research Fellow

New York University

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

August 2005 – September 2009 (4 years 2 months)

Developed theories of cognitive processes. Collected experimental data from human subjects. Developed computational and mathematical models. Wrote and reviewed articles, presented research, collaborated with faculty and graduate students.

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

University of Connecticut

Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry

2004 – 2005 (1 year)

Post-Doctoral Research Scientist

Columbia University

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

2003 – 2004 (1 year)

Software Engineer

Wingra Technologies

1995 – 1997 (2 years)

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  1. Matlab
  2. Artificial Intelligence
  3. Operations Research
  4. Product Development
  5. R
  6. Statistics
  7. Machine Learning
  8. Statistical Modeling
  9. Data Analysis
  10. C
  11. Python
  12. Julia
  13. SQL
  14. Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  15. Linux
  16. Data Science
  17. Data Visualization
  18. Predictive Modeling
  19. Business Analytics
  20. Data Mining
  21. Forecasting
  22. Survey Research
  23. Simulation Modeling
  24. Natural Language Processing
  25. Research
  26. Cognitive Psychology
  27. Research Design
  28. Linguistics
  29. Organization
  30. Event Planning
  31. Non-profits
  32. Public Speaking
  33. Project Management
  34. Team Management
  35. Predictive Analytics
  36. Mathematical Modeling
  37. Analytics

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  • Analyzing the Analyzers: An Introspective on Data Scientists

    • O'Reilly Media
    • March 2013
    Authors: Harlan Harris, Marck Vaisman, Sean Patrick Murphy

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

PhD, Computer Science, Cognitive Science

1996 – 2003

University of Wisconsin-Madison

BS, Computer Science, Linguistics

1991 – 1995

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  • WINFORMS (Washington chapter of Operations Research professional society)

    Trustee (2012-2014)
    • July 2011 to Present

    Participated in panel discussion of the relationship between Analytics / Data Science communities and OR/MS organizations. Serving as Trustee to provide broad perspective to the organization, and to learn more about the OR point of view.

  • Data Science DC

    Founder and Organizer
    • August 2011 to Present

    Along with Marck Vaisman and Matt Bryan, founded and run the Data Science DC Meetup for practitioners in applied statistics and machine learning, data science, advanced analytics, and related fields.

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  • Code for DC Education Project

    • June 2013 to Present
    Team Members: Harlan Harris, Rahul Mereand-Sinha, Tommy Shen, Logan Powell, Laura Marks, Jennifer Cheng, Catherine Desha Lloyd, Elle Cayabyab Gitlin, Matthew Key

    • DC School related data visualizations
    • TransParent, an application assisting parents in selecting schools for their children (in alpha)

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Interests:

data, optimization, statistics, operations research, bayesian analysis, data visualization, education, community development, organization, higher education, learning, psychology, cognitive science, cognitive modeling, neural networks, public transportation, community supported agriculture, food policy, food, cooking, technology, fencing

Honors and Awards:

Ruth L. Kirschstein Post-Doctoral National Research Service Award (NRSA), 2007-2009 (priority score 121, %ile 3.8).
Advanced Graduate Teaching Certificate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Office of Instructional Resources, 2003.
Cognitive Science/Artificial Intelligence Summer Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, 2002.

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