Data Scientist with experience and skills in Statistics and Statistical Programming, Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Operations Research, Analytical Marketing, Enterprise Analytics, Higher Education, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Modeling, Linguistics/Psycholinguistics, Artificial Intelligence, and more. I apply statistical, mathematical, computational, 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.

Academic and Strategic Advisor @ From 2015 to Present (less than a year) Director, Data Science @ Lead data science team building predictive analytics systems and data products for enterprise software used by advisors and leadership at 150+ colleges and universities. From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Secretary and Co-Founder @ Co-Founder, Past President, and Board Member of Data Community DC, an organization promoting data and statistical practitioners through Meetup events and other initiatives. From August 2012 to Present (3 years 5 months) Advisor @ Zettacap explores the intersection between Investing and Big Data. From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Sr. Solutions Architect @ Lead design and architecture of quantitative model integration into Sentrana's enterprise analytics platform. Research and build prototypes of new data science technologies for scaled-up, precision marketing tools. Part of product management team, devising a corporate strategy that mixes well-designed software with essential consulting services. Work closely with a broad range of peers, from the high-performance computing team, to marketing, to software engineering. From April 2013 to April 2014 (1 year 1 month) Senior Data Scientist @ 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. From 2012 to April 2013 (1 year) Technical Lead, Inventory Optimization and Research @ 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. From November 2009 to January 2012 (2 years 3 months) Research Fellow @ 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. From August 2005 to September 2009 (4 years 2 months) Post-Doctoral Research Scientist @ From 2004 to 2005 (1 year) Post-Doctoral Research Scientist @ From 2003 to 2004 (1 year) Software Engineer @ From 1995 to 1997 (2 years)

PhD, Computer Science, Cognitive Science @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign From 1996 to 2003 BS, Computer Science, Linguistics @ University of Wisconsin-Madison From 1991 to 1995 Harlan Harris is skilled in: Statistics, Machine Learning, R, Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Analytics, Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Statistical Modeling, Big Data, Data Mining, Data Science, Mathematical Modeling, Operations Research, SQL