Company: Holland Numerics Ltd
Company background: Holland Numerics Limited is a small software consultancy based in Royston, Hertfordshire, UK. Founded in 1992 it is primarily focused on SAS development and helping clients get the maximum value from their use of SAS software.
Contact: Philip R Holland
Title: Consultant
Country: United Kingdom
Award Category: Curious Thinker
Tell us how you are inspired by the work you do?
My aim as a freelance contractor has always been to help my clients to the best of my ability, but also to use my independence to highlight problems which my clients need to address, even if they have tried to ignore them in the past, and to make the best use of SAS software.
How has SAS played a part in your journey?
43 years working with SAS software has been my working lifetime. 43 years working with SAS software has been an achievement, which I have thoroughly enjoyed. The only part I am missing would be an award!?
What products do you use and how do you use them?
Over the last 43 years I have used the following SAS products: Base SAS, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/ACCESS, SAS/STAT, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Studio, ODS Graphics, SAS Grid, SAS/EIS, SAS/AF, SAS/CONNECT on the following SAS platforms: Windows, IBM mainframe (MVS, OS/390), OS/2, UNIX, VMS, Linux
What is your greatest lesson learned that you'd like to share with others?
I enjoy helping my clients and encouraging new SAS programmers, but what I still love doing is SAS programming. After over 40 years of programming I can now think in the SAS language, so, if I can sort out a solution to a problem in my head, I am able to write out a rough draft of an entire program!
