The North Texas SAS® Users' Group (NoTSUG) brings together professionals of various disciplines connected by the use of SAS in their daily activities. Individuals interested in learning about the latest concepts, trends and technologies in the wonderful world of transforming data into business solutions should join. NoTSUG provides an open environment of information exchange, problem-solving and a forum for enhanced application development in support of the data analysis framework.
Their next meeting is 9/23/2022 at1:30pm-4:00pm CST. Register Here!
This session will feature Ben Zenick & Melodie Rush who will present "How Do I Migrate from SAS 9 to SAS Viya?" & "How Do I Use Open Source with SAS Viya?"
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About the speakers:
Ben Zenick- CTO
Zencos founder Ben Zenick is passionate about data and analytics. He uses his strong business background combined with his years of development experience to help clients extract actionable insights from their business data. Ben oversees solution development for all client engagements at Zencos. He has a keen eye for selecting top data science talent, and he has the vision to creatively design and drive award-winning technology implementations. His personal win is to consistently exceed customers’ expectations, and he does this by ensuring that Zencos consultants deliver results that help optimize business performance, address compliance and mitigate risk. Ben’s drive to deliver quality solutions is evident by the company’s continuous client referrals and by its long-standing relationships with both clients and partners.
Under Ben’s leadership, Zencos has become an elite SAS® Gold Alliance partner, and his work has been recognized with numerous awards from SAS for developing innovative applications. Ben regularly authors white papers and presents at industry events including SAS Global Forum. He is sought out for participation in panels and video interview spots discussing technology trends.
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Melodie Rush, Principal Data Scientist, SAS Customer Success Technical Team
Melodie Rush is a Principal Data Scientist for the Customer Success Technical Team at SAS Institute. Melodie received both her B.S. in Statistics and her Masters in Science of Management from North Carolina State University. Since joining SAS, Melodie has developed presentations and methodology for doing many types of analysis, including data mining, machine learning, forecasting, data exploration and visualization, quality control and marketing. She has spent more than 20 years helping companies identify and solve problems in each of these analytical areas.