I am Dan Urquhart.
Certified Data Analyst & Data Visualization Engineer | Professional Scrum Master (PSM) | Analytics-Driven Story Weaver | Lifelong Learner | 10x Published Author
Areas of Interest
Professionally, that is.
Data Engineering
The best insights are created through clean and detailed data lineages. From simple imports to complex and larger 'big data' ecosystems, I take pride in helping organizations create a more efficient analytics architecture.
Data Visualization
A compelling work of art is made of simple materials. May it be paint, clay, marble, or the vast array of materials used - put in the hand of an artist, you can make something captivating. By taking data and applying different approaches, you tell a vivid story. I aim to tell a story worth sharing.
Cloud Computing
Four words often at the root of many headaches are Encryption, Authentication, and Disaster Recovery. While I thoroughly enjoy the idea of creating complex catalysts for technological revolution - it wouldn't be possible on a tight budget, let alone one I'd feel was secure. Creating a safe scalable solution isn't just a great option to protect small business owners, but one to enable larger enterprises to focus on what truly matters - innovation.
Machine Learning
Much like the invention of the steam engine, printing press, and computer changed the way each of us lived I truly believe ML/AI is right there with it. If you're driving to work, playing a video game, working a dangerous job, or managing your finances, you're going to be greatly impacted by this technology more often than you'd probably be comfortable knowing. Being at the forefront of such a technology isn't just exciting, but overwhelming thrilling!
About Me
...outside of work
My family and two fur-babies are who I spend most of my time with outside the computer screen. I also enjoy channeling my internal Neil Armstrong, exploring new places and unchartered territories! Whether it’s finding a new city for a weekend trip, hiking a new trail, or heading out for a day on the water I love to traverse ‘God’s Green Earth’.
When I’m not out getting lost, I’m spending time in the kitchen cooking meals that never seem to look like the pictures from the Facebook recipe I found or I’ll be at the gym training to eventually write my name in history lifting the famous ‘Manhood Stones’ around Scotland.
Portfolio
Just a few projects to showcase my different areas of expertise.
Jobs in Data
Preparing to give a lecture on the different jobs in Data I gathered some information from the great library of ‘Kaggle’. Here I breakdown salary, experience levels, work settings, and outlooks to better assist students in deciding where to look for a job post-graduation.
Global Terrorism Breakdown
The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist attacks around the world from 1970 through 2017. Consulting with a band of superheroes from a faraway planet, we will be looking at how we can make the biggest impact on defending against the ongoing threats of Global Terrorism
Credit Card Turnover
A manager at the bank is disturbed with more and more customers leaving their credit card services. They would really appreciate if one could predict for them who is gonna get churned so they can proactively go to the customer to provide them better services and turn customers’ decisions in the opposite direction.