Neil Fraser

Background

About Neil Fraser

In 2018 I took a new role as lecturer in Data Science at James Cook University. This is the first fully online Master of Data Science in Australia and is linked to the SAS Academy of Data Science and an Iot laboratory sponsored by Huawei. Part of my work is establishing an industry advisor panel that is representative across sectors, enables translation of innovation, and provides proof of concept projects, internships and potential for further ventures. Prior to this move I was working for 20 years in Analytics and Data Sciences with executive and senior manger roles in industry and higher education. Throughout this time I managed the development and capability of the business Intelligence & corporate datawarehouse platforms. As a general manager I managed all key data aspects of regulatory, compliance reporting and core information systems. I have managed teams of analysts, data scientists and information specialists during my career. In 2011 we won the Ventana Research Award" for Location Intelligence in the US and in Australia the "Excellence in Business Intelligence Award" Peoples award. I completed a Phd in mathematical modelling in 1996 and was a founding member of a high technology business in the early 90's focused on mineral exploration and oil reservoir management (Gravitec Instruments ). Key Areas of Expertise: Strategic Planning, Data Sciences, Quantitative and Qualitative Analytics, FOI Teaching: MGSM Business Analytics Course, Post Graduate in Data Science, Key IT Experience Corporate Datawarehouse, Corporate ECM, In-Memory technology, Geo-spatial integration. Managing and designing high volume event engines for direct and online marketing / sales Management law enforcement capabilities and advanced social networking tracking systems Open source solutions development, Unstructured Analytics and text engineering