Dr. Keith Allen: VDSML Member Profile | The Data Canteen #07

<p>In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Keith Allen to trace his journey from U.S. Army Infantry officer to data science consultant! Dr. Allen and I also chat in-depth about his passion for sports analytics, and how that drove him to focus his PhD dissertation on the question "Should we go for it on fourth down?"</p> <p> </p> <p>FEATURED GUEST:</p> <p>Name: Dr. Keith Allen</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:getallenkl@gmail.com'>getallenkl@gmail.com</a></p> <p>LinkedIn: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainbowmountaindatascience/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/rainbowmountaindatascience/</a></p> <p>About: Dr. Keith Allen is a Specialist Master Senior Data Scientist for Deloitte in Huntsville, AL.  He has over 20 years of experience in simulation modeling, quantitative research, multi-variate statistics and test and evaluation.  Dr. Allen began his career as an Infantry officer in the U.S. Army and then became a senior test officer and team lead as an Army civilian leading developmental flight test projects for as a civilian.  In recent years, Dr. Allen has worked as a technical consultant serving DoD, NASA and other public and private entities as a senior data scientist focused on stochastic modeling, predictive analytics and mathematical optimization.  Dr. Allen holds a bachelors and master’s in engineering fields, and successfully completed his PhD in data science in 2021.  Dr. Allen also holds several professional certifications in the field of project management, modeling and simulation and test and evaluation.</p> <p> </p> <p>SUPPORT THE DATA CANTEEN (LIKE PBS, WE'RE LISTENER SUPPORTED!):</p> <p>Donate: <a href='https://vetsindatascience.com/support-join'>https://vetsindatascience.com/support-join</a></p> <p> </p> <p>LEVEL-UP YOUR VDSML MEMBERSHIP:</p> <p>Subscribe to a Premium-level Membership: <a href='https://vetsindatascience.com/support-join'>https://vetsindatascience.com/support-join</a></p> <p> </p> <p>EPISODE LINKS:</p> <p>Dr. Keith Allen's Dissertation Website: <a href='https://www.bridget