Rick Pack talks with Dave Rael about using data to inform decisions, learning from mistakes, broad interests, and applying lessons
Rick Pack is a data scientist who enjoys running in master's track meets and volunteering through chess mentorship. He programs primarily in R and SQL although he has dabbled in F# and Excel VBA, and primarily used SAS for 7 years, primarily in the pharmaceutical industry as a statistical programmer. His energetic home includes an energetic wife and dog (goldendoodle). His data science work is currently focused on a value-based healthcare initiative. He also continues to work on an R package called fbadstats to assist with analyzing one's Facebook advertising efforts.
Chapters:
2:38 - Dave introduces the show and Rick Pack6:24 - How Rick became a data scientist8:08 - Rick's interest in health and healthcare11:03 - Rick on being a programmer rather than a develo
