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david furlow

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My New Track

Intro to Statistics

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Introduction to R

My New Track

Intro to Statistics

Insights artist, transforming data into visually stunning masterpieces of knowledge.

My Work

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Introduction to the Tidyverse

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Introduction to R

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Intermediate R

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Introduction to the Tidyverse

DataCamp Course Completion

Take a look at all the courses I’ve completed on DataCamp.

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Introduction to R
Introduction to the Tidyverse
Intermediate R
Data Manipulation in R with dplyr

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Empowering the Future, Ltd. | Mar 2005 - Apr 2012

Lead Big Data and Undercover Financial Fraud Investigator

Led Special Investigations and Due Diligence for Private Equity and Investors Intellectual Property, Asset Tracking and Tracing, Mergers and Acquisitions Located missing assets worth >£320m. Produced case evidence and eDiscovery submissions for action in fraud of >US$6B. Directed and Co- Ordinated investigative projects and teams, specified and developed Big Data Analytics tools and processes for use by legal, financial, and other domain experts.
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Goalstriker, Ltd. | Oct 2001 - Dec 2004

Chief Operations Officer - VR Gaming & Theme Park Attractions

Technical, gameplay, and Experience Design for IAAPA Gold Medal winning Virtual Reality Theme Park Attractions, supporting >110k plays per day, worldwide. Oversaw process from development of components, assembly, delivery, and installation, through to opertions, support, and data feeds for remote diagnostics and continuous improvement. Installation of 50+ systems in 12+ countries in Asia Pacific, EMEA, and the Americas.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity | Jun 2001 - Oct 2001

Artist In Residence

Collaborative electronic art development projects with international team of artists and technologists. Developed installations and distributed artists toolkits for drones, robotics, and reactive environments/spaces.

Domestic Funk Products, Gyoza Media, Gallimard, Philips Media/

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ACS International Schools | Apr 2012 - Aug 2024

Senior Lead, Data Strategy and Analytics

I lead on Data Strategy and Analytics for a charity educational group of around 3000 students in the UK and Qatar. I use Social and Data Technologies including Liberating Structures, Alteryx, Tableau, R, SQL, and cloud suites to grow evidence userbase, improve data practice and embed Data Governance, via sustainable, role-based dashboards, with guided analytical data plays, complemented by facilitated data conversations. Stealth developed Data Architecture to consolidate data lakes, structure governance, and to automate warehousing of data from Business, Academic and other previously silo'd functions. Current focus is driving culture change to enable "Vision-led, Data-Informed Continuous Improvement," facilitating new data integrations, data playbooks, data events, seasonal rituals, and retrospectives to inform decisions and strategy. Active in professional associations and Communities of Profesional Practice, as well as peer-coaching, performance evaluation, distance learning, and remote working initiatives. I am articulating and enabling Enterprise Architecture and Data Governance strategies across an organisation with £100 million turnover.

Polygram, Voyager, EMI | May 1994 - Jun 2001

Producer

Coordinated global network of interaction and experience designers, digital media and programming specialists to design and deliver cutting edge new media products for various hardware platforms and publishers. Negotiated licensing and production agreements, & creative contracts for tens of prooducts. Consultation & troubleshooting for major agency productions and presented roadshows for clients, including Apple, Philips, Sony, Bertelsmann, and Polygram. Won Milia d'Or at Cannes in 1995 for the dog simulator "P.A.W.S - the Personal Automated Wagging System"

Philips Electronics | Jul 1990 - Jun 1994

Design Studio Manager

Managed build out of New Media production studio. Designed and produced 25+ interactive new media products, including consumer and professional entertainment, education, and reference. Served on leadership group of global Strategic Change Management Initiative. Liaised with advanced research and development groups at MIT Media Lab, Carnegie-Mellon, Philips Research Labs and Sega Japan.

My Education

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BA in English & HistoryWilliams College | 1980
Harvard University Graduate School of Education CEPR Strategic
Strategic Data Fellow, Education Policy Research - Strategic Data ProjectData Project | 2019
Williams College

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