E87 - Dr Carol Hargreaves - Building Practical Innovative Solutions through Data Science

Imagine this.


You have a garden, and you’ve spent years growing apple trees.
You harvest the beautiful juicy red fruits every season.


And then, you leave them.


You don’t eat them. You have so many of them. You don’t know what
to do with them. You’re not even sure if you like apples, and no
one else wants them either. They rot away in your basket every
time, but, for some reason, you keep harvesting and keep growing.


Sounds like a waste of time right? You would never do something
like that!


Then, why would you do the same with your data?
Meet Carol Hargreaves

Carol Hargreaves is the Director of the Data Analytics Consulting
Centre and an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics
and Data Science at the National University of Singapore.


Here, Carol and her team help clients to generate economic,
social, and scientific value from data using cutting-edge
techniques and advanced data analytics strategies. They also
provide hands-on workshops - both public and customized - to help
clients keep up to date with new data analytics techniques.
Carol’s Previous Experiences in Data Analytics

An Analytics and Business Intelligence Professional, Carol has
over 30 years of experience in lead roles in multiple industries,
including Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Fast Moving Consumer
Goods, and Education. Carol has also presented at multiple
conferences and workshops on data analytics topics.


NUS Data Analytics Consulting Centre (DACC) 2021 Singapore -
HR Attrition Workshop

NUS Data Analytics Consulting Centre (DACC) 2020 Singapore -
Data Analytics for Customer Insights

Enigma Analytics Leaders Summit 2017 Malaysia - Data Cleaning
& Preparation Workshop

Enigma Analytics Leaders Summit 2016 Indonesia - Credit Risk
Modelling Workshop



Prior to her current role at the National University of
Singapore, Carol founded her own company with a focus on helping
clients understand their business challenges and problems in
order to identify the relevant data that will help solve their
business problems. Over the years, she has also been the Chief of
Business Analytics at the National University of Singapore, the
Quantitative Methods Manager at IMS Health, a Statistical
Modelling Analyst at FOXTEL, and more.
Research and development

In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Carol shares:


Carol's 6 steps to building a power customer analytics system

Research topics from the financial and healthcare industries
that have stuck with her

Her role as the Director of the Data Analytics Consulting
Centre and an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics
and Data Science at the National University of Singapore

Topics that she often speaks on in workshops



If you are a senior executive in private sectors outside of the
USA and interested in learning more on how to incorporate data
science into your company, this is the episode you do not want to
miss out on.