Improve Your Data Systems
The first step to successful data action, is to have the right data accessible in the right way.
But, it is nearly inevitable that your data system isn’t quite as good as it could be. In some cases, it is just worthwhile to live with some of the annoyances that a pre-existing data system has. But often making an improvement to the data system can make tangible improvements to your overall operations.
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Understand Your Data
You need to be able to see your data and understand it before you have true knowledge. Through the use of rapid development tools, including Power BI, PowerPivot, PowerQuery, and Azure Machine Learning, data can be quickly summarized and visualized. Further, because all these technologies can tie easily into Microsoft Excel, you can easily dive deeper into your data through an interface you already have familiarity with.
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Take Action!
You can customize your interaction with your customers and stakeholders, so that the right message gets to the right person in the right way. And you can make strategic decisions that have put the odds in your favor. And, by using anomaly detection and other machine learning methods, you can catch problems before they happen, and intervene with a solution. So through this and more, data can be used to optimize systems, whether it be optimizing revenue or doing the most good for the world.
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Our school recently switched the SIS we use to PowerSchool. As my employment began around the time of the transition, a large part of my role has been SIS administration and report generation, alongside Jacob. Prior to that, Jacob was successful in transferring all our data from the old SIS to PowerSchool. PowerSchool is famous for its customizability and due to Jacob’s work in the back end, we currently have a far improved product from the one we purchased just 9 months ago.
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My boss made some very complimentary statements to me on my Excel skills. Owe it all to you.
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We are very pleased to be able to launch UC Davis Extension’s “Data Use for School Improvement“… [Jacob’s] insight and feedback were invaluable in developing a program to meet the needs of a variety of stakeholders in the field
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My business is to optimize online advertising for ecommerce companies. This is all done through various forms of data analysis where we can increase a company’s profits through statistical and experimental methodologies.  Jacob is one of those rare people with whom I can talk through ideas and methods before we implement them. He has also repeatedly helped me with using Excel more effectively for advanced analysis.
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Jacob is one of the most skilled people I’ve had the pleasure of working with and knowing. Whether it be data science, programming, or education, Jacob seems to always have it in the bag. His dedication to his work shows with his incredible learning skills and knowledge. Jacob can truly overcome any task that comes before him, and it was an honor to have him mentor me to learn those great traits.
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Jacob Walker is dedicated to serving the common good and promoting social change. I would highly recommend Jacob to any visionary organization that wants someone who is willing to think in new ways and help their team to achieve its full potential.
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Working with Jacob was a bright point in my career. He is well versed in the conceptual and practical sides of data systems. I would highly recommend him to anyone who is looking for a visionary for their team.
Susan Turnquist
California Department of Business Oversight, Database Administrator & Report Developer -
Dear Mr. Jacob Walker: Congratulations on being named a 2010 Twin Rivers [Adult School] Teacher of the Year…Â I join with your students, community, and the school district in commending you for your outstanding work in the classroom.
