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Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey

Mark Bailey specializes in JMP training and technical services at SAS Institute. He has fifteen years of research and development experience in bringing medical diagnostic products, such as a physician's office analyzer and in-vitro allergy diagnosis, to market. He has led cross-functional teams through the process of customer-driven product development. In particular, he promoted the generation and use of business and technical data to support business decisions and customer calls with applied statistics and methods such as customer research, Quality Function Deployment (QFD), Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), Design of Experiments (DOE), and Statistical Process Control (SPC). He has managed a quality initiative based on the Six Sigma principles of Motorola. Mark holds a doctoral degree in chemistry from the University of Rochester.
Rick Bell

Rick Bell

Rick Bell has been teaching SAS classes for two years as a SAS Technical Training Specialist. Prior to joining SAS, Rick spent 10 years teaching secondary high school Mathematics and Computer Programming in both private and public school systems. Rick holds a Master's degree in Operations Research from North Carolina State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Monmouth University.
Michelle Buchecker

Michelle Buchecker

Michelle Buchecker, the Regional Education Manager for the Chicago office, has been an instructor at SAS for over 10 years. Her specialties include BASE SAS, Macro, SAS/Connect, SAS/Access, and report writing. Previously, Michelle was a SAS programmer at IBM reading SMF mainframe data.
Davetta Dunlap

Davetta Dunlap

Davetta Dunlap, a SAS Technical Training Specialist, is an experienced user of nearly 14 years. She has over seven years experience with SAS Technical Training and three years experience with Research and Development. Prior to joining SAS, Davetta worked in the Pharmaceutical and clinical trials Industry as an Assistant Biostatistician. Davetta holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Michele Ensor

Michele Ensor

Michele Ensor, a SAS instructor for more than 5 years, has been using SAS for over 9 years. Her specialties include BASE SAS, Macro, ODS, and report writing. Prior to joining SAS, Michele worked for Michelin Tire Company utilizing SAS for quality control. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration from Clemson University.
Susan Farmer

Susan Farmer

Susan Farmer, currently the Curriculum Project Manager for Data Warehousing, joined the Education Division of SAS in 1989. She works out of the Phoenix, Arizona regional office. Susan is a certified SAS instructor and has held other roles in Education including Regional Education Manager and course developer for SAS Programming III: Advanced Techniques. Her specialty is DATA step programming.
Marc Huber

Marc Huber

Marc has been teaching statistics classes at SAS for a year. He is also a research biostatistician at UNC-Chapel Hill in the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center, working on multi-site clinical trials and epidemiological surveys. Marc earned two masters degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, one in quantitative psychology and another in social work.
Linda Jolley

Linda Jolley

Linda Jolley has been an instructor at SAS for over five years. A SAS Certified Professional, she teaches all of the courses in the Base SAS curriculum, specializing in SAS/Access. She has over twenty years of SAS experience providing application design and programming, consulting and training in the chemical, textile and electric utility industries.
Kathy Kiraly

Kathy Kiraly

Kathy Kiraly, the Core Curriculum Manager for the Education Division at SAS, is responsible for developing and teaching courses featuring DATA step programming, data access, and the SQL procedure. She has been an instructor since 1993 and a SAS user for over 15 years. Kathy is a SAS Certified Professional and holds a master's degree in business administration from East Carolina University.
Marjorie Lampton

Marjorie Lampton

Marjorie Lampton has been teaching SAS classes for eight years as a SAS Technical Training Specialist. Prior to joining SAS, Marjorie taught Mathematics and Computer Programming at secondary and college levels. Her career has also included various positions including application programmer, research analyst, and quality specialist. Marjorie holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master's degree in Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In addition, she has completed graduate-level work in Adult Education at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Ted Meleky

Ted Meleky

Ted Meleky has been an instructor at SAS for nearly 8 years. His specialties include Base SAS, Macro, SQL, report writing, and SAS/AF. Prior to joining SAS, Ted was involved in several varied industries, including state government and telecommunications. His SAS experience extends over 17 years with corporations such as Lockheed-Martin and The Coca-Cola Company. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University.
Cynthia Zender

Cynthia Zender

Cynthia Zender, the ODS and Report Writing Curriculum Manager, has been using SAS for over 20 years and is responsible for the ODS curriculum development, including topics that range from introductory ODS to advanced topics such as ODS and XML. Cynthia divides her time between instructing and curriculum development. Cynthia is a SAS Certified Professional. Prior to joining SAS, she worked with a variety of industries using SAS for application development and report writing.