Clarity Insights - Data Science Panel

Join a panel of data science consultants from Clarity Insights to hear about data science applications and careers in the industry!

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Clarity Insights is the largest consulting company in the US that focuses exclusively on data strategy, engineering, science and visualization. We help our clients—Fortune 1000 companies across multiple industries—leverage data and analytics to find actionable insights that can help them seize new opportunities and solve their toughest business challenges.

With locations in Chicago, IL, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA and Charlotte, NC, they are a fast-growing company attracting many of the top subject matter experts in the industry. Clarity’s team is comprised of alumni from industry and consulting leaders, including Big Four consulting firms and niche data boutiques, spanning two decades of data and analytics experience. As a group of truly passionate professionals, Clarity is transforming the way companies think about, organize and use their data.

Francesca Valsecchi

Francesca is a Principal Consultant at Clarity Insights aligned with the Data Science service line. She has been a part of Clarity for a little over one year where she has worked with clients across a variety of industries delivering data science/machine learning based projects. Prior to joining Clarity, Francesca worked at Northwestern University on a broad variety of topics in Astrophysics, ranging from the theoretical and computational modeling of black holes to planetary systems. Francesca holds a BS in Physics from The University of Milan with a major in particle physics and a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from Northwestern University. In her free time, she enjoys running, biking (or anything that involves being outside in Chicago when the weather cooperates) and, of course, cooking.

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Nathan Kurz

Nathan is a Consultant at Clarity Insights aligned with the Data Strategy service line. He joined the Clarity team as a Associate Consultant two years ago where he has worked with clients across a variety of industries delivering data integration, big data, Business Analysis and Project Management based projects. Prior to joining Clarity In his free time, Nathan enjoys running, biking, exploring and traveling.

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William Buchdahl

Bill is a Consultant at Clarity Insights aligned with the Data Strategy service line. He has been with Clarity for about three and a half years working on Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence projects mainly within the Healthcare industry and in a variety of roles including Business/Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Quality Assurance Analyst/Lead, and Information Delivery. Bill joined Clarity after completing a BS in Systems Engineering at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. In his free time he enjoys hiking/camping. playing guitar, reading/listening to audible, and going out to live music and comedy events.

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Brooke Stawski

Brooke is a Consultant at Clarity Insights aligned with the Data Engineering service line. She has been a member of the Clarity team for almost 3 and a half years where she has worked with clients in the financial services and insurance, manufacturing, and health insurance sectors. Her experience ranges from business analysis to quality assurance roles, but the majority of her roles have been data engineering roles using a multitude of data integration tools. Brooke has a BS in Biochemistry as well as a BBA in Economics from Loyola University Chicago where she was first introduced to the field of database systems and data warehousing during her last semester of business school. She has called Chicago her home for the past nine years and enjoys biking all over the city, indulging in every new restaurant opening, and visiting Chicago's best breweries.

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Arvind Prasad

Arvind is a Senior Consultant at Clarity aligned with the Data Science service line. He has been a part of Clarity for three years where he has worked with clients across a variety of industries delivering data science and data visualization based projects. Prior to joining Clarity, Arvind started a business involved in the bulk sale of medical supplies and clinic workflow software. He holds an undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In his free time, Arvind is an avid reader, enjoys yoga, cooking, live music, and the NBA.

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Tricia (Patricia) Scully

Tricia is a Senior Associate Consultant at Clarity Insights aligned with the Data Science service line. She's been with Clarity for about a year, and has worked on projects focusing on data science/machine learning and data engineering/ETL work. Prior to Clarity, she held various positions in a wide range of industries, from Loan Officer at a Microfinance Institution, Account Manager at an ad agency, Product Manager at a musical instrument retail store, to Analyst at a Marketing Analytics firm, all while founding and building a photography business on the side. Tricia holds a BA in Commercial French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MS in Predictive Analytics from Northwestern University. In her limited spare time, she enjoys playing music at venues around Chicago, updating her beer/food blog, and playing ice hockey.

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