Abstract: 

It’s 2017 - the world is going digital, and it’s no longer enough to simply build models and show the results in a snazzy, JavaScript-enabled dashboard. As enterprises transform themselves in order to leverage the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning, it is becoming clear that the world’s most powerful model is useless until it is in the hands of the right decision maker at the right time. Today, an organization’s success is determined by its ability to deliver analytics-driven insights to decision makers at scale and across domains, reusing techniques, technology, and knowledge wherever possible. Turns out: that’s difficult to do! The successful deployment, maintenance, reinforcement, and reuse of analytical models requires new skills, new technologies, and deep partnerships between previously siloed organizations and disciplines. But don’t worry—Cisco is here to help, by sharing lessons learned (and battle scars) from years of deploying models inside of a Fortune 500 Company.

Bio: 

Justin Norman is the Manager of Cisco’s Enterprise Data Science Office in the San Francisco Bay Area, which has the mission of accelerating the practice of Advanced Analytics at Cisco. In this role, Justin is responsible for building and maintaining a highly talented, cross-functional team of Data Scientists and Analytics professionals, focused on providing corporate-level leadership in advanced analytics. As the Data Science Team lead for the Cisco Enterprise Data Science office, he is also responsible for the selection, development, training, validation, delivery and implementation of analytical products for a robust portfolio of corporate-level data-driven initiatives.

Prior to joining Cisco, Justin was a Big Data Systems Engineer with Booz Allen Hamilton after serving as a Marine Corps Officer, with a focus in Systems Analytics and Device Intelligence. Justin is a graduate of the US Naval Academy with a degree in Computer Science and the University of Southern California with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He enjoys spending time riding his motorcycle, playing music, and teaching science and technology to young men and women. He continues to serve his country as a reserve Marine Officer.