Matthew Fagan
The Analyst
A quick learner, committed teammate, and divergent thinker. I have a passion for producing creative solutions to whatever problems arise, and work ceaselessly when met with new challenges.
How Matt's Analytics Drives Value
All the data in the world is useless without a guide to translate
Insight
We've amassed so much data in this age, the haystack towers larger and larger each second. In my work, I've acquired the power to transform hay into needles, drawing insight from anywhere.
Connection
Insight is useless without connection; intelligence wasted without application. I've the capacity to capture the needles within haystacks, but also the capacity to sew complete stories.
Delivery
Finally, a story never read is a story that never exists. Effective delivery, delivery that inspires action, is critical to driving impact. I communicate clearly and efficiently, through whatever medium necessary.
In the emerging business environment, both the leading players and incoming pons are turning full force into Analytics. As the Economist stated in a 2017 article, data is now “the world’s most valuable resource” – and this resource is largely untapped, with far more created every day than can ever be analyzed. The new frontier of business is the world of data, and all too often this world fails to be explored correctly.
One of the key failures in integrating the value derived from data science comes from a disparate organization: practitioners spend far too many hours hacking away on monitors, perfecting algorithms to prevent any statistical error, and produce results too complex
A sample Optimization Dashboard
and too overreaching to ever reach the decision makers desk. These scientists let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
To alleviate this disparity, I design my analysis to be directly digestible and tangible. I bundle up my algorithms into hands-on dashboards that are simplified to provide its users exactly what is necessary. I support these dashboards with robust statistics, but I keep the black box algorithms in my back pocket, ready to validate the results whenever called upon – but only when called upon. I let the good serve as the path towards perfection.
If you are looking for a keen statistical eye that can connect the data science to the tangibility and actionability required to produce real results, then your search has ended. I have spent my days studying the means of analysis, and acquiring the necessary tools, to empower my data exploration. I endlessly seek outside the box methods to bolster my black box algorithms, to know exactly the purpose and limitations of the statistics I apply. All I need are data and a business problem and I can provide answers to the questions that have yet to surface. I can make data your most valuable resource.
Meet Matt
A driven data analyst with a proven aptitude for analytics, latitude in leadership, and a passion for problem-solving
Friends and Family
The Foundation
Without my friends and family, I would be half the man I am today. I owe all of my present and future success to those who have lifted me up to achieve it: most importantly, my dad who has ensured my success along the way. Love you pops!
Samples of Matt's Work
Resume
Matt Fagan's Work History
Interested in hiring Matt? Here's his resume, to check out his work history and experience.
Writing Sample
A sample of Matt's professional writing
This is an article Matt wrote for the Cal Poly Business Magazine. It details the story of his Oracle Project, the experience of working with Oracle, and the victory his team achieved.
Statistics Sample
A sample of Matt's Statistical Research
This was a personal project Matt pursued that applied new econometric theory to predict volatility in market indices. This involves robust statistical analysis, and displays Matt's application of statistical principles.