Author: Shannon Lowder

Shannon Lowder is the Database Engineer you’ve been looking for!
Look no further for expertise in:
Business Analysis to gather the business requirements for the database; Database Architecting to design the logical design of the database; Database Development to actually build the objects needed by the business logic; finally, Database Administration to keep the database running in top form, and making sure there is a disaster recovery plan.

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20180815 by Shannon Lowder 0 comments

Data Science Project 1: Predicting Hail Damages

Early on in my new role I was asked to find out how risky it was to offer hail insurance for a given property. If you haven’t worked with insurance before here’s the basics. You’re placing a bet that says I’m betting something bad is going to happen. The insurer is betting that it won’t…

20180808 by Shannon Lowder 0 comments

Becoming a Data Scientist

In my latest professional change I’ve moved into a role with a bright and shiny title: Data Scientist. I’ve heard all the hype around Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, and I don’t buy a lot of it. I do believe these words will change how we do everything. I just don’t know that…

20180523 by Shannon Lowder 0 comments

Data Analysis…can we automate this?

As some of you know, I’ve made a move from consulting back into a full-time employee for Crop Pro Insurance. There was so much opportunity in this role. First of all, this role gives me my first full-time data science credit. I also get to build a team to support data science projects. On top…