Dr Andrew Peterson has joined SAP partner Soltius New Zealand in the role of Principal Data Scientist for the Soltius Analytics team.
In his new role, Dr Peterson will deliver services and solutions that help businesses predict and optimise outcomes.
Dr Peterson has 13 years experience as an academic research scientist and eight years experience using advanced statistics and mathematics in industry settings. Soltius will leverage his expertise in data mining, optimisation and predictive modelling, to deliver solutions using SAP’s Predictive Analytics tool set.
Soltius New Zealand business line manager, analytics, Dr Peter Catt said Peterson’s appointment is in direct response to customer needs.
“Our clients are maturing in their approach to analytics and many are ready to realise the benefits of predictive analytics to gain valuable insight from growing data volumes. We have seen strong interest in using predictive analytics in areas ranging from increasing customer response to marketing campaigns right through to accurate demand forecasting and advanced supply chain optimisation,” Catt said.
“Andrew is highly skilled at understanding customer needs and translating those needs into valid analytic solutions that maximise customer value.”
