Certificate in Critical Skills for Analytics Professionals (CSAP)

Mr. DeGrange is an Operations Research Professional with experience in Government, Industry, and Academia. Walt served 21 years as a Supply Corps Officer in the Navy with his last 10 years focusing on applying analytics to solve logistical problems. Currently, he serves as the Director of Analytics Capabilities at CANA. He also teaches at the University of Arkansas and serves as an Executive Practicum Advisor at the NC State Poole School of Management. He recently coauthored the book Field Guide to Compelling Analytics with Ms. Lucia Darrow.

Dr. Hamill is currently a senior operations research analyst with LinQuest, providing decision making support to Air Force, Army and industry partners. His 29 years of analytic experience includes leading multi-disciplinary analysis teams in the areas of test and evaluation; systems acquisition; command and control and cyber operations; providing strategic decision support; and serving as the Air Force Chief Analyst. Upon retirement, Todd has continued to serve in analytic and leadership roles supporting Joint Staff and Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E).

Dr. Henningsen is currently a consultant, mentor and board advisor in professional development, applied analytics, risk management and STEM education. At mid-career, she transitioned from college teaching to serving as an operations research analyst at Strategic Air Command, and later to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Program, Analysis and Evaluation in the Pentagon with portfolios including Strategic and Space Launch Systems, Joint Modeling and Simulation, and NATO/Partnership for Peace development. Learn More

Dr. Matos is the Industrial/Organizational Psychologist and Operations Research Analyst for Research Decisions Alliance, LLC . He is a retired U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer and served five years as Operations Research Analyst at the Pentagon. Dr. Matos served as master instructor of Mathematics at the US Naval Academy. He is a past President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Military Operations Research Society (MORS) and has been bestowed the honor of Fellow of the Society. Learn More

25 years of operations research experience including military logistics and commercial supply chain analysis and solution development. Seeking innovative ways for solving complex problems. Combining advanced analytics with information architectures, business processes, and human capital to improve organizational performance.

Mr. David Saranchak is a Research Fellow and Senior Director of Data Science and Analytics at Concurrent Technologies Corporation. He leads research and development of emerging techniques in data analysis, machine learning assurance and differential privacy for multimodal data applications in enterprise platforms and tactical edge environments. Mr. Saranchak has more than a dozen years of technical civil service experience as an Applied Mathematician and Software Engineer, including assignments to the UK and Canada and long-term deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. His passion for World War II history motivated him to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. While serving, he obtained two BS degrees, mathematics and physics, from Villanova University. He also earned two MS degrees, applied mathematics and telecommunications, from the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Mr. Dave Saranchak

MORS President-Elect

Mr. Saranchak is a Research Fellow, Senior Director and the Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Program Lead at Concurrent Technologies Corporation. He leads research and development of emerging techniques in data analysis, machine learning assurance and differential privacy for multimodal data applications in enterprise platforms and tactical edge environments. He currently serves as the President of the Military Operations Research Society (MORS), an international professional analytic society that enhances the quality of analysis that informs national security decisions.

He is also an active member volunteer in the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), where he is a Certified Analytics Professional and an Analytics Capability Evaluation (ACE) coach focused on helping organizations achieve improve performance of analytical processes. Mr. Saranchak has more than a dozen years of technical civil service experience as an Applied Mathematician and Software Engineer, including assignments to the UK and Canada and long-term deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. His passion for World War II history motivated him to enlist in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. While serving, he obtained two BS degrees, mathematics and physics, from Villanova University. He also earned two MS degrees, applied mathematics and telecommunications, from the University of Maryland, College Park. 

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