Listen "273: Succeeding with AI with Veljko Krunic"
Episode Synopsis
Veljko Krunic is an independent consultant and trainer specializing in data science, big data, and helping his clients get actionable business results from AI.
He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an additional MS in engineering management from the same institution. His MS degree in engineering management focused on applied statistics, strategic planning, and the use of advanced statistical methods to improve organizational efficiency. He is also a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Veljko consulted with or taught courses for five of the Fortune 10 companies (as listed in Sept 2019), many of the Fortune 500 companies, and several smaller companies, in the areas of enterprise computing, data science, AI, and big data. Before consulting independently, he worked in the PSO organizations of Hortonworks, the SpringSource division of VMware, and the JBoss division of Red Hat. In those positions, he was the principal technical consultant on highly visible projects for the top clients of those PSO organizations.
Veljko's LinkedIn page is https://www.linkedin.com/in/veljkokrunic/.
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He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an additional MS in engineering management from the same institution. His MS degree in engineering management focused on applied statistics, strategic planning, and the use of advanced statistical methods to improve organizational efficiency. He is also a Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Veljko consulted with or taught courses for five of the Fortune 10 companies (as listed in Sept 2019), many of the Fortune 500 companies, and several smaller companies, in the areas of enterprise computing, data science, AI, and big data. Before consulting independently, he worked in the PSO organizations of Hortonworks, the SpringSource division of VMware, and the JBoss division of Red Hat. In those positions, he was the principal technical consultant on highly visible projects for the top clients of those PSO organizations.
Veljko's LinkedIn page is https://www.linkedin.com/in/veljkokrunic/.
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Some deals from Manning Publications (Veljko's Publisher)
A permanent 40% discount code (suitable for all our products in all formats)- podfuture20
Five free eBook codes (each good for one sample of Succeeding with AI): suaihfr-925D, suaihfr-F88C, suaihfr-76D2, suaihfr-3783, suaihfr-91B7
Veljko's product page
Enjoy!
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