JMP Academy Class Cycle 2, January 28 – February 1, 2019
Training Team
Jon Weisz, Sr. VP, JMP Sales & Marketing
Weisz leads the global sales, marketing and operations groups responsible for serving JMP customers, composed mostly of scientists, engineers and other data explorers. His years at SAS have also included working in product development and management in R&D. Prior to SAS, Weisz gained experience in semiconductor and automotive manufacturing and product development. He is a member of the ASA.
Kelli Jackson, Sr. Principal Legal Counsel
Kelli is an attorney in SAS’ Legal Department. She has been practicing law for almost 17 years. Kelli worked as a Labor & Employment Litigation Associate with the law firm of Hunton & Williams LLP in Atlanta and Raleigh for 4 years before coming to SAS in 2006. Kelli supported software licensing and sales for various SAS business units until 2013, when she was delighted to begin exclusively supporting the JMP Division. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Duke University, a Master of Arts degree in exercise physiology from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University. 2019 actually marks Kelli’s 22nd year of employment at SAS since, before going to law school, Kelli worked for SAS for nine years as a Fitness Coordinator at SAS’ Recreation and Fitness Center. Her husband Doug also works for SAS as a Principal Software Developer and is entering his 25th year of employment with the company. Kelli and Doug have an 11 year-old daughter (Whitney), and 9 year-old twins - daughter (Brooke) and son (Garrett).
Diana Levey, Sr. Director, Marketing
A communications professional since 1989, Diana Levey is currently Senior Marketing Director for SAS. She works to get JMP statistical discovery software into the hands of people who need to understand their data. Levey and her team of world-class marketers manage the JMP brand, communications and marketing programs, while also supporting JMP sales teams around the globe. In her 20 years at SAS, Levey has been integral in launching a sales incentive program, two corporate magazines and a global interest group for professional women. She is also on the board of directors for WildTrack. Levey earned a Master’s of Technical and Professional Writing from Northeastern University, Boston, in 1991, and received a Bachelor’s of Arts in English with a Biology Minor from Barton College in Wilson, NC, in 1988.
Jessica Marquardt, Sr. Communications Specialist
A member of the global marketing team for JMP statistical discovery software, Jessica Marquardt leads communications efforts for campaigns and events that build brand recognition, generate leads and nurture customers. She promotes Discovery Summits around the world and the Analytically Speaking thought leader webcast series. She is also the editor of JMP Foreword magazine. Marquardt manages the brand and web development team for the Pediatric Cortical Visual Impairment Society and hosts and produces Kaleidoscope, a podcast on cortical visual impairment. Marquardt has a Master of Science in organizational communication from North Carolina State University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Tina DuBois, Sr. Business Systems Analyst
Tina DuBois has been working in the JMP Division as a Salesforce Administrator since 2015. Prior to this role, she was on the US Inside Sales team, working with customers in the Midwest, Central and Northwest Territories. Tina has held various Field Sales, Inside Sales and Marketing roles with SAS Institute, Advanced Micro Devices, and Mitel Networks, and earned a degree in Mass Communication from James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, VA.
When she is not working on user adoption and data quality in Salesforce, Tina enjoys reading, swimming, cooking, thrifting and hanging out with her husband and kids. Tina also plays the flute in the Raleigh Concert Band and with her church wind ensemble. Tina’s daughter, Molly, is in her first year at NC State University studying political science, and her son, Jack, is a High School freshman.
Scott Wise, Global Enablement and Training Manager
Scott is a Global Enablement & Training Manager, working for the JMP Business Division of SAS since 2008. In his Training Manger role, Scott develops, deploys and manages the internal process and on-boarding training for JMP employees, including the Sales and Marketing JMP Academy. As part of Global Enablement, Scott also creates and delivers key technical methods/demos on JMP analytic discovery software products at key global/strategic customers and events.
Before joining JMP, Scott worked for eleven years at computer hardware and services leader Dell, Inc., where he held a variety positions in management, engineering, services, marketing, global training and consulting. While at Dell, he received the company’s first-ever Black Belt and Master Black Belt certifications. Earlier in his career, Scott worked in quality management in the apparel/textile and industrial belting industries.
Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in quality assurance from the Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, GA. In addition to his Dell certifications, he is certified by ASQ as a Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Engineer, Quality Manager and Quality Auditor. Additional certifications also include PMI Project Management Professional and ASA Professional Statistician.
Daniel Valente, Sr. Product Manager
Dan is a product manager for JMP, a business unit of SAS that specializes in data visualization software. In his current role, Valente defines product requirements and helps communicate product information to prospects and users. Before joining SAS, he completed an NIH post-doctoral fellowship at the Boys Town National Research Hospital. Valente holds a PhD in architectural sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has been a longtime JMP user.
Chris Kirchberg, Sr. Systems Engineer
Chris Kirchberg is a Technical Enablement Engineer for JMP. Kirchberg has more than 25 years of experience in bioinformatics, proteomics and genomics. Before joining SAS, he worked at various bioinformatics companies helping customers explore biological pathways related to data and instructing users on software applications related to microarray data analysis, data integration, proteomic data analysis and protein identification.
Damian Carville, Regional Sales Manager
Damian is a sales manager for JMP, a business unit of SAS that specializes in data visualization software. In his current role, he is responsible for 8 field sales teams across the Western United States. He specializes in helping his teams spread the use and impact of JMP within their growing customer base. Prior to joining SAS, Damian has built and lead sales teams in organizations including Nuance, Xerox and Sage Software. He lives in Santa Monica, California.
Dara Hammond, Sr. Account Executive
After graduating with degrees in mathematics and sociology from Vanderbilt University, Dara became a statistician with the Federal Government in 1998. After supporting SAS users within the US Census Bureau, she joined SAS in 2001 with various sales and support roles within SAS Federal in Arlington, VA. With the inception of the JMP Federal Territory in 2008, seeking a more technical role, Dara became the JMP Systems Engineer, during which time she moved to Denver, CO. Again, with the timely creation of the Central Territory Team, she took on the Account Executive position in 2011. With the start of 2019 Dara begins a new endeavor as the US based Account Executive supporting the Global Premier Account. Meanwhile, in her personal life, she enjoys all of what Colorado has to offer from skiing to mountain biking to camping, with her husband Sargent, and kids Cassie (4) and Finn (2).
Malcolm Moore, Systems Engineering Manager
Malcolm Moore, JMP SE Manager Europe, has worked with clients to integrate statistical methods and software into R&D, quality improvement, defect reduction, cycle time reduction, and six sigma initiatives for a variety of industries in our core markets, including pharmaceutical and semiconductors. Prior to helping start the JMP operation in Europe in 2005, he worked at Light Pharma, BBN, Astra Zeneca and lectured in Medical Statistics at Newcastle University. He is an expert in Design of Experiments, receiving his Ph.D. in Design of Non-Linear Experiments from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Mary Loveless, Systems Engineering Manager
Mary Loveless is a JMP Systems Engineer Manager at SAS. With more than 25 years of experience in the computer software industry, her skills range from project management to post-sales support, including the areas of application and training. Prior to joining JMP, Loveless worked in the Molecular Imaging Department of Massachusetts General Hospital. She contributed in both a clinical and research capacity, focusing on the effects of different drug treatments on Alzheimer’s and respiratory diseases. Loveless has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Northeastern University.
Peter Bartell, Sr. Systems Engineer
Peter Bartell is a JMP senior systems engineer. Before joining SAS, Peter was a statistician for 38 years at Eastman Kodak Company. During his Kodak tenure Peter worked in research and development, manufacturing, marketing, finance, and procurement. One common theme throughout Peter’s Kodak career was his use of JMP…since version 1.
Phil Kay, Sr. Systems Engineer
Phil Kay is a Senior Systems Engineer for JMP where he has worked since 2014. Previously, Phil worked as a laboratory scientist and as a data scientist in the development and manufacture of colorants for digital printing at FujiFilm Imaging Colorants. Phil has a master’s degree in applied statistics from Lancaster University with a dissertation on design of experiments. He also has a master’s and a PhD in chemistry with a thesis on microwave chemistry. He is a Royal Society of Chemistry Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society.
Jeff Perkinson, Sr. Manager, Customer Care
Jeff Perkinson is the JMP Customer Care Manager. He began his career supporting the first version of JMP with SAS Tech Support in 1989. Over the past 30 years of using JMP, Jeff has gained extensive experience in the areas of predictive modeling, Design of Experiments, data manipulation and data visualization. As Customer Care Manager, he currently focuses on working to ensure that each JMP user has the tools needed to get the most out of JMP. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jeff received Six Sigma Black Belt training at North Carolina State University. Ask him about his time at SouthPeak Interactive, a SAS subsidiary that produced video games.
