Robert Nisbet

Dr. Nisbet was trained initially in ecosystems analysis. He has over 30 years of experience in complex systems analysis and modeling as a researcher (University of California, Santa Barbara). He entered business in 1994 to lead the team that developed the first data mining models of customer response for AT&T and NCR Corporation. While at NCR Corporation and Torrent Systems, he pioneered the design and development of configurable data mining applications for retail sales forecasting and Churn, Propensity-to-buy, and Customer Acquisition in Telecommunications and Insurance. In addition to data mining, he has expertise in data warehousing technology for Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) operations; business intelligence reporting; and data quality analyses. He is lead author of the Handbook of Statistical Analysis & Data Mining Applications (Academic Press, 2009). Currently, he functions as a data scientist and independent data mining consultant.

Affiliations and Expertise

Pacific Capital Bank Corporation, Santa Barbara, CA, USA