Michael J. Mahometa

Michael J. Mahometa

Senior Research Scientist

Far Harbor, LLC

Learner | Educator | Applied Statistician

Michael J. Mahometa is an Educator, Learner, and a self-proclaimed Applied Statistician. Early in his career (graduate school), he discovered a love of “answering questions.” It didn’t matter if those questions were his own, or others. He turned that passion for both statistics and helping others into a career as a full time Statistical Consultant, for the blossoming Division of Statistics and Scientific Computation a The University of Texas at Austin. Those early days had him wearing many hats, as the Division was small and lean, with a true start-up mentality.

Years later, the Division became the Department of Statistics and Data Science, and Michael took on the role of leading the Statistical Consulting group, overseeing the Professional Education arm of the Department. But still, he finds true fulfillment in the interactions with others, helping them to see their data in a new light, and working to answer new questions.

In his newest role as Senior Research Scientist at Far Harbor, he continues to engage with clients, contributing on projects involving health outcomes, public opinion, and educational achievement.

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Interests

  • Regression analysis and interpretation
  • Data visualization
  • Statistical education

Education

  • Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, 2006

    The University of Texas at Austin

  • B.S. in Psychology, 1998

    University of Scranton

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Senior Research Scientist and X-team Member

Far Harbor, LLC

Apr 2021 – Present Austin, Texas

Responsibilities include:

  • Management: Coordinate with the Principal and Director of Research to manage a small team on long-term client projects.
  • Client focus: Consult with clients on long-term, multifaceted projects, execute deliverables, and contribute to analytic processes.
 
 
 
 
 

Director of Statistical Consulting and Professional Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Jun 2018 – Apr 2021 Austin, Texas

Responsibilities included:

  • Statistical Consulting: Provided short- and long-term professional-level statistical consulting to faculty, staff and students at The University of Texas at Austin academic community. Long-term partnerships include: Data cleaning/management, Analytics methodology, Report generation for publication or internal use.
  • Professional Development Management: Managed and created Software Short Course instructional components for UT Austin community members. Also directed the Summer Statistics Institute, providing hundreds of attendees 12 hours of statistical instruction over 4 days.
  • Team Management: Management of consulting team, Software Short Course instructors, and Summer Statistics Institute instructors and staff.
 
 
 
 
 

Statistical Consultant / Manager of Consulting Services

The University of Texas at Austin

Jan 2012 – Jun 2018 Austin, Texas

Responsibilities included:

  • Led team of consultants to serve The University of Texas at Austin academic community
  • Interfaced with outside UT entities to offer Contract Consulting services. Assigned Contract Consulting projects as needed to best serve the expertise and timeline of the client.
  • Responsible for identifying client deliverables, cost, and timeline of client projects including data cleaning, analysis, and reporting. Coordinated on-time delivery of goals.
  • Lead decision process on what Statistical Short Courses to offer the UT community.
  • Selected and trained new employees on operating procedures and office expectations.
 
 
 
 
 

Statistical Consultant / Lecturer

The University of Texas at Austin

Sep 2006 – Jan 2012 Austin, Texas

Responsibilities included:

  • Provided short-term Statistical Consulting services to The University of Texas at Austin academic community (400+ client interactions per year).
  • Primary instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses at The University of Texas at Austin, including but not limited to: Applied Regression Analysis, Statistical Consulting Seminar, Introductory Statistics.

Recent Posts

Analysis of Variance in R: A Multipart Series

Like most applied statisticians, I’ve grown into my role of statistician from a major field that was not statistics–it was psychology (experimental psychology with a dash or behavioral neuroscience to be exact).
Last updated on Dec 17, 2020 2 min read Statistics, How to

The Blog's First Official Post

This is just my first blog post on the new site. This is really just a test until more items can get posted. What does the future hold you ask?
Last updated on Dec 15, 2020 1 min read