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Mexico

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Ph.D. Statistician with extensive experience in Data Science. Expert in R, Python and SPSS/SPSS Modeler.SPSS

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Miguel has more than 40 years of professional experience. He is currently Director of the Advanced Analytics Institute at Anahuac University, responsible for consulting, predictive modeling development and applied research in this area. He has several years experience developing models in R, Python and SPSS / SPSS Modeler.
 
Before assuming this role, he was responsible for Analytics and Cognitive Solutions in IBM Mexico. He has been senior research scientist at GM Research Laboratories in Warren, MI and at the former IBM Scientific Center in Mexico City. As a consultant he has worked in different industries such as Financial, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical and Retail.

Miguel has strong leadership, interpersonal and team building skills, and a solid statistical and analytical background.  He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and a B. Sc. Degree in Actuarial Sciences from the National Autonomous University in Mexico City.  He has published several articles in domestic and international journals and has been a speaker in several conferences in and outside Mexico.  Miguel is a Mexican citizen and US Permanent Resident.

Subject Matter Expertise

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Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics

Work Experience

Professor & Director Advanced Analytics Institute

Universidad Anahuac

October 2016 - Present

Cognitive Solutions Executive / Associate Partner

IBM Mexico

April 2014 - September 2016

Reengineering Director

Citibanamex

September 2011 - December 2012

O&T Director for Credit, Risk and BI

Citibanamex

October 2006 - August 2011

Consulting Services Partner and Director

Bufete Consultor Mexicano

October 2004 - September 2006

Consulting Principal

IBM Mexico

April 1997 - September 2004

Director Consulting Services

Coopers & Lybrand Consulting

June 1994 - March 1997

General Manager

Grupo Arco Iris

September 1992 - May 1994

Statistical Methods / Total Quality Manager

General Motors Corporation

July 1989 - August 1992

Senior Research Scientist

General Motors Corp

July 1989 - August 1990

Assistant Professor

Oakland University

July 1986 - June 1989

Senior Research Scientist

IBM Mexico

July 1984 - June 1986

Assistant Professor

Temple University

August 1983 - June 1984

Education

Ph.D. (Statistics)

University of Wisconsin

August 1978 - May 1983

B. Sc. (Actuarial Sciences)

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

August 1974 - June 1978

Certifications

Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Villalobos, M. A. (1980). Statistical Methods for the Analysis and Quantification of Irregular Tire Wear. GM Research Lboratories, MA-7120.

Villalobos, M.A. (1990). Graphical Mean and Variance Analysis versus Signal to Noise Ratios for Parameter Design. GM Research Laboratories GMR-7120.

Lorenzen, T. J. and Villalobos, M. A. (1990). Understanding Robust Design, Loss Functions and Signal to Noise Ratios. GM Research Laboratories, GMR-7118.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Villalobos M.A. and Whaba G. (1983), Multivariate Thin Plate Spline Estimates for the Posterior Probabilities in hte Classification Problem. Communications in Statistics, Theory and Methods, Vol. 12, No. 13, pp. 1449-1479.

Villalobos, Miguel, and Grace Wahba. “Inequality-Constrained Multivariate Smoothing Splines with Application to the Estimation of Posterior Probabilities.” Journal of the American Statistical Association 82.397 (1987): 239–248. Web .