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ETHAN TONEY, FULL STACK DEVELOPER
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
ETHAN TONEY, FULL STACK DEVELOPER
Ethan Toney joined Bluegrass Data Analytics in March of 2021. He has been a Software Engineer for the past 8 years with the last 5 largely focused on contract software development.
Ethan graduated from the University of Kentucky with his Masters in Computer Science in 2018. Coaching the Competitive Programming team and acting as the Strategy Lead of the Solar Car Team.
daniEl dafLucas, data engineer
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
ETHAN TONEY, FULL STACK DEVELOPER
Daniel Daflucas joined Bluegrass Data Analytics in late 2020 while attending Asbury University. He graduated in May 2021 with a degree in Computational Mathematics while being thrown into the new world of Data Analytics. Daniel has relied on his mathematical problem solving, years of hobby programming, and familiarity with computers to se
Daniel Daflucas joined Bluegrass Data Analytics in late 2020 while attending Asbury University. He graduated in May 2021 with a degree in Computational Mathematics while being thrown into the new world of Data Analytics. Daniel has relied on his mathematical problem solving, years of hobby programming, and familiarity with computers to serve as a foundation for the countless skills he has acquired since joining the company.
Daniel lives in Wilmore, KY and can most often be found playing video games, board games, or any sport that involves hitting a ball with a racquet.
michael kamb, data engineer
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
Michael was born in Greenville, South Carolina but has lived nearly all his life in Lexington Kentucky. He studied Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky and graduated in May of 2021. Michael previously had an internship at Cypress Semiconductor where he decided he would like to pursue work at smaller companies. He was intro
Michael was born in Greenville, South Carolina but has lived nearly all his life in Lexington Kentucky. He studied Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky and graduated in May of 2021. Michael previously had an internship at Cypress Semiconductor where he decided he would like to pursue work at smaller companies. He was introduced to both Alex and JP at church one Sunday and was quickly interested in the company and learning a new set of skills. Michael started at Bluegrass Data Analytics in October of 2021 and has been providing self-described excellent service ever since. He enjoys many hobbies that he would likely do full-time if he could only convince someone to pay him for. Until that day comes, and it never will, he will happily serve all your data needs.
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
angela taylor, senior analytics consultant
Angela Taylor joined Bluegrass Data Analytics in July 2020. She has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, including; database architecture, modeling, programming, and most recently data analytics.
Angela is the mother of dragons (aka three daughters) and is an avid sci-fi and fantasy fiction fan.
Angela has many hobbi
Angela Taylor joined Bluegrass Data Analytics in July 2020. She has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, including; database architecture, modeling, programming, and most recently data analytics.
Angela is the mother of dragons (aka three daughters) and is an avid sci-fi and fantasy fiction fan.
Angela has many hobbies, golf, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, and is quite a good cornhole pitcher.
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
Cara Schultz has always had an affinity for helping others. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2004 from Northern Kentucky University (NKU), she began her professional career working for a social services agency with a focus on foster care and adoption. She had a desire to further her education and earned a Master
Cara Schultz has always had an affinity for helping others. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2004 from Northern Kentucky University (NKU), she began her professional career working for a social services agency with a focus on foster care and adoption. She had a desire to further her education and earned a Master of Arts Degree in School Counseling in 2009 from NKU. While direct service was rewarding, Cara realized she had an interest in information technology. She went on to hold roles as a Systems Analyst/Trainer and EHR Application Administrator where she continued to help others, albeit in a different fashion, by creating processes, documenting training, educating end users, making system configurations, and leading IT projects. Cara joined Bluegrass Data Analytics as a Senior Business Analyst. In her free time, Cara enjoys spending time with her family, running, and gardening.
David Coulliette, COMPUTATIONAL & dATA CONSULTANT
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
David holds a Ph.D. in computational Mathematics from Florida State University. He has over 26 years of experience in scientific and economic simulation and modeling. David is a retired military officer with the US Air Force and has expertise on modeling, defense policy analysis, and acquisitions infrastructure.
alex french, business analytics
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
alex french, business analytics
Alex was born in Lexington, KY although he considers himself to be from Knoxville, Tennessee. He is currently finishing up his degree from The University of Tennessee where he is receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics. During his time at the University he was able to find exactly where his passions lie:
Making millions of ro
Alex was born in Lexington, KY although he considers himself to be from Knoxville, Tennessee. He is currently finishing up his degree from The University of Tennessee where he is receiving a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics. During his time at the University he was able to find exactly where his passions lie:
Making millions of rows of data meaningful. Not just meaningful to a data analyst, but meaningful to the average person. Whether making dashboards or finding the “needle on the haystack” - he strongly believes in making data accessible.
Most recently he completed an internship with Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance as a reporting analyst intern. While there, he was able to build on his educational and personal experience with data visualization and reporting tools.
Outside of work, he has a love for golf and the challenge it brings. So, if he is not behind his laptop crunching data, he is probably on the course missing 5-foot putts.
DIANA CLARK, project coordinator
cara schultz, Senior Systems Business Analyst/Trainer
alex french, business analytics
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Randal S. Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Randal S. Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Randal S. Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Randy has forty-one years of experience in the juvenile justice and child welfare system at the local, state, and national level. Randy retired in April 2020 after nearly twenty years with a private child caring/placing agency operating in four states and serving thousands of youth and families each year. During those twenty years Randy w
Randy has forty-one years of experience in the juvenile justice and child welfare system at the local, state, and national level. Randy retired in April 2020 after nearly twenty years with a private child caring/placing agency operating in four states and serving thousands of youth and families each year. During those twenty years Randy worked alongside J.P. Montgomery, now CEO/CFO & Founder of Bluegrass Data Analytics, in a variety of capacities but most recently as a Business Intelligence Specialist. In that roll Randy worked on the development and deployment of data visualization in a form allowing greater user interaction and analytics. Upon retirement Randy joined Bluegrass Data Analytics, Lexington, KY as a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst. Randy is proficient in the use of Tableau data visualization software.
Randy lives in Midway, KY with his wife Pam. They have three children and three awesome granddaughters. An active lifestyle is important to Randy and Pam who ride their bikes (bicycles) thousands of miles each year
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mike secen, project manager
Randal S. Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Randal S. Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
As an Engineering Manager and Program Management expert, Mike brings tremendous expertise and insight to the team with his 30-year career with GE Lighting. Mike began his career as an electrical engineer providing reliability support in the design and manufacturing of electronic lighting ballasts. He progressed into ballast design, man
As an Engineering Manager and Program Management expert, Mike brings tremendous expertise and insight to the team with his 30-year career with GE Lighting. Mike began his career as an electrical engineer providing reliability support in the design and manufacturing of electronic lighting ballasts. He progressed into ballast design, managed a ballast design team and co-developed and published the new product introduction process used to develop new ballasts. He continued his career gaining certification as a Six-Sigma Blackbelt while reducing defects and improving processes in a manufacturing plant building automotive, aircraft and other specialty lighting. He continued as the plant quality manager responsible for the overall product quality, regulatory requirements, plant processes, process documentation and customer support. Mike rounded his career supporting sales and marketing teams, developing expertise in automotive and aircraft lighting regulatory requirements to support the product lines, and documenting processes and design requirements required as the lighting business consolidated. After retiring from GE Lighting at the end of 2017 Mike has used his passion for learning and extensive experience to provide process, management, and documentation support to small and medium businesses.
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Randal S. Thomas, Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
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Thank you to all of our individual consulting partners that bring specific expertise. Your dedication to our firm is an essential part of our success.
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JP Montgomery, CEO/CFO & Founder
JP Montgomery, CEO/CFO & Founder
JP Montgomery, CEO/CFO & Founder
JP Montgomery recognized early in his career the enormous power of data. When he met Alex on the soccer field at a student/alumni soccer game, he realized an immediate synergy and Bluegrass Data Analytics was formed.
JP’s experience in strategic leadership in both private and public organizations drives maximum value and ROI using the tru
JP Montgomery recognized early in his career the enormous power of data. When he met Alex on the soccer field at a student/alumni soccer game, he realized an immediate synergy and Bluegrass Data Analytics was formed.
JP’s experience in strategic leadership in both private and public organizations drives maximum value and ROI using the truth of data. JP advises businesses and organizations transform data into its greatest asset through not only the use of data, but also by utilizing the knowledge and wisdom of the business. The best decisions lie somewhere between data analysis and intuition, not one or the other. We become a true strategic partner to the organizations and businesses we have the pleasure to serve.
JP is a Business Administration and Economics graduate of King University. He also holds an MBA. He lives in Lexington with his wife of over twenty years where they are raising their two children.
ALEX Straith, COO/CIO & founder
JP Montgomery, CEO/CFO & Founder
JP Montgomery, CEO/CFO & Founder
Alex Straith met JP Montgomery while playing soccer together against recent alumni of their kids’ school. Discussions ensued after the game and Bluegrass Data Analytics was born shortly after.
Alex comes from a background of large systems implementation, data integration and ETL programming. Alex started his career in IT writing conversio
Alex Straith met JP Montgomery while playing soccer together against recent alumni of their kids’ school. Discussions ensued after the game and Bluegrass Data Analytics was born shortly after.
Alex comes from a background of large systems implementation, data integration and ETL programming. Alex started his career in IT writing conversions for statewide systems and was responsible for the business analysis, design, and development of all the tools required to migrate data efficiently from legacy systems. Alex's strengths lie in developing scalable solutions that are efficient and yet not over-engineered and enjoys teaching and helping others think through solutions.
Alex graduated from Asbury University in 2002 with a degree in Applied Mathematics and has worked in various ETL development and Project Management roles in a variety of disciplines leading up to the founding of BGDA.
Alex resides in Lexington where he and his wife juggle the daily ups and downs of life while raising their three children.