The Pharmasug 2021 Think Tank is where Data Tech Lifeguards can help you out when you are floundering in the deepest areas of your data lake. Data Tech Lifeguards are a group of experts who are knowledgeable in SAS, R, Python, data science, CDISC standards, and more. They can assist you in wading safely through the most stubborn problems. Bring your data icebergs, code riptides, malfunctioning swimmer plots and other problems on a USB drive, or just put them somewhere you can access online. The Data Tech Lifeguards will have you cruising in short order.

If you have questions regarding Think Tank or Data Tech Lifeguard, please contact the Head Lifeguard, Louise Hadden at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Monday, May 24, 2021

Data Tech Lifeguard (click for bio) Availability (U.S. Eastern time zone)
Steve Black 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Nancy Brucken 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Frederick Cieri 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Louise Hadden 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Madhusudhan Reddy Papasani 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Stephen Sloan 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Richann Watson 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Data Tech Lifeguard (click for bio) Availability (U.S. Eastern time zone)
Steve Black 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Nancy Brucken 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Louise Hadden 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jay Iyengar 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kevin Lee 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Madhusudhan Reddy Papasani 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
DeDe Schreiber-Gregory 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Stephen Sloan 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Aiming Yang 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Yun (Julie) Zhuo 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Data Tech Lifeguard (click for bio) Availability (U.S. Eastern time zone)
Jay Iyengar 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Kirk Paul Lafler 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Kevin Lee 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Carol Matthews 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
DeDe Schreiber-Gregory 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Aiming Yang 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Data Tech Lifeguard (click for bio) Availability (U.S. Eastern time zone)
Kirk Paul Lafler 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Carol Matthews 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Yun (Julie) Zhuo 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM



Data Tech Lifeguards Expertise

Steve Black

Primary Area of Expertise: Figures, Macro language, SAS shortcuts, Data step processing, PROC SQL

Secondary Area of Expertise ADaM data sets, Define-XML, SAS Functions, ODS excel, Annotations, PROC TEMPLATE.


Nancy Brucken

Area of Expertise: CDISC, ADaM, Base SAS, SAS Macros


Frederick Cieri

Primary Area of Expertise: SAS macro programming

Secondary Area of Expertise Macro/Programming standards


Louise Hadden

Primary Area of Expertise: Base SAS, Reporting, GIS

Secondary Area of Expertise: Administrative Healthcare Data (Medicare Claims, Health Care Claims)


Jay Iyengar

Primary Area of Expertise: Base SAS, Data Step Programming, Macros, PROC SQL, PROC REPORT, ODS

Secondary Area of Expertise: Administrative Healthcare Data (Medicare Claims, Health Care Claims)


Kirk Paul Lafler

Primary Area of Expertise: SAS / SQL

Secondary Area of Expertise: SAS, SQL, ODS, Macro, DATA step programming, Hash Objects, PROC REPORT, SAS-Excel, Fuzzy Matching, Data-driven, Analytics


Kevin Lee

Area of Expertise: Machine Learning, Python, Oncology, Regulatory Submission


Carol Matthews

Primary Area of Expertise: Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS)

Secondary Area of Expertise: Base SAS, ODS (RTF), Real World Data


Madhusudhan Reddy Papasani

Primary Area of Expertise: CDISC, ADaM

Secondary Area of Expertise: SAS, Oncology


DeDe Schreiber-Gregory

Primary Area of Expertise: Statistics, SAS, Base R

Secondary Area of Expertise: Statistics, R/SAS Stats procedures


Stephen Sloan

Primary Area of Expertise: Base SAS, SAS Stat, Efficiency, Modularity

Secondary Area of Expertise: SAS OR


Richann Watson

Primary Area of Expertise: CDISC ADaM

Secondary Area of Expertise: SAS Programming, ODS Graphics, Macros, Data Step


Aiming Yang

Area of Expertise: ADaM, Statistics


Yun (Julie) Zhuo

Area of Expertise: SAS Programming