The PharmaSUG 2022 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 Lifeguards, 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 23, 2022

Time Slot Data Tech Lifeguards
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Louise Hadden
Lisa Mendez
Lex Jansen
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Nancy Brucken
Bill Coar
Zeke Torres
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Kevin Lee
Bill Coar
Zeke Torres
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Jay Iyengar
Troy Hughes
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Nancy Brucken
Stephen Sloan

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Time Slot Data Tech Lifeguards
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Richann Watson
Troy Hughes
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Louise Hadden
Kevin Lee
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Richann Watson
Lisa Mendez
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lex Jansen
Jay Iyengar
Sunil Gupta
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Kevin Lee
Sunil Gupta

Last updated: 11-May-2022



Data Tech Lifeguards Areas of Expertise

Nancy Brucken

Primary Areas of Expertise: CDISC ADaM, Base SAS, SAS macros

Secondary Areas of Expertise: CDISC SDTM, CDISC Define-XML


Bill Coar

Primary Areas of Expertise: Base SAS Programming, Macro, Reporting, Application Development

Secondary Areas of Expertise: Graphics, Statistics, Interim and Incomplete Data


Sunil Gupta

Primary Areas of Expertise: CDISC, SAS Programming

Secondary Areas of Expertise: R Programming


Louise Hadden

Primary Areas of Expertise: Base SAS, Reporting, GIS

Secondary Area of Expertise: Administrative Healthcare Data (Medicare / Medicaid Claims, EMR, etc.)


Troy Hughes

Primary Areas of Expertise: SAS macro language, PROC FCMP, and data-driven design

Secondary Area of Expertise: Python Programming


Jay Iyengar

Primary Areas of Expertise: BASE SAS Programming (Data Step, Proc Sql, ODS), Efficiency Techniques, Renovating existing SAS code

Secondary Areas of Expertise: Administrative Healthcare Data (Healthcare claims), Healthcare Survey data


Lex Jansen

Primary Areas of Expertise: CDISC (ODM, Define-XML, CDISC Library), JSON Programming, XML Programming

Secondary Areas of Expertise: REST APIs (PROC HTTP)


Kevin Lee

Primary Area of Expertise: Python programming

Secondary Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning, Oncology, Regulatory Submission


Lisa Mendez

Primary Areas of Expertise: SAS Programming DATA step, PROC SQL, and macros


Stephen Sloan

Primary Areas of Expertise: Base SAS, SAS/STAT, Efficiency, Modularity

Secondary Areas of Expertise: SAS/OR


Zeke Torres

Primary Areas of Expertise: SAS, GIT, Macros, Data-driven code

Secondary Areas of Expertise: Career Strategies, User Group Leadership


Richann Watson

Primary Area of Expertise: CDISC ADaM

Secondary Areas of Expertise: SAS Programming, ODS Graphics, Macros, DATA Step