Mark Bailey

What started as an avid interest in science and mathematics in grade school guided Mark Bailey, statistical training specialist in Wayne, PA, to pursue independent study in chemistry as an undergraduate at the State University of New York College at Fredonia. Initially computing on mainframes, he expanded his academic accomplishments in graduate school at the University of Rochester while studying the hemoglobin action in blood. Eventually, he learned how to program all of the laboratory computers for real-time data acquisition and data reduction. Most of his computing now is in JMP, SAS, Smalltalk or StarLogo on Windows and Macintosh.

After tutoring every chemistry subject possible in college and graduate school, Mark started his career in applied statistics at Eastman Kodak. He later moved to Abbott Laboratories, where he introduced nonlinear regression techniques for "dose-response" curves and design of experiments (DOE). Those years of experience provided a nearly perfect "boot camp" to prepare him for his next position when he came to SAS. Teaching SAS courses at first, Mark now focuses primarily on the JMP curriculum: design of experiments and scripting. Acting as mentor to local high school teachers through the Philadelphia Area Statistics Teachers Association (PASTA), Mark's involvement with statistics has transferred to the community. It's no surprise that he's particularly partial to design of experiments and scripting subjects.

Mark's interests and hobbies center around water: fresh-water fly fishing and tying flies, aquaculture, brewing, and canoeing. Family time comes first, however, with his wife and two school-age children.

A favorite JMP instructor, Mark has been known to "stay after class" for individual students more than once to help with a project or further explain the details of a course. "He took the extra time and effort to work one-on-one with me, assuring that I felt comfortable utilizing the software to reap its full benefit," said Dr. Andrei A. Zlota, principal process engineer, Chemical Process Research and Development at Sepracor, Inc. Others described him as "enthusiastic and knowledgeable, particularly about DOE and scripting," "more than willing to answer questions," "well-organized," "clever, enthusiastic," and "witty and easy-going."