Kirk Paul Lafler

Kirk Paul Lafler has worked as an independent programmer, developer, consultant, data analyst, and educator since 1979; a lecturer and adjunct professor at San Diego State University; a lecturer and adjunct professor at the University of California San Diego Extension; and an educator teaching courses, workshops, and webinars to users around the world. Using his expertise and understanding of all types of data, SAS software, SQL, RDBMS technologies (Oracle, SQL-Server, Teradata, DB2), Python, Excel, cloud-based technologies, and productivity tools, Kirk has written books on Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) by Example (PB&J Press. 2023), Python ETL Programming by Example (PB&J Press. 2024), PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS, Third Edition (SAS Press. 2019), along with numerous papers and articles. Kirk is also involved with SAS, SQL, Python, R, Statistics, and AI / ML user groups and blogs serving as a speaker, mentor, educator, keynote, and leader; and is the recipient of 27 “Best” contributed paper, hands-on workshop (HOW), and poster awards. LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/KirkPaulLafler