The Personal Journey of Neville Bartlett: A Webinar by Early Career & Student Statisticians Network and History Standing Committee of SSA

This webinar is part of a series highlighting the personal journeys of influential Australian statisticians who have shaped the discipline and inspired generations.

Abstract:

The interview of Neville, for up to 40 minutes, will be conducted by Dennis Trewin, former SSA President and a member of its History Standing Committee. Neville has had an interesting and varied career in statistics and was an active President of the Statistical Society for 2 years commencing in July 2003. There will then be Q & A led by Daniela Vasco, Chair of the ECSSN.

BIO: Neville Bartlett

Neville undertook his statistical studies at Flinders University under the guidance of Prof John Darroch, also a former President of the SSA. He was initially employed by the CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics (8 years) after he completed his PhD. His work mainly involved consulting with other scientists.

He then moved into the private sector working for Mars Inc (13 years), a large privately-owned multinational company. He was based in the Albury-Wodonga region and his work there included sales forecasting, operations research and management science. He was able to further develop his computing skills during this time.

His final career move was to start his own statistical consulting business whilst still working in the Albury-Wodonga region. A lot of his work involved the use of relatively new technology tools like R and Visual Basic for Applications in Excel. His term as President of the SSA was during this period.

Some of Neville’s other initiatives as President were:

• The introduction of the ‘President’s Corner’ article in the SSA Newsletter.
• Oversaw the introduction of on-line ANZJS despite a lot of resistance
• Oversaw the SSA Review of statistics in Australian Universities (October ’04) initiated by Nick Fisher, the previous President.

Why Attend?

• Learn from Experience: Neville's journey offers rich insights into building a career in statistics while leading innovations in education.
• Be Inspired: Discover how one person’s passion for teaching and statistical thinking can influence thousands across disciplines and borders.
• Contribute to History: This webinar will be recorded, with a transcript prepared to support the History Standing Committee’s work in documenting the evolution of statistics education in Australia.

Who Should Attend?

• Early career statisticians
• Students aspiring to work in statistics or related fields
• Anyone interested in the history and future of statistics education