Summary
Pengchong Tang is a data scientist and seasoned SAS programmer with 11 years of experience applying statistics, machine learning, and data engineering to clinical and lab data workflows. He has a strong track record of automating repetitive processes—building apps that cut data processing time by up to 60% and API-driven pipelines that reduced client labor by 90%—and is fluent in SAS, R, Python, Spark and SQL. Holding an MS in Statistics and Nanodegrees in data engineering and analysis, he pairs rigorous mathematical training with hands-on tool-building (Excel VBA, NLP, JSON/XML) to deliver reliable, auditable solutions. Based in Rockville, MD, he actively sharpens skills through MOOCs and Kaggle competitions (notably NYC Taxi Trip Duration), demonstrating a continual drive to translate experiments into production-ready analytics.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Data Engineering Nanodegree, Data Engineering, Data Engineering Nanodegree, Data Engineering at Udacity
Master of Science - MS, Statistics, Master of Science - MS, Statistics at The George Washington University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at Sun Yat-Sen University
English, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Chinese