Josh Hemann is a Principal Statistician in Activision’s Game Analytics Team, where he builds analytic services that support video game development studios. His industry experience in analytics spans diverse settings such as oil and gas exploration, aerospace, retail loyalty programs, recommendation systems for grocers, and massively multiplayer on-line games. Throughout these settings he has appreciated how much effective visual communication is critical for influencing decisions made by scientists and executives alike. Josh has an MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Colorado at Boulder where he maintains involvement in air pollution research.