John B. Rollins, Ph.D., P.E., is a Data Scientist at IBM. He is part of the IBM Analytics group and holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering and Economics from Texas A&M University. With an excellent background of engineering consulting, having been a professor and researcher, he has authored many patents, books, and papers. He achieved honors and awards from IBM as an IBM Second Plateau Inventor. He has great experience in data science methodology.