Mike Wallinga
Director of Data & Analytics Interstates
Dr. Wallinga holds a Ph.D. in computational science and statistics and a master’s degree in computer science from the University of South Dakota. A Northwestern College graduate, he taught computer science at NWC for nearly nine years, during which time he coached two Northwestern teams that competed among the world’s top 100 student computer programming teams at the Association for Computer Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest. He now serves as the Director of Data & Analytics at Interstates.
Seminars
Wednesday 22nd April 2026
Optimizing Project Controls Through Analytics to Drive Cost & Schedule Accuracy
2:00 pm
- Consolidating schedule, cost, safety, and staffing data into a usable format that enables project managers to track milestones, predict delays, and proactively manage risks
- Demonstrating why the schedule is the backbone of analysis, and that other metrics must be tied to data on schedule data to guide effective decision making
- Showcasing strategies for identifying critical risk factors that prevent timely project completion, and how analytics visualizations enable this
