Mary Beth Seasholtz, PhD, is the Technology Leader for the Data Services Capability in the Analytical Technology Center at the Dow Chemical Co. (Email: mseasholtz@dow.com). She began her career applying chemometrics to process analyzers. Now, her primary responsibility is to drive the technology needed to use data to make money. For this, she focuses on several areas, including statistics and chemometrics, as well as software platforms. In 2015, she and her team were awarded the 2015 Golden Mousetrap Award in Design Tools Hardware & Software: Analysis & Calculation Software from Design News. They also were awarded the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Award: Big Data and Advanced Analytics Leadership from Manufacturing Leadership Community (Frost and Sullivan). She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of chemometrics. She received a BS in chemistry and mathematics from Lebanon Valley College, and an MS in applied mathematics and a PhD in analytical chemistry, both from the Univ. of Washington.