Arved Harding, Statistician at Eastman Chemical Company

Arved Harding is a senior associate data scientist at Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport, TN. He has used statistical tools for 37 years to help scientists and engineers solve problems in R&D, manufacturing, technical service, and analytical laboratories. As a member of Eastman’s Applied Statistics Group, Arved has supported many areas of the company including polymers, films, coatings, adhesives, and cellulose esters. Designing and analyzing experiments is one of many toolsets he has utilized by leveraging his experience in Design Expert®, JMP® and Minitab®. Arved is an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and has been an active board member of the local section of ASQ for over 32 years. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and experiences with others, as demonstrated by his position as deputy regional director of East South-Central region of ASQ. He loves spending time with his wife and two married adult boys and volunteering in the community.