Lee Ann Dietz
Senior Industry Consultant, SAS

Lee Ann Dietz is the Senior Industry Consultant for the Global Travel and Transportation practice at SAS. Her responsibilities include assisting travel/transportation companies worldwide in identifying and solving key business challenges through the application of analytics.

Before her return to SAS, Lee Ann worked in various Product Management and Consulting roles at Railinc, the railroad industry’s resource for IT and information services, supporting business process and providing business intelligence to railroads and rail equipment owners. Prior to her positions at Railinc, Lee Ann worked with airline and rail customers around the globe, in a variety of technical, marketing and business development functions for companies including DZone, Alternative Resources Corporation, SAS and SABRE.

Lee Ann earned her MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia and BA in Economics from Stanford University.

Alexander Daehne
Principal Industry Consultant, SAS

As a Principal Industry Consultant in the Global Manufacturing Practice at SAS, Alexander Daehne primarily focuses on driving the success of SAS analytics in quality, reliability and maintenance. This involves working with sales teams across all SAS offices, engaging with Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Utilities and Transportation customers globally to understand their needs and providing solutions.

Prior to joining the Global Manufacturing Practice, he worked with SAS' Global Supply Chain Practice and led the business development within the Manufacturing vertical at SAS EMEA/AP.

Alexander is a frequent speaker at local and international conferences where he provides inputs towards the future direction of SAS Asset Performance Analytics.