Does anyone have any sidework ideas for a slightly bored and very experienced data analyst/ programmer/ GIS guy/ visualization journeyman who works for the government?
I prefer an open source environment (R, gnuplot, sqlite/ postgres, python, GDAL, QGIS etc) but have experience in proprietary environments (SAS, ArcGIS, Excel) and basic webdev (CGI-ish, but not fancy Javascript or scaleable...) I can also write comprehensibly and give non-snoozer presentations.
I don't want to quit my day job, but would love to make some extra money doing interesting work. But for whom?
I live in the PNW and have experience remoting in. I could meet a client in person, but would have to do most of my work in evenings from home.
I could also take poorly paying work if it was really interesting or might lead to more stuff.
Does anyone have any ideas about potential clients and how to find them? Rates to charge? Any other wisdom?
Also UW data science and Fred-Hutch biostats groups are other possibilities. Overall, if your interests are in Biomed/Biotech domain, you shouldn't have any trouble finding some work in Seattle area.
Depending on industry domain of your interest, you may want to setup a blog and share your analysis and opinions on data analysis and visualization in that domain. You may get fair bit of leads this way.
Participating in Kaggle competitions, data related sub-reddit on Reddit and industry forums will also help you generate leads.