I live in a major metro area in the Midwest US. I do freelancing because I want the freedom to pursue varied other interests including building SaaS type produc

I live in a major metro area in the Midwest US. I do freelancing because I want the freedom to pursue varied other interests including building SaaS type products to potentially hit it bigger one day. My specialties are roughly in the space of data science. I have one really consistent client that provides a base. I helped build and now maintain a system that scrapes data from multiple web sites and then we combine that data into a cleaned integrated view of the market that drives automated buying and selling for a portion of their business. I put in 8 to 12 hours weekly keeping an eye on the system, doing analysis to ensure data quality, finding emerging market trends, and analyses of the data sets to support more strategic business decisions. Projects for other clients include technical writing and developing web based reporting applications that layer over legacy systems. I have also gone into companies and just did a week of working with a small R&D group to be an outside catalyst - shake up their thinking and get a fresh perspective. I have found work through network of friends and former co-workers. I also maintain a site with some of my own writing and interviews with people that I find interesting. http://computationalimagination.com/interviews.php http://computationalimagination.com/interviews.php I charge in the range of $80 to $130 an hour depending on the type of work and the client. I am on track to bill about 800-900 hours this year.