Ian Cox currently works in the JMP Division of SAS. Before joining SAS in 1999, he worked for Digital Equipment Corporation, Motorola, and BBN Software Solutions Ltd. and has been a consultant for many companies on data analysis, process control, and experimental design. A Six Sigma Black Belt, he was a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University and is a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society. Cox holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics.

Marie A. Gaudard is a consultant specializing in statistical training with the use of JMP. She is currently a statistical writer with the JMP documentation team. She earned her Ph.D. in statistics in 1977 and was a professor of statistics at the University of New Hampshire from 1977 until 2004. She has been heavily involved in statistical consulting since 1981. Gaudard has worked with a variety of clients in government agencies, medical areas, and manufacturing. She has extensive experience in consulting and training in the areas of Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, forecasting and demand planning, and data mining.

Mia L. Stephens is an academic ambassador with the JMP division of SAS. Prior to joining SAS, she was an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire and a partner in the North Haven Group, a statistical training and consulting company. Also a coauthor of JMP Start Statistics: A Guide to Statistics and Data Analysis Using JMP, Fifth Edition and Building Better Models with JMP Pro, she has developed courses and training materials, taught, and consulted within a variety of manufacturing and service industries. Stephens holds an M.S. in statistics from the University of New Hampshire.