About The Author

Mark Jordan (a.k.a. “SAS Jedi”) grew up in northeast Brazil as the son of Baptist missionaries. He served 20 years as a US Navy submariner, pursuing his passion for programming as a hobby. Upon retiring from the Navy, he turned his hobby into a dream job, working as a SAS programmer for nine years in manufacturing and financial services before coming to SAS in 2003. As a Principal Technical Training Consultant for SAS, Mark has written and teaches a broad spectrum of Foundation SAS programming classes.

Mark currently lives in Toano, VA with his wife, Lori, and their cat, the amazing Tiger Man. When he isn't teaching, Mark sporadically posts “Jedi SAS Tricks” on the SAS Learning Post blog and enjoys playing with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, hanging out at the beach, and reading science fiction novels. His secret obsession is flying toys—kites, rockets, drones—and though he tries to convince his wife that they are for the grandkids, she isn’t buying it.

You can find his blog at http://sasjedi.tips and you can follow him on Twitter @SASJedi. Learn more about this author by visiting his author page at http://support.sas.com/jordan. There you can download free book excerpts, access example code and data, read the latest reviews, get updates, and more.