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Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

•Developed and refined algorithms resulting in improved search yields; increased accuracy of automated screening results.•Supported strategic planning for drug development and launch through systematic reviews of rare diseases.•Conducted QC of data sets, ideintifying and correcting critical errors.•Conducted research and data analysis, producing high quality evidence reports.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

•Supported special needs students with individualized strategies for success (e.g., effective time management, organization, prioritization)•Helped students develop and strengthen important skills (critical thinking, writing, reading, test strategies)•Tutored students of all ages in multiple subject areas

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

•Collaborated with cross-functional team developing IBM Watson platforms using natural language processing and machine learning to ensure accurate, responsible performance.•Managed team of six senior and junior analysts identifying career development opportunities, advocating for their advancement, leading to retention of top talent.•Cultivated strong client relationships resulting in multiple contracts for new projects.•Developed and led training sessions for sales team on portfolio of Global Value and Market Access offerings; collaborated with sales team in pitches to potential clients resulting in increased revenue for the business unit.•Collaborated on IBM Watson Health platform for clinical trial protocols, to ensure responsible performance that met regulatory requirements.•Directed systematic evidence reviews for Watson Health regulatory submissions.•Collaborated with Watson Health Chief Health Officer and his team to develop evidence generation and publication strategies as thought leaders in digital health.•Provided clients with high quality support in developing dossiers for FDA and NICE submissions.•Honed expertise in data-driven solutions.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

•Analyzed, synthesized, and reported complex information to a wide range of target audiences which increased understanding and use of high quality research results. •Developed risk of bias assessment tools and trained contractors to successfully use them which provided guideline developers needed evidence in a timely manner.•Managed evidence review that produced high quality evidence for Lifestyle guidelines; worked with expert panel to interpret evidence grading during guideline development ensuring the resulting guidelines were evidence-based, accurate, and transparent.•Developed exceptional quality check skills and caught mistakes in datasets and syntheses before deliverables went to clients.•Collaborated with cross-functional international team to develop guidelines for grading strength of evidence now being used by all federally funded Evidence-based Practice Centers.•Developed risk of bias assessment tools and trained contractors to successfully use them which provided guideline developers strong evidence for recommendations.•Successfully managed $1 million task for a large federal contract including overseeing subcontracts to ensure deliverables were timely, of high quality, and within scope.•Presented research findings at international conferences.•Co-investigator on comparative effectiveness review of antidepressants for American College of Physicians to develop evidence-based guidelines for treatment of depression.•Developed and presented seminars on research methods, ambiguity, and logical fallacies.•Managed datasets for meta-analyses.

•Developed novel approach to the systematic review manual literature search process that led to improved efficiency and accuracy in this essential process in systematic reviews.•Maintained EPC Digital Methods Library which helped keep the team up to date with developments in research methods and preferred reporting standards contributing to continued high quality research practices.•Trained small groups of healthcare professionals and researchers in systematic review and research methods.•Successfully coordinated multiple projects with international, cross-discipline teams.•Researched and tested software used in the systematic review processes ensuring cutting-edge practices; collaborated with group developing web-based platform for systematic review work.

• Provided technical assistance to participating organizations as part of the Drug Effectiveness Review Project (DERP) consortium• Interpreted, presented and discussed findings of evidence reports for requesting states for use in policy decisions (e.g., Drug Review Committees, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committees)

•Elon University – Adjunct Professor: Critical Thinking •University of North Carolina at Greensboro – Adjunct Professor: Contemporary Moral Problems, Main Problems in Philosophy•University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Teaching Fellow: Symbolic Logic, Philosophy of Sport, Medical Ethics, Applied Ethics, Contemporary Issues in Business Ethics•University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill– Teaching Assistant: Philosophical Issues in Feminism, Symbolic Logic, Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy of Sport, Philosophy of Art, Medical Ethics, Introduction to Ethics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration

Master Of Arts (Ma), Philosophy

Abd, Philosophy Of Language