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• Provide business development, subject matter expertise, project leadership, report preparation, and presentations.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

• Hired to lead the Data Analytics business of a midsize federal consulting firm and to manage data analytics on a $30M/year VA contract. • Achieved "Exceptional" CPARS ratings each year on VA contract by reducing response time to client requests from days to hours and by automating labor-intensive data processes• Won $7.4M data analytics project at VA and a subcontractor role on a new VA master contract (IDIQ)• Developed and implemented the first comprehensive capture and growth plan for data analytics, leading to identification of 10 qualified targets for future bids.

• Hired to develop the core statistical models underlying a healthcare start-up's service. • Leveraged combined expertise in econometrics and health care claims data to develop extensive specifications for new models• Managed and grew the programmer team of four

• Promoted to management to help lead a federal consulting practice of 180 FTE. • Coached state Medicaid agencies on value-based payment, data analytics, and communications, leading to more successful operations and more secure funding• Held P&L responsibility for the Veterans Affairs account. Wrote the data analytics section of a successful bid for a $159 million, 5-year VA contract.• Managed an office of 50 with oversight of administrative support staff, vendor relations, and emergency preparedness. Planned and oversaw complex office closure under pandemic restrictions with no reported infections.

• Hired to grow the federal consulting business and to direct projects and tasks funded by federal agencies (CMS, AHRQ, SAMHSA, VA) and others. • Supported CMS for 5+ years: o Led task order to developing benchmarks for the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative o Coached state Medicaid agencies to improved operations• Supported AHRQ for 7+ years: o Led subcontract to calculate 11 new quality measures for emergency department care o Used deep knowledge of the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system to evaluate how VA implements guidelines from a prominent national task force• Promoted division growth, winning millions of dollars from federal and private funders: o Managed large-scale proposal effort that won prime contractor slot on CMS MIDS IDIQ o Coauthored winning proposal for prime slot on CMS RMADA IDIQ o Proposal lead for successful bid for a $3M CMS task order o Developed, sold, and led two projects worth $300K for a medical society• Managed dozens of programmers, analysts, PhD-level researchers, and project managers

Prepared recommendations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on issues relating to disability compensation.

Ba With Honors, Economics

Phd, Economics

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Economics