DATABASE MANAGER (5+ YEARS)Currently managing data entry personnel, for the Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior BioStat work group, which includes assigning work hours, overseeing progress, assisting in problem solving and evaluating personnel performance. In addition to these management responsibilities, the following database and statistical programming tasks are also performed.DATABASE AND STATISTICAL PROGRAMMER (10+ YEARS)Wrote data entry and verification programs for numerous Brown University psychiatric studies. Built a library of flexible routines to simplify the creation of new data entry and export routines. Exported raw data sets from the study databases and imported these data into SAS and SPSS data sets. Prepared and scored SAS raw data sets into “recode” data sets for use during analysis. Documented exported data sets and created data dictionary for discrete/categorical variables using MS Excel and SAS routines. Created tracking databases for several studies. This included database tables and relationships, input forms and output report design and implementation as well as required background programming. These databases are used heavily and are an essential part of the research process.DATABASE PROGRAMMER (9 YEARS)Created, programmed, and maintained the Brown University Geology Department’s Quaternary Environment pollen database. This included the import and consolidation of data from numerous North American sites and the export of Brown pollen data to the North American Pollen Database (NAPD) at Springfield, Illinois. Built a collection of C programs for pollen analysis called PATools.Ordered and installed computers and peripherals, and software.

Programmer and program analyst for the USN Trident Standard Information Display (SID) hardware diagnostic modules.System analyst for the US Navy Trident submarine operating and controls systems.

Tenured high school teacher in science and mathematics.Substitute teacher various high schools.