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KEY COMPETENCES

EDUCATIONAL RECORD

PhD in Education Psychology at University of Wisconsin, Madison                                                              2013

MS in Biostatistics at University of Wisconsin, Madison                                                                                   2006

MS in Mathematics/Statistics at University of Texas, San Antonio                                                                 1998

BS & MS in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University                                                             1989 & 1991

GCP (Essential Guidelines and Legislation 2015)

CAREER HISTORY

STATISTICAMEDICA Ltd, biostatistics company in Dublin, Ireland                          October 2014 – Present
Senior Biostatistician reporting to Director of Biostatistics

·      Provide one-to-one assistance and advice to researchers from planning studies through report write-up and peer-reviewed publication

·      Support randomised controlled clinical trials by contributing to protocol development, writing statistical analysis plans (SAP), analysing study data and writing statistical reports

·      Support health research initiatives utilising observational, qualitative, or evidence based approaches

PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE, HIBERNIA COLLEGE, DUBLIN                        September 2009 – Present

Faculty Member                         

·      Delivery of online courses in Clinical Trials, Knowledge Management and Statistics

·      Supervision of 6 Masters theses using meta-analysis techniques

External Lecturing Courses

·      Trinity College Dublin, Statistical Methods for 3rd year School of Pharmacy

·      IT Tallaght, Statistical Methods for 4th year Forensic Sciences

Courses and short courses taught include: Statistical Methods Applied to Education l & II; Clinical Trials, Knowledge Management & Statistics; Introduction to Statistical Methods; Introduction to Statistics with SPSS; Survival Analysis and Introduction to Secondary Data Analysis

ICON CLINICAL RESEARCH                                                                            December 2012 – December 2014

Senior Statistician II      

·      Managed project deliverables including writing of SAPs, and development of tables

·      Served on data monitoring committees

·      Investigated and presented new techniques and statistical aspects of new technologies

CSTAR UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, DUBLIN                                    September 2009 – December 2012

Centre for Support & Training of Analysis & Research

Biostatistician                         

·      Assisted health researchers in study design, implementation, conduct and analysis

·      Provided seminars and short courses on research methods and statistical analysis methods

·      Advise on quantitative and qualitative research methods

EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY DEPT. (UWM)                                                                  June 2007 – August 2009

Lecturer                                                                                                                               January 2006 – August 2006

·      Delivered graduate level survey courses in statistical methods for behavioural & social science

·      Topics included, parametric and non-parametric approaches, hypothesis testing and regression

CENTRE FOR HEALTH ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS STUDIES, (UWM)                 June 2006 – August 2008

Project Assistant             

·      Evaluated and assessed the effectiveness of various implementations of the CHESS system (online support resource for cancer patients) through randomised controlled trials

·      Undertook scale reliability analyses and qualitative work on call transcripts

WISCONSIN CENTRE FOR EDUCATION RESEARCH, (UWM)                           September 2005 – May 2006

Research Assistant                         

·      Provided statistical support to cluster-randomised studies in education

STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, (UWM)                                                                          September 2003 – May 2006

Trainee- Biostatistics & Medical Informatics    

·      Academic studies in clinical trials, epidemiology and statistical genetics

·      Mentored undergraduate student research projects

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION                                             September 1998 – August 2003

Actuarial Analyst                                            

·      Priced automobile insurance with responsibility for the largest portion of the book of business

·      Liaised with regulatory agencies to ensure approval of rate filings, particularly for markets requiring advanced analysis and support

·      Performed Generalised Linear Modelling (GLM) to determine nationwide pricing structure

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Senior Research Engineer                                                                                         September 1997 – August 1998     

Research Engineer                                                                                                            July 1995 – September 1997

Engineer                                                                                                                                      January 1991 – July 1995

·      Conducted scientific research relating to gas pipelines and gas turbine engines

·      Academic writing, both in journal articles and technical reports to consumers

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY                                                                                                     June 1989 – December 1991

Research Assistant

FLEXWARE SYSTEMS INC.                                                                                                             June 1984 – May 1987

Programmer

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

·      Royal Society for Statisticians, CStat and CSci (2009 – Present)

·      Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (2009 – Present)

·      American Statistics Association – Student Member (2002 – Present)

·      American Education Research Association – Student Member (2006 – Present)