W. Brian Lambert, Ph.D.

Cell Phone: 719-***-**** W abpqt1@r.postjobfree.com

http://inside.mines.edu/~wlambert/ W abpqt1@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Client-facing analytical position to leverage significant experience in both decision-support modeling and

translating quantitative models for non-technical audiences, with potential upward mobility into

management, to effectively train and lead teams of quality analysts.

Career Summary

Experienced external and internal consultant supporting portfolio and project development decisions for

Fortune 500 clients, and providing logistical, manpower, and training analyses for the U.S. Marine Corps.

Twenty years of Marine Corps leadership, analytical, and operational experience as an operations

analyst, CH-46 pilot, and academic instructor, with final tour as the Marine Corps Representative in a

civilian research and analysis organization. Thirty years of continuous learning, with formal education

sequenced between years of military and business work experience.

Selected Experience

PhD, Mineral & Energy Economics (Operations Research), Minor in Decision Analysis

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 2008 to 2012

Dissertation Title: Techniques to Expedite Solution Time of the Open Pit Block Sequencing Problem

Research

Applied optimization: Integer programming, mine production scheduling [AMPL, CPLEX, Java, Bash]

Competitive bidding for offshore petroleum leases [MS Excel]

Coursework

Operations research and management science:

o Advanced linear and integer programming, networks [AMPL, CPLEX]

o Risk and advanced decision analysis, stochastics, industrial simulation [Crystal Ball, Arena]

Economics and finance:

o Energy, natural resources, applied microeconomics, econometrics [EViews, Mathematica]

o Portfolios and investments, economic evaluation and investment decision methods

Consultant / Senior Manager

Kromite, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri 2006 to 2008

Portfolio and decision analyst supporting Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and agricultural clients:

Modeling and analysis - decision, valuation, Monte Carlo simulation, probabilistic, parametric, risk,

expected-value, multi-objective, P&L, tornado and waterfall charts, portfolio risk-return plots, VBA

Requirement development, framing, facilitation, elicitation strategic, commercial, technical, finance

Pharmaceutical clients

Analyst for 2 annual R&D portfolio analyses (70+ project, $7B R&D portfolio) [MS Excel, VBA]

Analyst for 2 multi-drug development decision analyses for Fortune 500 client [MS Excel, @Risk]

Developed Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis portfolio model for Fortune 500 client [MS Excel, VBA]

Developed drug sales forecasting models for private equity client investment decisions [Crystal Ball]

Agricultural client

Developed event-based model for new valuation approach of $3B R&D portfolio [MS Excel, VBA]

Developed curriculum and presented on-site 1- and 2-week Decision Analysis courses, including

practical case study exercise, to domestic and internat ional finance personnel

Kromite consulting firm internal support

Automated portfolio analysis tools and processes, increasing accuracy and efficiency [MS Excel, VBA]

Conducted Decision Analysis training of Kromite analysts

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W. Brian Lambert, PhD

Cell Phone: 719-***-**** W abpqt1@r.postjobfree.com

http://inside.mines.edu/~wlambert/ W abpqt1@r.postjobfree.com

United States Marine Corps Representative / Operations Analyst

Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), Alexandria, Virginia 2001 to 2005

Independent duty representing the U.S. Marine Corps in a civilian research organization performing

full spectrum of analytical tasks, including client interface, requirement development, data collection,

model building, writing final reports, and presenting final results, both independently and alongside senior

analysts, in headquarters, field, and deployed wartime environments

Directed cost estimate study of multi-million dollar air support training policy [MS Excel, MS Access]

Analyzed various manpower processes, deriving improved alternative concepts, and briefed findings to

General officers on multiple occasions, resulting in their adoption of suggested changes

Envisioned, designed, and developed model to accurately forecast inventory of Marine Corps aviators

Modeled logistics requirements to plan and manage deploying forces [MS Excel, MS Access]

Integrated global and local strategic aircraft resource data to provide critical information for

management of Marine forces returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom [MS Excel, MS Access]

Supported ground transportation units with inventory modeling and organizational process analysis

Liaison between U.S. Marine Corps and CNA

Graduate Student, Operations Research

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 1999 to 2001

Coursework: Linear, Non-linear, and Integer Programming, Networks, Stochastics, Simulation

Thesis: A Multi-Commodity Network-Based Heuristic for the Ship-To-Objective Maneuver [AMPL, Java]

Instructor / Curriculum Development Officer / Senior Instructor / Student Control Officer

Naval Aviation Schools Command, Pensacola, Florida 1995 to 1998

Instructional and leadership positions at flight school, training 2,500 junior officers annually

Instructed daily classes of 35-60 junior officers in aviation academics

Academic Officer Instructor of the Year: 1996 Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)

CH-46 Pilot / Training Officer / Operations Duty Officer / Frag Officer / Aviation Safety Officer

Marine Helicopter Squadron HMM-265 (120 Marines, 12 aircraft), Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii 1992 to 1995

Aircraft Commander, Section & Division Leader, Night Vision Go ggle instructor, 1,000 total flight hrs.

Performed operational planning and real-time coordination of flight operations

Civilian Education

Ph.D., Mineral & Energy Economics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 2012

M.S., Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 2001

B.A., General Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1989

Selected Publications

Lambert, W.B. and Newman, A.M., Tailored Lagrangian Relaxation for the open pit block sequencing

problem. Under revision with Annals of Operations Research

Lambert, W . B., "Total cost for non-aviator Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) policy." CNA Research

Memorandum D0010247.A4/1Rev, Center for Naval Analyses, August 2004

Lambert, W .B., "A multi-commodity network -based heuristic for the Ship-To-Objective maneuver."

Master's Thesis, Naval Postgraduate School, March 2001

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