Project Manager Management
Resume:
RICHARD A. BYRD JR.
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Software: SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2, SAS/Base (PC 9.2, MVS 9.1.3, UNIX), SAS/Graph, SAS/STAT,
VS COBOL II, Pascal, PL/1, FORTRAN, BASIC, JCL, Assembly (VAX), IMS, UCC-1,
PANVALET, FILE-AID, COMPAREX, INGRES, SQL, MVS/XA, TSO/ISPF, DOS, OS/2,
Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 95,
ABT Project Workbench 3.1, Microsoft Project Professional 2003, Microsoft Office 2010
(Access, Word, Excel, & Power Point), Microsoft Office 2003 (Access, Word, Excel
Outlook, & Power Point), Microsoft Works 4.5, SPFPC, DBMS Copy V7, Flow Charting 4,
Knowledge Seeker, Visio, Easytrieve, Extra 6.2, HP OpenMail, HP OpenTime, Lotus Notes,
UNIX
Hardware: IBM 3090, VAX, PDP-11, 3B15, IBM PC and Macintosh compatibles
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Northrop Grumman Information Systems 10/2011 – 03/2012
Client: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Immunization Services Division, Immunization Information Systems Support Branch, Transient Immunization Practice System (CDC/OID/NCIRD/ISD/IISSB)
Contractor / Computer Programmer III, Immunization Information Support Branch (IISSB) - Transient Immunization Practice System (TIPS)
• Provided knowledge and subject matter expertise in using the Consolidated Statistical Platform (CSP) in order to write and execute Base SAS 9.2 programs.
• Wrote and bench marked SAS programs executing across multiple compute nodes on the CSP for the purpose of streamlining the processing time of inputting the Immunizations Demographic and Vaccination data into TIPS.
• Created MS Excel spreadsheets to calculate 20 year projections for space allocations for the Immunizations Demographic and Vaccinations data used in TIPS.
• Wrote SAS programs to produce Immunization reports in accordance to the IISS-TIPS requirements document.
Northrop Grumman Information Systems 8/2011-10/2011
Health Research Analyst 4 (SAS SME), Research and Development Center (RaDC)
• Provided knowledge and subject matter expertise in the research and design of a SAS Grid computing environment using the Red Hat Enterprise LINUX operating system.
• Provided SAS templates for using Base SAS 9.2 and SAS Enterprise Guide 4.2 in a Grid computing environment using Windows as the operating system.
• Attended RaDC meetings in order to provide SAS SME support to all research initiatives.
Northrop Grumman Information Systems 3/2010 – 8/2011
Client: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch (CDC/OID/NCHHSTP/DHPSE/BCSB), Atlanta, GA
Contractor / Health Research Analyst 4, Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch(BCSB), Clinical Outcomes Team(COT)
• Provided SAS knowledge and technical expertise to the Clinical Outcomes Team (COT) Project
Officers. Provided SAS coding assistance to Branch leadership team, COT Project Officers, and
Data Management colleagues.
• Adhered to all data security requirements and procedures when handling confidential data and
all related materials.
• Created SAS programs and analytical reports for the Medical Record Abstraction (MRA) and the
Interview components of the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP).
• Applied quality assurance methodologies to the cleaning and verification of all of the CDC and
Project Area data.
• Composed and maintained documentation on the procedures used to create SAS data sets for the
components of MMP.
• Communicated the issues found during the application of data management techniques to the
MRA and Interview data.
• Utilized data management processes and epidemiologic analyses while working with MRA and
Interview data in order to communicate results in a clear and concise manner.
• Collaborated with Branch leadership, epidemiologist, data managers, clinicians, and software
application programmers in order to develop and provide solutions that incorporate informatics.
• Worked with the MMP scientific professionals to utilize analytical skill set to resolve issues and
implement solutions.
• Demonstrated the ability to interpret data management and data analysis assignments both
Verbal and written in order to effectively disseminate them to the Data Managers assigned to
MMP.
• Managed the workload of the Data Management team by developing a Gantt chart to track all
assigned tasks.
• Led the weekly Data Manager’s meeting in order to provide a platform to discuss Data
Management updates and issues.
• Met with the acting COT Team Leads and Epidemiologists to discuss upcoming data
management requests and progress on current assignments.
Northrop Grumman Information Systems, 01/2010 – 06/2010
Client: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases, Office of the Director, Strategic Science and Program Unit, Informatics (CDC/OID/OD/SSPU/I), Atlanta, GA
Contractor / Programmer Analyst 4, Strategic Science and Program Unit, (SSPU) Informatics(I)
• Created a strategy to convert the AIDS Inventory Database which was developed in ADABASE
into SAS data sets on the Consolidated Statistical Platform (CSP).
• Utilized the Data Transfer Utility (DATU) to migrate the ADABASE tables from the AIDS Inventory Database to sequential files on the CSP. Developed SAS programs in order to create SAS data sets from the sequential files on the CSP as part of the CDC initiative to decommission the IBM 3390 Mainframe.
• Documented the procedures and programming techniques used to migrate the AIDS Inventory
Data from the mainframe platform to the CSP.
• Developed a strategy to convert the DASH Database which was written using ADABASE into
SAS datasets on the Consolidated Statistical Platform (CSP).
• Utilized the Data Transfer Utility (DATU) to migrate the ADABASE tables from the DASH
Database to sequential files on the CSP. Developed SAS programs in order to create SAS data sets from the sequential files on the CSP as part of the CDC initiative to decommission the IBM 3390 Mainframe.
• Documented the procedures and programming techniques used to migrate the DASH data from the mainframe platform to the CSP.
Northrop Grumman Information Systems, 11/2008 – 12/2009
Client: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Information Technology Services Office, Operations Branch (CDC/OCOO/ITSO/OB/CDC), Atlanta, GA
Contractor / Programmer Analyst 4, Information Technology Services Office (ITSO), Operations Branch(OB)
• Provide extensive knowledge utilizing the Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) to invoke
the Time-Sharing Option (TSO) on the IBM 3390 Mainframe in order to create a Data Migration Survey.
• Conduct interviews using the Data Migration Survey to gain knowledge of how the Centers and Branches at the CDC are utilizing SAS on the IBM 3390 Mainframe to accomplish its mission.
• Hold meetings with the SAS user community at the CDC to gain an understanding of how SAS is being used on the mainframe in order to develop a strategy to convert users to an alternative platform.
• Provide SAS programming expertise in the creation of the Consolidated Statistical Platform (CSP).
• Create SAS programs to test the functionality and performance of the CSP using various methods such as stress testing and bench marking.
• Initiate the migration of data sets from the mainframe to the Consolidated Statistical Platform.
• Create a training template in order to assist the CDC scientific community on how to use the CSP and its resources.
• Create templates to provide instruction on how to utilize the applications on the Consolidated Statistical Platform.
• Schedule CSP Training Sessions with the CDC SAS user community to provide technical instruction both remotely using SMS Tools as well as in a traditional classroom setting.
• Provide technical support to the CSP users.
Apex Systems Inc., 11/2006 – 5/2008
Client: Citi Cards, Atlanta, GA
Contractor / VP Associate Program Manager, Database Marketing/Existing Card Members (DBM/ECM)
• Interacted with Marketing Project Managers on creating SAS programs as prescribed by campaign specifications in order to produce time sensitive initiatives to stimulate credit card sales for Home Depot credit card holders.
• Actively worked with Risk and Decision Management (DM) teams to support the execution of marketing campaign strategies by converting user supplied specifications into intermediate to complex SAS programs.
• Provided recommendations to Marketing regarding infrastructure, operating guidelines and procedures, audit and business reporting for time sensitive campaigns.
• Supported Citi wide strategic initiatives as prescribed by the campaign specifications.
• Communicated with Marketing regarding Campaign processing standards and procedures, audit requirements, and prescribed reporting deliverables.
• Maintained a close working relationship across functional areas (eg: Marketing, Risk, and Decision Management) to ensure timely response to business needs.
• Provided an understanding of the impact/implications of issues that arise during the programming of Marketing campaign strategies.
• Demonstrated the ability to provide training and guidance in technical skills to newer team members.
• Provided mentoring and utilized technical expertise in multiple processes in order to train less experienced team members.
• Applied troubleshooting techniques to software and systems access issues.
Battelle Memorial Institute, 4/2002 – 7/2006
Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation (CPHRE)
Client: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental
Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities Branch (CDC/NCBDDD/DDB), Atlanta, GA
Contractor / Lead Programmer, Developmental Disabilities Branch (DDB)
• Managed and statistically analyzed large databases using SAS on both the mainframe and PC environments.
• Developed new MS Access applications and modified pre-written MS Access database applications in accordance to user specifications.
• Provided user support and troubleshooting techniques for newly developed MS Access applications, remotely deployed and utilized nationally in the state health departments.
• Transferred data from a MS Access based data collection application to relational SAS databases on the mainframe and PC environments.
• Produced data subsets and performed statistical analysis with the guidance of CDC Health Scientists and Epidemiologists, as well as performing data consistency and accuracy checks on the data subsets.
• Provided SAS and JCL programming language training to new and existing Developmental Disability Team members upon request.
• Provided supervision to a team of Programmer Analysts, which required the writing of and administering performance reviews, the approval of smart goals, time cards, vacation requests, and business travel expenditures.
• Advised CDC Technical Monitor of computer hardware and software needs.
• Provided technical direction to Developmental Disabilities programming analysis team.
• Advised CDC Technical Monitor of staffing needs for programming and analysis team, and assisted with the hiring, training and evaluation of programming and analysis staff.
• Monitored the quality of programming and analysis deliverable products, especially data files and accompanying documentation.
• Monitored workload for the programming and analysis team.
• Maintained good relationships with the Developmental Disabilities branch.
• Contributed to proposal efforts in the technical area.
Electronic Data Systems, 7/2000 – 2/2002
Client: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
Office of Statistics and Programming (CDC/NCIPC/OSP), Atlanta, GA
Contractor / Computer Specialist, Office of Statistics and Programming (OSP)
• Utilized SAS programming and data management skill set to provide support to the mission of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
• Assisted Epidemiologists and Statisticians in the application of complex computer programming techniques to the scientific and analytical studies in injury prevention.
• Extracted data from several large national and specialized injury databases to produce frequency distributions, contingency tables, summary reports, and charts for NCIPC epidemiological studies.
• Utilized technical writing skill set to document applied programming methods.
MATRIX Resources, 4/2000 – 6/2000
Client: Andersen Consulting / Bell South, Atlanta, GA
Consultant / Program Manager, PMO
• Managed multiple project teams through the full life cycle development as defined in the
Symphony Alliance Methodology (SAM).
• Created and maintained multiple project plans, which consists of project team scope, effort, and
scheduling utilizing the required deliverables in the Symphony Alliance Methodology, which was formatted in Microsoft Office 2000.
• Created and maintained multiple work plans using ABT Project Workbench 3.1 to control project
work consisting of milestones, phases, tasks, and budget as defined in the Operating Level Agreement (OLA) and the Executable Work Package (EWP).
Ablest Technology Services, 5/1999 - 12/1999
Client: Wachovia Bankcard Services, Atlanta, GA
Consultant / Systems Analyst, Risk Management
• Utilized the SAS programming language to design and code credit risk models that were in turn used to make critical financial decisions based upon a cardholder’s credit attributes.
• Utilized case tools such as Knowledge Seeker and Flowcharting 4 to convey risk ideas to team members developing credit risk models.
• Designed and coded requested ad hoc reports using SAS on a PC in a Windows NT and UNIX environment to assist with the analyzing of data provided by various financial information management resources.
MCI WorldCom (formerly MCI Telecommunications), Atlanta, GA 1/1990 - 1/1999
Project Manager / Systems Analyst, Business Markets, Recognition and Incentive Programs
• Managed the projects assigned to the Programmer Analyst team that developed, tested, and maintained the recognition and incentive program systems that supported 680 users in the Sales and Service marketing segments.
• Instructed the Database Administrator and the Web Applications Programmer on the life cycle development of the recognition and incentive program systems.
• Contributed to the Incentive Programs quarterly newsletter stating the rules of the new contests.
• Documented and reported project status to the Senior Manger of the Recognition and Incentive Programs group in addition to the marketing segments.
• Identified and controlled all project schedule variances with weekly progress meetings and project management software tools.
• Utilized SAS to develop requested adhoc reports, as well as statistical trending analysis for future Recognition and Incentive Program systems.
• Used analytical and technical skill set to resolve intermediate to complex issues.
• Performed User Security Administration responsibilities for the Incentive Programs employees and consultants.
• Created technical documentation per E-mail and provided help desk support for the Sales and Service marketing segments.
MCI Telecommunications, Atlanta, GA
Programmer Analyst III, Business Markets, Branch Information System
• Developed and maintained ad hoc reporting applications using SAS and SAS/AF for the Branch
Information System (BIS) which supported the Small Business Sales Representatives.
• Analyzed and resolved functionality and data issues of the applications on the Branch Information System.
• Provided technical documentation per E-mail and help desk support for BIS and Market Master users.
MCI Telecommunications, Arlington, VA
Project Leader / Programmer Analyst II, Systems Engineering, Commercial Billing Department
• Applied the Corporate Systems Development Methodology (CSDM) life cycle toward the analysis, design, programming and testing applications for the Special Services Billing System and the Private Line Billing System.
• Created and maintained VS COBOL II, JCL, and SAS programming documentation for the Special Services and Private Line Billing Systems.
• Documented and reported assignment status to the Manager and Project Manager of the Commercial Billing Department.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Six Flags Over Georgia, Atlanta, GA 7/1983 - 1/1990
Senior Supervisor, Park Services, Operations Department
• Managed 200 hosts and hostesses to insure the safety and enjoyment of the park guests.
• Performed accounting procedures for the payroll of the Park Services hosts and hostesses.
• Conducted performance evaluations for hosts and hostesses in the Park Services department.
• Managed Park Services operations for the entertainers, performing artists and guests at park concerts.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
United States Air Force Reserve, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA 4/1997 - Present
Client Systems Specialist 3D171, Technical Sergeant, 94CS supporting 94OG/OGI (Intelligence Unit)
• Assist with the preparation and execution of deployment and mission briefings for the pilots and navigators of the C-130 Aircraft.
• Perform Records and Files Management duties both classified and unclassified.
• Maintain current Publications and Forms.
• Provide INTEL NCO technical computer support.
• Maintain the functionality of all computers and peripherals.
• Attend the Enlisted Advisory Council Meetings as the Representative of the 94 Operations Group.
Information Management Apprentice 3A031, Senior Airman, 94OSS/OSX (Tactics Unit)
• Provide Tactics NCO technical computer support, file and publications management.
• Assist with the preparation and execution of deployment and mission briefings for the pilots and navigators of the C-130 Aircraft.
• Monitor Enlisted and Officer Performance Reviews.
• Attend the Enlisted Advisory Council Meetings as the Representative of the 94 Operations Group.
EDUCATION
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, Atlanta, GA December 1989
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science
TRAINING
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA May 2006
Non-Commissioned Officers Leadership and Development School
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA November 2003
Information Management Journeyman Course
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Keesler Air Force Base, MS July 1997
Information Management Apprentice Course
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Keesler Air Force Base, MS June 1997
Student Leader Management & Drill Course
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Lackland Air Force Base, TX May 1997
Basic Military Training Course
MCI TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, Arlington, VA April 1990
College Recruit Training Program
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