WAYNE BERNARD LAMB

ac6koe@r.postjobfree.com

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Los Angeles, CA 90042

213-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Bureau of Labor Statics

Los Angeles, CA 10/2010 – Present

Phoenix, AZ 06/2007 – 10/2010

Los Angeles, CA 09/2004 – 06/2007

Senior Economist (Producer Price Index/International Price Index)

Collects complex survey pricing data from small, medium and large companies across a variety of Industries.

Explain the use of the PPI/IPP to respondents in escalating purchase and sales contracts.

Obtain, analyze and classify business revenue streams to fit government industrial classification systems.

Achieves an -85% success rate in persuading senior executives to participate in voluntary surveys.

Applies probability sampling techniques to select unique products and services for inclusion into the indexes.

Evaluates test projects, the feasibility of new survey designs and specifications for their effectiveness.

Trains and mentors new field economist in correct data collection procedures.

Reviews Senior and Junior level Economists’ work for accuracy and compliance to BLS Quality parameters.

Analyzes and reports on the relevance of current economic news and trend on the BLS surveys.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Philadelphia, PA 09/2000 – 09/2004

Field Economist (National Compensation Survey/Employment Cost Index)

Interviewed Senior HR professionals and selected occupations and wages using probability techniques.

Collected hourly, weekly, annual earnings and hours by occupations.

Analyzed occupational job duties to assign the appropriate job leveling codes.

Collected rates of access to employee benefit plans to determine employer cost for employee compensation

Examined, verified and documented data outliers and anomalies to maintain survey accuracy.

Determined and compared pay/salaries of various occupations to the national pay averages and percentiles

SKILLS/AWARDS:

Expert knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.

Basic Knowledge of SQL; Python

Expert knowledge using Import/Export Harmonized Coding System

Expert knowledge using NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)

Expert knowledge of Standard Occupation Classification System

BLS Eminent Achievement Award

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor’s of the Arts, Economics

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