Project Manager Medical
Resume:
NICHOL LOWMAN
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SECURITY CLEARANCE: DOD Secret Level Security Clearance
CAPABILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Research and Acquisition Experience
Diverse background and experience across multiple infectious diseases, migrant diseases, and chronic diseases
Experienced research project manager, with extensive experience in managing grant subcontracts and budgets
Experienced in federal acquisition and oversight at portfolio management level over multiple highly detailed medical programs
Experienced with staffing of documents and development of briefs for presentation to the Milestone Decision Authority
Adept researcher, interviewer, and reporter with a strong emphasis on identifying critical information and seeking pertinent facts
and details. Extensive experience in research interviewing for large clinical drug trials
Two recent first author publications based on personal research related to antibiotic resistance and injudicious prescribing
Written Communication, Organization Expertise
Skilled at presenting highly complex and technical information clearly for all audiences, experienced preparing documents and
presentations for senior executives.
Professional background yields significant attention to detail, accuracy, presentation, and quality
Six years experience writing, reviewing, and/or editing variety of technical documents including policy documents, and technical
manuals, research papers
Developed and delivered numerous informational presentations
Teaming, Interpersonal Communication
Clearly and logically integrate information obtained from points of contact which have included representatives from the World
Health Organization (WHO), scientists from across multiple branches at the United States Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), and multiple disciplines of medical doctors and researchers
Regularly coordinate with other scientists, to obtain information that is utilized to generate reports, fact sheets, and other evidence-
based research documents
Regularly work with other scientific team members to review, edit, and finalize technical manuals and research reports and
presentations
Time Management
Regularly assigned to support multiple concurrent projects and tasked to learn new information and provide reports or presentations
based on the material with little or no notice
WORK EXPERIENCE
SCIENTIST / PROGRAM ANALYST
Camber Corporation Dec 2012 to Sept 2013
Embedded at the Joint Program Executive Office Headquarters (JPEO) Office of Chemical Biological Defense (CBD)
Lead analyst on JPdM Viral & Bacterial/Toxin Vaccine portfolio. Responsible for oversight on all developmental and fielded vaccine
programs. Assure all developmental programs are tracking towards milestones based on scientific and acquisition progress. Programs
include Plague Vaccine (VAC PLAGUE), Filovirus Vaccine (VAC FILO), Botulinum Toxin Vaccine (VAC BOT), Western, Eastern, &
Venezuelan Encephalitis Vaccine (VAC WEVEE), and Ricin Toxin Vaccine (VAC RICIN), Smallpox Vaccine (VAC SPX), Vaccinia
Immune Globulin, Intravenous Therapeutic (VIG-IV), and Anthrax Vaccine Adsorb (AVA), as well as oversight on the Special
Immunizations Program to support stability and potency testing of investigational new drug (IND) products used to potentially protect
at-risk lab workers.
Lead planning and organization on VAC PLAGUE Core Stakeholders ‘Lessons Learned’ Meeting, and VAC PLAGUE After-Action
Review; two in-depth meetings providing critical review and analysis of the Plague Vaccine program performance and development
activities to date, focused on identification of strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned that can be applied to future medical
countermeasure advanced development efforts.
Lead analyst on monthly program staff assessment report to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA). Duties entail analyzing and
summarizing performance of all medical programs/projects across all functional areas. Evaluate with emphasis on cost, schedule,
performance, supportability, and funding risks. Resolve or elevate issues as needed. Also collect input from all analysts, organize,
clarify, and lead review meetings amongst analysts and with leadership.
Lead analyst on monthly program status review to Army Acquisition Executive (AAE). Provide high-level overview on specific
special interest programs from the medical directorate including schedule, financial, and issue tracking.
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Back-up analyst on JPdM Biological Defense Therapeutics portfolio. Responsible for supporting lead analyst on all work related to
Emerging Infectious Diseases – Influenza Medical Countermeasure (EID-Flu MCM) and Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Medical
Countermeasure (HFV MCM) including attendance of weekly meetings, Integrated Product Team meeting attendance, assisting with
document development, assisting with information related to label extension, and all other duties as necessary.
Organize formal briefings to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA); schedule reviews, engage stakeholders, and prepare read-
ahead packages / staff analysis. Draft and coordinate subsequent ADMs. Briefs in 2013 have included Milestone A briefings for
VAC WEVEE and VAC RICIN, and In-Process Review Briefs for VAC Plague and VAC Filo.
Assist in development of multiple Science and Technology related documents and presentations.
Support development, analysis, and staffing of critical documentation, verifying policy compliance and adequacy of content.
Examples of documents staffed in 2013: VAC Ricin Milestone A Decision Program Protection Plan, VAC WEVEE Milestone A
Acquisition Decision Memorandum, VAC Ricin Milestone A Acquisition Decision Memorandum, Should Cost/Will Cost
Estimates for VACs Ricin/WEVEE, Presentations for the Filovirus Medical Countermeasures Workshop, VAC Filovirus In-
Process Review Acquisition Decision Memorandum, VAC Plague Tripwire Brief to Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Working Group, VAC RICIN Milestone A Life Cycle Management Program, Interagency Agreement between National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases-Vaccine Research Center and Medical Countermeasure Systems for Development of VAC
WEVEE, VAC Plague updated Acquisition Program Baseline, VAC Filo Acquisition Plan.
Assist Joint Project Managers (JPMs) and external offices as requested to provide information or resolve issues.
PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYST
Northrop Grumman April 2011 to Nov 2012
Embedded at the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Solely responsible for the development of 16 factsheets showing side by side data from youth and adult tobacco surveys across
the nations of highest concern in the tobacco epidemic. Factsheets will be publically released and used as references by WHO
and CDC scientists as well as media and other government offices
Primarily responsible for initial revision of manuals related to the process of implementing the Global Youth Tobacco Survey.
Manage, research, and write easy-to-understand documents that are scrutinized by political appointees. Documents include, fact
sheets, presentations, research reports, newsletters, and meeting summaries for stakeholder groups and the public
Abstracted, organized, and checked data for Tobacco Atlas 4
Presentation preparation, review and editing
Plan, coordinate, and organize all aspects leading to large global meetings
Solely responsible for data abstracting, entry, and checking for large datasets
SENIOR RESEARCH PROJECT COORDINATOR
Office of the Dean – Emory University School of Nursing Jan 2010 – April 2011
Managed all project activities associated with two federally-funded research projects (NIH and CDC/NIOSH) including multiple
subcontractors in other states. Assured that projects ran according to study protocol and on schedule, provided general support to
partner organizations
Handled all budget prep, regulatory compliance, grant expenditure monitoring, completion of progress reports, and statistical
presentations.
Primarily developed survey instruments for CDC/NIOSH study and also assisted with development of the study protocol
Coordinated all aspects of recruitment and screening of participants in tandem with partner organization personnel and assisted
with any issues that arise both remotely and in person
Solely responsible for data coding, entry, cleaning and checking, and working in partnership with School of Nursing statistician to
complete analysis for initial datasets
VARIOUS RESEARCH POSITIONS
Emory University School of Medicine – Division of Infectious Diseases April 2007 – Jan 2010
Emory Center for AIDS Research – Ponce Clinic
Research Interviewer
Responsible for data management of multiple clinical drug trials which included all checking all source documents for accuracy,
obtaining all missing or questionable data, and transferring information into case report forms and electronic databases
Also assisted with chart review to screen for potential participants and assisted with recruitment and any interviewing of subjects
needed
Research Specialist
Sole person responsible for organization of all biospecimens, including deliveries to in-house labs, and packaging samples that
were sent to other locations
Processed all specimens handled in the unit lab which included blood, urine, and saliva. Organized and cataloged back stock of
hundreds of aliquots of participant serum
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Emory Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases - Candida Lab
Research Assistant
Created from scratch a database used to collect data on all Emory Healthcare system patients with Candida blood stream
infections and streamlined the data entry process and accessibility of data by converting all paper records into the database
Solely responsible for database management and also assisted with IRB submissions, statistical analysis, and polymerase chain
reaction and gel electrophoresis when needed
EDUCATION
M.S. IN PUBLIC HEALTH August 2009
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
GPA: 3.9 cumulative (degree completed concurrent with full time employment)
B.A. IN PSYCHOLOGY May 2005
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
GPA: 3.17 cumulative
PUBLICATIONS
Lowman, N, Bowden, RG. (2012). Predictors of Injudicious Antibiotic Use. The Open Public Health Journal. (Accepted for
Publication).
Lowman, N, Bowden, RG. (2010). Parental Factors Associated with Injudicious Antibiotic Seeking Behavior. American Journal
of Health Behavior. 34(5):633-640.
PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Bowden, RG, Lowman, N. (2011). Factors associated with antibiotic seeking behavior. American Academy of Health Behavior
Scientific Conference Proceedings, page 25.
Bowden, RG, Lowman, N. (2010). Parental factors associated with antibiotic seeking behavior. American Academy of Health
Behavior Scientific Conference Proceedings.
PEER-REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
Bowden, RG, Lowman, L. (2011). Factors associated with antibiotic seeking behavior. American Academy of Health Behavior
Scientific Conference. Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Bowden, RG, Lowman, N. (2010). Parental factors associated with antibiotic seeking behavior. American Academy of Health
Behavior Scientific Conference. Clearwater Beach, Florida.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Eriksen M, Mackay J, Ross H. The Tobacco Atlas. Fourth Ed. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society; New York, NY: World
Lung Foundation; 2012. Also available at www.TobaccoAtlas.org.
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