Data Quality Assurance

Douglas S. Dillard

P.O. Box ***** Boulder, Colorado 80308 303-***-****

***********@*******.***

Objective: Statistician / SAS Programmer

Education: Master of Arts in Applied Statistics, University of

California at Santa Barbara, June 1990 GPA=3.75. Thesis was on

how cultural changes affect blood pressure.

Courses taken;

General Statistics 12 units

Multivariate Analysis 12 units

Operations Research 12 units Time Series

4 units

Nonparametric Methods 4 units Group

Testing 4 units

Statistical Computing 4 units Regression

4 units

Design of Experiment 4 units Statistical

Consulting 4 units

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Colorado,

December 1987 GPA in Major=3.197

Skills: Strong Data Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Ability to

Communicate Effectively, 20 years SAS programming including

Mainframes, Enterprise Miner, and Macros, UNIX, Windows NT,

Productivity tools including: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe,

Lotus, Statistical Packages: Minitab, SPSS

Experience: Senior Statistician, Reed Group, Ltd. (March 2004 - Present).

Lead on all statistical and SAS programming endeavors for

entire company. Advisor to President on technical direction.

Extensive advanced use of SAS packages BASE, STAT, GRAPH,

ACCESS OLE DB, in combination with macros. Produced graphs

and documentation used in publication. Research findings

presented at numerous medical conferences internationally,

including results of regression analysis. Statistical

methodologies also included outlier screening, predictive

modeling, and various nonparametric techniques. Specialized

in fast flexible automated reporting tools producing 80 page

reports with high quality complex graphs and statistical

analysis in seconds using SAS. Output produced in PDF,

PowerPoint, Excel, Text, and many picture quality graphics

formats. Directly connected SAS with text, Excel, Microsoft

Access, Microsoft Word, and SQL database files.

Clinical Programmer, Quantum Research (September 2003 -

September 2003). SAS programming in a clinical trials

environment.

Pharmaceutical Consultant, Kaiser Permanente (December 2002 -

August 2003). Used SAS for data analysis and reporting on

prescription data. Served as technical lead teaching SAS and

statistics. Extensive use of proc SQL and Export, SAS macros,

Business Objects, downloading mainframe data.

SAS Programming Contractor, AT&T Broadband through Compri

Consulting (October 2001 - September 2002). Reviewed SAS

marketing programs and wrote document detailing how programs

work. Made and implemented recommendations as to how process

could be improved and did detailed QA checks on programs.

Installed SAS system on UNIX box for client/server set up.

Ran SAS using Pearl scripts. Used SAS Macros and UNIX in a DEC

environment.

Research Analyst, Electronic Data Systems, Louisville CO (

June 1999 - July 2001 ). Market Research on MCI customer data.

Logistic modeling to predict customer response to marketing

mail campaigns. Used SAS and UNIX also to create a variety of

reports. Mainframe databases consisted of up to 25 million

records and hundreds of variables. Work required significant

platform and package interaction.

Statistical Consultant, MCIWorldcom through Norell Services,

Denver CO ( July 1997 - May 1999 ). Analyzed phone call data

for MCI. Created model to predict phone prices on real time

basis for Fraud Department using SAS. Used stepwise regression

and normal regression with reweight, refit, and other options.

Extensive use of data step manipulations and large file

management in SAS environment including merging, splitting,

and truncating data files. Managed database with 7 million

records, 100 variables. Used SAS Enterprise Miner AI package

to predict chance customers will default on payments. Used

operations research techniques to improve division's

efficiency.

Sabbatical, ( June 1996 - June 1997 ). Time off to move,

change careers, and learn SAS Macros.

Consulting Biostatistician, Prizm Pharmaceuticals Inc., San

Diego CA ( December 1995 - May 1996 ). Demonstrated how

Statistica software can be used in preclinical trials

experiments.

Applied Statistician, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Santa

Barbara CA ( November 1992 - December 1995 ). Developed two

step regression models using SAS reg procedure and stepwise

regression options. Purchased, loaded, and maintained SAS

software on 486 PC. Used Excel spreadsheets for data

manipulations and simple calculations and imported

spreadsheets into SAS for final analysis. Experience with UNIX

on Sparc workstations. Used local area network to transport

data to/from DOS and UNIX. Served as in house statistical

consultant for company.

Contractor, ( May 1992 - October 1992 ). Projects Included:

Biostatistical Consulting for Trilogy Consulting

Corporation, San Jose CA

Analyzed blood data for quality assurance by

performing ANOVA tests.

Research Consulting for Santa Barbara Breast Cancer

Institute, Santa Barbara CA

Analyzed cancer data for cause and effect

relationships using various SAS procedures.

Data Analyst, AeroVironment Inc., Monrovia and Santa Barbara

CA ( September 1990 - August 1992 ). SAS programming involving

regression procedures glm, orthoreg, reg, and rsreg. Data step

manipulations including if-then statements, sorting routines,

merging data sets with different variables, first dot and last

dot statements, formatting variables, do and put statements.

Used SAS graphics and options including legends for graphs,

symbol selection for plot points, and axis display options.

Ran SAS on a VAX mainframe computer. Analyzed data sets as

large as 250,000 records and 50 variables.

Statistical Consultant (internship), Wyatt Technology

Corporation, Santa Barbara CA ( January 1990 - June 1990 ).

Used SAS procedures cluster, discrim, anova, and univariate,

as well as data step manipulations. Operated SAS on a Sun

station as an independent consultant.

Actuarial Intern (internship), Transamerica Life Insurance

Company, Los Angeles CA ( June 1989 - September 1989 ).

Participated in company's summer actuarial internship program.

Teaching Assistant, University of California at Santa

Barbara, Santa Barbara CA ( September 1988 - June 1990 ).

Taught basic courses in statistics.

Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado, Boulder CO (

January 1987 - May 1988 ). Taught basic courses in

mathematics.

Personal: Active member of Denver SAS users Group and an avid runner.

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