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March 11, 2014

DAVID D. FRIED

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a research analyst position because of my strong desire to use sound research methods and data analytics to evaluate

business processes, policies, and programs to improve their quality and efficiency.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SWA Consulting Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina (November 2011 to October 2013)

Researcher and Consultant (Secret Level Security Clearance)

Employee Performance and Training–Supported U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and commercial clients

through research and analysis of performance and training data.

Data Collection–Conducted on-site interviews with Sea, Air, and Land personnel (SEALs) and Special Warfare

Combatant-craft Crewman (SWCC) to gather information about their language training experiences.

Survey Development–Created a survey to evaluate a pilot program designed to train SEALs and SWCC to learn a

second language.

Research and Consulting–Wrote and delivered technical reports directly to members of the Special Operations

Forces (SOF) command to improve the design, delivery, and effectiveness of SOF language training.

Project Management–Estimated project deliverable timelines, assessed risk, and supported junior consultants.

Metric Development–Led an ongoing project to improve the reliability and validity of survey items.

Quantitative Data Analysis–Used SYSTAT, SPSS, Mplus, and ‘R’ software to perform statistical analyses such as

correlation, t-tests, linear and logistic regression, relative weights analysis, ANOVA, SEM, CFA, EFA, and HLM.

Qualitative Data Analysis–Moderated focus group interviews for several needs assessments and analyzed data

through SPSS text analytics software and Remark Office OMR.

Automation–Planned, initiated, and completed a project that used Excel formulas to automate the entry of

descriptive statistics into reports that were delivered to client, which saved 12 to 16 billable hours of work per week.

Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (September 2007 to March 2011)

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant

Research–Conducted research geared towards the creation of innovative human resource policies and practices that

potentially reduce employee turnover. Responsibilities included manuscript preparation, survey design and data

analysis, and the presentation of research at academic conferences (see curriculum vitae, available upon request).

Teaching–Taught introductory statistics to undergraduate students. Mentored new graduate students and helped

coworkers proctor exams and grade papers.

Assessment and Selection–Assessed applicant performance on interview tasks for civil service positions for the

Jefferson County Personnel Board in November 2010.

Coleman Professional Services Inc., Kent, Ohio (October 2006 to August 2007)

Mental Health Substitute for Residential Group Homes

Engaged clients in meaningful activity and taught them valuable life skills.

Ensured that clients took their medications in a timely fashion.

Helped clients to complete their daily living activities (cooking, cleaning, etc.).

EDUCATION

M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2011, Full Scholarship, Ohio University, 3.67 GPA)

B.A. in Psychology (2007, Kent State University, 3.49 GPA)