Project Manager Data

Olga Vovk

** ******** **., ************, **, **878, 301-***-****,

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

Sr. Research Data Analyst

~ Summary of Qualifications~

I am a Sr. Research Data Analyst with a strong background in physics,

mathematics, and statistics. I am also a Science and Technical Writer with

more than 20 years of writing in various fields of science and technology.

I also have a proved experience and strong background in WIKI, graphical

design, specifically in creating scientific and technical illustrations,

educational movies, posters, diagrams, etc.

I have excellent research, problem solving, presentation, interpersonal,

oral, and written communication skills.

Experience

. 7+ years in data analysis and data science;

. 20+ years in technical writing;

. 20+ years in science writing;

. 20+ years in desktop publishing and printing;

. 10+ years of experience in graphical design including creating technical

illustrations;

. 7+ years in supporting and administrating Wiki, TWIKI, FOSWIKI;

. 7+ years in SharePoint, Bugzilla, etc;

. 10+ years in web design;

. 15 years in science collaboration and public outreach/public relations;

. 10 years in proposal writing;

. 15 years in developing and supporting API documentation;

. 10+ years in creating press releases, media kits, fact sheets, and other

products in support of major project events and programs.

Technical Skills

XML, HTML, CSS, Java Script

WordPress, Drupal

Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Frame Maker, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Acrobat,

Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Flash,

Acrobat Distiller, Adobe Captivate

Windows, Mac OS

TeX, LaTeX, LaTeX2e, Xar Xtreme

JavaHelp, RoboHelp, WebWorks

WIKI, FOSWIKI, TWIKI, Gallery 2, 3

TCL/Tk, C++, Java, Visual basic

MS Office (all applications), MS Excel (proficient)

Bugzilla, SharePoint, SVN

SQL

Education and Training

. MS in Physics and Computer Science, 1991, Moscow Institute of Physics and

Technology (State University), Moscow, Russia

. Ph.D. in Astronomy from Swinburne Institute of Technology, Australia, in

progress.

. Certified Project Manager, 1999, LANIT Academy, Moscow, Russia

. Certified web journalist, 2000, LANIT Academy, Moscow, Russia

. IMAG (MRI Imaging basics) 401 from FAES, May 2007

Awards

. Cash award for excellent performance, NIH/CIT, 2011, 2013

. SRA Inc. award for excellent performance, NIH/CIT, 2011, 2013

. Wikipedia nomination for "Did you know" pages in 2010

. NIH/CIT Award of Merit, 2007, 2008

. Science Magazine Award, 2006

Professional Societies

. ISMRM - The International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine,

since 2008

. D.C. Science Writers Association, since 2009

. American Book Indexing Society, since 2007

Professional Experience

Senior Research Data Analyst at NIH/CIT/DCSS and DCB, a contractor (SRA

Int.)

05/2014- 05/now

Participating in 3 projects

Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (FITBIR) and

Parkinson's disease Biomarkers Program (PDBP) projects

. The common data elements' (CDE) curator for FITBIR PDBP.

. Provide the data science and data dictionary support for both

projects.

. Provide the data element design and curation, including clinical

assessment and medical imaging data elements.

. Providing quality control/testing for the data dictionary, CDEs, and

unique data elements (UDEs),

. Working with project management to create a data modeling techniques

and methods. Serving as a reference and authority on the process of

data modeling.

. Performing data analysis.

. Actively participating in metadata definition and management.

. Working with development and OPS teams to refine complex data

relationships and business rules and enhance data models.

. Developing, reviewing, and approving new data models and improving

existing models.

. Working with other members of the OPS team to ensure that all data

dictionary requirements are captured and reflected in the data model.

. Supporting the data dictionary WIKI.

. Supporting the documentation and help WIKI for both projects.

. Training/mentoring new team members.

MIPAV (Medical Image Processing, Analysis, and Visualization) project

. Supporting the MIPAV Wiki - http://mipav.cit.nih.gov/pubwiki/

. Developing API documentation for MIPAV.

. Creating graphical/information products including collateral

materials, annual reports, newsletters, posters, fliers, information

cards, etc. from an initial concept to a finished piece.

Senior Research Data Analyst at NIH/CIT/DCSS and DCB, a contractor (SRA

Int.)

04/2013- 05/2013

Participating in 3 projects

Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (FITBIR) and

Parkinson's disease Biomarkers Program (PDBP) projects

. Providing the data science support for the Federal Interagency Traumatic

Brain Injury Research (FITBIR) and Parkinson's disease Biomarkers Program

(PDBP) projects.

. Supporting and oversee the Data Dictionary development.

. Providing the informational support for FITBIR and PDBP projects.

MIPAV (Medical Image Processing, Analysis, and Visualization) project

. Supporting the MIPAV Wiki - http://mipav.cit.nih.gov/pubwiki/

. Developing API documentation for MIPAV.

. I developed and implemented the technique that allows creating user

documentation in various formats such as PDF, Java Help and HTML from a

single LaTeX and/or Adobe Frame Maker source.

. My responsibilities also included running classes, meetings and

presentations, and creating graphical/information products including

collateral materials, annual reports, newsletters, posters, fliers,

information cards, etc. from an initial concept to a finished piece.

Technical Writer at NIH/CIT/DCB, a contractor (SRA Int.).

03/2012-04/2013

. Provided technical writing and data science support for the following

projects:-

. Parkinson 's disease Biomarkers Program (PDBP),

. Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (FITBIR),

. Medical image processing software development project (MIPAV).

FITBIR and PDBP

. Directly reported to the Project Manager.

. Created and supported the Traumatic Brain Injury Research wiki.

. Played an active role in the data elements design project for FITBIR and

PDBP.

. Provided the data analysis support.

MIPAV:

. Supported the MIPAV Wiki - http://mipav.cit.nih.gov/pubwiki/

. Developed API documentation for MIPAV.

. Developed a technique that allowed the export user documentation from a

single source (Adobe FrameMaker and/or LaTeX) to various formats

including PDF, WinHelp, HTML, eBooks, etc.

Science and Technical Writer at NIH/CIT, a contractor (Soft Tech

Consulting Inc.)

09/2011-03/2012

. Provided Science writing and web support for Helix and Biowulf HPC labs.

. Provided Science writing and web support for Helix and Biowulf scientific

computing labs;

. Provided technical and web writing for CIT.

Science/Technical Writer and Web Curator at NASA/GSFC/ASD, a contractor

02/2009-01/2011, SP-Systems, Inc. 7500 Greenway Center Dr., Suite 850,

Greenbelt, MD 20770, phone: 301-***-****

01/2011- 07/2011, Vantage Systems, Inc., 10210 Greenbelt Road, Suite 400,

Lanham, Maryland 20706, phone: 301-***-****

Participated in two projects -International X-ray Observatory (IXO) and

ASTRO-H.

. Directly reported to the project Deputy Director and Lead Scientist.

. RFIs for Astro2010 Decadal Survey. Contributed several sections, which

were found very helpful. Participated in Red Team reviews and strategy

sessions and contributed a lot. Found and determined several critical

issues.

. Developed graphics, cover sheets and several diagrams for the winning

ID/IQ proposals.

. Took a leading role in updating and upgrading the missions' web sites.

. One of my major project contributions was installing and maintaining IXO

TWIKI and Gallery of Images, based on the Gallery 2 software. This

allowed the international team to collaborate more effectively, to share

documents, drafts, ideas, images and drawings, and to keep an online

schedule and notes of team meetings.

. Wrote about the mission science and technology on Wikipedia and other

public sources. That was my own initiative supported by the project

Deputy Director. Wikipedia nominated this page to "Did you know" pages.

Science and Technical Writer at NIH, a contractor

03/2007-01/2009, Lockheed Martin Management Systems Designers, Inc., 2677

Prosperity Avenue, Suite #700, Fairfax, VA 22031-4906, phone: 703-***-****

10/2006 -03/2007, Management Systems Designers, Inc., 2677 Prosperity

Avenue, Suite #700, Fairfax, VA 22031-4906, phone: 703-***-****

Participated in two projects:

1. Medical Image Processing, Analysis, and Visualization (MIPAV)

2. National Database for Autism Research (NDAR).

NDAR

. Directly reported to the Project Manager and Principal Investigator.

. Provided the technical writing support.

. Developed requirements, use cases, and test cases.

. Supported the project web site.

. Created graphical/information products, such as collateral materials,

annual reports, newsletters, grant and contract proposals, etc. from an

initial concept to a finished piece;

MIPAV

. Wrote the highly technical 600 pages manual, which explains how to use

the medical image processing software for scientists and medical research

personnel.

. Developed and implemented the technique that allows creating user

documentation in various formats such as PDF, Java Help and HTML from a

single LaTeX and/or Adobe Frame Maker source.

. Developed API documentation.

. Supported project Wiki, used SharePoint to submit API documentation.

. My responsibilities also included running E&PO activities (classes,

meetings and presentations) and creating graphical/information products

including collateral materials, annual reports, newsletters, posters,

fliers, information cards, etc. from an initial concept to a finished

piece.

Technical Writer, Fidelis Security Systems, Inc.

02/2007 - 04/2007, Fidelis Security Systems, 4416 East West Highway, Suite

310, Bethesda, MD. 20814

. Developed several highly technical sections for wining proposal for the

Fidelis Extrusion Prevention System. That was my side project. I worked

closely with the company's CTO and Senior Q&A manager.

Science/Technical Writer and Public Outreach, Ariadne Genomics, Inc.

9430 Key West Ave. #113, Rockville, MD 20850, phone: 240-***-****,

11/2004- 10/2006 Sr. Science and Technical Writer

10/2002-10/2004 - volunteer, Science and Technical Writer

. Directly reported to the Director of Application Science.

. Solely developed all user documentation for the pathway analysis software

- PathwayStudio. This is more than 1000 pages of highly technical and

scientific information written in a plain language understandable to life

scientists. That was found very helpful by the users.

. Developed the technique that allows writing user documentation in LaTeX

and then exporting it in various formats such as PDF, interactive help,

and HTML.

. I was assigned to lead the project with Science magazine, which included

distributing 150 000 demo CDs with the issue of the magazine. I worked

closely with the Science representatives and with vendors to secure the

technical, graphical, commercial and project management parts for

projects involved.

Program Analyst (RSA, Moscow Mission Control),

Central Scientific Research Institute for Machine Building, Korolev, Moscow

region, Russia (http://suzymchale.com/ruspace/tsup.html)

10/1991- 06/2001

. Directly reported to the Project Manager (Shuttle-Mir project).

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