Edward N. Edens

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Ozark, AL ***60

Cellular: 443-***-****

e-mail: ad22vx@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Doctor of Education Psychology, Leadership and Motivation 2007

University of Arkansas; Fayetteville, AR

Master of Arts, Geography and Political Science 1994

University of Arkansas; Fayetteville, AR

Bachelor of Arts, History and Classical Studies 1992

EXPERIENCE

United States Army, Research Facilitation Laboratory, Monterey, CA

Deputy Director July 2018 to August 2023

Oversaw all financial efforts for laboratory ($21 MM).

Ensured all timelines and milestones were achieved for research efforts across laboratory.

Led the Program Management Office which reviewed all incoming laboratory efforts.

Acting Director for 14 months.

Supervised 8 government employees.

Top secret clearance.

United States Army, Aircrew Health and Performance Division, Fort Novosel, AL

Division Chief July 2016 to July 2018

Head of division which focused on enhancing the performance of the aviator by investigating current and anticipated medical issues related to psychological health, injury prevention and reduction, and resilience.

Supervised 40 employees (government and contractors).

Oversaw all financial efforts for the division ($11 MM).

United States Army, Human Dimension Division, Fort Eustis, VA

Deputy of Human Dimension Division Jan 2013 to July 2016

Led research efforts in the areas of soldier selection, suicide prevention, and behavioral health.

Advanced the development, integration, and implementation of Human Dimension Division's concept and capabilities documents required for the delivery of future capabilities of the Army's Human Capital into the current and future force.

Synchronized subject matter experts within the Science & Technology arena with an emphasis on the cognitive, physical and social research efforts in the Soldier portfolio.

United States Army, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Washington D.C.

Research Psychologist Oct 2007 to Jan 2013

Successfully managed all aspects of complex research projects and established myself as an indispensable asset for research being conducted in the Department of Military Psychiatry.

Led the WRAIR Land Combat Study which analyzed over 3000 Soldier surveys and constructed timely briefs which were presented to leadership across the Army.

Played a critical role in the success of the sixth Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT 6) in Iraq by creating an integrated database allowing for efficient analysis of six years of data which identified trends that had gone undetected in year-by-year comparisons.

Deployed to Afghanistan as a data manager and analyst for a complex Joint MHAT 7 mission requiring data integration from Soldiers and Marines across multiple time periods.

While deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan conducted numerous focus groups throughout both countries with military personnel in the area of behavioral health.

Provided mentorship to more junior officers.

Led efforts to develop the future series of research studies for the Department of Military Psychiatry.

Pitney Bowes, Stamford, CT

Manager/Senior Research Analyst March 2003 to Oct 2007

Co-founded the Strategic Intelligence Group (SIG). The mandate for this group from the CEO, COO, CFO and all Vice-presidents was to determine realistic, actionable market sizes for all business units.

Oversaw daily management of all members and projects of SIG. This includes project priorities, project flow, team meetings, individual and team training, and human resource issues such as the interviewing process, hiring, yearly evaluations, promotion, and disciplinary actions.

Oversaw all aspects of the SIG budget such as planning and implementing the yearly budget requirements of the group as well as overseeing purchasing needs throughout the year ($2.2 MM).

Created a dynamic tool for company segmentation, profiling, and lead generation. This tool generated over twenty thousand go-to-market, address verified, leads per sales office.

Designed and developed competitive analysis and targeting program for the sales force which creates an average of $1.2 MM in revenue per sales office per year.

Lead on determining mailing profiles and market sizes using various statistical methods (i.e. meta-analysis, Chaid and correlations).

Created and oversaw the management of very large databases using SAS.

Insured the cleaning and timely migration of data from various formats and operating systems both internally and externally.

Created presentations in Excel and PowerPoint to facilitate effective discussions and identification of key insights.

Lenscrafters; Davenport, IA

Optical Technician January 2002 to March 2003

Optical technician for the creation of optical lenses.

Repaired and upgraded all optical equipment.

Repaired optical frames.

Insured prompt and quality completion of eyewear.

Bard Optical; Sterling, IL

Store Manager March 2001 to January 2002

Managed all office operations.

Greeted, checked in patients, and prepared them for eye exam.

Insured patient’s optical needs were met (frame selection, lenses type, specific optical requirements for glasses and/or contacts).

Certified all patient’s eyewear was within required parameters prior to release to customer.

Dispensed patient’s eyeglasses ensuring excellent customer service.

Repaired and adjusted patient frames.

Gallup Organization; Lincoln, NE

Senior Research Analyst February 1995 to March 2001

Performed research analysis utilization of various statistical programming methods (i.e., SPSS and SAS).

Produced reports from the statistical analysis (i.e., regression analysis, conjoint analysis, meta-analysis, Chaid and correlations).

Managed large databases using SPSS and SAS.

Developed new QA procedures for survey data and analysis (i.e., checking and cleaning procedures).

Migrated survey data from various formats and operating systems.

Programmed survey data cross-tabulations and reports using SAS, SPSS and CfMC.

Wrote several training manuals that became standard issue across analyst pool.

Communicated complex statistical processes to clients.

Worked closely with clients to design surveys.

Texas State Optical; Fayetteville, AR

Optical Technician/Optical Sales August 1983 to February 1995

Optical technician for the creation of optical lenses.

Repaired and upgraded all optical equipment.

Repaired optical frames.

Insured prompt and quality completion of eyewear.

Retail sale of eyewear.

MILITARY

United States Army

Research Psychologist October 2007 to August 2023

United States Air Force

Nuclear Armament System Specialist November 1979 to August 1983

Repaired and upgraded nuclear and conventional weapons release systems.

Crew chief for five-man weapon’s load team.

Loaded nuclear and conventional weapons onto aircraft (e.g., B-52, F-4, and A-10).

HARDWARE/SOFTWARE

SAS, SPSS, SQL, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, GIS, Visual Basic, HTML, CfMC Mentor, P-Stat, Quatro Pro, FoxPro for Windows.

PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES AND POSTERS

McConnell, R.A., Edens, E.N., Allen, A.J., Ladymon, J.M. & Robinson, A.L. (2016 July). A Design in Search of a Theory: A Case of Theoretical Modeling in Army Design Methodology. Small Wars Journal, Jul 14 2016.

Herrell, R.K., Edens, E.N., Riviere, L.A., Thomas, J.L., Bliese, P.D. & Hoge, C.W. (2014, August). Assessing functional impairment in a working military population: The Walter Reed Functional Impairment Scale. Psychological Services, Vol 11(3), 254-264.

Johnson, K. D., Patel, S. R., Baur, D. M., Edens, E., Sherry, P., Malhotra, A., & Kales, S. N. (2014, Feb). Association of sleep habits with accidents and near misses in United States transportation operators. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine/American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 56(5), 510.

Riviere, L. A., Edens, E. N., Adler, A. B., Bliese, P. D., Klocko, R. P., & Hoge, C. W. (2011). Modifying Instructions on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL) for Military Populations Does not Change Symptom Reporting. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 199, 199-202.

Riviere, L.A., Merrill, J.C., Wilk, J.E., Edens, E.N. & Adler, A.B. (2010, August). Risk Behaviors among U.S. Soldiers. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

Herrell, R.K., Edens, E.N., Wright, P.J., Thomas, J.L., Bliese, P.D. & Hoge, C.W. (2010, August). Assessment of Impairment in a Military Sample: The Walter Reed Functional Impairment Scale. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

Edens, E.N., Thomas, J.L., Cabrera, O.A., Wood, M.D., Bliese, P.D. & Riviere, L.A. (2010, August). Coping Strategies and Psychological Problems among Soldiers Deployed to Afghanistan. Poster presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, San Diego, CA.

Edens, E.N., Wright, P.J., Cabrera, O.A., Thomas, J.L. & Riviere, L.A. (2010, June). Technical Report: 3rd Infantry Division 6 and 12 months post-deployment (2008-2009). Technical Report.

Edens, E.N., Riviere, L.A., Hoge, C.W. & Bliese, P.D. (2010, March). Relationship between family-friendly unit climate and career intentions. Chapter 18 in ‘The 71-F Advantage: Applying Army Research Psychology for Health and Performance Gains.”.

Edens, E.N., Wood, M.D. & Bliese, P.D. (2009, November). The Role of Deployment Related Work Stress in Supportive Leadership Related Anger. Poster presented at the Work, Stress, And Health Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Edens, E.N., Riviere, L.A. & Hoge, C.W. (2008, August). Relationship between family friendly unit climate and career intentions. Poster presented at the 11th Force Health Protection Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Riviere, L.A., Edens, E.N., Bliese, P.D. & Hoge, C.W. (2008, August). Does Good Leadership Encourage Soldiers to Remain in the Army? A Look at Turnover Intentions. Poster presented at the 11th Force Health Protection Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Edens, E.N., Riviere, L.A. & Hoge, C.W. (2008, April). Relationship Between Family Friendly Unit Climate and Career Intentions. Paper presented at the AMEDD Research Psychology Postgraduate Professional Short Course, Bethesda, MD.

Edens, E. N. (2005, August). “Attack of the Clones: Part II of How to do Accurate and Realistic

Market Sizing” Pitney Bowes Roundtable Conference, Stamford, Connecticut.

Edens, E.N. (2005, July). “The Iceman Cometh: Part I of How to do Accurate and

Realistic Market Sizing” Pitney Bowes Roundtable Conference, Stamford, Connecticut.

Edens, E.N. (2004, June). “Industrial Database Analysis: Leading Practices,” Pitney

Bowes Leadership Council Conference, Stamford, Connecticut.

Edens, E.N. Mentor Made Easy: Walking the Reader Through CfMC Computer Training.

The Gallup University, (1995).

Edens, E.N. Debugging CfMC Mentor: Helping the Reader Debug the CfCM Program.

The Gallup University, (1995).

Edens, E.N. Examples for CfMC Mentor: Examples of Different Program Set-ups for the CfCM Program. The Gallup University, (1995).

Edens, E.N. Reform vs. the Status Quo: Presidential Elections of 1912 and 1924, University of Arkansas Press, (1992).

AFFILIATIONS/VOLUNTARY SERVICE

Yerwood Summer Reading Partners, Voluntary intercity children’s reading

program, Stamford, CT, 2003-2006

Literacy Awareness Scrabble Tournament, yearly fundraiser to help increase awareness of need for programs and volunteers in intercity children’s reading programs,

Stamford, CT, 2003-2006

Volunteer, Connecticut Adult Literacy, (Instructor) Stamford/New Haven, CT, 2003-2006

Volunteer, People’s City Mission, Lincoln, NE, 2001

Volunteer, Arkansas Adult Literacy, (Instructor) Fayetteville, AR, 1990-1992

AWARDS/CERTIFICATES

Six Sigma Black Belt, 2007 (DMEDI project which laid out and implemented the architecture for a financial database which allows for seamless collection of both internal and external financial data which in turn allows for timely and accurate analysis of said financial data).

Outstanding Employee, Pitney Bowes, 2005 (Awarded to the most outstanding employee of the year. Given for designing and creating competitive analysis and targeting program that created $1.2 MM revenue per sales office for the year).

Outstanding Employee, Pitney Bowes, 2004 (Awarded to the most outstanding employee of the year. Give for creating the Industrial Database that has been used to locate more than four million dollars in untapped revenue since 2003).

Employee of the Month, The Gallup Organization, October, 2001 (Awarded for saving the company $2.3 MM, in a single month, by taking the lead on and redesigning three different analytical projects.).

Quality Supplier, USPS, 2000 (Awarded by the United States Postal Service for providing outstanding data analysis as an outside vendor).

Team Member Data Analysis Award, USPS, 1999 (Awarded by the United States Postal Service for being part of an outside vendor team that provided the USPS with three different invaluable monthly reports.).

INTERESTS/HOBBIES

Volunteer work, studying history, translating Ancient Greek text, playing guitar, and playing chess

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