Experience

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  AARP

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Sr. Research Advisor

    • Jun 2011 - Present
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Main responsibility is to oversee all aspects of AARP research. Duties includeinterpreting and clarifying findings and their implications for clients and stakeholders; conceptualizing and designing research projects; providing critical analysis of existing research; conducting literature reviews to inform research design and analysis; designing questionnaires, interviews, focus group moderator guides and other data collection tools and/or overseeing the work of vendors who provide initial design work; developing data collection procedures and managing all data collection activities; and writing final reports for clients and publication.

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  University of Maryland University College

  • College Park, Maryland

  • Adjunct Associate Professor (part-time)

    • Sep 2007 - Present
    • College Park, Maryland

    Teach, prepare lesson plans, develop exams, tutor and mentor students, grade papers and exams. Subjects: Political Science, American Government,

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  Abt SRBI

  • Silver Spring, Maryland

  • Senior Research Analyst

    • Oct 2004 - Jun 2011
    • Silver Spring, Maryland

    Duties included managing study activities on survey research projects, including working with clients and investigators to develop protocols, sampling plans, questionnaires, testing CATI programs, documenting study procedures, developing and implementing quality control procedures, abstracting and synthesizing data using SPSS, oversight of study and sample databases, and preparing and editing study materials such as reports, presentations and marketing proposals.

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  Strayer University

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor (Online)

    • 2006 - 2009

    Taught prepared lesson plans, developed exams, tutored and mentored students, graded papers and exams. Courses Taught: International Politics; Modern Public Administration; Human Resource Management, Leadership, Ethics and Public Policy, Directed Research (Graduate Thesis)

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  American University

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Professor/Research Assistant

    • 2001 - 2004
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Assist Professors with classroom management and research.

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  Montgomery County

  • Rockville, Maryland

  • Assistant Chief Administrative Officer

    • Jan 1995 - Jun 2001
    • Rockville, Maryland

    Chief of County Executive department staff. Managed $3.4 million budget. Directlysupervised information and referral, volunteer services, office of planningimplementation, office of community outreach (minority affairs), citizen complainttracking, and departmental administration. Conducted complex projects for the ChiefAdministrative Officer including high-level recruitment for department heads.

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  City of Rockville

  • Rockville, Maryland

  • Deputy City Manager

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 1995
    • Rockville, Maryland

    General responsibilities included advising and assisting the City Manager on all matters concerning the City's administrative functions, and coordinating interdepartmental projects for the Mayor andCouncil. Supervised operating budget process ($49 million).