Experience

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  Sullivan Consulting

  • McLean, VA

  • Consultant Analyst and Writer

    • May 2012 - Present
    • McLean, VA

    Updating my knowledge base key areas of experience and policy interest. Working on articles for publication in the areas of economic history, public policy and finance. Actively seeking consulting projects or full-time commitments.

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  EconSys, Inc.

  • Falls Church, VA

  • Senior Analyst, Program Manager

    • Jan 2005 - Apr 2012
    • Falls Church, VA

    Involved in a range of work related to Federal government retirement and insurance benefits. Design, development and testing of Web-based benefits software. Responsible for modeling databases and calculation rules for projection of savings and income streams for Federal employees under varying ...

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  Consulting Partners

  • McLean, VA

  • Partner

    • Apr 2002 - Dec 2005
    • McLean, VA

    Upon the retirement of my primary client contract technical representative at FDIC, we joined forces on several interesting “focused need, quick turnaround” projects. One was with the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility Agency (the “Control Board), a special, limited duration agency ch...

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  Economic Systems, Inc.

  • Senior Analyst and Program Manager

    • Oct 1993 - Mar 2002

    I became involved in a wave of early retirement buyout and other agency restructuring efforts in the Federal government. Was part of a team of counselors advising individual employees about their options and projected benefit outcomes under various retirement scenarios. Lead presenter and train...

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  Federal Employees News Digest

  • Author

    • Mar 1993 - Jun 1994

    In 1993 I negotiated a contract with the Federal Employee News Digest to write a book about the Federal government TSP. The result, Your Thrift Savings Plan, a 160-page guide that combined investment analyses and how-to retirement planning perspectives, was published in 1994 at a retail price of...

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  Hubbard & Revo-Cohen, Inc (HRC Canada, Inc.)

  • Senior Manager, Chief Toronto Office

    • Oct 1987 - Jun 1991

    I moved into a more senior position with a smaller company in late 1987. Hubbard and Revo-Cohen, Inc., and its subsidiary HRC Canada, provided research, policy guidance and direct institutional mediation services across a range of human resource areas. My work was devoted almost entirely to the...

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  The Hay Group and Hay-Huggins, Inc.

  • Washington, DC

  • Benefits Manager, Vice-President

    • Oct 1984 - Sep 1987
    • Washington, DC

    Returned to Washington and substantially bolstered my experience in employee compensation and benefits, software development, organization management and labor relations.Vice-President of Hay-Huggins, Inc., subsidiary of the Hay Group – conducted and administered benefits and compensation analyse...

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  Michael S. Dukakis for Governor

  • Boston, MA

  • Regional Field Director, SE Massachusetts

    • Sep 1981 - Jan 1983
    • Boston, MA

    Field Director, 1982 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Campaign – recruited, coordinated and supervised local volunteers in Southeastern Massachusetts (Greater Fall River, New Bedford, Cape Cod and Islands) throughout party caucuses, convention, primary and general elections. Probably the first signif...

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  Urban Systems Research & Engineering

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Economist & Research Analyst

    • Mar 1980 - Aug 1981
    • Cambridge, MA

    Consultant at Urban Systems Research & Engineering, Cambridge, MA -- co-author of report on need standards and payment policies in state welfare programs, and then deputy project manager on study of quality control and payment procedures in same programs. An interesting period in which I le...

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  U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare

  • Washington, DC

  • Economist

    • Aug 1977 - Mar 1980
    • Washington, DC

    Arrived in Washington, DC after education at Yale University and London School of Economics, entered into a sequence of enriching research, analysis and communication opportunities.Economist at then DHEW – Health, Education, Welfare – working on welfare reform proposals, first exposure to microsi...