Experience

Kirklin Solutions

• United States
• IT System Custom Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Scientific Officer

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  United States



James and John Kirklin Institute for Research in Surgical Outcomes (KIRSO)

• Statistician

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  Birmingham, Alabama KIRSO is a newly founded comprehensive multidisciplinary institute within the Department of Surgery at University of Alabama at Birmingham. We are focusing on surgical outcomes research, in order to analyze and improve outcomes of surgical therapies and their impact on patients, society (at local, national, and global levels), and the healthcare system.



University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Statistical Reporting at INTERMACS

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2016

  Birmingham, AL www.intermacs.org Develop and manage statistical reporting efforts for the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) a large registry established for patients who are receiving mechanical circulatory support device therapy to treat advanced heart failure. Provide analytical results including descriptive statistics, survival analysis, and competing outcome analysis to federal partners (NIH, FDA, CMS), industry stakeholders, and approximately 170 sites… Show more www.intermacs.org Develop and manage statistical reporting efforts for the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support (INTERMACS) a large registry established for patients who are receiving mechanical circulatory support device therapy to treat advanced heart failure. Provide analytical results including descriptive statistics, survival analysis, and competing outcome analysis to federal partners (NIH, FDA, CMS), industry stakeholders, and approximately 170 sites across the country. Additionally, provide analytical support for outcomes research utilizing the INTERMACS database. Show less



Eagle Applied Sciences LLC

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate / Database Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

  San Diego, CA Integrated large scale pharmacy data sets with occupational and medical information and provided data management support for a research program in the Behavioral Science and Epidemiology Department at the Naval Health Research Center. Designed and conducted studies to identify pharmaceutical utilization trends in combination with other data sources



SAIC

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Associate

  • Jun 2011 - Oct 2011

  San Diego, CA Supported the development of a new research program in the Behavioral Science and Epidemiology Department at the Naval Health Research Center including drafting and submitting the initial study's IRB protocol.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Nov 2009 - May 2011

  Birmingham, AL Patient recruiting, interviewing, data management, quality assurance, reporting and scientific support for the Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology (iMAGE) Study of Myeloma for the Department of Epidemiology in the UAB School of Public Health.

• Student Assistant

  • Oct 2009 - Nov 2009

  Birmingham, AL Supported a Medicaid Program Evaluation for the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy at the UAB School of Public Health. Developed online survey entry, used SPSS for extracting, formatting, and quality control of data and trained other student assistants.



Department of Veterans Affairs

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Student / Data Clerk / Analyst Support

  • Apr 2010 - Aug 2010

  Birmingham, AL Worked closely with project analysts, data entry personnel, and data managers on the Alabama Veterans Rural Health Initiative for the Center for Surgical, Medical Acute Care Research & Transitions (C-SMART) at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Developed and implemented SAS and MS Access programs to ensure timely and accurate data entry and reconciliation.



1917 Clinic / UAB Center for AIDS Research

• Volunteer Research Assistant

  • Jun 2009 - May 2010

  Birmingham, Alabama Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of medical and behavioral science researchers on multiple projects investigating patient perceptions of HIV testing. Recruited, consented, and interviewed patients in a clinical setting, administered HIV tests, improved and coordinated data entry and supported quantitative and qualitative data analysis.



Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• Contract Research Assistant

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Atlanta, GA Collaborated with CDC and Georgia Institute of Technology scientists in the design and testing of bioanalytical instrumentation for the development of a field diagnostic platform.