EXPERIENCE TIMELINE BY DECADE (approximate)
2020s
Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University
Writing fiction in semi-retirement.
1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Chief of Biostatistics, Naval Medical Center San Diego
Dept of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University
1980s
Head of Operations Research, NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, La Spezia, Italy
Head of Naval Operations Research, NATO’s SACEUR, The Hague, The Netherlands
1970s
Director, Undersea Aqueduct Project, NOSC, San Diego
Director, Biomedical Project, NOSC, San Diego
Research Group Line Manager, NOSC, San Diego
Statistician, NAVFAC Brawdy, Wales, UK
1960s
Professor and Head, Statistics Department, University of Connecticut
CEO, General Systems Analysis Company
Post-doctoral studies, University of California San Diego
Post-doctoral studies, Harvard University
Systems Analyst, Lab for Electronics Inc, Monterey
1950s
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Hawaii
Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Tech
Graduate school: MS College of Wm & Mary; PhD Virginia Tech
1940s
High school and college (incl first courses in statistics)
TYPES OF EXPERIENCE, SEVERAL YEARS EACH
Technical
Statistician, general; biostatistician, medical; operations research analyst (industry, military); systems analyst (systems simulation); oceanometrician (quant. oceanogr.).
Teaching
Statistics (Professor: grad and undergrad); Mathematics (Asst Professor: undergrad)
Consulting Topics
Statistics in Medicine (all medical fields); Oceanography (physical, biological); Business and Economics; Education
Administrative
University Department Head, founding (UConn); Project Director (U.S. Government);
Line Manager (U.S. Government); Small Business CEO (own company)
Résumé: JOBS, EDUCATION, HONORS
For Publications, see Books, Non-Fiction and Articles pages
EMPLOYMENT:
1968-date: Professor Emeritus, San Diego State Univ. 2006-date Dept Mathematics and Statistics; 1978-82 and 1990-94 Dept Information & Decision Systems; 1971-74 Dept Natural Science; 1968-69 Dept Mathematical Sciences.
Taught various classes; served on graduate committees; published research
1991-2019 Chief of Biostatistics, Clinical Investigation Dept, Naval Medical Center San Diego
Evaluated scientific merit and planned experimental design of research protocols in medical and animal experiments; analyzed research data; conducted own research; prepared protocol critiques and participated in meetings of Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC); gave lectures on medical statistics; supervised biostatistics intern.
1986-90 Head, Operations Research NATO A-5 (US O-6), NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research & Experimentation, La Spezia, Italy.
Headed naval operations research for Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
1982-86 Leader, Naval Operations Analysis NATO A-5 (US O-6), NATO’s SHAPE Technical Centre, The Hague, Holland.
Headed naval operations research for Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
1977-82 Mathematical Statistician GS-15, Project Leader/Line Mgr, Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego.
Led or consulted on projects, including oceanometrics, marine animal research, system optimization; managed groups, including planning, funding, budgets, personnel, reporting.
1974-77 Scientist, Naval Facility, Brawdy, Wales, UK
Performed statistics and quality control in test and evaluation of Navy systems.
1971-73 (seconded part-time to Naval Hospital San Diego as Biostatistician)
Designed/analyzed medical studies & animal experiments for research staff/residents.
1970-74 Oceanometrician and Head, Biomedical Program, GS-15, Naval Undersea Center, San Diego
Led studies on Fleet problems, including oceanography, shipboard epidemiology, dolphin behavior, protection against sharks, et al. Secured funding, supervised technical personnel.
1963-70 President & CEO, General Systems Analysis Company, Storrs CT
Organized and administered company, securing business, hiring and supervising scientific personnel, managing budget, and consulting with many corporations (IBM, General Foods, Emhart Manufacturing, Continental Insurance, et al).
1962-70 Professor and (founding) Head, Statistics Dept, Univ of Connecticut, Storrs
Planned, launched, & built department, including MS & PhD curriculum development, budgeting, hiring faculty, securing students, obtaining student support, obtaining research support, teaching undergraduate and graduate statistics classes, consulting with faculty (medicine, oceanography, agriculture, biology, psychology, business, et al); obtained, funded, and administered NIH Biostatistics Training Program.
1961-62 Systems Analyst, Laboratory for Electronics Inc, Monterey CA
Developed probabilistic model for path conjunction among rockets and satellites.
1957-61 Mathematical Statistician GS-12, US Bureau Commercial Fisheries (part-time), Honolulu HI
Designed/analyzed studies in biological/physical oceanography; developed new statistical methods for oceanometric analysis.
1957-61 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI
Taught undergraduate & graduate mathematics & statistics; did research in theoretical statistics; consulted on faculty studies in biology, medicine, economics, et al.
1955-57 Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
Taught undergraduate mathematics.
EDUCATION:
Univ Calif San Diego (SIO) 1968-69 post-doctoral study: bioscience & oceanography
Harvard University 1965-66 post-doctoral study: statistics & mathematics
University of Hawaii 1958 post-doctoral study: computers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute PhD 1957 statistics & mathematics
College of William & Mary MS 1953 industrial psychology
College of William & Mary BS 1951 general science & psychology
HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY ACTIVITY:
Amer. Statist. Assoc.: Fellow; PStat; nat/state/local officer; mtg organizer; invited spkr; life mem
Royal Statistical Society (UK): Fellow; life member
1839 Society: Invited member
International Biometric Society (memb): national officer; meeting organizer, speaker
Institute of Mathematical Statistics (past memb): national officer; meeting organizer
Amer Soc Quality Ctrl (past memb): national, state, local officer; mtg organizer; invited speaker
Operations Research Society of America (past memb): invited speaker
San Diego Biomedical Symposium: Fellow; program chairman; president
Research Associate, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD (1969)
Visiting Professor of Mathematics, San Diego State University (1968)
International Statistics Institute: invited speaker (Tokyo 1960)
NIH Predoctoral Fellowship
Phi Kappa Phi (honorary scholastic)
Sigma Xi (honorary scientific)
Listed in Who’s Who in the World; Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who in Medicine; Who’s Who in Science & Engrg
Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
