Cleopatra DeLeon

Past

• Senior Research Data Management Coordinator at UTHSCSA
• Graduate Research Associate at University of Texas at San Antonio
• Teaching Assistant at University of Texas at San Antonio

• Contract Programmer/Analyst at PPD, Inc
• Psychometrics Analyst III at Pearson Educational Measurement
• Financial Management Technician at US Air Force
• Contract Programmer/Analyst at PPD, Inc
• Programmer/Analyst at University of Rochester
• Contract Programmer/Analyst at Sigma Marketing Group
• Senior Psychometrics Analyst at Harcourt Assessment
• Public Affairs Data Analyst at South Texas Veterans Health Care System

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Education

• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Victoria High School

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Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Summary

Over 9 years in statistical analysis, reporting & database management in support of clinical trials, psychometrics and marketing.

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Specialties:

SAS© Certified Base Programmer

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Experience

• Senior Research Data Management Coordinator

  UTHSCSA

  (Educational Institution; Research industry)

  June 2008 — June 2009 (1 year 1 month)

  Insured the integrity of research project data, including data extraction, processing, storage, manipulation, and analysis. Was responsible for database design, administration, security, and maintenance. Accurately coded variables from original data and completed statistical analyses as needed. Shared knowledge of data coding and analysis techniques with other staff.
  
  Participated in ongoing decisions regarding study design, data collection, data analysis, and methodology. Worked with research scientists to develop statistical analyses that addressed proposed research questions. Analyzed data with basic statistical methods, interprets results, and provided written summaries of data analyses. Presented and assessed alternative statistical methods with research scientists and other staff.

• Graduate Research Associate

  University of Texas at San Antonio

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  February 2008 — June 2008 (5 months)

  Performs database management and statistical analysis for the Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute (CAPRI).

• Teaching Assistant

  University of Texas at San Antonio

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  February 2008 — May 2008 (4 months)

  Provides supplemental instruction for Management Science and Statistics course including statistical concepts such as hypothesis testing, multinomial distribution and chi-square tests, tests of independence, non-parametric tests, analysis of variance, correlation, linear and multiple regression, as well as the utilization of spreadsheets and statistical software to analyze and interpret data.

• Contract Programmer/Analyst

  PPD, Inc

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; PPDI; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  February 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 6 months)

  Serves as a project lead & oversees work of other programmers on team. Manages assignments to meet timelines & deliver high quality work. Demonstrates a good understanding of the role of the programmer in the overall process. Increases knowledge base & professional skills in areas including programming, technology & techniques, clinical trials & pharmaceutical industry. Works efficiently & effectively with little direct supervision. Understands & follows department’s working practice documents & SOPs & contributes to their development as needed. Works directly with project team leaders & client representatives to assess & develop project goals & timelines. Independently creates, executes, maintains & validates programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems, combines, generates & stores summary data from a multiple databases, generate listings, tables & figures using SAS, PL/SQL, or other appropriate languages.

• Psychometrics Analyst III

  Pearson Educational Measurement

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PSO; Education Management industry)

  March 2005 — January 2006 (11 months)

  SAS programming & research activities supporting psychometric services for statewide testing programs such as TAKS, TAAS, SDAA-II & RPTE.

• Financial Management Technician

  US Air Force

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  November 1995 — November 2005 (10 years 1 month)

  Honorably Discharged. Inactive DOD Secret Security Clearance. ALTERNATE TITLES: Accounting Specialist, Audit Clerk, Bookkeeper, Accounting Clerk, Cost Clerk, Payroll Clerk, Budget Clerk, Statistical Clerk, Payroll Specialist. Related DOD Occupational Subgroup: 541. Performed, supervised, managed & directed financial management activities. Provided customer service. Maintained financial records for pay & travel transactions. Maintained accounting records & prepared reports. Determined fund availability & propriety of claims. Accounted for cash, checks & other negotiable instruments. Processed commitments & obligations, payments & collections. Served as financial advisor to commanders & resource managers. Compiled, analyzed & summarized data. Prepared & executed financial plans. Additional responsibilities as Airlift Load Planner, Certified Trainer, Self-Aid & Buddy Care Instructor, Security Forces & Weapons Custodian/Courier.

• Contract Programmer/Analyst

  PPD, Inc

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PPDI; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  June 2004 — February 2005 (9 months)

  Serves as a project lead & oversees work of other programmers on team. Manages assignments to meet timelines & deliver high quality work. Demonstrates a good understanding of the role of the programmer in the overall process. Increases knowledge base & professional skills in areas including programming, technology & techniques, clinical trials & pharmaceutical industry. Works efficiently & effectively with little direct supervision. Understands & follows department’s working practice documents & SOPs & contributes to their development as needed. Works directly with project team leaders & client representatives to assess & develop project goals & timelines. Independently creates, executes, maintains & validates programs that transfer data across multiple data management systems, combines, generates & stores summary data from a multiple databases, generate listings, tables & figures using SAS, PL/SQL, or other appropriate languages.

• Programmer/Analyst

  University of Rochester

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

  February 2004 — April 2004 (3 months)

  Grant funded position researching & analyzing data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) & Medicare billing data. Developed & programmed statistical models to conduct univariate, bivariate, multivariate analyses. Identified & recoded key variables, conducted merges & prepared clean data set. Presented & interpreted SAS output. Prepared data in suitable form for journal publication. Consulted faculty regarding statistical & programming questions.

• Contract Programmer/Analyst

  Sigma Marketing Group

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

  August 2003 — December 2003 (5 months)

  Developed data mining report automation using Proc SQL, Proc Report, ODS & dynamic MACRO programming for New Business Accounts Team.

• Senior Psychometrics Analyst

  Harcourt Assessment

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; RUK; Research industry)

  November 2000 — June 2003 (2 years 8 months)

  Mastered & applied SAS programming skills for data cleanup, management & statistical analysis of large datasets. Continuously updated analysis algorithms to improve efficiency, consistency & accuracy. Manipulated & formatted datasets to create custom reports used in final publication. Maintained, evaluated & improved archive integrity, documentation & availability. Retrieved & updated SAS/SPSS programs & datasets from mainframe (MVS) archives for use on PCs. Exported/imported data across software packages. Developed familiarity with new data analysis techniques & software. Performed Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis using PARSCALE, BIGSTEPS/WINSTEPS. Predicted missing data using multiple imputation procedures available in SAS, NORM or SOLAS. Fit & smoothed data into theoretical models utilizing SAS, Excel or ORIGIN software.

• Public Affairs Data Analyst

  South Texas Veterans Health Care System

  (Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  July 2000 — August 2000 (2 months)

  Employed through The Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities National Internship Program (HACU-NIP). Designed & entered database; planned & performed statistical analysis & associated market research for the "Women Veterans Health Expo" & "Marketing Health Care to Women Veterans" Poster Presentation at The Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC. Provided general office support & administrative assistance during the 20th National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Education

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  MS , Applied Statistics , 2007 — 2009

  Biostatistics/Psychometrics Concentration

• The University of Texas at San Antonio

  BA , Psychology , 1998 — 2001

  Quantitative Concentration

• Victoria High School

Additional Information

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Interests:

hiking, salt-water fishing, getting in touch with latent right-brain activities

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Groups:

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Alumni, Habitat for Humanity, SAS Users Groups, American Statistical Association (ASA), American Psychological Association (APA), UTSA Alumni Association, UTSA Career Mentor

•    DataShaping Advanced Analytics
•    Pharmaceutical Discussion Group
•    Good Clinical Practice
•    Pearson
•    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
•    SAS Users Group
•    SAS Certified Professional Community
•    SAS Professionals
•    SAS Network
•    University of Texas at San Antonio Alumni
•    CLINICAL SAS PROGRAMMERS
•    SAS Programmers Alliance (SASPA)
•    SAS Opportunities
•    Oracle Clinical
•    Electronic Data Capture - Clinical Trials
•    San Antonio Networking Analysts (SANA)
•    Link_San Antonio
•    Business Intelligence SAS
•    Statistical Consultants
•    Programmers and Developers

Cleopatra DeLeon’s Honors:

- PPD, Inc. WOW Award (December 2006)
- The Psychological Corporation ROPE Award Winner as member of WIAT-II Project Team (March/April 2001)
- The Air Force Materiel Command Financial Management and Comptroller Airman of the Quarter Award (Q3, FY99)

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