Terry Higgins

Terry Higgins

Founder and President at ASD Athletes

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Current
  • Founder & President at ASD Athletes
  • Co Race Director at World Wide Festival of Races
  • Research Associate III at University of Tennesee
Past
  • Graduate Assistant at Univeristy of Tennessee
  • Project Manager at Chase Environmental Group
  • Project Engineer at US Ecology
Education
  • University of Tennessee-Knoxville
  • University of Virginia
  • Longwood University
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Terry Higgins’s Summary

Statistician, Research Associate, Client: CIRPC (UT Knoxville). Perform various statistical analysis on data received from departments with in DOL. Provide guidance on survey creation, analysis and interpretation of results.

Wage rates for American Samoa, Team Member, Client: U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division. The survey included traveling twice (2004 and 2006) to American Samoa to collect a voluntary economic survey of businesses on the island. All the information was combined and a report titled "Economic Report: The Minimum Wage in American Samoa, 200X" was submitted to DOL.

Statistical Consulting, Graduate Assistant, Client: University of Tennessee. Worked in the Statistical Consulting Center at the University. Clientele consisted of students (from bachelors to Ph. D. students), faculty and staff who needed assistance or guidance on statistical analysis for their work.

Cultural Health Index Analysis, Intern, Client: Tennessee Valley Authority. Worked on the corporate wide cultural health survey for TVA. Analysis included discerning whether a particular survey item was within preset goal limits. Access and Excel were used to house and manipulate the data and to create reports.

Hazardous Waste Remediation/Disposal, Hazardous mixed waste broker and Project Manager, Client: Chase Environmental Group. Worked with companies to determine the disposal processing for their needs. Wastes were brokered to offsite facilities per U.S. DOT and IATA regulations. Authored final release surveys and reports to various agencies for acceptance of remediation services or decommission of remediated buildings.

Nuclear Equipment Service Center, Project Supervisor, Client: US Ecology. Supervised refurbishment and repair of motors used in nuclear power plants . A procedure was developed and implemented to track radioactive materials for the radioactive materials license.

Terry Higgins’s Specialties:

project management, goal setting, procedural creation and review


Terry Higgins’s Experience

  • Founder & President

    ASD Athletes

    (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    August 2008Present (1 year 4 months)

    I created ASD Athletes as a way to give back to those in the Autism Community and those with special needs to get involved in physical Activity.

    As such I am going to do what it takes to meet the objective of our Mission Statement and Vision. Our mission is to promote wellness, education, and successes at a platinum standard of purpose, courage, and camaraderie. Our Vision is to support and promote wellness and life skills opportunities for the ASD community through physical activity. We are passionate about bridging the interests, talents and goals of individuals in the autism community to the strategies and opportunities for developing the skills they need in order to reach their potential.

  • Co Race Director

    World Wide Festival of Races

    (Sports industry)

    July 2006Present (3 years 5 months)

    The World Wide Festival of Races is an Annul Free, non-commercial, simultaneous worldwide event of running a half marathon, 10k or 5k held in October.

  • Research Associate III

    University of Tennesee

    (Research industry)

    August 2004Present (5 years 4 months)

  • Graduate Assistant

    Univeristy of Tennessee

    (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)

    August 2002May 2004 (1 year 10 months)

  • Project Manager

    Chase Environmental Group

    (Research industry)

    19982002 (4 years )

  • Project Engineer

    US Ecology

    (Research industry)

    19961998 (2 years )


Terry Higgins’s Education

  • University of Tennessee-Knoxville

    M.S. , Statistics , 20022004

    Activities and Societies:
    Statistics Club
  • University of Virginia

    M.E. , Nuclear Engineering , 19931995

  • Longwood University

    19891993

    Activities and Societies:
    Tau Kappa Epsilon, Longwood Ambassador, WLCX, Alpha Psi Omega, Longwood Theatre

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  •    Half Marathon Runners

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