Abraham Deng Ater
Health Scientist
Snellville,GA
Summary
Proposed Role: Health Scientist/Epidemiologist Highly motivated health services professional with experiences spanning over ten years in public health. Key skills are in data management, user interface development, program management, surveillance, monitoring & evaluation, public health informatics, and data collection. Accomplishments and expertise in data analysis, user-interface application development, research implementation science, program monitoring & evaluation, and public health informatics for the Peraton and the United States Government’s PEPFAR projects. Abraham was one of the lead developers for Strategic Data Management Solution (SDMS) that led to the successful release and enabled periodic deployment of the application to support the on-going surveillance program (SIMS) while maintaining high quality of the application. 10 years at CDC within the DGHT Program 12 years doing similar work (application development, data entry screen development, data management, data collection, data analysis, research protocol development, operation research, health education projects). Hard-working Supervisor with exceptional experience leading teams, delivering results and exceeding expectations. Creative and motivated leader adept at utilizing exceptional design and planning strengths to accomplish complex projects. Skilled in teaching new concepts and best practice strategies. Results-focused Supervisor offering successful background leading talented sales personnel. Successful at engaging with staff by discussing sales performance, maintaining accountability and acknowledging excellent performance. Driven to maintain service standards by supporting staff in handling service issues and customer communications.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Supervisor
Costco Wholesale
Tucson, AZ
Customer Service Associate
Costco Wholesale
Tucson, AZ
- First language, professional translator/interpreter
- Arabic: proficient in conversational Arabic
- Nuer: proficient in conversational Nuer
- Publications and Patents
- Conference Presentation
- Ater, Abraham, Sushma Kurella, Gulzar H
- Shah, Kristie Cason Waterfield
- 2019
- Local Health Department Engagement in Access to Mental Health Services and Mental Health Policy or Advocacy Activities." Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Presentations
- Presentation 85
- Source: https://www.apha.org/annualmeeting
- Published
- Ater, Abraham Deng, "Characteristics Associated with Local Health Departments’ Completion of Community Health Assessment, Community Health Improvement Plan, and Strategic Planning" (2018)
- Electronic Theses and Dissertations
- 1846
- Https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/1846
- Ater, Abraham Deng
- (2013)
- My Lost Childhood: A Story of My Long Journey through the Horror
- Thorofare, NJ: Xlibris.
Data Manager
Peraton | Centers, Control, CDC
Atlanta, GA
10.2021 - Current
Data Manager
Impact Assessments
Atlanta, GA
10.2021 - Current
- Oversee and maintain Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA) surveys data, perform routine data analysis using SAS and RStudio, and deliver surveillance findings and outputs to the division decision makers
- Heightened data lifecycle by organizing incoming data from the survey countries in Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
- Improved data quality by conducting data review before being released for publications, public dissemination, or press releases by using SAS, R, Power BI, and Microsoft Excel
- Maximized scientific publications by conducting abstract reviews and provide feedbacks to principal investigator
- Enhanced data collection, quality control, and reporting across PHIA programs by providing technical assistant to CDC-supported countries and guide data collection efforts
- Strengthened collaboration with CDC implementing partners by conducting meetings, writing standard operating procedure documents, and providing data analysis plans for a proposed project
- Promoted scientific data and theories by conducting research and routine qualitative and quantitative data analyses from primary and secondary sources
- Supported innovative approaches by providing technical assistant to countries with or without
Fellow
Peraton | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, GA
09.2014 - Current
- Gathered, researched, analyzed, and managed data at CDC’s Division of Global HIV/AIDS and TB
- Collected and analyzed data for synthesis at CDC's Global Health program by conducting interviews, surveys, and effectively overseeing and maintaining information of the Data for Partner Monitoring (DFPM) from dozens of countries for CDC’s Division of Global HIV/AIDS and TB (DGHT)
- Significantly enhanced HIV/AIDS operations at CDC's Center for Global Health by facilitating training of data clerks and data managers at various global health locations
- Raised HIV/AIDS awareness across CDC supported countries by frequently providing technical assistance to various sites, leading development of data collection tools, and initiating extensive research at selected treatment facilities
- Optimized management of data for Botswana Combination Prevention Project (BCPP), Mozambique Public Health Evaluation, Site Monitoring System, and Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) by devising innovative data capturing screens using, Epi Info 7, ODK, OpenClinica software
- Equipped BCPP data collection personnel with sound understanding of how to use tablet for digital data collection by serving as part of training team.
Founder & President
United Visions
Atlanta, Georgia, GA
09.2007 - Current
Health Research Analyst/System Developer
Northrop Grumman | CDC, CGH, DGHT
Atlanta, GA
12.2014 - 10.2021
Data Management
Common Data Storage
Atlanta, GA
12.2014 - 10.2021
Biostatistician
Northrop Grumman | CDC, CGH, DGHT
Atlanta, GA
09.2014 - 12.2014
Health Research Analyst/System Developer
CGH/DGHT
Atlanta, GA
09.2014 - 12.2014
- Act as one of the lead developers for the Strategic Data Management Solution (SDMS) application and Common Data Storage (CDS) database that led to the successful release and enabled periodic deployment of the application to support the on-going CDC surveillance program known as Site Improvement and Monitoring System (SIMS) while maintaining high quality of the application
- Strengthened on-going surveillance program (SIMS) by playing instrumental role in the development of data collection software application called Strategic Data Management Solution (SDMS) to improve public health outcomes for CDC supported countries and regions
- Increased efforts to automate and shorten reporting time bound between the CDC field offices and its headquarters in Atlanta by designing and developing SDMS application software tool
- Identified appropriated surveillance systems and programs by engaging in data extraction from various public health systems to be used by decision makers for policy changes and resource allocations
- Improved measurement of HIV/AIDS and TB burden by designing, developing, and implementing a database called Common Data Store (CDS), which provides a single place to store multiple types of surveillance data including SDMS and MER (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting) indicator targets and results
- Enhanced data collection, quality control, and reporting across CDC’s Global Health programs by initiating in-depth research on different software tools (SAS, etc.) and creating and presenting scientific report to division leadership
- Graduated and enriched skill sets of 30 field epidemiologist fellows in Uganda by facilitating training on operation research in conjunction with CDC's Global Health program, and expertly mentoring and guiding field epidemiologist training program (FETP) residents
- Maximized functionality of systems by providing comprehensive technical assistance for Botswana Combination Prevention Project (BCPP), Mozambique Public Health Evaluation, Site Monitoring System, and Safe Male Circumcision (SMC)
- Improved quality across selected care and treatment facilities supported by CDC by initiating data quality assessments and service quality assessments
- Project, Data for Partner Monitoring, CDC
Fellow
Association of Schools of Public Health, CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program, CGH, DGHT
Atlanta, GA
03.2012 - 09.2014
Biostatistician
CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program
Atlanta, GA
03.2012 - 09.2014
- Provided oversight of data for Data for Partner Monitoring (DFPM) program for CDC’s Division of Global HIV/AIDS and TB
- Delivered technical support across projects and systems and engaged in epidemiological activities by conducting programmatic data analysis using SAS and Epi Info 7, and service quality assessments
- Collected and analyzed data for synthesis at CDC's Global Health program by conducting interviews, surveys, and effectively overseeing and maintaining information of the DFPM project from dozens of countries for CDC’s Division of Global HIV/AIDS and TB (DGHT)
- Minimized employee hours across CDC's Global Health by creating essential report template in SAS and Microsoft Excel to read quantitative reports and dashboards
- Boosted efficiency of Site Improvement and Monitoring System (SIMS) by efficiently overseeing system and supporting collaborations with multiple teams within the Health Informatics, Data Management, and Statistics (HIDMS) branch
- Heightened team productivity 50% by designing and implementing rapid data collection tool with Open Data Kits (ODK), OpenClinica, and Epi Info 7
- Project: Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
Instructor
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, AZ, AZ
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Taught multilingual students as part of the Arizona Board of Regent university system
- Conducted classroom instruction in the Dinka and English languages for beginners through intermediate level adults
- Strengthened university multi-language system by interpreting and providing translation materials to the students and the staffs
- Raised awareness of Dinka language by writing manuals, translating from Dinka to English and vice versa, and outlining key terminologies to assist those with no knowledge of Dinka or English to understand health issues and other cultural context.
Intern
Arizona Department of Health Services
Phoenix, Arizona
03.2010 - 04.2010
Intern
Tribal Health Centers
Phoenix, AZ
03.2010 - 04.2010
- Developed a quality improvement plan to measure and improve the quality of health care for the tribal health organizations in Arizona
- Designed the Quality Health Improvement Plan for the Tribal Health Centers in Arizona,
- Authored a report on recommendations for Quality Health Improvement for use by the Arizona Tribal health centers.
Project Supervisor, Reviewer
Initiative, United Visions, American Public Health Association
Tucson, AZ
12.2008 - 05.2009
- Provided leadership and oversight as the founder and president of the United Visions for Change to raise funds for the health education initiative program in South Sudan
- Successfully achieved IRS nonprofit tax-exempt status
- Received 501(c) (3) designation in 2008
- Organized fundraising events, including a charity dinner resulting in donations of medical supplies and mosquito nets, which were distributed to South Sudan villagers in the summer of 2009
- Conducted a workshop in South Sudan to educate local community health workers and leaders on malaria and cholera prevention
- Ensured awareness about the effects of war on mental and emotional health through speaking engagement in Arizona
- Manage grant money and other organizational funds and assets
- Additional Experience and Affiliations
- Abstract
Education
Doctor of Public Health -
Georgia Southern University
Master of Public Health - undefined
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
The University of Arizona
Certified in Public Health (CPH) | 2018 Angular JS, Introduction to Java Script, HTML | 2016 Certificate in SAS Programing | 2016 Certificate in Geographic Information System (GIS) - undefined
University of Arizona
Certificate in Effective Presentations Skills Program - undefined
Skills
Data Collection AnalysisData Management Data QualityPublic Health InformaticsApplication DevelopmentUser Interface DevelopmentEpidemiological Studies, Surveys & InvestigationsProgram Design / Project ManagementSite / Program MonitoringTechnical Support internationallyTraining Employee DevelopmentData Quality Assessments
Team Building
[Software] experience
Operations management
Priority management
Certification
Certified in Public Health
Timeline
Data Manager
Peraton | Centers, Control, CDC
10.2021 - Current
Data Manager
Impact Assessments
10.2021 - Current
Certified in Public Health
06-2018
Health Research Analyst/System Developer
Northrop Grumman | CDC, CGH, DGHT
12.2014 - 10.2021
Data Management
Common Data Storage
12.2014 - 10.2021
Fellow
Peraton | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
09.2014 - Current
Biostatistician
Northrop Grumman | CDC, CGH, DGHT
09.2014 - 12.2014
Health Research Analyst/System Developer
CGH/DGHT
09.2014 - 12.2014
Fellow
Association of Schools of Public Health, CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program, CGH, DGHT
03.2012 - 09.2014
Biostatistician
CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program
03.2012 - 09.2014
Intern
Arizona Department of Health Services
03.2010 - 04.2010
Intern
Tribal Health Centers
03.2010 - 04.2010
Instructor
University of Arizona
01.2010 - 05.2010
Project Supervisor, Reviewer
Initiative, United Visions, American Public Health Association
12.2008 - 05.2009
Founder & President
United Visions
09.2007 - Current
Supervisor
Costco Wholesale
Customer Service Associate
Costco Wholesale
Doctor of Public Health -
Georgia Southern University
Master of Public Health - undefined
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
The University of Arizona
Certified in Public Health (CPH) | 2018 Angular JS, Introduction to Java Script, HTML | 2016 Certificate in SAS Programing | 2016 Certificate in Geographic Information System (GIS) - undefined
University of Arizona