Amy Sears
Management Analyst
Aiea,HI
Summary
Talented professional considered knowledgeable leader and dedicated problem solver. Brings six years of valuable expertise to forward department objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in managing projects, programs, and improvements.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Case Coordinator / Management Analyst
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
3 2022 - Current
- Serve as primary point of contact and subject matter expert on all major queries regarding casework.
- Management and oversight of team members including internal training, information management proficiency, oral and written communication skills, and record keeping in accordance with laboratory accreditation standards laboratory case management systems.
- Ensure new policies and procedures are captured and adhered to, noting their effectiveness in meeting our goals and objectives, as well as appropriate work production and effectiveness
- Oversight of key projects from inception to completion, including prioritization of cases through the lens of long and short-term plans, policies, and regulations
- Preparation of responses, reports, and recommendations due out to internal and external agency individuals, to include stakeholders and other third parties. These reports occasionally consist of meetings that require presentation of collected and analyzed data in a format appropriate for the audience.
Project Administrator / Postdoctoral Research Associate, Anthropologist
SNA International, Supporting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Worked with the Project Lead on tasks related to project management on a team of analysts utilizing a variety of administrative skills.
- Training and mentoring of analysts within the Korean War Identification Project (KWIP). This included training on utilizing concepts and scientific theories so that incoming analysts were able to understand the subject matter and interpret results for casework purposes. Ensured that everyone was operating with the same skill set and knowledge of proper procedures and processes, maintaining best practices.
- Analysis of procedural actions to develop SOPs, procedural guides, and templates to manage products within the project, identifying requirements of collective taskings to support milestones, resources, and desired outcomes.
- Used written communication skills and working knowledge in interpreting NGS DNA testing outputs to author over 30 Medical Examiner Memos for the science director.
- Lead for 2021 repatriation exchange with South Korean counterparts at the Ministry of National Defense's Killed in Action Recovery and Identification Unit. Created reports for external viewing and worked with foreign representatives, analyzing procedural actions that were interrelated across multiple agency platforms.
Postgraduate Research Associate, Anthropologist / Team Lead
SNA International, Supporting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
04.2018 - 03.2021
- Elevated within team to position as coordinator of the Punchbowl project, overseeing all accessions from Punchbowl cemetery from intake into the lab through to complete identification.
- Promoted by contracting employer, SNA International, to position of Team Lead, placed in charge of tracking employee time cards and PTO requests, highlighting leadership abilities.
- Utilized time management skills for completion of reports and other assignments in a timely manner, including peer review of analytical reports; worked independently with minimal direction or supervision and performing tasks under tight deadlines and managing shifting priorities.
- Authored over 30 scientific reports, many of which involved utilization of concepts and scientific theories with regard to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA testing modalities and outputs, and anthropological forensic analysis.
Education
Master's - Anthropology
Texas State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, Tx 08.2011 - 08.2013
Bachelor's - Anthropology
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA 01.2007 - 12.2009
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
Oral and Written Communication
Project Management
Organization
Salesforce and management systems
Time Management
Multitasking Abilities
Planning and Coordination
Timeline
Project Administrator / Postdoctoral Research Associate, Anthropologist
SNA International, Supporting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
03.2021 - 02.2022
Postgraduate Research Associate, Anthropologist / Team Lead
SNA International, Supporting the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
04.2018 - 03.2021
Master's - Anthropology
Texas State University - San Marcos
08.2011 - 08.2013
Bachelor's - Anthropology
Sonoma State University
01.2007 - 12.2009
Lead Case Coordinator / Management Analyst
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
3 2022 - Current
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