Barbara Smith
Levittown,PA
Summary
Analytical, organized and detail-oriented mathematical statistician with software/database debugging expertise and experience with a wide spectrum of NASS applications. Collaborative team player with ownership mentality and a track record of delivering high quality applications.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (GS-1529-13)
USDA/NASS, CSD DCB MSS
09.2013 - Current
- Technical Lead for Mobile Survey Section (MSS)
- Oversee all new CAPI development and enhancements
- Key achievements : June Area CAPI instrument, CAPI Pooler, and conversion of APIs to .NET
- Resolve web data issues
- Work closely with SPBSD on critical infrastructure changes that may affect data collection
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (GS-1529-12)
USDA/NASS, CSD SDSB
09.2011 - 09.2013
- Test CAPI/CASI instruments before released to Field Offices
- Liaison between NASS customers and the developers for CAPI
- Troubleshoot CAPI related issues to find the source of the problem
- Create CAPI Metric Charts to presented to SET
- Provide customer service for CAPI and interacting software programs (CASI, SMS, and Blaise)
- Instrumental in CAPI implementation nationwide.
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (GS-1529-11)
USDA/NASS, NEW JERSEY FIELD OFFICE
06.1997 - 09.2011
- Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) Coordinator for New Jersey
- CAPI team member since November 2009
- Census Coordinator (2002 and 2007)
- NASDA Coordinator
- Conducts Mid-Year, Chemical Usage, Floriculture, and Census training workshops
- Manage surveys for the New Jersey Field Office, including past and present surveys : Quarterly Agricultural Surveys, Ag Yield Surveys, Quarterly Labor Surveys, Cattle and Hog Surveys, June Area Survey, Chemical Usage Surveys, Floriculture Surveys, Census of Agriculture, and Berry Surveys
- Set estimates for corn, soybeans, hay, winter wheat, cattle, hogs, blueberries, and cranberries
- Remotely navigate enumerators around segments using ArcGIS technology
Education
MASTER OF ARTS - STATISTICS
University of Buffalo
1997
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - MATHEMATICS
SUNY Brockport
1995
Skills
CAPI/CASI
Blaise
ELMO/ELMA
MYSQL/Hyperion
Survey Designer
NICE
AZURE
MRS
SMS
IDAS
SAS
ESA
Affiliations
- New Jersey SAS User Group (NJSUG)
- Mathematical Association of America
Awards
Administrator's Award for Excellence
- 2021 - "For her tremendous efforts in improving the efficiency, functionality, and overall customer satisfaction of the CAPI program, and for her outstanding leadership and dedication to the Data Collection Branch."
- 2016 - "For her vision, dedication, and leadership in testing and deploying the new CAPI solution, the Mobile Optimized Survey Tool (MOST). As the team lead, she worked tirelessly to deliver the fully tested tool in a timely manner while also ensuring minimal impact on data collection and survey procedures."
USDA Customer Service Award
- 2016 - CAPI/MOST Modernization Team
Agency Circle of Excellence
- 2022 - June Area CAPI Development Team
- 2022 - June Area Rapid Response Team
- 2022 - Area Combined Screener Team
- 2022 - Data Collection Cloud Migration Team
- 2021 - Decentralized Data Collection Team
- 2021 - ARMS 2 CAPI Survey Team
- 2020 - CAPI Mobile Device Management Migration Team
- 2017 - CAPI Census Form Team
- 2017 - Objective Yield Improvement Team
- 2015 - cSMS Business and Development
- 2011 - CAPI Prototype Team
- 2011 - CAPI Pilot Team
Training Award
- 2015 - Client-Side Web Programming Series, O'Reilly School of Technology
Timeline
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (GS-1529-13)
USDA/NASS, CSD DCB MSS
09.2013 - Current
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (GS-1529-12)
USDA/NASS, CSD SDSB
09.2011 - 09.2013
MATHEMATICAL STATISTICIAN (GS-1529-11)
USDA/NASS, NEW JERSEY FIELD OFFICE
06.1997 - 09.2011
MASTER OF ARTS - STATISTICS
University of Buffalo
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - MATHEMATICS
SUNY Brockport
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