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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Research And Affiliations
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Leon Quazim Morton

New York,NY

Summary

Skilled and dynamic professional with proficient human service capacities that demonstrates and provides comprehensive, innovative management and care with a proven record of accomplishments for accurately completing research, reporting, analyzing, information management, effective transitions, and treatments. Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and procedural processes that reduce redundancies to promote improved accuracy and efficiency. Capable of supporting work with a high standard of ethics and discipline that fosters a positive workplace culture for building inclusive workplace teams. Highly focused and results-oriented in helping with compounding issues, identifying goals and priorities, and resolving issues in the initial stages. Focused Project Analyst promoting more than 2.5 years' expertise working for organizations in Harm Reduction and Substance Use Prevention. Smart and educated with a desire to take on challenges at a new company.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Analyst

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Long Island City, Queens
10.2021 - Current
  • Support the deliverance of technical assistance to up to thirty-six (36) US jurisdictions to develop and implement interventions to address the opioid overdose crisis: Regulate and coordinate various projects in the IOPSLL grant, working closely with other partners and other team members to develop project plans, set timelines, and allocate resources
  • Gather, analyze, and interpret data related to project performance, progress, and outcomes
  • These can vary from financial data, key performance indicators (KPIs), and other metrics to provide insights into the project's health and success
  • Asses potential risks that could impact sites' success and work with the sites to develop sustainable plans once their grant period ends
  • Supports budgeting, invoicing, and other financial strategies to ensure within budget constraints
  • Responsible for maintaining accurate project documentation, including project plans, status reports, meeting minutes, and other relevant records to present to partners on collaborative calls
  • Actively seek ways to improve project management processes, increase efficiency, and optimize workflows
  • Co-facilitate monthly check-in technical assistance calls with NACCHO and CDC for recipient sites to provide updates on themes and requests to inform their program planning
  • Serves as a point of contact for partners, providing monthly, quarterly, mid-year, and annual updates on project progress and addressing any concerns or questions they may have
  • Guide other analysts within the Office of Research and Surveillance
  • Providing leadership and direction in the absence of the team lead
  • Ensure that projects adhere to established quality standards and best practices
  • After the IOPSLL site project completion, participates in site evaluation sessions to identify lessons learned and areas for improvement in future grants.

Assistant Project Manager

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Bellevue Hospital, Manhattan
02.2017 - 04.2021
  • Build a rapport with patients diagnosed with HBV, HCV, and or co-infected with HIV to educate and provide immediate linkage to care
  • Coordinated supplementary education for patients on alcohol cessation, how to limit transmission, and coordinated referrals to primary mental health providers
  • Developed, facilitated, and implemented health quality and process improvement initiatives based on expanding performance measurements
  • Coordinated health insurance enrollments and medication/pharmacy prior authorization to access highly effective HBV, HCV, and HIV medications
  • Customized patients into treatment readiness counseling
  • Increased monitoring and documenting of patients’ adherence to prescribed medications
  • Accompanied patients to infectious disease clinic appointments and ancillary services
  • Identified and documented services promptly into electronic medical records
  • Analyzed essential metrics required for developing grant proposals
  • Mobilized program outreach events and provided information on HVB and HCV services to healthcare providers and community partners to improve the community’s health
  • Actively participated as a member of the Infectious Disease Clinic in weekly case conferences with medical providers
  • I provided effective feedback to colleagues on the healthcare teams based on medical record observations
  • Report to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to give program report updates on services to patients receiving treatment in and around Bellevue Hospital
  • Project Succeed; aimed to improve HCV, HBV, HIV screening, linkage to care, and treatment rates with PLWHA, used surveillance data to identify the health care practices with the most significant number of HIV/HVC
  • Cultivated communications with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide proper screening and linkage for patients for operational teams of the division, in addition to developing grant-funded opportunities
  • Successfully redesigned and hosted Bellevue Hospital’s Virology Department World Aids Day 2017, 2018 & 2019

Education

Master of Public Health (MPH) - Epidemiology

New York University
06.2024

Bachelor of Science, Public Health (BSc) - Minor: Human Services

Monroe College

Skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Word
  • HBV, HCV and HIV awareness training
  • Client and Community Outreach
  • Program Management
  • SAS, R and Tableau
  • Public Relations
  • Strong Communicator
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Public Speaking

Affiliations

  • Toastmasters, Public Speaking Club
  • The National Society of Leadership and Success
  • The Alpha Eta Honor Society
  • Human Rights Campaign

Certification

  • HIV Primary Care Training Program
  • HCV Epidemiology – Infectious Disease Education & Assessment
  • COVID-19 Magnifying Glass: Examination of Racial & SES Disparities in the U.S.
  • Introduction to COVID-19
  • Advanced Training in LGBTQ Healthcare and HCV

Accomplishments

  • President’s List- Winter 2015, 2016, 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2016
  • Dean’s List- Fall 2015
  • Commitment Award Spring 2016
  • Club of the Year Award 2016 & 2017
  • Rising Star Student Award 2016
  • President of the Year Award 2017
  • Best Table Topics (Toast Masters)
  • National Engaged Leadership Award
  • Honors Conference Presentation Awards Winter-2016, 2017, Spring 2016, Fall 2016

Research And Affiliations

  • Research Methodology in Healthcare Project, Smoking and Socialization among College Students
  • National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), Abstract: New York City Opioid Crisis Response Technical Assistance Program: Continuous Evidence-Informed Improvement Amidst Evolving Fiscal and Staffing Capacity

Volunteer Experience

  • President, Allied Health Professionals Club, Bronx, NY, 01/2015, 04/2017, Provide supportive leadership to group of 20-30 members, Ensure planning strategies and setting goals that managed data capture of club attendees and metrics, Attend Club Executive Meetings including Club discussions on challenges and ways to improve, Converse upcoming club events and ideas on hosting charity events, Organize three (3) mini health clinics to bring awareness that ensured access to culturally appropriate primary care and community health-based education, Represent the Allied Health Club as President in all Monroe College activities, Preserve sound communication with other school club forming allies in order to collaborate on future planned events and programs on and around campus, Standardize professional development programs and activities to train and educate 20 club members, Recruit new members through face-to-face activities resulting in an 80% increase in new membership over the previous semester, Facilitate fundraising events that were donated to the Nursing Club for the purchase of medical supplies for Haiti
  • President, Go Make A Difference (GoMAD), Bronx, NY, 08/2014, 09/2016, Provide supportive leadership to group of 10 members, Form and schedule a list of 7 activities throughout the semester, Submit event proposals and create flyers to market events to all majors, Plan multiple charity events such as Father’s Heart Ministry and a game day at Beth Abraham Assisted Living in an effort to give back to the mentally and physically disabled community, Responsible for planning strategies and setting goals, Managed data capture of club attendees and metrics, Attend Club Executive Meetings including Club discussions on challenges and ways to improve

Timeline

Project Analyst

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
10.2021 - Current

Assistant Project Manager

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
02.2017 - 04.2021

Master of Public Health (MPH) - Epidemiology

New York University

Bachelor of Science, Public Health (BSc) - Minor: Human Services

Monroe College
  • HIV Primary Care Training Program
  • HCV Epidemiology – Infectious Disease Education & Assessment
  • COVID-19 Magnifying Glass: Examination of Racial & SES Disparities in the U.S.
  • Introduction to COVID-19
  • Advanced Training in LGBTQ Healthcare and HCV
Leon Quazim Morton