Statistical Insurance Fraud Billing Medicare Medicaid Expert Witness

Education

Ph.D. Statistics Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 1979
M.S. Statistics Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 1975
M.A. Mathematics The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 1973
B.A. Mathematics The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 1971

• PhD Dissertation: Time Series Analysis, MA Thesis: Algebra, BA Minor: Biology, BA Minor: Chemistry

Teaching Experience

Statistics 5304 – Introduction to Statistical Computing (in SAS) Statistics 6366 – Statistical Consulting
Statistics 2301 – Statistics for Modern Business Decisions Statistics 2331 – Introduction to Statistical Methods SPSS Workshops

Professional Affiliations and Activities

Member at Large, Section on Statistical Consulting, 2006-2008 Annual Joint Statistical Meetings Program Chair, Section on Statistical Consulting, 2004 Annual Joint Statistical Meetings
Session Chair, Section on Statistical Consulting, 2004 Annual Joint Statistical Meetings Session Chair, Section on Statistical Consulting, 2003 Annual Joint Statistical Meetings President, North Texas Chapter, American Statistical Association (2000-2001)
Vice President and Program Chair, North Texas Chapter, American Statistical Association (1999-2000) American Statistical Association
Managing Editor, Selected Tables in Mathematical Statistics (1983-1990) Editorial Board, Selected Tables in Mathematical Statistics (1974-1990)

Honorary – Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America; American Statistical Association Long-Time Member

Statistical Consulting Experience (selected examples)

Expert Testimony, Litigation and Legal Support – insurance fraud and billing disputes (including Medicare and Medicaid), employment discrimination, inventory disputes between companies, contract disputes between companies, medical malpractice, review and analysis of technology patent infringement claims; review and analysis of tribal claims against the United States of America; analysis of grading system in use for determining first-year students retention at a major law school in Texas, evaluation of survey-based reports issued by the Texas State Bar Association, criminal probability modeling, sampling and extrapolation for cases involving audits, election fraud; Education- analyze library training data of students at twelve major universities and merge into a single report of its effect on student retention and academic success; statistical support for SMU’s university curriculum course-level assessments; assisted with exit survey of graduates to assess student satisfaction with curriculum and experiences while attending SMU’s Meadows School of Fine Arts; responsible for SMU’s online course evaluation reports and analyses of response data; study comparing language acquisition of native English speakers learning Spanish and native Spanish speakers learning English, statistical support for the President’s Commission on the Status of Women at SMU, classroom learning outcomes modeling and assessment. Campus survey manager – assist members of the SMU community with designing, developing, conducting and analyzing surveys (using both Survey Monkey and Qualtrics); Advertising – analyzed factors influencing consumer environmental concerns and green buying patterns; Anthropology – study of migratory patterns of ancient civilization in the Upper Karoo, South Africa; Art History – analyzed acoustics data of the effect of tapestry on the walls of the Sistine Chapel; Corporate Communications & Public Affairs – provided statistical analysis support for a study of voters which assessed their attitudes toward candidates before and after presidential debates; Biostatistics and Clinical Trials – degenerative loss of visual function, chemotherapy study, eligibility analysis for hospice intervention, catheter intervention study, analysis of psychiatric instruments, micro-array research, olfactory capacity modeling, physical therapy data analysis and modeling, brainwave responses of patients with communication disorders, cardiac rehabilitation study, effectiveness of cosmetic surgical procedures, cardiovascular risk study of a common type of antibiotic used in hospitals; Accident and Injury – review of physician treatment and recommendations for a employee injured at a major wholesale retailer and the employers unfair dismissal of employee; Business Statistics – sampling plans for auditing of large databases or inventories, forecasting, predictive analytics, financial analysis modeling, credit risk modeling, methodology for real-estate analysis, sampling plans for customer satisfaction surveys, healthcare insurance subscriber trends; Communications – study comparing preference for surround sound versus traditional cinema sound technology.

Statistical Computing

Strong background in implementing software applications including tool development in both UNIX and Windows environments: SPSS, Statistica, Visual Basic for Applications, Excel macros, SAS, Qualtrics survey software, R, graphical programming, the UNIX operating system, ksh/csh/sh, awk/gawk, Javascript and html/xhtml, Access, FORTRAN, RATFOR, S interface language, Splus, Filemaker Pro.

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 1999 – 2019
Adjunct Professor, Department of Statistical Science Statistical Consulting, Office of Assessment & Accreditation
Statistical Consulting and Research Support, Center for Teaching Excellence Statistical Consulting and Research Support, Academic Technology Services
Director, Center for Statistical Consulting and Research, Department of Statistical Science Addl: SMU President’s Commission on the Status of Women, 2011-2014

MCI WorldCom Telecommunications Dallas, TX 1997 – 1999
Sr. Engineer II, Network Design Standards, Network Reliability and Performance

The Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 1991 – 1997
Research Scientist Associate V, Telecommunications Systems & Network Modeling and Simulation, Radio Frequency Propagation Analysis and Optimization Methods, Radio Frequency Mission Planner
System Test Branch Manager, Fire Support Artillery Test System

Bell Communications Research Red Bank, NJ 1984 – 1989
District Manager, Operator Systems Analysis District Manager, Analysis Systems District
Member of Technical Staff, Software Systems and Software Quality Analytical Methods District Member of Technical Staff, Switching Processor and Field Performance District
Additional:
Bellcore Software Metrics Steering Committee Member
Center Technical Organization Contact for Ph.D./M.S. campus hires Center representative to the Area Peer Group
Center alternate representative to Bellcore’s Early Career Advisory Program Committee Center Management Committee Member – address career development issues
Division Education and Training Coordinator
Session Chair, Army Research Office Workshop on System Reliability Developed two modules of Bellcore’s Reliability Workshop
Bell Telephone Laboratories Naperville, IL 1978 – 1983
Member of Technical Staff, System Analysis and Human Factors Group Member of Technical Staff, Network and Processor Utilization Group
Additional: Bell Telephone Laboratories Statistics Day Committee Member (1980 – 1983)
Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 1973 – 1978
Department of Statistics
Research Assistant, Office of Naval Research Grant Teaching Assistant
Teaching Instructor
Texas Instruments Dallas, TX 1976 (summer student intern)
Ecological Services Group, Statistical Consultant/Analyst