psthomas01
Consultant in Quality, Statistics and SAS
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423233166163_5098" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423233166163_5097" style="color: #f26522;" lang="EN">Stephen V. Thomas, M.S. degree in Mathematics at Northwestern University</span></div>
<div id="yiv5956917679yui_3_16_0_1_1422985708362_7638" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span id="yiv5956917679yui_3_16_0_1_1422985708362_7637" style="color: #f26522;" lang="EN">Quality consulting and statistical work experience includes setting up SPC systems for Ryerson Steel (flame cutting operation, sheet and coil, plastics milling and lathing, high precision bar grinding process, scrap reduction and supplier analysis), design and lead SAS programmer for the Quality Operating System at Johnson Controls battery group, PC to mainframe integrated systems including customized SPC menu/graphics and Overall Process Control evaluation, high level management reports of automated system performance measures at Ameritech,<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423233166163_5103"> </span>designed and invested in the development of the AutoGen SAS code generator based on menu systems (privately used), <span> </span>co-author of “Justifying SPC” appearing in Quality Magazine, worked with Dr. Thomas Cook on research projects at Northwestern University--Methodology and Evaluation Research, performed statistical programming in big Pharma and the Biotech industry (developed high level utility SAS reporting macros for Eli Lilly, senior statistical programmer for Roche Molecular Systems), <span> </span>and served as statistician for Ohio Medicaid utilization review (which was very successful in part due to application of the APC chart to better target review resources) <span> </span>and for quality improvement studies (such as ER utilization, pneumonia re-admission and antibiotic over-prescription). Also taught statistical methods to chemical engineers for evaluation of catalyst deactivation rates.</span></div>
