Speakers Predictive Analytics World Government 2012
Matt Bailey
Lead Designer
CACI
Bio is forthcoming!
Session: Forecasting Housing Subsidy Need in an Uncertain Economy
Robert Barrick
Office of Housing Assistance Contract Administration Oversight
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Bio is forthcoming!
Johan Bos-Beijer
Mr. Johan Bos-Beijer is the Director of Strategic Solutions and Senior Advisor at GSA and has over 36 years of management experience equally divided between the public and private sectors. Mr. Bos-Beijer is often consulted as an experienced analytics practitioner as advisor to various public agencies in the civilian and defense sectors. From 2010 to 2011, he completed a special one year executive senior advisory assignment at the request of the HHS OIG which included the successful development and implementation of the consolidated data analysis center (CDAC) program, predictive analytics framework, data and program management.
His management expertise includes academia, financial management and national law practice operations, each involving comprehensive large data management and analysis. He created a successful client engagement framework at ED which was also used in 2009 by GSA, developed a new repeatable acquisition strategy for data center services in 2010 and created the first successful data warehousing/analytics capability in 2001at ED. His current responsibility is overseeing enterprise commodity program management in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner across multiple multi-billion dollar portfolios at GSA. His work has been recognized in Special Act awards from the ED OIG and HHS OIG among others.
His management expertise includes academia, financial management and national law practice operations, each involving comprehensive large data management and analysis. He created a successful client engagement framework at ED which was also used in 2009 by GSA, developed a new repeatable acquisition strategy for data center services in 2010 and created the first successful data warehousing/analytics capability in 2001at ED. His current responsibility is overseeing enterprise commodity program management in the Office of the Assistant Commissioner across multiple multi-billion dollar portfolios at GSA. His work has been recognized in Special Act awards from the ED OIG and HHS OIG among others.
Niall Brennan
Director, Office of Information Products and Data Analytics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Niall Brennan is the Director of the Office of Information Products and Data Analytics at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services where he oversees agency efforts on data analytics and dissemination, and information products. The goal of the Office is to maximize the utility and availability of CMS data for internal and external users. Specifically, the Office performs a variety of analyses on high profile issues on a quick turnaround basis, for the CMS administrator, senior leaders and other HHS department leaders. Additionally, the Office is also responsible for coordinating the agency's strategies regarding data storage, analysis and dissemination.
He is a graduate of University College Dublin, and earned a master's degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
He is a graduate of University College Dublin, and earned a master's degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
Session: Maximizing CMS Data for Internal and External Users
SAS Panel: Gaining Executive and Senior Management Support for Predictive Analytics
Captain Aaron D. Burciaga
Director of Logistics Operations Analyses (LX)
Installations and Logistics Department
US Marine Corps Headquarters Pentagon
Captain Aaron D Burciaga currently serves as the Director of Logistics Operations Analyses (LX), Installations and Logistics Department, USMC Headquarters Pentagon where he also fills the role of USMC Logistics M&S Advocate and Logistics M&S Functional Area Manager. He is responsible for ensuring validated decision support through analysis and M&S development for I&L with general support to the USMC logistics M&S community. Prior service includes tours as special staff to the Commanding General 2d Marine Division, Service Company Executive Officer, Motor Transportation Platoon Commander, and Battalion Logistics Officer. He has a M.S. in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, a B.S. from the United States Naval Academy, and is a veteran of the Iraq War (Fallujah, Operation Iraqi Freedom).
Cindy Caldwell
ES&H Senior Technical Advisor
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Cindy Caldwell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (cindy.caldwell@pnnl.gov) Bio: Cindy Caldwell is currently a senior technical advisor in the Environment, Health, Safety and Security directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Her work includes understanding and evaluating operational culture and organizational reliability. She has over 30 years of technical and managerial experience in the field of Safety & Health including reactor operations, training, and technical support within production and laboratory environments as a DOE contractor. Cindy is certified by the American Board of Health Physics, has a BS in Bacteriology, MS in Radiological Science and is currently studying for a PhD in Organizational Development.
Session: Preventing Catastrophic Incidents By Predicting Where They Are Most Likely To Occur And Why
John Cassara
Former Senior Special Agent for the Department of Treasury
and Author/Lecturer on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
Former Senior Special Agent for the Department of Treasury, Cassara began his 26 year government career as a covert intelligence officer during the Cold War. He served as a Treasury Special Agent in both the US Secret Service and US Customs Service where he investigated money laundering, trade fraud and international smuggling. While assigned overseas as an undercover arms dealer he developed expertise in Middle East money laundering, value transfer and underground financial systems. Since his retirement, Cassara has lectured around the world on transnational crime issues. He has authored or co-authored several articles and books, including Hide and Seek: Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and the Stalled War on Terrorist Finance and On the Trail of Terror Finance: What Law Enforcement and Intelligence Officials Need to Know.
SAS Panel: Gaining Executive and Senior Management Support for Predictive Analytics
Benjamin Chard
Client Technical Professional
IBM
Benjamin Chard is a senior Client Technical Professional with IBM. Ben serves IBM public sector clients as a technical consultant. In this role, Ben works with customers to help them: understand their business problems and related data analysis needs; define the issues relating to the major stages of the research process; produce results using computer based technology; and interpret and report key results.. Ben relies on the skills he gained in his 19 year tenure at SPSS including seven years as one of SPSS' highest rated trainers in both the U.S. and international offices.
Originally a staff member of SPSS Australasia Pty Ltd in Sydney, Australia, Ben relocated to the Washington, D.C. area in 1998 where he was responsible for delivering training services, before being recruited into the Client Technical Professional role he is in today.
Originally a staff member of SPSS Australasia Pty Ltd in Sydney, Australia, Ben relocated to the Washington, D.C. area in 1998 where he was responsible for delivering training services, before being recruited into the Client Technical Professional role he is in today.
Session: Applying Predictive Analytics to Public Sector Applications
Monique Colter
Audit Director
USPS OIG
Monique Colter is the director of the Facilities, Environmental and Sustainability Directorate at the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General where she oversees the activities of staff engaged in performing audits of Postal Service facilities and environmental programs. These audits focus on the management and planning of leasing, purchasing, designing, and construction of facilities for postal operations.
Monique has over 20 years of auditing experience including 12 years as a revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service. Monique is a graduate of South Carolina State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She is also a certified public accountant. She currently lives in Fairfax, VA with her husband and two children.
Monique has over 20 years of auditing experience including 12 years as a revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service. Monique is a graduate of South Carolina State University where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She is also a certified public accountant. She currently lives in Fairfax, VA with her husband and two children.
Session: Audit Analytics: Prioritizing Audits of Facility Lease Renewals
Antonia de Medinaceli
Director of Fraud Analytics
Elder Research Inc.
Antonia de Medinaceli has been the technical lead on dozens of data mining projects, building predictive models for Elder Research Inc. clients in the financial, pharmaceutical, retail, insurance, and other industries. She is expert in fraud detection and prevention, and has led several successful projects enabling large organizations to detect and act on anomalous behavior.
Antonia has extensive experience teaching SPSS and SAS software to several audiences, and has also lectured on the latest analytic concepts and techniques, co-teaching Elder Research's annual data mining course. She is a frequent presenter at conferences, and was the keynote speaker at a SAS conference in 2009.
In the business development arena, Antonia has been very successful -- with both government and commercial clients -- at converting their interest in analytics into multi-stage, quantifiable projects with tangible deliverables. Ms. de Medinaceli is fluent in French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Antonia has extensive experience teaching SPSS and SAS software to several audiences, and has also lectured on the latest analytic concepts and techniques, co-teaching Elder Research's annual data mining course. She is a frequent presenter at conferences, and was the keynote speaker at a SAS conference in 2009.
In the business development arena, Antonia has been very successful -- with both government and commercial clients -- at converting their interest in analytics into multi-stage, quantifiable projects with tangible deliverables. Ms. de Medinaceli is fluent in French, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Session: Detecting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse with Predictive Analytics
Jonathan Edelson
Supervisory Management and Program Analyst
IRS
Jonathan Edelson is a Senior Manager in the IRS Office of Research, Analysis and Statistics. Mr. Edelson has been with the IRS since 1998 and has previously served as an Operations Research Analyst and a Program Evaluation and Risk Analyst. Mr. Edelson oversees various modeling and analytic efforts including workforce analyses, tax compliance analyses, and performance measures development. Mr. Edelson received his undergraduate degree in Government & Politics from the University of Maryland at College Park and his Master\\'s of Public Policy from The American University, Washington, D.C.
IRS Panel: Strategic Workforce Analytics Tool at IRS
Dr. John Elder
CEO & Founder
Elder Research, Inc.
Dr. John Elder heads the US's leading data mining consulting team -- with offices in Charlottesville Virginia, Washington DC, Baltimore Maryland, and Manhasset New York. Founded in 1995, Elder Research (www.datamininglab.com) focuses on investment, commercial and security applications of advanced analytics, including text mining, credit scoring, image recognition, process optimization, cross-selling, drug efficacy, market timing, and fraud detection.
John obtained a BS and MEE in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, and a PhD in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, where he's an adjunct professor teaching Optimization or Data Mining. Prior to 18 years at ERI, he spent 5 years in aerospace defense consulting, 4 heading research at an investment management firm, and 2 in Rice's Computational & Applied Mathematics department.
Dr. Elder has authored innovative data mining tools, is a frequent keynote speaker, and was co-chair of the 2009 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining conference, in Paris. John was honored to serve for 5 years on a panel appointed by President Bush to guide technology for National Security. His book with Bob Nisbet and Gary Miner, Handbook of Statistical Analysis & Data Mining Applications, won the PROSE award for Mathematics in 2009. His book with Giovanni Seni, Ensemble Methods in Data Mining, was published in February 2010, and his book on Practical Text Mining, with Andrew Fast and 4 others, won the 2012 PROSE Award for top book in Computing and Information Sciences.
John is honored to be a follower of Christ and father of 5.
John obtained a BS and MEE in Electrical Engineering from Rice University, and a PhD in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, where he's an adjunct professor teaching Optimization or Data Mining. Prior to 18 years at ERI, he spent 5 years in aerospace defense consulting, 4 heading research at an investment management firm, and 2 in Rice's Computational & Applied Mathematics department.
Dr. Elder has authored innovative data mining tools, is a frequent keynote speaker, and was co-chair of the 2009 Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining conference, in Paris. John was honored to serve for 5 years on a panel appointed by President Bush to guide technology for National Security. His book with Bob Nisbet and Gary Miner, Handbook of Statistical Analysis & Data Mining Applications, won the PROSE award for Mathematics in 2009. His book with Giovanni Seni, Ensemble Methods in Data Mining, was published in February 2010, and his book on Practical Text Mining, with Andrew Fast and 4 others, won the 2012 PROSE Award for top book in Computing and Information Sciences.
John is honored to be a follower of Christ and father of 5.
Nils Engel
Solutions Specialist
Analytics
Nils Engel has been in the analytics space for over a decade, focusing on joining data from multiple sources and getting a 360 degree view of a person. This type of analytics lends itself well to both the public as well as private sectors. The platform that Nils has been focusing on enables massive amounts of data to be loaded into a platform that enables ad-hoc, visual exploration of that data with the ability to quickly uncover both trends as well as outliers in the data. Nils has personally built many of these analysis datasets from the ground up and has real-world experience with the efforts that go into building this type of dataset.
Dr. Aaron Ferguson
Technical Director, Cyber and Information Analytics Office
National Security Agency (NSA)
Dr. Ferguson is Technical Director of the Cyber and Information Analytics Office at the National Security Agency (NSA) where he directs development and deployment of Automated Enterprise Analytics and Information Architectures for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. He is a proud graduate of Howard University where he received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He received a Masters from the University of New Haven in Operations Research and a Masters and Doctorate in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Delaware. Dr. Ferguson is originally from Brooklyn, New York and currently lives in Baltimore County, MD with his wife and two kids.
Session: GOT BOTS? A Machine Learning Technique For Effective Detection Of BotNets
Andrea Ferris
Consultant
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
Andrea Ferris is a Consultant on the Analytics Team at Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. In this role, she supports various defense and civil government clients as a data analyst. She specializes in statistical analysis, data mining and statistical programming. Ferris recently earned her BS in statistics and actuarial science from Purdue University.
Tom Finan
Senior Cybersecurity Strategist & Counsel
National Protection Programs Directorate (NPPD)
Tom Finan is a Senior Cybersecurity Strategist and Counsel with the Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). Among his duties, Tom examines cybersecurity-related legislation and its implications for NPPD strategy. Tom has led DHS discussions about establishing a predictive analytics capability for cyber threats and facilitated the development of four implementation options for senior leadership consideration. Tom was also selected to work on Under Secretary Rand Beers' Integrated Project Team (IPT) that generated proposals to transform NPPD from a DHS Headquarters component into a stand-alone, operational component.
Tom previously served as the Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment with the House Committee on Homeland Security. During his time with the Committee, Tom authored two major reports: Beyond Connecting the Dots: A VITAL Framework for Sharing Law Enforcement Intelligence Information and LEAP: A Law Enforcement Assistance and Partnership Strategy. Tom is a cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and received his B.A. with High Honors from the University of Virginia.
Tom previously served as the Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment with the House Committee on Homeland Security. During his time with the Committee, Tom authored two major reports: Beyond Connecting the Dots: A VITAL Framework for Sharing Law Enforcement Intelligence Information and LEAP: A Law Enforcement Assistance and Partnership Strategy. Tom is a cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School and received his B.A. with High Honors from the University of Virginia.
DHS Panel: Strategy & Policy of Data Analytics
Amy Florentino
Lieutenant Commander
U.S. Coast Guard
Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Amy Florentino graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1999 with a B.S. in Operations Research. Upon receiving her commission, LCDR Florentino was assigned as aboard several ships in roles ranging from Deck Officer to Commanding Officer. She was also assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, where she served as Leadership and Management instructor at Officer Candidate School (OCS). Amy graduated Tuck in 2010. While at Tuck school she was involved with the Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship and was an avid Tuck Hockey player. She currently serves as an internal consultant for the U.S. Coast Guard in Washington D.C focusing on financial systems and financial reporting. She recently received the 2011 Department of Homeland Security CFO Award for Superior Mission Achievement.
Session: Applying a Risk Intelligent Modeling (RIM) Approach to Financial Management Transformation
Isaiah Goodall
Director of Business Development
Elder Research, Inc.
Program Chair, Predictive Analytics World for Government
Isaiah Goodall is the Director of Business Development at the Elder Research Washington, DC office and the Program Chair of Predictive Analytics World for Government. Isaiah heads business development in the DC area with U.S. Federal Civilian agencies including the Inspector General community. Isaiah manages client relationships at the USPS Office of Inspector General and Internal Revenue Service where Elder Research provides predictive analytics to find fraud, waste, and abuse. Prior to his current role, Mr. Goodall managed a large and very successful warranty fraud detection effort for a world-class consumer electronics firm.
Isaiah has spoken about fraud detection and predictive analytics at conferences and events hosted by Predictive Analytics World, the Association of Government Accountants, the Association of Inspectors General, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. In 2011, Isaiah became program chair for Predictive Analytics World for Government (www.pawgov.com), the first vendor-neutral predictive analytics conference focused on the public sector.
Prior to Elder Research, Isaiah co-founded RelayFoods.com, a novel, growing e-commerce company in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. Isaiah graduated from Virginia Tech summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Management.
Isaiah has spoken about fraud detection and predictive analytics at conferences and events hosted by Predictive Analytics World, the Association of Government Accountants, the Association of Inspectors General, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. In 2011, Isaiah became program chair for Predictive Analytics World for Government (www.pawgov.com), the first vendor-neutral predictive analytics conference focused on the public sector.
Prior to Elder Research, Isaiah co-founded RelayFoods.com, a novel, growing e-commerce company in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. Isaiah graduated from Virginia Tech summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Management.
Robert Gramss
Principal
Accounting, Valuation, and Analytics
Audit and Enterprise Risk Services (AERS)
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mr. Gramss is a Principal in the Accounting, Valuation, and Analytics service offering of the Audit and Enterprise Risk Services (AERS) practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP. He leads the Federal Industry Risk Information Services data analytics offering of Deloitte & Touche LLP, providing solutions and services to assist agencies in capturing, sustaining, transforming, analyzing and visualizing their diverse data assets. His emphasis has been in using information technology, data analytics, and quantitative and statistical analysis to provide solutions to business needs in the areas of finance, controls, and risk. Mr. Gramss has over 18 years experience planning, designing, and leading data analysis, file interrogation and statistical techniques and systems, using tools such as ACL and SAS, to support and enhance audit and consulting procedures for complex, multi-system, data rich organizations in both the commercial and Federal sectors.
Session: Applying a Risk Intelligent Modeling (RIM) Approach to Financial Management Transformation
Bill Haffey
Manager, SPSS Technical Professional Group, Federal IMT
IBM
Bio is forthcoming.
Session: The Many Facets of 'Predictive' Analytics in Government
Hudson Hollister
Executive Director
Data Transparency Coalition
Hudson Hollister is the Founder and Executive Director of the Data Transparency Coalition. Prior to founding the Data Transparency Coalition, he served as counsel to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives and as an attorney fellow in the Office of Interactive Disclosure at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before his government service, he was a securities litigator in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins LLP.
Session: Future Data Standardization Mandates and What They Mean for Analytics
Gus Hunt
Chief Technology Officer
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Mr. Gus Hunt currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Chief Information Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In this capacity, Mr. Hunt is responsible for setting the strategic technology direction to enable CIA's missions, for driving the rapid insertion and adoption of new capabilities to keep pace with technology change in the commercial sector, and for engaging actively across the IC to share and communicate IT solutions.
Previously, Mr. Hunt served as the Director of Applications Services for CIA. In this role, he was charged with building IT systems to support and enable effective execution of CIA's missions and business. Mr. Hunt also set the vision and direction for applications development at CIA: driving the investment and development process to build core and common services; constructing the enterprise data layer; bringing in training and coaching to drive rapid adoption and effective use of Agile Development within Applications Services; and implementing earned value - management and total-cost-of-ownership business processes to dramatically improve management decision effectiveness. He holds a ME in Civil/Structural Engineering from Vanderbilt University and is married with two grown children.
Previously, Mr. Hunt served as the Director of Applications Services for CIA. In this role, he was charged with building IT systems to support and enable effective execution of CIA's missions and business. Mr. Hunt also set the vision and direction for applications development at CIA: driving the investment and development process to build core and common services; constructing the enterprise data layer; bringing in training and coaching to drive rapid adoption and effective use of Agile Development within Applications Services; and implementing earned value - management and total-cost-of-ownership business processes to dramatically improve management decision effectiveness. He holds a ME in Civil/Structural Engineering from Vanderbilt University and is married with two grown children.
Panel Discussion: Using Data Analytics to Improve Risk Management, Cyber Security, and DHS Policy
Piyanka Jain
President & CEO
Aryng.com
Former PayPal Business Analytics Head
Piyanka, founder of Aryng - a premier analytics training and consulting company, is a well-regarded industry thought leader in analytics, keynoting at business and analytics conferences including Predictive Analytics World, Data Science Summit, TDWI Big Data Conference, Google Analytics User Conference, Business Performance conference on data driven decision making in an organization.
With her 15 years of experience in analytics, she has had 100M+ demonstrated impact on business. Her prior roles include the head of NA Business Analytics at PayPal and senior marketing analytics position with Adobe.
With her 15 years of experience in analytics, she has had 100M+ demonstrated impact on business. Her prior roles include the head of NA Business Analytics at PayPal and senior marketing analytics position with Adobe.
Session: 5 Myths of Predictive Analytics
Bryan Jones
Director, Data Mining Group
USPS OIG
Bryan began his career with the US Postal Service in 1984 as a mailhandler and for 17 years worked in numerous functional areas before becoming the Accounting Manager for the Northern Virginia District. Bryan joined the USPS OIG as an audit- evaluator in 2001 where he worked as a financial and program auditor until 2004 when he became the manager of Human Resources.Since coming to the OIG Bryan has worked in five different OIG component areas including Mission Support, Audit, Investigations, the Risk Analysis Research Center and now works for the Chief Technology Officer. Bryan is the Director of the USPS OIG Data Mining Group which is comprised of auditors, investigators, data modelers and IT professionals.
Panel Discussion: How to Start a Data Analytics Group
David Kaufman
Director of Policy and Program Analysis
FEMA
David J. Kaufman was appointed Director of FEMA's Office of Policy and Program Analysis (OPPA) in September 2009. In this position he is responsible for providing leadership, analysis, coordination, and decision-making support to the FEMA Administrator on a wide range of Agency policies, strategy, plans, programs, and key initiatives. Mr. Kaufman has extensive experience with homeland security and emergency management issues. He has been a member of the faculty at the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security, where he has taught in the Center's graduate and executive level education programs, was the Safety and Security Director for CNA, and non-profit think-tank, and has previously served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and in FEMA.
DHS Panel: Strategy & Policy of Data Analytics
Larry Koskinen
Assistant Inspector General and CTO
USPS Office of Inspector General
Larry Koskinen is Associate Inspector General for Mission Support at the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Treasury. He manages all shared service operations, including finance/accountability, human capital, information technology, enterprise architecture, and administrative support services.
His experience in government reform includes the Clinton administration National Performance Review, the Reagan administration Grace Commission, and as a Vice President for the non-profit Council for Excellence in Government.
Koskinen has worked in international development in several settings:
Management Officer for International Operations and Business Architect at the United States Peace Corps; Vice President and CIO of Development Alternatives, Inc.; Director of Administration and Finance at the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest, Hungary.
He holds a Juris Doctorate from the Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
His experience in government reform includes the Clinton administration National Performance Review, the Reagan administration Grace Commission, and as a Vice President for the non-profit Council for Excellence in Government.
Koskinen has worked in international development in several settings:
Management Officer for International Operations and Business Architect at the United States Peace Corps; Vice President and CIO of Development Alternatives, Inc.; Director of Administration and Finance at the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe in Budapest, Hungary.
He holds a Juris Doctorate from the Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Panel Discussion: Using Data Analytics to Improve Risk Management, Cyber Security, and DHS Policy
Christopher Larmey
Assurance Systems
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Christopher Larmey works in the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Assurance Systems Department. He works with staff and managers throughout the laboratory to better analyze, understand, communicate and use data to improve performance. His recent efforts have been focused on enterprise risk management and performance analysis. He has been at the Laboratory for over 20 years and has additional experience in the areas of assurance, analytics, data visualization, predictive modeling, strategic planning, assessment, issue management, quality, systems development and process improvement. Prior to coming to Laboratory he worked for 8 years in the communications and aerospace industries. He has a B.S. in Engineering and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Arizona.
Session: Preventing Catastrophic Incidents By Predicting Where They Are Most Likely To Occur And Why
Matthew Miller
Audit Manager
USPS OIG
Matthew Miller is an audit manager for the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General where he manages a team that audits all phases of Postal Service facilities activities, with an emphasis on systemic issues. They review the planning, leasing, contracting, acquiring, designing, and constructing of facilities to house Postal Service operations, which includes facility contracts and leases, and the review of proposed legislation and policy on facility-related issues.
Matthew began his government career in 1991, when he joined the Internal Revenue Service as an internal auditor. He performed a variety of audit functions that included performance, internal, financial, and fraud auditing. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Simpson College, and is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner. He currently lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and three kids.
Matthew began his government career in 1991, when he joined the Internal Revenue Service as an internal auditor. He performed a variety of audit functions that included performance, internal, financial, and fraud auditing. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Simpson College, and is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner. He currently lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and three kids.
Session: Audit Analytics: Prioritizing Audits of Facility Lease Renewals
Brian Montgomery
Former Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bio is forthcoming!
SAS Panel: Gaining Executive and Senior Management Support for Predictive Analytics
David Nelson
Director Data Analytics and Control Group (DACG)
Center for Program Integrity at the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
David Nelson currently serves as the Director Data Analytics and Control Group (DACG) for the Center for Program Integrity at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The DACG is CMS’ primary focal point for analytics related to fraud, waste and abuse and provides statistical and data analysis for program integrity issues in the original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plan and Medicaid programs. David Nelson joined CMS in 2004. As the Director, Division of Call Center Systems, Office of External Affairs and Beneficiary Services (OEABS), David served as a member of the Senior Leadership Team and managed an annual IT investment portfolio exceeding $50 million; leading teams of 12 to 300 staff/consultants charged with the improving access to information for 40 Million Medicare beneficiaries.
Prior to joining CMS, David served in a variety of challenging private sector leadership roles. David co-founded two development stage companies to develop last mile broadband access products and services for underserved markets in the U.S. He served as Vice President of Operations for several leading IT development and telecommunications companies. Mr. Nelson also served in the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Yakota AB Japan, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.
Prior to joining CMS, David served in a variety of challenging private sector leadership roles. David co-founded two development stage companies to develop last mile broadband access products and services for underserved markets in the U.S. He served as Vice President of Operations for several leading IT development and telecommunications companies. Mr. Nelson also served in the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, Yakota AB Japan, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.
Keynote: Predictive Modeling to Find Medicare Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at CMS
David Perera
Executive Editor, Government Group
FierceMarkets and Editor, FierceHomelandSecurity
David Perera is executive editor of government publications at FierceMarkets, which includes FierceHomelandSecurity. He has reported widely on technology and security issues and his work has appeared in both U.S. and international publications.
DHS Panel: Strategy & Policy of Data Analytics
Ingrid Petrakis
Claimant Fraud Specialist
Data Mining Group
US Postal Service Office of Inspector General
Ingrid began her career with the US Postal Service in 1987, gaining experience as an Injury Compensation Specialist, and Occupational Health Nurse Administrator. She received her BSN from Florida International University and is a licensed registered nurse. In 2004, Ingrid joined the US Postal Inspection Service as a Postal Inspector assigned to the Healthcare Fraud Team identifying and investigating employees' abusing the Federal Employee's Compensation Act (FECA). Ingrid joined the USPS OIG as a Special Agent in 2006 and has assisted in the development of the healthcare fraud program as an agent, subject matter expert, and desk officer engaged in reviewing all investigative results related to the program. Ingrid provided guidance to agents and managers throughout the OIG concerning FECA investigations, and assisted in the development of training programs for the OIG. Ingrid now works for the Chief Technology Officer as a Claimant Fraud Specialist responsible for building and maintaining predictive analytic models and data reporting that support healthcare fraud investigations.
Session: Healthcare Fraud - Detecting Workers' Compensation Fraud with Predictive Analytics
Gerhard Pilcher
Vice President and Senior Scientist
Elder Research Inc.
Gerhard Pilcher, Senior Scientist at Elder Research Inc., enjoys data mining, especially in the areas of fraud detection and risk management, using various analytical methods, working with people, leading change and timely management of complex projects. His work experience spans both private and government sectors, including international experience.
Pilcher has extensive experience in the construction and telecommunication industries both as a business owner and executive. He is a recognized expert in three dimensional roadway modeling and automated machine guidance using Global Positioning Satellite systems. In his role as Chief Technology Officer and VP of Engineering for Pulse Communications, Pilcher directed the design of early digital subscriber line systems (internet over the telephone line) and was a member of the international forum defining the standards for DSL implementation. Prior to Pulse Communications, he was Director of Operations for Bell Northern Research, leading the design and delivery of hardware and software for large-scale telephony switching and fiber optic systems.
Pilcher has served on various boards, including the Strategic Advisory Board for the Computer Science Department at North Carolina State University (NCSU). He has an MS in analytics (Institute for Advanced Analytics, NCSU) and a BS in computer science from NCSU.
Pilcher has extensive experience in the construction and telecommunication industries both as a business owner and executive. He is a recognized expert in three dimensional roadway modeling and automated machine guidance using Global Positioning Satellite systems. In his role as Chief Technology Officer and VP of Engineering for Pulse Communications, Pilcher directed the design of early digital subscriber line systems (internet over the telephone line) and was a member of the international forum defining the standards for DSL implementation. Prior to Pulse Communications, he was Director of Operations for Bell Northern Research, leading the design and delivery of hardware and software for large-scale telephony switching and fiber optic systems.
Pilcher has served on various boards, including the Strategic Advisory Board for the Computer Science Department at North Carolina State University (NCSU). He has an MS in analytics (Institute for Advanced Analytics, NCSU) and a BS in computer science from NCSU.
Moderator: How to Start a Data Analytics Group
Panel Discussion:
Using Data Analytics to Improve Risk Management, Cyber Security, and DHS Policy
Marshall Presser
Field Chief Technology Officer
Greenplum, A Division of EMC
Marshall Presser is Field CTO for Greenplum, A Division of EMC, where he helps customers solve complex analytic problems with the Greenplum Database and works on issues of integrating Hadoop with relational databases. Prior to coming to EMC, he spent 12 years at Oracle, specializing in High Availability, Business Continuity, Clustering, Disaster Recovery and Large Scale Database Systems. Marshall has also worked for a number of hardware vendors implementing clusters and other parallel architectures. His background includes parallel computation, operating system and compiler development as well as private consulting for organizations in healthcare, financial services, and federal and state governments. Marshall holds a B.A in Mathematics and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a M.Sc. in Computing from Imperial College, London.
Session: Big Data Analytics Best Practices of Real-World Government Agencies
Holly Roller
Director of Forensic Audit
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (SIGAR)
Ms. Roller is the Director of Forensic Audit at the Special Inspector General’s Office for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). She has been responsible for building the Forensic team from the ground-up and developing and implementing a robust proactive forensic program to identify fraud and abuse related to the reconstruction effort within Afghanistan.
Prior to SIGAR, Ms. Roller lead the Forensic Audit team within the Audit department of Verizon Wireless and was responsible for strategic management for both fraud focused and compliance related forensic initiatives and assisted in building the team from scratch. Ms. Roller developed a series of 30+ continuous monitoring programs to identify red-flags of fraudulent activity resulting in the identification of over $5.9M in fraudulent activity, $3.2M in recoveries and numerous criminal prosecutions.
Ms. Roller holds a MAS concentrated in Forensic Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a BBA in Accounting Information Systems from James Madison University.
Prior to SIGAR, Ms. Roller lead the Forensic Audit team within the Audit department of Verizon Wireless and was responsible for strategic management for both fraud focused and compliance related forensic initiatives and assisted in building the team from scratch. Ms. Roller developed a series of 30+ continuous monitoring programs to identify red-flags of fraudulent activity resulting in the identification of over $5.9M in fraudulent activity, $3.2M in recoveries and numerous criminal prosecutions.
Ms. Roller holds a MAS concentrated in Forensic Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a BBA in Accounting Information Systems from James Madison University.
Panel Discussion: How to Start a Data Analytics Group
Emily Shammas
Operations Research Analyst
IRS
Emily Shammas is an analyst in the Office of Research, Analysis, and Statistics (RAS) at the Internal Revenue Service. She has been with the IRS since 2006. Ms. Shammas develops and implements predictive analytic tools that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of IRS operations, specifically in the areas of strategic workforce planning and compliance. Ms. Shammas received her undergraduate degree in Economics from St. Mary's College of Maryland and her Master's in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University.
IRS Panel: Strategic Workforce Analytics Tool at IRS
Dean Silverman
Director of Office of Compliance Analytics
IRS
Mr. Silverman is currently Senior Advisor to the Commissioner at the IRS and lead executive for the Office of Compliance Analytics. He joined the IRS in January 2011 in response to the Commissioner's priority to add data-driven analytic expertise and new thinking to core compliance activities. Prior to the IRS, Dean spent more than 25 years leading a series of strategy consulting firms known for analytic innovation and the development of value-driven corporate and business strategies. He began his career at Bain & Co., led Strategic Planning Associates (which spawned numerous methodologies and companies like Capital One), Mercer Management Consulting strategy and R&D operations worldwide, and his own strategy boutique. He has served on numerous Boards of Directors. He was a Senior Advisor at Oliver Wyman, as well as an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina, at both the MBA and undergraduate levels. Dean holds a BA, summa cum laude, from Yale and a JD from Columbia University School of Law.
Keynote: Making Analytics Pay
Tommy Smith
Director of OPERA
IRS
As Director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Risk Analysis (OPERA) within the Internal Revenue Service, Tommy Smith is responsible for providing internal consulting and analytical services to support the IRS in tax administration. With a diverse internal customer base ranging from taxpayer service and enforcement functions to internal operations support, OPERA manages a variety of projects geared toward improving efficiencies and promoting tax compliance. Tommy has 21 years of experience working within the IRS. His background includes assignments in both the Examination and Collection enforcement functions, as well as Research, prior to joining OPERA in 2012. He received his undergraduate degree in Accounting and Masters degree in Business Administration from Southeastern Louisiana University.
IRS Panel: Strategic Workforce Analytics Tool at IRS
Bailey Spencer
Director for Federal Civilian and Homeland Security
SAS Federal, LLC
Bailey Spencer is the Director for Federal Civilian & Homeland Security Sales for SAS Federal, LLC. Prior to joining SAS, Mr. Spencer served as General Manager and Vice President – Public Sector for Open Text, Vice President of Enterprise Application Services at Unisys Corporation, and Director, Federal Civilian and Homeland Security Sales for SAP Public Services, Inc. Mr. Spencer spent 8 years on Capitol Hill in professional staff positions with the House Telecommunications and Finance subcommittee and the bipartisan New England Congressional Caucus. Mr. Spencer earned a Masters in Public Administration and was a Littauer Fellow at the Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and has a B.A. in Political Science from Colgate University.
SAS Panel: Gaining Executive and Senior Management Support for Predictive Analytics
Val Stoyanov
Program Manager, Federal Network Security Department, National Cyber Security Division
DHS
Mr. Val Stoyanov is a Program Manager leading the Analysis and Reporting group within the Federal Network Security Department, National Cyber Security Division at DHS. He is responsible for data consolidation, aggregation, modeling and reporting. Being also responsible for reporting the validation of DNSSEC across the Federal Government, he delivered a keynote presentation at FOSE 2012 entitled "Uptake of DNSSEC in the .GOV domain." Mr. Stoyanov has been with DHS since November of 2011. Prior to his DHS tenure, he was the IT Security Manager at Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Being one of the first dedicated IT Security Managers in the Legal Community, he developed and built the Firm's IT Security Program and participated actively in the CISO community. Previous to Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Mr. Stoyanov was a Senior Managing Consultant at IBM leading medium and large scale engagements focusing on risk analytics and mitigation.
He holds a B.A.Sc degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and a B.Sc. degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland with a certificate in Information Assurance. Currently, he is also teaching Information Assurance as an Adjunct Professor at Blue Ridge Community College.
He holds a B.A.Sc degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and a B.Sc. degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland with a certificate in Information Assurance. Currently, he is also teaching Information Assurance as an Adjunct Professor at Blue Ridge Community College.
DHS Panel: Strategy & Policy of Data Analytics
Rahul Tikekar
Computer Scientist
IRS
Rahul Tikekar is a computer scientist with the Intelligent Business Solutions group of the NHQ Office of Research, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a position he has held since April 2008. His primary duties include developing algorithms and tools to process tax data. Prior to joining the IRS he was associate professor of computer science at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. He holds a BS degree in computer science from Bangalore University, India and an MS and PhD degrees from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
IRS Panel: Strategic Workforce Analytics Tool at IRS
Dave Vennergrund
Vice President, Business Analytics
CACI
Dave Vennergrund is the Director of CACI's (formerly Delta Solutions) Business Analytics Practice with more than twenty years of predictive analytics management, development and research experience. Dave is responsible for the development and execution of the Business Analytics portfolio across CACI.
Dave has expert knowledge in fraud detection, predictive analytics, data mining, business intelligence, data warehousing, data management, data analysis and IT management. He has conceived, designed, developed, operated, and maintained data management and analytic systems.
Dave created and led the Data Mining Center of Excellence (2000), Business Intelligence Center (2004), and Business Analytics Practice (2010). His practices have has successfully executed a portfolio of dozens of projects, staffed by data miners, statisticians, database modelers, and business intelligence application developers. His predictive analytics solutions have been applied across the federal space including the DOD, IRS, CMS, VA, CDC, US AID, USDA, and DOI.
Dave has expert knowledge in fraud detection, predictive analytics, data mining, business intelligence, data warehousing, data management, data analysis and IT management. He has conceived, designed, developed, operated, and maintained data management and analytic systems.
Dave created and led the Data Mining Center of Excellence (2000), Business Intelligence Center (2004), and Business Analytics Practice (2010). His practices have has successfully executed a portfolio of dozens of projects, staffed by data miners, statisticians, database modelers, and business intelligence application developers. His predictive analytics solutions have been applied across the federal space including the DOD, IRS, CMS, VA, CDC, US AID, USDA, and DOI.
Session: Forecasting Housing Subsidy Need in an Uncertain Economy
Fred Walker
Technical Director, Counterintelligence Knowledge Management
NSA
Special Agent Fred Walker is the Technical Director for Counterintelligence Knowledge Management at NSA with 32 years experience in security, counterintelligence and knowledge management. He created NSA’s insider threat analysis division and lead the development of a suite of tools to accomplish this challenge. The stand up of the Data Exploitation and Analysis effort was just the beginning of his influence on how insider threat is addressed across the IC and numerous federal agencies. He continues to be a leader in collaboration for multi-int multi-agency integration and analysis utilizing predictive techniques.
Panel Discussion: How to Start a Data Analytics Group
Michael Wood
Executive Director
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
Michael Wood is the Executive Director of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. He coordinates the Board’s activities working with OMB, Congress, federal agencies, the states, award recipients, and the public to ensure the Board carries out its transparency and accountability missions in overseeing the $840 billion dollar recovery program. Prior to this, he served as Director of Recovery.gov for two years. In that role he provided executive leadership for development and implementation of the Board's award winning web systems, FederalReporting.gov and Recovery.gov. Among the many firsts for these systems was successful collection of sub-recipient information and the first government wide system migrated to a cloud environment. Mr. Wood has 34 years of experience with the federal government and has served as a senior executive in three agencies. He holds masters degrees in Technology Management and Environmental Biology.
Keynote: Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Use of Analytics and Data for Fraud Prevention
