Dante G. diTommaso

6505 N. Shawnee
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
(405) 858 - 7767
e-mail: dditomm@umich.edu

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Education: [top]

Master of Public Policy,  May 1997
University of Michigan, The School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Issues:   information technology, education policy, economic development
  Methods:   program evaluation, statistical methodology, management science

Master of Science in Applied Mathematics,  December 1992
University of California, Davis, California
  Emphasis:   probability, stochastic processes, differential equations

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Computer Science,  May 1989
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  Emphasis:   probability, programming theory, algorithm design

Work Experience: [top]

Teaching Assistant/Computer Consultant, School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
September 1996 - present
  • organized and lead discussion sections and review sessions for courses including Statistics, Applied Regression Analysis, and Program Evaluation.
  • Designed and conducted SAS training sessions.
  • Solved faculty, staff, and student computer problems.
  • Helped coordinate migration from MS Windows 3.11 to MS Windows NT for School of Public Policy computing facilities.

    • Policy Advisor Intern, Oklahoma Senate Fiscal Staff, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
    May 1996 - August 1996
  • Researched policy issues (economic development; telecommunication technology and rural education).
  • Surveyed state agencies regading impact of fluctuations in federal funding.
  • Prepared Oklahoma appropriations information for World Wide publication.

    • Assistant Health Scientist, ChemRisk Division of McLaren/Hart Environmental Engineering, Alameda, California.
    July 1992 - April 1995
  • Designed spreadsheet models and simulations for human-health risk assessments
  • Investigated and modeled environmental releases in air, soil and water media
  • Performed historical investigations of facility operations and environmental releases
  • Analyzed environmental and epidemiological databases using SAS software

  • Health Physics publication

    • Mathematics Instructor, Caņada College, Redwood City, California.
    January 1994 - May 1994
  • Responsible for all lecture, discussion, and examination duties

    • Teaching Assistant, University of California, Davis, California.
    March 1991 - June 1992
  • Lead supplementary discussion groups for Calculus courses
  • Provided assistance to individuals and groups in regularly scheduled office hours
  • Graded homework and exams

    • Accomplishments: [top]

  • Automated risk analysis spreadsheet models, allowing efficient operation and eliminating the possibility of data-entry error during the analysis stage
  • Created macros designed to allow fast and accurate access to and maintenance of chemical databases, improving the efficiency of several routine tasks

  • Health Physics publication

    • Computer Experience: [top]

    Environments:
    MS-DOS, MS Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, VAX/VMS, SUN
    Programming Languages:
    HTML, Pascal, C, SAS, DCL
    Software:
    (Word Processing) MS-Word, Wordperfect; (Database/Spreadsheet) Excel, Paradox, Lotus, Quattro Pro; (Forecasting/Risk Management) Crystal Ball, @Risk; (Statistical) SAS, SPSS, Systat, Statgraphics; (Graphical) AutoCad, Surfer, SitePlanner, Harvard Graphics;
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    LAST UPDATED: June 17, 1997
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    Dante diTommaso
    School of Public Policy
    University of Michigan
    dditomm@umich.edu