Thomas M. Bryan
1440 Sundt Lane
Stoughton, WI 53589
608-215-1096
Vitae
Education & Academic Honors
Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate
2002 GSA CIO University graduate*
2002 Master of Science, Information Systems Technology - George Washington
University
1996 Master of Urban Studies and Planning - Portland State University
1996 Oregon Laurels Scholar
1992 Bachelor of Science, History - Portland State University
Employment History
April 2003-Current: Research Consultant
Providing demographic and economic research and consultation on the development
and management of IS/GIS. Expertise includes the implementation and
management of corporate GIS, demographic and business data development and
statistical software development standards. Work extensively with consumer
household databases and statistical data mining techniques, such as cluster
analysis, for purposes of customer classification, site location and the development
of targeted marketing solutions.
January 2001- April 2003: ESRI Business Information Solutions
Position: Senior statistician, lead demographer
Primary responsibilities include small-area demographic data management, IS
management, product and specification development. Additional responsibilities
include the development of GIS based models of business and population
forecasting, and analysis of emerging technology and R&D/testing of new GIS and
geostatistical software.
May 1998-January 2001: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Position: Statistician (Demographic) 1530
Worked as part of team responsible for the development of small area population
and housing unit estimates for the United States and management of IT resources.
Detailed responsibilities included management of GIS and data evaluation,
development of statistical methods for variance and error analysis, maps and
graphics generation, database management, website development and professional
writing and formal professional presentations. Also performed survey and
investigative research to develop and improve statistical methods. Worked
independently to manage multiple statistical and information technology projects
simultaneously and with contractors and other staff to develop project specifications
and requirements. Developed proficiency in Microsoft office, ESRI GIS, Corel and
other software. Numerous governmental distinctions and awards.
December 1996–May 1998: Science Applications International Corporation
Position: Socio-Economic Analyst.
Duties included demographic and GIS analysis, and economic research supporting
the biosphere modeling, project integrated safety analysis, environmental justice
studies, and alternate land use evaluation as part of the Environmental Impact
Statement being prepared for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Project.
June 1995-December 1996: PSU, Center for Population, Research & Census
Position: Research Analyst.
Responsibilities included fielding data requests for social, economic, environmental
and demographic data; generating specifically requested population estimates and
forecasts, writing reports, managing State and Federal documents, and performing
data analysis. Long-term assignments included the development and testing of
statistical forecasting and estimation techniques, as well as demographic marketing
and analysis tools.
1993: Washington County Community Action Organization
Position: Project Research Assistant.
One year assignment to Oregon State Fair Housing Research Project. Duties
included conducting subject interviews, collecting legal information and historical
documents, writing reports, performing data analysis, and travelling to perform
public presentations.
1992: Blue Cross - Blue Shield of Oregon
Position: Project Research Assistant.
One year assignment to the Blue Cross - Blue Shield comprehensive historical and
economic study of health insurance in the State of Oregon. Duties included the
accumulation of interviews, legal information, economic information and historical
documents, as well as data analysis report and brief writing.
1992-1995: Oregon State Board of Realtors
Position: Director of Research, Oregon Real Estate Activity Report.
Duties included collecting, publishing, and disseminating data on residential real
estate activity within Oregon. Additional tasks included socio-economic analysis,
conducting subject interviews and writing trade articles.
Publications
“Sources of Statistics”, “Collection and Processing of Demographic Data”, “Migration”
and “Estimates” chapters of Methods and Materials of Demography. New York, NY:
Academic Press.
“U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates and Evaluation with Loss Functions”
Statistics in Transition Journal. Warsaw, Poland. March, 2000.
“Demographic Trends and Market Analysis: Knowledge is Power, Market Analysis
101” Shopping Center Business. May, 2002.
Primary Software and Programming Competencies
ESRI ArcGIS, SAS, Microsoft Office, HTML, VBA
Professional Presentations and Conference Participation
1996 Federal-State Cooperative for Population Projections, “Linear and Logarithmic
Population Forecasting Techniques” New Orleans, LA.
1996 Southern Demographic Association, “Small Area Population Estimates Using the
Housing Unit Method” Memphis, TN.
1997 Population Association of America, “A Test of the Housing Unit Method in
Multnomah County, OR” Washington DC.
1998 Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates, “Housing Unit Estimates
and Estimates Geography” Park City, UT.
1999 Population Association of America, “Small Area Population Estimates
Methodology in the United States” New York, NY.
1999 U.S. Census Bureau June Population Estimates Methods Conference, “On the
Measurement of Accuracy for Subnational Demographic Estimates Using MAPE
Transformation and Re-Expressions” (by David Swanson, Jeff Tayman and Charles
Barr).
1999 International Statistics Institute, “U.S. Census Bureau Estimates and
Evaluation with Loss Functions” Helsinki, Finland.
1999 International Association of Survey Statisticians, “Evaluating Estimate Outliers
with Loss Functions” Riga, Latvia.
1999 Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates, “Evaluation of 1998
Subcounty Population Estimates” Baltimore, MD.
1999 Southern Demographic Association, “Evaluation of Components of the Housing
Unit Method” San Antonio, TX.
1999 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, “Small-Area Population
Estimation Technique Using Administrative Records and Evaluation of Results with
Loss Functions and Optimization Criteria” Arlington, VA.
2000 Population Association of America, “Results of FSCPE Survey on Small-Area
Estimate Accuracy and the Development of Data Mining Techniques to Detect
Problematic Cases in Small Area Estimates” Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Population Association of America, Member: Panel Discussant on Careers in
Applied Demography, Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Population Association of America, Member: Panel Discussant on GIS
Applications in Population Estimates Review, Los Angeles, CA.
2000 International Program Center (IPC) Summer Workshop on Subnational
Population Projections for Planning - Subject Speaker, Suitland, MD.
2000 Federal Forecasters Conference (FFC) Annual Conference Session Chairman,
Washington, DC.
2000 Southern Demographic Association, “Statistical Evaluation of Distributive
Housing Unit Method” New Orleans, LA.
2000 Southern Demographic Association, “New Developments in Demographic
Methods” Session Discussant, New Orleans, LA.
2000 Population Association of America, “CACI One” Product Presentation/Poster
Session, Washington, DC.
2002 Population Association of America, “Applied Demography In Action: A Case
Study of Population Identification” Atlanta, GA.
2002 American Statistical Association, “MAPE-R: A Discussion of its Features and
Empirical Results from a National Block-Group Test” New York, NY.
2002 Southern Demographic Association, “Spatial Research Frontiers Using GIS”
Austin, TX.
2002 Southern Demographic Association, “Population Estimates: New Evaluation
Studies” Session Chairman, Austin, TX.
2003 Southern Demographic Association, “Spatial Demography” Session Discussant,
Arlington, VA.
2004 Population Association of America, “New Approaches to Spotting Elderly
Enclaves” with Peter Morrison. Boston, MA.
2004 Population Association of America, “Small Area Market Potential of Hospitals”
Boston, MA.
Professional Associations and Affiliations
American Statistical Association
International Association of Survey Statisticians
International Statistics Institute
Population Association of America
Southern Demographic Association
Professional Training
ESRI Institute, “Introduction to Arcview GIS” (4-day course) May 1998
SAS Institute, “SAS Fundamentals, A Programming Approach” (4-day
course) June 1998
SAS Institute, “SAS Programming” (4-day course) Sept. 1998
Learning Tree International, “Hands-On Microsoft Access” (4-day course)
Oct. 1998
Erin and Associates, “Effective Presentations” (2-day course) July 1999
Learning Tree International, “Programming Web Sites” (4-day course) July
2000
George Washington University, “Systems Analysis” (4-day course) August
2000
George Washington University, “Programming” (4-day course) March 2001
George Washington University, “Database Systems” (4-day course) June
2001
1440 Sundt Lane
Stoughton, WI 53589
608-215-1096
Vitae
Education & Academic Honors
Fulbright Senior Specialist Candidate
2002 GSA CIO University graduate*
2002 Master of Science, Information Systems Technology - George Washington
University
1996 Master of Urban Studies and Planning - Portland State University
1996 Oregon Laurels Scholar
1992 Bachelor of Science, History - Portland State University
Employment History
April 2003-Current: Research Consultant
Providing demographic and economic research and consultation on the development
and management of IS/GIS. Expertise includes the implementation and
management of corporate GIS, demographic and business data development and
statistical software development standards. Work extensively with consumer
household databases and statistical data mining techniques, such as cluster
analysis, for purposes of customer classification, site location and the development
of targeted marketing solutions.
January 2001- April 2003: ESRI Business Information Solutions
Position: Senior statistician, lead demographer
Primary responsibilities include small-area demographic data management, IS
management, product and specification development. Additional responsibilities
include the development of GIS based models of business and population
forecasting, and analysis of emerging technology and R&D/testing of new GIS and
geostatistical software.
May 1998-January 2001: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
Position: Statistician (Demographic) 1530
Worked as part of team responsible for the development of small area population
and housing unit estimates for the United States and management of IT resources.
Detailed responsibilities included management of GIS and data evaluation,
development of statistical methods for variance and error analysis, maps and
graphics generation, database management, website development and professional
writing and formal professional presentations. Also performed survey and
investigative research to develop and improve statistical methods. Worked
independently to manage multiple statistical and information technology projects
simultaneously and with contractors and other staff to develop project specifications
and requirements. Developed proficiency in Microsoft office, ESRI GIS, Corel and
other software. Numerous governmental distinctions and awards.
December 1996–May 1998: Science Applications International Corporation
Position: Socio-Economic Analyst.
Duties included demographic and GIS analysis, and economic research supporting
the biosphere modeling, project integrated safety analysis, environmental justice
studies, and alternate land use evaluation as part of the Environmental Impact
Statement being prepared for the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Project.
June 1995-December 1996: PSU, Center for Population, Research & Census
Position: Research Analyst.
Responsibilities included fielding data requests for social, economic, environmental
and demographic data; generating specifically requested population estimates and
forecasts, writing reports, managing State and Federal documents, and performing
data analysis. Long-term assignments included the development and testing of
statistical forecasting and estimation techniques, as well as demographic marketing
and analysis tools.
1993: Washington County Community Action Organization
Position: Project Research Assistant.
One year assignment to Oregon State Fair Housing Research Project. Duties
included conducting subject interviews, collecting legal information and historical
documents, writing reports, performing data analysis, and travelling to perform
public presentations.
1992: Blue Cross - Blue Shield of Oregon
Position: Project Research Assistant.
One year assignment to the Blue Cross - Blue Shield comprehensive historical and
economic study of health insurance in the State of Oregon. Duties included the
accumulation of interviews, legal information, economic information and historical
documents, as well as data analysis report and brief writing.
1992-1995: Oregon State Board of Realtors
Position: Director of Research, Oregon Real Estate Activity Report.
Duties included collecting, publishing, and disseminating data on residential real
estate activity within Oregon. Additional tasks included socio-economic analysis,
conducting subject interviews and writing trade articles.
Publications
“Sources of Statistics”, “Collection and Processing of Demographic Data”, “Migration”
and “Estimates” chapters of Methods and Materials of Demography. New York, NY:
Academic Press.
“U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates and Evaluation with Loss Functions”
Statistics in Transition Journal. Warsaw, Poland. March, 2000.
“Demographic Trends and Market Analysis: Knowledge is Power, Market Analysis
101” Shopping Center Business. May, 2002.
Primary Software and Programming Competencies
ESRI ArcGIS, SAS, Microsoft Office, HTML, VBA
Professional Presentations and Conference Participation
1996 Federal-State Cooperative for Population Projections, “Linear and Logarithmic
Population Forecasting Techniques” New Orleans, LA.
1996 Southern Demographic Association, “Small Area Population Estimates Using the
Housing Unit Method” Memphis, TN.
1997 Population Association of America, “A Test of the Housing Unit Method in
Multnomah County, OR” Washington DC.
1998 Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates, “Housing Unit Estimates
and Estimates Geography” Park City, UT.
1999 Population Association of America, “Small Area Population Estimates
Methodology in the United States” New York, NY.
1999 U.S. Census Bureau June Population Estimates Methods Conference, “On the
Measurement of Accuracy for Subnational Demographic Estimates Using MAPE
Transformation and Re-Expressions” (by David Swanson, Jeff Tayman and Charles
Barr).
1999 International Statistics Institute, “U.S. Census Bureau Estimates and
Evaluation with Loss Functions” Helsinki, Finland.
1999 International Association of Survey Statisticians, “Evaluating Estimate Outliers
with Loss Functions” Riga, Latvia.
1999 Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates, “Evaluation of 1998
Subcounty Population Estimates” Baltimore, MD.
1999 Southern Demographic Association, “Evaluation of Components of the Housing
Unit Method” San Antonio, TX.
1999 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology, “Small-Area Population
Estimation Technique Using Administrative Records and Evaluation of Results with
Loss Functions and Optimization Criteria” Arlington, VA.
2000 Population Association of America, “Results of FSCPE Survey on Small-Area
Estimate Accuracy and the Development of Data Mining Techniques to Detect
Problematic Cases in Small Area Estimates” Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Population Association of America, Member: Panel Discussant on Careers in
Applied Demography, Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Population Association of America, Member: Panel Discussant on GIS
Applications in Population Estimates Review, Los Angeles, CA.
2000 International Program Center (IPC) Summer Workshop on Subnational
Population Projections for Planning - Subject Speaker, Suitland, MD.
2000 Federal Forecasters Conference (FFC) Annual Conference Session Chairman,
Washington, DC.
2000 Southern Demographic Association, “Statistical Evaluation of Distributive
Housing Unit Method” New Orleans, LA.
2000 Southern Demographic Association, “New Developments in Demographic
Methods” Session Discussant, New Orleans, LA.
2000 Population Association of America, “CACI One” Product Presentation/Poster
Session, Washington, DC.
2002 Population Association of America, “Applied Demography In Action: A Case
Study of Population Identification” Atlanta, GA.
2002 American Statistical Association, “MAPE-R: A Discussion of its Features and
Empirical Results from a National Block-Group Test” New York, NY.
2002 Southern Demographic Association, “Spatial Research Frontiers Using GIS”
Austin, TX.
2002 Southern Demographic Association, “Population Estimates: New Evaluation
Studies” Session Chairman, Austin, TX.
2003 Southern Demographic Association, “Spatial Demography” Session Discussant,
Arlington, VA.
2004 Population Association of America, “New Approaches to Spotting Elderly
Enclaves” with Peter Morrison. Boston, MA.
2004 Population Association of America, “Small Area Market Potential of Hospitals”
Boston, MA.
Professional Associations and Affiliations
American Statistical Association
International Association of Survey Statisticians
International Statistics Institute
Population Association of America
Southern Demographic Association
Professional Training
ESRI Institute, “Introduction to Arcview GIS” (4-day course) May 1998
SAS Institute, “SAS Fundamentals, A Programming Approach” (4-day
course) June 1998
SAS Institute, “SAS Programming” (4-day course) Sept. 1998
Learning Tree International, “Hands-On Microsoft Access” (4-day course)
Oct. 1998
Erin and Associates, “Effective Presentations” (2-day course) July 1999
Learning Tree International, “Programming Web Sites” (4-day course) July
2000
George Washington University, “Systems Analysis” (4-day course) August
2000
George Washington University, “Programming” (4-day course) March 2001
George Washington University, “Database Systems” (4-day course) June
2001
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