Eric Albers

Experience

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  Texas Tech University

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2005

  Developed computational approaches to legal and public policy research topics in biodefense. Lead researcher and programmer for applications of computer modeling and data visualization on environmental and human health risk assessments for U.S. Navy, Air Force and Army clients

  • Post Doctoral Fellow

    Jun 2004 - Dec 2005

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2005
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  Systems Planning & Analysis

  Dec 2005 - May 2018

  Created and led 10-member team of project managers and software engineers generating $1.25MM/year in revenue supporting mission critical taskings for large government and military programs at the General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) level.• Managed complete software development lifecycle using Agile and Waterfall methods for dozens of projects in areas of logistics, data analysis, business process improvement, and resource allocation.• Company-wide lead for technical support to the U.S. Air Force on $100B acquisition program. • Project Manager for agile software product that generated $3MM in revenue. Show less

  • Analysis Lead for the Joint and Air Force Analysis Group

    Jan 2017 - May 2018

  • Assistant Program Manager for Technical Analysis

    Oct 2011 - May 2018

  • Senior Scientific Analyst

    Nov 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Professional Scientific Analyst

    Dec 2005 - Nov 2010
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  AAAS

  May 2018 - Dec 2021

  Oversaw all internal and financial operations of 20-person STPF program with ~$20MM/year in funding, establishing objectives and key results (OKRs) program-wide.• Led stakeholder management for ~40 federal agencies, companies and third-party organizations. • Provided risk assessment and management for AAAS C-suite and AAAS Fellowships Program Inc. (AFPI) Board of Directors related to fellowship operations.• Supported strategic planning with Program Director, C-suite and AFPI Board.• Responsible for change management and SOP development to improve program. Show less Oversaw operations, technology, and data analytics for internationally recognized STEM fellowship program of ~280 fellows annually and >3500 alumni, defining and monitoring KPIs to evaluate program effectiveness.• Principal Investigator (PI) for all grants with a total value of ~$60MM.• Led contracting creation and review across the program.• Oversaw successful 3-year Agile development and deployment of a Salesforce CRM-integrated application portal.• Identified and implemented business process improvements that save >2,000 labor hours annually.• Program-wide lead for COVID-19 planning.• Provided technical support to a userbase of ~4,000• Led team of project managers covering web development, Salesforce modernization, survey design, & data analysis. Show less

  • Director, Operations and Technology - Science and Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF)

    Feb 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Associate Program Director

    May 2018 - Jan 2021
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  Forterra

  Aug 2022 - now

  Senior Technical Product Manager

  Lead all program management across multiple government contracts in areas of vehicle autonomy, artificial intelligence, and GPS localization.