Austin Speers

Experience

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  Georgia State University’s Office of Student Health Promotions and Health Clinic

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Student Intern

  Worked with a team to edit and develop health programs including HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, and Violence. Collected, analyzed, and presented findings evaluating and comparing health clinic services within the University System of Georgia. Findings have been used to reevaluate the cost structure for Georgia State’s Health Services.

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  Georgia Institute of Technology Office of International Education

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Student Intern

  Worked with a team to process and file the immigration documents of over 700 international students

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  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Program Budget and Extramural Management Branch

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2014

  CMAS Nortrop Grumman Contractor

  Contributed to strategic planning and design of Country Monitoring and Accountability System (CMAS) objectives, methodologies, processes, and associated tools for effective implementation of in-country visits.

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  Carter Consulting Inc. / CDC - Office for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support

  Nov 2014 - May 2015

  Management Analyst/Consultant

  Synthesized key learnings from Preventative Health and Health Services Block Grant qualitative data into talking points for utilization in external communications, highlighting notable success stories. Project lead for the importation of talking points into a SharePoint tracker which enables the Communications team to build materials and meet deadlines more efficiently. Created metadata tags for synthesized data to expedite turnaround time for data calls.Created first informational fact sheet on Block Grant to convey core goals and objectives to the public. Show less

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  Georgia Department of Public Health - Health Protection/Emergency Preparedness Division

  May 2015 - now

  Data/Operations Analyst

  Analyzes data and generates reports on all actions taken by the State of Georgia under the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant. Findings contribute to the PHEP program's and sub-awardee's overall strategic plans by identifying best practices and programmatic gaps. Conducts a yearly Hazard Vulnerability Assessment to identify which hazards are most likely to impact Georgia and drive funding to those with the highest risk. Developed and implemented a new SharePoint-based reporting system which increased grant reporting by 64%.Participated in emergency responses, including Hurricane Matthew by staffing the Emergency Support Function 8 desk at the GEMHSA State Operations Center. Show less