Ian R Rapson

Experience

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  Riverside Market

  Mar 2000 - Apr 2004

  Shift Manager

  Management of medium sized grocery store. Work involved cashiering, ordering, and stocking. Managerial work consisted of supervising staff, monitoring cash flow, closing the store, and setting security systems.Part-time

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  Aventis Behring

  Feb 2002 - Sept 2002

  Phlebotomist Auto Tech 2

  Operated plasma auto-pheresis machine while providing customer service to blood plasma donors. Donor service included preparing donors for donation and IV attachment. Work also included identifying and correcting malfunctions relating to the auto-pheresis machines and blood plasma donations.Part-time

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  University of Minnesota

  Mar 2004 - Sept 2005

  Junior Scientist 2

  Analyzed stained and labeled medical tissue samples.Performed lab work which included processing tissue, dissection, cryosectioning, antigen retrieval, and antibody labeling.Utilized Amira visualization software to produce 3D models and generate morphometric data.Developed novel laser imaging technique to create digital cross sections of tissue without manual sectioning.Trained and supervised new staff.Reviewed clinical, scientific, and technical literature. Synthesized relevant information to staff and director.Co-authored journal article and abstracts.Full-time Show less

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  Memorial Blood Centers

  Mar 2006 - Apr 2011

  Transfusion Support Services Medical Tech 3

  Tracked incoming samples. Generated metrics for each lab member and assessed trends in overall lab performance. Data used for departmental goals and yearly tech evaluations.Served as liaison to the international Serum, Cells and Rare Fluid Exchange (SCARF).Performed customer service training for employees on a company wide level.Testing performed: ABO, Rh, and Antibody Screening, HDN Evaluation, Platelet Compatibility and crossmatching, HLA-matched platelets, Kleihauer-Betke, sickle cell screening, antigen typing, antibody identification and red cell crossmatching.Full-time Show less

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  Rapson-Inc.

  Jan 2012 - now

  Internet and Marketing Analyst

  Rapson-Inc. sells the iconic furniture designs of Mid-Century architect Ralph Rapson. Ralph's designs hail from his time at the Cranbrook school of Art and at the Knoll Furniture Company, where he worked alongside famous designers Harry Bertioa and Hans and Florence Knoll. Produce art and advertising. Design content for marketing and website.Maintain social media presence.Part-time personal business

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  University of Minnesota

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2013

  Junior Scientist 2

  Department of Otolaryngology, lab of Peter Santi, PhDCreated 3D anatomical models for use in development of cochlear implants; under contract with private medical company.Part-time

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  Minnesota Department of Health

  Feb 2013 - Mar 2014

  Develop a methodology for calculating mortality rates at the sub-county level utilizing existing datasets.Develop SAS code to produce analytic datasets from multiple sources of raw data.Develop SAS code to calculate age-adjusted mortality rates by Zip Code/ZCTA, PCSA, and HSA for 1, 3 and 5 years time periods.Produce finished data for publication, importation into ArcGIS, and use with individual level data sources. Develop and implement communication strategy for the Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. Plan, develop, distribute fact sheets, briefs, reports, and CCC Program publications.Prepare presentations and displays.Produce monthly listserv, newsletter, CDC reports, and other communications.Coordinate communications for the Minnesota Cancer Alliance.Part-time

  • Intern - Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention Unit

    Sept 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Student Worker Paraprofessional Sr

    Feb 2013 - Aug 2013
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  Minnesota Cancer Alliance

  Feb 2013 - Aug 2013

  Communications

  Maintain Minnesota Cancer Alliance website (www.mncanceralliance.org).Develop and implement communication strategy for the Minnesota Cancer Alliance. Produce content for social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter).Part-time

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  University of Minnesota

  Sept 2013 - May 2015

  Analysis of the association of Vitamin D and peripheral artery disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Community (ARIC) cohort. Secondary data analysis, journal article authorship, NIH grant preparation. Review and classify abstracts by methodology and quality as part of a systematic literature review on the association between interpersonal violence and eating disorders. Teach lab section.Prepare weekly lecture.Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Grade assignments and provide feedback. Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Review course material, assignments, and exam content for accuracy and clarity.Grade assignments and exams, and provide useful feedback.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2014 - May 2015

  • Research Assistant

    Mar 2014 - Sept 2014

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Fundamentals of Epidemiology, PubH 6320

    Jan 2014 - May 2014

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Epidemiology Methods 1, PubH 6341

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2014
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  Medtronic

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Engineering Summer Associate

  Systematic analysis and update of product related risks to support pre-market safety and preventative measures, and post-market monitoring of patient safety.

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  University of Minnesota

  Sept 2015 - Jan 2016

  Graduate Teaching Assistant - Epidemiologic Methods 3, PubH 6343

  Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Give lectures reviewing assignments. Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Grade assignments and provide feedback.

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  University of Minnesota

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

  Analysis of bleeding events in Atrial Fibrillation patients on Dabigatran or Rivaroxaban. Analysis uses the Truven MarketScan dataset of private care and Medicare patients. Secondary data analysis and journal article authorship. Assist UMN faculty with classroom instruction.Provide tutoring to graduate students during regularly scheduled office hours.Grade assignments and provide feedback.Review methodology of student designed observational studies. Assist with hands-on computer skills instruction. Help student to complete in-class assignments. Hold office hours to assist with out-of-class projects.

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Sept 2014 - Jun 2018

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Epidemiologic Methods 2, PubH 6342

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant - Excel and Access in Public Health Settings, PubH 6638

    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017
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  Minnesota Department of Human Services

  May 2019 - now

  Support and lead DHS health care data quality efforts and perform Federal liaison duties pertaining to the CMS required T-MSIS (Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System) data. Update legacy pipelines and procedures for data processing and quality analytics to improve data. Ensure that data exceeds departmental and regulatory requirements. Conduct quality analytics and research on data from health plans, MMIS, and many other data sources to ensure that it is robust, timely, and accurate. Analyze health care data for estimating the need and effectiveness of health care services, evaluating and improving payment methodologies, estimating the impact of changes in deliver and payment systems, and measuring health care outcomes. Provide expertise to the Health Care Administration on meaningful use and appropriate interpretation of Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) data. Show less

  • Senior Encounter Data Quality Analyst and Federal CMS Data Liason

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Senior Healthcare Data Research Analyst

    Dec 2019 - Sept 2021

  • Healthcare Data Research Analyst

    May 2019 - Dec 2019