Matthew Branner

- Lead developer for Cognos to SAS report conversion project - Provide economic data support for the Department of Defense (DoD) - Code and analyze reports using SQL, Oracle, and SAS code - Liaise directly with external stakeholders by leading demos, aligning expectations, providing progress reports - Technical writing including Technical Specifications, Functional Specifications, and Traceability matrixes - Assist Project Management using JIRA and Kanban

- Built database infrastructure for Amazon at various warehouse sites in Northern Virginia - Transport and install server racks - Accept rack deliveries, monitor shipping logistics - Coordinate and carry out audits of data rooms and off-site inventory with senior data technicians - Install and maintain fiber optic and copper cables throughout data centers - Train junior employees - Skills: Extreme attention to detail, leadership, quick turnaround and attention to security regulations

- Developed, demonstrated, and evaluated methods for quantification of benefit estimation methodologies, with an emphasis on the Chesapeake Bay - Developed metrics to quantify benefits of improved water quality on real estate and other business - Provided research assistance and literature review to senior economists - Wrote memos detailing processes of data manipulation and organization for senior scientists and economists