Andrew Walker
(home address available on request by e-mail)
awalker@world.std.com

OBJECTIVE

Administrative or technical position in human services information
systems requiring strong training, research and communications capabilities.

EXPERIENCE

1996 to present: DP Programmer/Analyst, MA DMH AIT. Responsibilities included Applications Programming and Performance Tuning: Designed, tested and implemented (using Visual Basic) database applications for information gathering, reporting and analysis for Housekeeping (service request log), Assault Event Tracking, Restraint and Seclusion Tracking; Applications System Development and Technical Consulting and Assistance: collaborated with EEO departments of DMH and EOHHS in planning of and participated in development, documentation, unit testing and deployment of EO/AA Compliance Tracking System (implemented in ACCESS Basic).

1993 - 1996: Data Management Consultant, MA DMH AIT. Responsibilities included documentation, maintenance, support and publication of the Monthly Management Indicators Report, In addition to general participation in development of queries, reports, report graphics, and data repositories, assisted in in-house training of Central Office personnel in the procedures and operation of PC-based data query and report generating tools and other applications programs.

1992 - 1993 Data Management Intern, MA DMH, Research Dept. Division of Data Management. Responsibilities included participation in development of queries, reports, report graphics, and data repositories using PC and Mainframe software tools.

1991 - 1992 Computer Lab Consultant; Gerontology Institute, University of Mass./Boston. Maintaining personal computer equipment and coaching PhD students in computer fundamentals and interactive computing with mainframe systems.

1987 - 1991 Tutor, part time; College of Public and Community Services, University of Mass./ Boston. Subjects included basic math, writing, computer fundamentals, legal research and reasoning.

1984 - 1990 Facility Manager, Brooke House MultiService Center, Boston. Responsibilities included food service management facility upkeep and maintenance; planning, coordination of client participation in facility upkeep; fiscal monitoring and planning; recruitment, supervision and training coordination for Night Counselors.

1983 - 1984 Assistant House Manager, Brooke House MultiService Center, Boston. responsibilities included light maintenance, monitoring of residents' task performance, periodic compiling of contract compliance data, assisting the facility manager in food service, facility inspection and upkeep, Night Counselor supervision.

1979 - 1983 Night Counselor, Brooke House MultiService Center, Boston. Responsibilities included security monitoring, vocational and educational counseling, crisis intervention, supervision of residents' activities, community activity planning, research and reporting.

1972 - 1975 Researcher, Urban Missions, New York, Illinois, Georgia. Included evaluation of evangelistic mission programs for focus and function in collaboration with professor of Classical Philosophy.

1968 - 1972 Programmer-technician, Digital Equipment Corp. Maynard, Mass. Designed realtime data collection and analysis software for biomedical research using small computer systems; responsibilities included assessment of customer needs, market analysis, design evaluation, presentations, prototype development in hardware and software, documentation review and update.

1966 - Summer: Statistics Clerk, Personnel Press, Princeton, NJ. Calculated score distributions of high school test batteries under supervision of educational test editor and statistician.

SYSTEMS EXPERTISE

DEC PDP-8, PDP-9 Macro-Assembler; Fortran, Focal; TRAC, TECO; SPSS for Vax,Windows; R-Base, MS-ACCESS, SQL Server; MS-Dos, Windows 3.1, 95/98/NT; Visual Basic V6; MS-Office Suite; Corel Office Suite, Quicken...and I'm learning LINUX...

EDUCATION

University of Mass./Boston Graduate Program in Applied Sociology; MA - in progress.

College of Public and Community Services, University of Mass., Boston; B.A., 1988. Labor Studies,
with special interests in legal research, adult training and development, and cultural anthropology.

University of Massachusetts, Boston 1971-1972, Liberal Arts.

Northeastern University, 1968-70 Electrical Engineering, Psychology.

TRAINING

Math and Writing tutor training, U. Mass., Boston, CPCS, 1988 to 1991.

CPR Instructor Training, Faulkner Hospital, 1986; renewed by
American Red Cross, as Community First Aid Instructor, 1990.

Management Training Institute, 1989.

Health and Safety Services Instructor Training, American Red Cross 1984

Gestalt Workshop, privately run, 1971 - 1972

Independent and guided studies in Old and New Testaments, 1972 to present.

Group Dynamics/Group Leadership Training, Northeastern University 1969 - 1970

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

First Lutheran Church of Boston: Member, Board of Elders, 1990 to 1991; and 1997 to 2003; also, Chair, Board of Christian Education, 1993 to 1997 and 2003 to present; Treasurer, 1991 to 1993; Chair, Board for Social Ministry 1988 to 1990; member, Board of Christian Education, 1986 to 1988; provider of adult religious instruction 1986 to present; member, board of Deacons 1985 to present.

Eastern Service Workers Association: - Advisory Committee member: 1999 to present; Volunteer advocate for weekly community legal education sessions: 1997 to present; computer office technology consultant: 1996 to present.

College of Public and Community Services: Presented Full Semester Course in Community Involvement in Criminal Justice, U.Mass./Boston as adjunct faculty in a "Field Instructor" agreement with Mass. Halfway Houses, Inc., Spring 1990.

American Red Cross: Recognized in 1990 for more than 500 hours volunteer service since 1985,
providing MultiMedia First Aid Training.

Order of St. Luke: Lay Reader for Healing Services at St. Paul's (Episcopal) Cathedral, Boston, 1982 -1983.

Mass. Commission on Indian Affairs, Boston,Volunteer Research Aid: 1982 - 1983.

Emanuel Temple Pentecostal Church, Roxbury: Usher and Choir Member, 1976 - 1979

Flannery R.B. Jr., Fisher William, Walker, Andrew. Characteristics of patient and staff victims of assaults in community ressidences by previously nonviolent psychiatric inpatients. Psychiatric Quarterly 71(3), 195-203, 2000

Flannery R.B. Jr., Fisher William, Walker, Andrew, et al: Assaults on Staff by Psychiatric Patients in Community Residences. Psychiatric Services 51:111-113, 2000.

Flannery R.B. Jr., Stevens, V.,Juliano, J., & Walker, A.P. Past violence and substance use disorder and subsequent violence towards others: Six year analysis of the assualted Staff Action Program (ASAP). International Journal of Emergency Mental Health 2(4), 241-247

Flannery R.B. Jr., Corrigan, J., Tierney T., & Walker, A.P. Time and risk of psychiatric patient assault: Ten year analysis of the Assaulted Satff Action Program (ASAP). Journal of Healthcare Safety: Compliance and Infection Control 5:(1), 31-35, 2001

Flannery R.B. Jr., Fisher William, Walker, A.P., Littlewood, Karla B., Spillane, Michael .J. Nonviolent psychiatric Inpatients and subsequent assaults on community patients and staff. Psychiatric Quarterly 72:(1), 19-27, 2001

Flannery R.B. Jr., Stone Phyllis, Rego Stephanie, Walker Andrew P. Characteristics of staff victims of patient assault: ten year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Psychiatric Quarterly 72:(3), 237-248, 2001

Flannery, R.B., Jr., Lizotte, Dianna; Laudani, Lisa; Staffieri, Andrea; & Walker, A.P., Violence Against Women and the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Adiminstration and Policy in Mental Health 28(6), 491-498; July 2001

Flannery RB Jr, Rachlin S, Walker AP.Characteristics of patients in restraint: Six year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Int J Emer Ment Hlth. 3(3):155-161; 2001

Flannery, Jr., R.B., Walker, A.P. Charateristics of four types of patients assaults: Six year analysis of the Assaulted Satff Action Program (ASAP). Int J Emer Ment Hlth. 3(4), 211-216; 2001;

Flannery, R.B., Jr., Rachlin, S., & Walker, A.P. Charateristics of repetitively assaultive patients: Ten year analysis of the Assaulted Satff Action Program (ASAP). Int J Emer Ment Hlth. 2002; 4: 173-179.

Flannery, R.B., Jr., Schuler, Anne P., Farley, Ellen M., & Walker, A.P. Charateristics of assaultive psychiatric patients: Ten year analysis of the Assaulted Satff Action Program (ASAP). Psychiatric Quarterly 73(1), 59-69, 2002

Flannery, Jr., R.B., Rachlin, S., Walker, A.P. Charateristics of assaultive patients with schizophrenia versus personality disorder: Six year analysis of the Assaulted Satff Action Program(ASAP). J.Forensic Sci. 47(3), 558-561; May 2002

Flannery, Jr., R.B., Rachlin, S., Walker, A.P. Charateristics of repetitively assaultive patients: Ten year analysis of the Assaulted Satff Action Program (ASAP). Int'l. J. of Emergency Mental Health 2002; in press.

Flannery, Jr., R.B., Rachlin, S., Walker, A.P. Single versus multiple victim psychiatric patient assaults on staff: preliminary inquiry.  J. of Healthcare Safety; 1(2), 11-16, Spring 2003;

Flannery, R.B. & Walker, A.P. Safety skills of mental health workers: Empirical evidence of a risk management strategy. Psychiatric Quarterly 74(1), 1-10, 2003

Flannery R.B. Jr, Hanson A,; Rego J, Walker A:   Precipitants of psychiatric patient assaults on staff: Preliminary inquiry of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP).  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health 5(3), 141-146, 2003

Flannery R.B. Jr, Peterson B, Walker AP. Precipitants of elderly patient assaults: Preliminary empirical inquiry. Psychiat Quart. 2005; 76: 167-175.

Flannery RB Jr, Juliano, J, Cronin S, Walker AP. Characteristics of assaultive psychiatric patients: Fifteen-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Psychiat Quart. 2006; 77: 239-249

Flannery R.B. Jr.,Laudani L., LeVitre V., Walker A:   Precipitants of psychiatric patient assaults on staff: Three-year empirical inquiry of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP).  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health 8(1), 15-22, 2006

Flannery R.B. Jr., Hanson A, Corrigan M, Walker A:   Past violence, Substance abuse and precipitants to psychiatric patient assaults: Eleven-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP).  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health 8(3), 157-163, 2006

Flannery R.B. Jr., Walker A., and Flannery G.:   Elderly patient assaults: Empirical Data from the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) with risk management implicAtions for EMS personnel.  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health 8(4), 221-226, 2006

Flannery RB Jr, Marks L, Laudani L, Walker AP: Psychiatric patient assaults and staff victim gender: Fifteen-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Psychiat Quart, 78, 2007, in press.

Flannery RB Jr, Farley EM, Rego S, Walker AP.Characteristics of staff victims of psychiatric patient assaults: Fifteen-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). Psychiat Quart. 2007; 78: 25-37.

Flannery R.B. Jr., White D. L., Flannery G., Walker A.:   Time of psychiatric patient assaults: Fifteen-year analysis of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP).  International Journal of Emergency Mental Health 9(2), 89-96, 2007

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