Jay Allan Jaffe, PhD

JASU Technology LLC

presents consultant
Jay Allan Jaffe jay.a.jaffe@gmail.com
for contract engagement 925-286-2111
(hourly or per project) fax 925-226-3939
www.jjsas.com

QUALIFICATIONS :: Expertise in SAS, SQL, Database/Reporting Systems, Solutions Design, and Training
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Guru: Base SAS® Software: Data Step Language; Macro Language
Expert: SAS procedures for data analysis and reporting
SAS PROC SQL incl pass-through SQL to Oracle and to Z/os(MVS) DB2 via SAS/Connect
Oracle SQL and PL/SQL
Management Information database design, ETL development, enduser reporting systems
Experienced: Java w/JDBC, JSP; Web reporting; EMR/EHR, EDI
MS Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word
Author of textbook Mastering the SAS System (1st & 2nd eds. Van Nostrand Reinhold; 3rd ed in prep.)
Excellent written and oral communicator, team developer
Excellent technical and user system/software documentation and training

HISTORY

Since 2009: Managing Consultant, JASU Technology LLC

Contract and Consulting services: SAS software systems; relational database design; analysis and reporting

1993 – 2009 (retired) : Senior Systems Consultant, Kaiser Permanente, California Division
Principal Activities

Designed/developed user-powered reporting system for prescription drug utilization and cost reporting
on Z/os (MVS; ISPF/CLIST/SAS), redeveloped for intranet (Oracle/SQL back, Java/JSP/JDBC front)
Managed and conducted data reporting on diverse projects such as accessibility, utilization, and outcomes research
Constructed analytic datasets and management reports from KP HealthConnect (EMR/EHR) datasources
Built Windows-hosted SAS macro system to extract and analyze Oracle and DB2 data output to multisheet Excel workbooks
Presented and explained data-driven analyses and recommendations to mid/senior management
Produced thorough technical documentation for SAS- and Oracle/SQL-based systems
Mentored and directed junior programmers and programmer teams
Provided in-house instruction in decision support, advanced SAS, SQL, and data warehousing concepts
Business Contexts

2000-2009 at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, California Division Pharmacy, Analytical Research:
The California Division operates scores of outpatient pharmacies, filling over 20M prescriptions annually. Pharmacy Analytical
Research is concerned with cost-containment as well as efficacy studies. I was involved in analyses of drug costs and utilization, with data
originating in Kaiser’s EMR/EHR among other sources. Both directly and via enduser reporting systems, I provided management information
at all levels, as well as actionable detail for drug education pharmacists’ use when consulting providers about best prescribing practices for
cost-of-goods containment (for example, generics vs brand when outcomes are equivalent, order of medication trial least to most costly, etc.).

1998-2000 at Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Diablo Region, Business Strategy and Finance:
Business Strategy and Finance (BS&F) provides information to senior management to help run a cost-effective hospitals business.
Working closely with a clinical operations managing pharmacist, I built a system to analyze prescription drug utilization and cost reporting for
the Region [this led to my transfer to my next company position, described above]

1993-1998 at The Permanente Medical Group, Northern California, Operations Support Services
The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) of Northern California is the physician-managed arm of the Kaiser Permanente Medical
Care Program’s integrated care delivery model. Operations Support Services provides diverse quantitative analyses for use by physician-
managers at all levels to understand, forecast, and plan for best care delivery to Kaiser member-patients. I was involved in building reporting
systems and otherwise providing data concerning access to care (eg minimization of time to get appointments, etc.), patient satisfaction,
forecasting, and other assignments.
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1991 – 1993: Senior Programmer-Analyst, Wells Fargo Bank, Information Support Dept.
Principal Activities

Completely overhauled homegrown mainframe financial chargeback system (which had almost no technical
documentation), brought it in line with the Legent’s SAS-based MICS software, and fully redesigned its many reports.

1988 – 1991: Contractor, assignments in healthcare billing systems, human resources, market research
Clients included: Pacific Bell, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Kaiser Permanente Outside Medical Services

Enduser reporting systems

Data analysis and reporting

Retooling and documentation of mainstay legacy SAS-based reports and methods,

including a complete system conversion SAS/DB2v5 to SAS-Access/DB2v6

1984 – 1988: Senior Systems Programmer, The Permanente Medical Group, Division of Research

Developed automated market survey system (SAS/SAS-FSP) incl audit trails and mailing facility

Implemented data entry system for laboratory-services research (SAS/SAS-FSP)

Analytical reports for various epidemiology and clinical outcomes research projects

1977 – 1981: Research Psychologist, The Research Triangle Institute

Led data analysis for many nationwide surveys and evaluations at the Center for Education Research and Evaluation

EDUCATION

1983: PhD, organizational psychology, North Carolina State University

1977: MA, social psychology, Universityof North Carolina (Chapel Hill)

1973: BA cum laude, psychology, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

My graduate education gave me a firm foundation not only in psychology theory and practice, but in analytical
methods including experimental design and survey research, and the statistical analysis of research results.

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