Sean R. Meyer
Education
| PhD | University of Michigan, Design Science • Dissertation: “Developing and Applying a Design Framework to Prepare Electronic Health Record Data for Time-Series Modeling” • Committee: K.S. (co-chair), T.K. (co-chair), A.R., N.S |
| MS | University of Michigan, Design Science • Thesis: “A Systems Design Approach to Predicting Postpartum Hemorrhage” • Advisors: K.S., T.K. |
| MBA | Eastern Michigan University, Enterprise Business Intelligence |
| BS | Eastern Michigan University, Computer Science • Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) • Minored in Military Science |
| AAS | Washtenaw Community College, Interactive Web Design • Graduated with Honors |
Honors and Awards
| Precision Health Investigators’ Award (PI: T.K. and K.S.) With this awards program, Michigan Precision Health aspires to generate meaningful, groundbreaking, multidisciplinary research projects that advance the field of precision health through the use and/or enrichment of U-M Precision Health data and tools/methods/techniques. | 2020- 2022 |
| Michigan Integrated Center for Health Analytics & Medical Prediction (MiCHAMP) Scholarship The primary goal of this multidisciplinary research collaborative is to harness existing national, regional, and local healthcare data sets to develop medical prediction models that address complex clinical problems. Through rich interactions with data science methodologists, informaticians, and clinical researchers, investigative teams aim to transform patient care to improve quality and decrease healthcare costs. | 2019 |
| Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) Fellowship This competitive fellowship and internship program is open to master-level, doctoral-level, and medical students interested in studying the performance, quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care services and health systems. | 2019 |
| Rackham Merit Fellowship The Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) Program helps sustain the academic excellence and inclusiveness of the Michigan graduate community, one that embraces students with diverse experiences and goals, and who come from many educational, cultural, geographic, and familial backgrounds. | 2017- 2021 |
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEMONSTRATED
University of Michigan (College of Engineering)
| Dissertation Title: Developing and Applying a Design Framework to Prepare Electronic Health Record Data for Time-Series Modeling Doctoral Graduate, Design Science Program An interdisciplinary program spanning engineering, business, psychology, information, and medicine Leadership in Clinical Research Environment: Served as a lead data scientist on a research team of five, including three clinicians and one database analyst Clinical Prediction Modeling: Developed time-series models predicting postpartum hemorrhage Presentation of Research Findings: Presented project overview at Precision Health Symposium Data Visualization: Developed Tableau dashboard titled “Strategic Intervention Tracker” to provide site metrics to the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC) Analytics Package Development: Designed and developed an open-source data design framework to ease clinical data preparation for time-series modeling which is intended for clinical early warning systems | 2017- 2021 |
U.S. Army (Kabul, Afghanistan)
| Active duty mobilization supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel mission Battle Captain Commissioned officer managing day-to-day security, information, and intelligence operations in Base Defense Operations Center Intelligence Analysis: Provided all-source analysis and oversight of threat detection systems within the area of operations Presentation: Prepared and presented daily intelligence reports to base commander and staff Strategic Communication: Disseminated information and coordinated standard operating procedures with force protection element and NATO counterparts Leadership: Mentored two non-commissioned officers and evaluated performance on quarterly basis | 2016- 2017 |
University of Michigan (School of Dentistry)
| Business Intelligence Analyst, Senior Provides intelligence support to school leadership including the design, development, and implementation of interactive data visualizations Leadership: Established business intelligence and analytics plans, policies, and processes for junior developers and end-users Strategic Communication: Communicated business intelligence initiatives to internal and external interest groups Data Visualization: Provided broad range of intelligence products for departmental units throughout school Technical Instruction: Collaborated with and mentored team members for cross-training Software Evaluation: Researched and facilitated progress toward Software as a Service architecture Data Integration: Established Epic web services integration with dentistry electronic health record Data Integration: Built integration platforms to facilitate easier access from data sources to end users | 2015- 2016 |
| Business Systems Analyst, Intermediate Analysis of business and clinical needs of dental care and provide support for a moderately complex patient information management system Software Developer: Leveraged cloud products such as Google Apps and Box to automate processes and increase efficiencies Software Developer: Designed and build special purpose applications to support business workflows Instructional Communication: Provided expert support for clinical information systems | 2012- 2015 |
University of Michigan Health System (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department)
| Web Programmer / Operating Room Treatment Coordinator Developed and maintained department website and scheduled surgical treatment for patients Software Developer: Designed and built customized web applications for internal departmental use Web Developer: Managed both internal and external websites associated with department Instructional Communication: Drafted and distributed patient education information Communication: Coordinated operating room scheduling and preoperative appointments | 2005- 2012 |
Teaching Experience
| University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Graduate Student Instructor, DESCI 502: Design Process Models A graduate course with 22 students in the Winter 2019 semester, covering the following topics: multi-discipline design analyses, innovation, and creativity of the design process, organization, cultural, and social models, novel process analytical methods Established rubric and graded all reading assignment reviews and reflections Developed and presented a lecture on decision making Digitized and updated syllabus throughout the semester | 2019 |
Publications
Journal Publications
Klumpner, T. T., Kountanis, J. A., Meyer, S. R., Ortwine, J., Bauer, M. E., Carver, A., Piehl, A. M., Smith, R., Mentz, G., & Tremper, K. K. (2020). Use of a Novel Electronic Maternal Surveillance System and the Maternal Early Warning Criteria to Detect Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage. Anesthesia & Analgesia, Publish Ahead of Print. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004605
Singh, K., Meyer, S. R., & Westfall, J. M. (2019). Consumer-Facing Data, Information, And Tools: Self-Management Of Health In The Digital Age. Health Affairs, 38(3), 352–358. http://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05404
Conference Papers
Singh, K., Sequeira, K., Cao, J., Meyer, S.R., “Building a Software Pipeline for Developing, Evaluating, and Deploying Time-Series Machine Learning Models Using Electronic Health Record Data,” Proceedings of Machine Learning for Healthcare, 2021.
Singh, K., Meyer, S.R., Burns, M., Sussman, J.B., Waljee, A.K., Nallamothu, B.K., “The 7 Habits of Effective Predictive Model Implementations: Lessons from the Clinical Trenches,” Proceedings of Machine Learning for Healthcare, 2019.
Software
Singh, K., Meyer, S.R., “gpmodels: a grammar of prediction models,” R package, https://github.com/ML4LHS/gpmodels
Presentations and Invited Lectures
Project Presentation, “gpmodels: A Grammar of Prediction Models,” R/Medicine, August 26th, 2021
Project Presentation, “External Validation of Postpartum Hemorrhage Prediction Models Using Electronic Health Record Data,” Precision Health Symposium, September 23, 2020.
Project Presentation, “Strategic Intervention Tracker,” Institute for Healthcare Improvement – Open School, March 25th, 2019.
Course Lecture, “Decision Making,” DESCI 502: Design Process Models, February 20th, 2019.
Professional Training
| Six Sigma Green Belt Certification | 2017 |
| Security Manager Course | 2016 |
| Tableau Visual Analytics Course | 2015 |
| Critical Thinking / Red Team Practitioner Course | 2014 |
| Military Decision-Making Process / Mission Command Course | 2013 |
| Company Commander Course | 2013 |
| Military Intelligence, Basic Officer Leadership Course | 2011 |
Professional Service
Peer-Reviewed Articles for:
- IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
- Machine Learning for Healthcare