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NNEMS Project 2010-205

Category:
Environmental Management and Administration

Preferred Project Period:
5/10/10 - 7/30/10

Desired Education Level(s):

• Junior
• Senior
• Graduate Student

Project Title:
Resources Database Development and Data Analysis

Sponsoring Office:
Office of Administration and Resources Management-RTP

Project Overview:
The need for environmental management can be viewed from a variety of perspectives. EPA has incorporated IT technology to secure a highly qualified workforce of scientists and administrative staff to manage the interaction of personnel and environmental impact. It is important to have a good understanding of the interactions among the local community, university, public and private sector workforce, and the current organizational workforce in pursuit of the Agency's mission of environmental quality, meaning the conservation of the environment for the environment's sake, as well as the conservation of the environment for humankind's sake. Under this project, the fellow will study the linkages among community, qualified personnel, and the environment, as well as the balance between economic growth and environmental quality so as to maximize the welfare of the community. To facilitate this process, the fellow will develop a resources (track personnel status activity) database. The software functionality will expand the broad scope of various facets of human resources services. The fellow will design and implement a conceptual framework research project to identify the specific data to track to include requirements via standards and regulations. The fellow will meet with experts to gather relevant data. The fellow's research could focus on the overall understanding of the human resources shared service center work, an overview of software development, testing software functionality, data development, and analysis of the data. These processes are imperative in the overall understanding of personnel services and the development of a tool to identify and track personnel work status.

Project Goals:
The fellow working on this project can expect to increase his or her knowledge of the linkages among community, qualified personnel, and the environment, as well as the balance between economic growth and environmental quality so as to maximize the welfare of the community. In addition, the fellow will increase his or her knowledge of the software development lifecycle; software functionality; quality assurance review; communication with various levels of office personnel; data identification; and data management. Research completed under this fellowship could inform a master's thesis, PhD dissertation, or other educational requirement.

Final Product of the Project:
The fellow will develop a final report summarizing his/her findings.

Project Location:
EPA Headquarters, Research Triangle Park, NC

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Project Officer Information

Benjamin Collins
Office of Administration and Resources Management-RTP

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Office Mission/Responsibility

The Office of Administration and Resources Management-RTP (OARM-RTP), under the supervision of a director, provides services to all of the programs and activities at RTP. The director, OARM-RTP, supervises the Divisions of Facility Management Support, Information Resources Management, and Human Resources Management. The director also serves as the contact for the OCFO/FMD/RTP Financial Management Center, OEI/National Computer Center, and OAM/RTP Procurement Operations Division relative to building management issues for RTP. In addition, the OARM-RTP Office Director is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning for all organizational components of the office.

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