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New York, NY-based Population Council has Appointed Stan Mierzwa as Director of Information Technology
About the Company
According to the Population Council's founder, John D. Rockefeller 3rd, the reason to care about population is "to improve the quality of people's lives, to help make it possible for individuals everywhere to develop their full potential." Throughout its history, the Council's unique role has been to conduct biomedical, social science, and public health research and disseminate evidence to shape more effective policies, programs, and technologies that improve lives around the world. Our more than 600 staff members from 33 countries in 18 offices conduct research and implement programs in more than 50 countries around the world (see where we work). Working with governments and civil society organizations, they combine excellence in demographic studies, operations research, technical assistance, basic biomedical research on reproductive physiology and HIV, and the development of new contraceptives and products to prevent the transmission of HIV. We also improve the research capacity of reproductive and population scientists in developing countries through grants, fellowships, and support of research centers.
About the Person
Stanley Mierzwa is the director of information technology (IT) at the Population Council, where he sets global technology strategy and direction for the Council's 21 offices and oversees all computer-related activities at the Council's three offices in the United States. Mierzwa also leads the technical effort in software design, development, and management of the Council's proprietary audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) survey software, which has been used in numerous field and clinic-based product surveys to facilitate accurate reporting of sensitive behaviors. Mierzwa previously worked at the Council as senior systems engineer, then as supervisor of computer operations. He was previously employed as the director of IT at the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and was a senior programmer and network administrator for United Parcel Service. Mierzwa has an M.S. in management of information systems from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a B.S. in electrical engineering technology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and he has completed a certificate program for Microsoft-certified systems engineers. He helped form—and is a frequent speaker at—the InsideNGO tech professionals group and is a member of IEEE, NTEN, the HIV/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC) BSWG Tech & Measures Task Force, the Adolescent Trials Network (ATN), and the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN), which has provided funding for the Council’s customized ACASI software for multiple clinical trials.
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