Meet The Science and Technology Innovation Management and Synchronization (STIMS) Functional Team

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Functional Team Overview:

The Science and Technology Innovation Management and Synchronization (STIMS) functional team at the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) possesses a unique blend of expertise, experience and access to accomplish the organizations singular mission: Automation of casualty care. The STIMS was established in May of 2023, during a major restructuring of the organization. The STIMS team provides coordination and management oversight for a wide range of critical functions and serves as a synchronizing resource to the remainder of the organization for all TATRC research activities. These functions include:

• Coordination and planning of operational exercise engagements
• Coordination of all organizational agreements (both intramural and extramural), to include: technology transfer (T2) considerations
• Design and development of extramural research awards
• Development, coordination, compliance tracking and reporting for all research regulatory actions
• Management of novel advanced technology and innovation projects
• Research project management

The STIMS team is comprised of experienced professionals who have spent decades conducting medical research, establishing research and development contracting mechanisms, developing, and fostering partnerships, and managing military medical research. In its first year, STIMS has developed and processed 44 specific regulatory actions, initiated 16 novel agreements, conducted the organizations first prize competition, developed 3 specific OTA solicitations, developed 2 federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) solicitations, and has supported 5 operational exercises. Each of these actions requires thoughtful collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders. The team is poised to support TATRC now and in the future on a wide array of relevant research opportunities thanks to outstanding team members and substantial research resources.

In May of 2023, TATRC had a major restructuring in which the STIMS team was established to provide coordination and management oversight for a wide range of critical functions.

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Who We Are:

Ms. Jeanette Little, MS, serves as the Director of the TATRC South office at Fort Eisenhower, GA, as well as the Lead of the Science & Technology Innovation Management and Synchronization (STIMS) functional area within TATRC. She is central to all of TATRC’s scientific, regulatory, and operational exercise activities and acts as SOTAR for TATRC managing OTAs in support of TATRC’s AutoDoc Mission.

Ms. Holly Pavliscsak, BS, MHSA, is the Deputy of TATRC South at Fort Eisenhower, GA, as well as Deputy Lead of the Science & Technology Innovation Management and Synchronization (STIMS) functional area within TATRC. She also manages the Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AMTI) program that provides intramural innovation technology demonstration funding to the facilities across the military heath system.

Ms. Sharon Garlena, Project Officer AMTI, assists with administrative support and management of the AMTI and other research initiatives.

Ms. Ollie Gray, MS, Senior Program Manager, is central to TATRC’s organizational success by managing all the workload, documentation, schedules, and performance for all of TATRC’s program managers and contract staff.

Ms. Mike Reinemann, BS, MPH, acts as the Operational Exercise Liaison, to facilitate programmatic communications between the government and external stakeholder teams.

Ms. Triana Rivera-Nichols, BS, Research Project Manager / Regulatory Affairs Compliance, provides project management and coordination for both TATRC research projects and information technology initiatives, and supports our regulatory compliance and scientific writing requirements.

Ms. Kerri Virtz, BA, is TATRC’s Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) and assists with creation and implementation of agreements. She also assists with program management for TATRC research activities.

Ms. Tiffany Williams, MBA, Administrative Support Specialist, manages our TATRC South at Fort Eisenhower and ensures all logistics and administrative activities run smoothly.

Mr. Chevas Yeoman, BSA, MPH, Human Subject Research Regulatory Compliance Specialist, manages all aspects of research regulatory guidance for activities performed at TATRC.

Dr. Stephanie Fonda, PhD, Biostatistician, assists with study design planning, analysis of data, literature reviews and other tasks as needed.

Future Engagements:

In the coming months, the STIMS team will take on an additional mission: the planning, development, and coordination of data collection from TATRC technologies at clinical sites. STIMS has a wealth of military medical advanced technology research expertise, which will be leveraged to take selected TATRC knowledge and material products into the military treatment facilities, operational units, and operational exercises for further evaluation.

For more information on the STIMS Functional area, please contact Ms. Jeanette Little at: jeanette.r.little.civ@health.mil.