1. Almanac Systems: R Sam Alessi, PhD
sam@almanacsystems.com  2759 Plommon St., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 208-569-3437
Professional Summary
Personal and company capabilities include systems and software design, development and management,
data science, simulation analysis and integration, culture change and human inquiry. Current corporate
focus is helping companies adopt improved analytic modeling, collaborative analysis environments, analytic
business process, and culture change leading to effective use of business analytics. We believe that
companies deserve systems that are usable, transparent and not overly dependent on specialized coding
skills.
Experience
Almanac Systems, LLC | 2759 Plommon St., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
President 2004 – current
 Lead Dairy Research Inc. (DRI) System Architecture Design & Development including;
o Custom Software & Analysis Design
o Simulation & Statistical Analysis
 DOE Business Intelligence and Analytic Consulting & Systems Development
 DOD Business Intelligence and Analytic Consulting & Systems Development
Idaho National Laboratory | 2525 Fremont Ave., Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Senior Systems Scientist/Engineer 1998 – Feb., 2014
 Senior Level Technical Expert on Multiple Programs, including Nuclear Modeling,
Hybrid Energy Systems Analysis, Research and Facility Business Systems
 Conceived, Designed and Managed the General Environment for Modeling Systems
(GEMS) Enterprise Analytics Environment for Laboratory R&D and Business Support
 Change Management for SAS Research and Business Implementation
 Legacy Model Management Coordinated with Enterprise Data Management
 Hybrid Energy Information System for U.S. Military Bases
 Design Lead: Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Farm Sustainability Information Systems
 Project Manager: Conversion of PL1 and COBOL mainframe code to SAS code for DOE’s
Energy Information Agency (EIA)
 Design Lead: PVMapper, GIS-based Decision Software for Utility Scale Solar Siting
 National Market Analysis Systems Analysis for Dairy Anaerobic Digester Feasibility
 Stakeholder Analysis for Long Term Stewardship of Nuclear Waste
 Management Assessment at Yellowstone National Park and Department of Energy
Idaho Operations Office

2. Almanac Systems: R Sam Alessi, PhD
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University of Idaho | University Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho 83415
Graduate Faculty Systems Engineering 2000 – 2006
 Managed thirty Graduate Students
 Developed Innovative Coursework in Naturalistic Inquiry, Model Based Systems
Engineering and Engineering Ethics
USDA Agriculture Research Service | Morris, MN
Scientist and System Developer 1989 – 1998
 Designed and Developed the FARMWIN Farm Management Software
 Conducted Research on Spatial Analysis of Agronomic Properties and Radar/Rainfall
Skills
 Systems and Software Design, including Simulation Based Systems Design
 Statistics, Optimization and Simulation Analysis
 Stakeholder Inquiry and Requirements Analysis
 Organizational Change Management
 Analytic Process Management
 Project Management
 Scientific Method
 Graduate Courses Taught: Software Process Management, Software Project
Management, Requirements Management, Design and Decision-making, Systems
Engineering Statistics, Human Inquiry and Intervention, Technology Ethics, Systems
Engineering Tools,
Tool Experience
 Highly proficient in SAS products including Visual Analytics, Enterprise Guide, ETS, OR,
BASE, STAT, Macro on projects including:
 Geostatistic code prior to SAS implementation
 Distribution identification code for Pearson type
 Resistant summary statistics code
 State transition rainfall simulator
 Matrix solution to nonlinear PDE to study structural state model sensitivity
 Survey analysis and logistic regression at Yellowstone National Park
 Translate PL1 & Cobol mainframe code SAS for Energy Information Agency
 Dairy digester model, data testing and analysis
 Nuclear data systems management and time series analysis
 Financial and labor analysis at the Idaho National Laboratory
 Integration of SAS enterprise systems into GEMS enterprise environment
 Highly proficient in Phoenix Integration’s ModelCenter including legacy code wrapping,
data management, optimization, probabilistic analysis, experimental design for simulation
 Familiar to proficient with Excel, Fortran, RapidMiner, Python, R, SAS DI, Open Refine
 Software and systems design tools including Enterprise Architect, Requisite Pro, Doors

3. Almanac Systems: R Sam Alessi, PhD
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Education
North Dakota State University
1989 Ph.D. Soil Physics
 Uncertainty of Structural Elements of a Highly Non-Linear Partial Differential Equation
 SAS 3D Anisotropic Spatial Estimation Software: Semi-Variograms and Kriging
USDA Graduate School
1995 M.S. Aerospace Systems Engineering
 Director - International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
 Lead Early Development of the INCOSE Systems Engineering Certification Program
 Lead University of Idaho Systems Engineering Master’s Program
 Developed Advanced Systems Development Concepts from Cultural Anthropology
Methods for Stakeholder Inquiry, Requirements Analysis and Design
Selected Publications
 Enhancing User Customization through Novel Software Architecture for Utility Scale Solar
Siting Software. GIS Conference. June. 2014.
 Efficiency Analysis System for Facility Management (EASY-FM). INL/INT-13-3006. 2013
 Generalized Environment for Modeling Systems (GEMS). © Department of Energy. 2013
 Base Integrated Hybrid Energy Systems Evaluation, INL/LTD-11-23453. 2012
 Data Transfer Software: SAS Metadata, SQL Server and Phoenix Integration Model
Center, © Department of Energy. 2011
 NDMAS Technical Details on Data Structure and NQA-1 Compliance. INL/EXT-09-
16128, INL. 2009
 NDMAS Architecture for Methods Data. INL/EXT-09-16129, INL. 2009
 Operations Research at Yellowstone National Park. OR Insight. Vol. 16(1): 4-14.
January-March. 2003