Robert D. Tortora

Background

Tortora, Robert D. was born on August 20, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics cum laude, Youngstown State University, 1968; Master of Science in Mathematics Statistics, Catholic U. American, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Probability and Statistics, Bowling Green State University, 1975.

Career

Mathematician, National Security Agency, 1968-1969; various positions ending in director research and applications, National Agricultural Statistics Superior vena cava syndrome, USDA, 1975-1990; chief statistical research division, Census Bureau, Washington, 1990-1992; associate director statistical design, methodology, standards, Census Bureau, Washington, since 1992. Chair subcommittee role of telephone data collection in federal surveys Federal Committee Statistical Methodology, since 1980. Co-chair committee disclosure risk analysis Office Management and Budget.

Member statistics industrial advisory committee OhioState U., since 1990. Advising committee George Mason University Center computational Statistics, since 1991.

Achievements

• Robert D. Tortora has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1972. Member American Statistical Association (member, chair government subcommittee member committee 1986-1991, ad hoc committee Office Science Affairs 1987-1988, 91-, associate editor Journal Official Statistics since 1988, program chair survey methods Research 1992, organizer various meetings), Washington Statistical Society (chairman agriculture 1980-1981), International Association Survey Statisticians.