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Georgetown University | GPA: 3.7/4.0 May 2017
Masters of Public Policy | McCourt School of Public Policy
Relevant Coursework: 4 Semesters of Regression Methodologies, Data Sciece, Geospatial Analysis, and Data Visualization.
Thesis: Rice, Futures, and Rice Bowls
University of California, Berkeley | GPA: 3.6/4.0 May 2014
Double Major B.A: Economics | Political Economy
Relevant Coursework: Micro- and Macro- Economics, Econometrics, American Economic History, Research Seminar on Economics of Discrimination, International Monetary Policy, and Financial Economics.
International Monetary Fund | Fiscal Affairs Department, Expenditure Policy | Washington D.C. 08/17 – Current
Resarch Officer
• Designed and maintained mission critical databases on social protection, pensions, government wage bills and employment, energy subsidies, and Sustainable Development Goals Costing.
• Created fully customizable templates on social protection, government wage bills and employment, energy subsidies, and Sustainable Development Goals Costing.
• Supported economists on critical expenditure missions across all countries and all topics pertaining to government expenditures.
• Modernized the data management process in the division by enforcing a set of guidelines to make project updates and analysis more streamlined.
• Published work on energy subsidies, redistribution, social welfare, and Sustainable Development Goal costing.
Published Work at the IMF
Working Papers
• Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Remain Large: An Update Based on Country-Level Estimates
• Designing Fiscal Redistribution: The Role of Universal and Targeted Transfers
Book Chapters
• Social Spending for Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
• Chapter 4: Infrastructure Investment and the Sustainable Development Goals
Policy Notes
• The Time is Right! Reforming Fuel Product Pricing Under Low Oil Prices
Board Paper Contributions
• Background Paper II. Impact of IMF Programs on Social Spending: Empirical Evidence
• Background Paper III. Mission Chiefs' Survey: An Overview of Results
• Background Paper VI. The Debate on Universal and Targeted Transfers
World Bank | DeCode | Washington D.C. 09/16 – 05/17
Consultant with Daniel Ortega Nieto, Ph.D
• Designed series of visualizations that display the complexity of the DeCODE database in a visually compelling manner without losing the depth of the analysis.
• Created over 10 different types of data visualizations using R, ggplot2, rColorBrewer, and Tableau using the DeCODE Database at its core.
• Presented analytical from exploring the DeCODE database by looking at various indicators of project implementation, project supervision, and project management quality.
Georgetown University | McCourt School | Georgetown, D.C. 09/15 – 08/16
Research Assistant with Professor William Gormley
• Researched journal articles, and newspaper articles about critical thinking’s place in education, civic engagement, and the workplace.
• Conducted statistical analysis on National Center for Education Statistics’ High School Longitudinal Study 2009-13 data set in regards to the level of interaction between school counselors and their students.
• Aggregated and analyzed data on the statistical differences in the schools in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma that use “Project Lead the Way” curricula and those who don’t using Free and Reduced Lunch participation as proxies for income inequality.
Econ One Research Inc | Berkeley, CA 01/15 – 07/15
Analyst
• Created a system of managing tasks for co-workers to follow the streamlined the process of gathering over 100 pieces of information produced by counsel.
• Conducted research and wrote detailed memos on topics including financial derivatives, risk management, credit derivatives, and digital payment systems.
• Managed the quality control process of over 400 sheets of data with evolving net position and financial instrument characteristics.
Econ One Research Inc | Berkeley, CA 09/14 – 01/15
Intern
• Compiled data on 117 NCAA Division I football financial statistics as well as team and individual performances for the years 2003-2012.
• Analyzed the relationship between football program revenues, and the team and individual performancees.
• Assisted in writing of expert reports for class action lawsuits involving the financial sector as well as tech.
Department of Economics | UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA 08/13 – 05/14
Research Assistant with Ph.D candidate David Schönholzer
• Acquired working knowledge of QGIS geocoding software within a week of self-study.
• Researched interdisciplinary data sets and research papers on early states and their geographic locations.
• Proposed over a dozen qualitative observations regarding trends hidden in the data set.
| R | STATA | ArcGIS | Tableau |
| Data cleaning, regression analysis (simple regression up to and including fixed/random effects), data visualization, supervized and unsupervized learning techniques. | Data cleaning, regression analysis (simple regression up to and including quintile treatment effects). | Geospatial analysis, clustering analysis, network analysis, geospatial data cleaning and processing for STATA and R. | Data analysis and visualization. Creation of interactive visualization, and data driven interactive stories. |
Other Computer Skills: LexisNexis Academic,proficient and self-taught in LaTeX, Adobe Illustrator, Bloomberg Terminal, Concordance, HTML, CSS, and QGIS.
| English | Polish | Vietnamese |
| Naitive writing, speaking, and reading proficiency. | Naitive writing, speaking, and reading proficiency. | Proficient speaking proficiency. Elementary writing and reading proficiency. |
Write for California 02/20 – Current
Advanced Statistics Blogger| Link to articles I wrote.
• Writing breaking news for Cal related sports.
• Writer for a weekly column during the regular college football season on advanced statistics (S&P+).
California Golden Blogs | VOX Media 09/14 – 02/20
Advanced Statistics Blogger| Link to articles I wrote.
• Writer for a weekly column during the regular college football season on advanced statistics (S&P+).
• Offseason analysis of college football using quantiative analysis or data visualization tools.
Georgetown Public Policy Review | Georgetown, D.C. 05/16 – 05/17
Senior Media Editor | Link to articles I worked on.
• Redesigned the color scheme and overall design of the data visualizations for the Review.
• Redesigned the both the flagship and social media logo for the review using the new theme as well as university elements.
• Worked with writers to design data visualizations on public policy related topics.
Sigma Iota Rho (ΣIP) | Honor Society for International Studies January 2014
Omicron Delta Epsilon (OΔE) | Economics Honor Society January 2014
Dean’s Honors Recipient | UC Berkeley College of Letters and Sciences Fall 2012