Education:

University of Texas at Arlington,  Arlington, TX

·       Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Economics, Business Management, and Mathematics (GPA: 3.76)

University of Texas at Arlington,  Arlington, TX

·       Master of Science in Economic Data Analysis (GPA: 3.89)

Experience:

capSpire / StatSlice (May 2016 – Current)

         Associate Software Engineer / Consultant

·       Design small programatic solutions to client problems.

·       Design methods or moving scattered client data to centralized location for easy reporting.

·       Analyze client data for trends and patterns. Use the trends and patterns to make recommendations for future client actions.

·       1 year of developing in C#; 2 years of developing in Python

University of Texas at Arlington (September 2015 – May 2016)

         Graduate Teaching Assistant

·       Tutor students in various economics courses including microeconomics, macroeconomics, money and banking, and econometrics.

·       Assists professors in grading and class maintenance

·       Give substitute lectures for absent professors

Best Buy (March 2010 - June 2014)

Project Team Specialist

·       Remodel stores

·       Determine scope for projects and determine best course of action for completion

·       Install in-store interactive displays

·       Troubleshoot and maintain functionality for in-store displays.

Geek Squad Advanced Repair Agent

·       Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair computer problems for the general public.

Liquid Logixx (September 2008 - August 2009)

Project Manager and Production Analyst

·       Manage a small team of visual effects artists to complete visual effects and animations projects for companies like Texas Instruments, Spice TV, and GameStop.

·       Analyze income and expenditures for every project; make suggestions based on analysis to improve efficiency and rate of return for projects.

·       Procured and assembled professional grade computing hardware.

Awards, Achievements, and Skills:

·       School of Urban and Public Affairs Dean’s List – University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 2007, Winter 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008.

·       Presented data analytic techniques via poster at the 50th Anniversary Analytics Symposium for the College of Business at the University of Texas at Arlington (2016)

·       Presented at the 2016 Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) at the University of Texas at Arlington

·       Wrote sample article for Anandtech.com uncovering and detailing market discrimination techniques by major video card manufacturers. (Can be found here.)

·       Skilled in formulating and detailing test methods, data recording, and data analysis. (example 1, example 2, example 3)

·       Proficient at drawing in all salient aspects of a problem and using various academic disciplines to form a comprehensive solution to the problem.(I am currently working on an article that encompasses economic policy, energy policy, tax policy, healthcare policy, education policy, transportation policy, and communication policy to address problems with the American economy.)