Aman Rai Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

New York, New York, United States

• QUEST is an interdisciplinary team of more than 50 economists, statisticians, and business analysts providing policy analysis, economic, climate, and fiscal impact modeling to public-sector entities, industry trade.
• Constructed a customizable excel-based Marginal Abatement Cost Curve model for a Fortune 100 telecommunication company to assess 10+ carbon abatement projects; the findings were used to inform the client’s.
• Designed a customizable fleet electrification decision-support model to help a Fortune 100 company conduct feasibility and financial assessments of implementing various electric vehicle charging strategies (at-home.
• Managed a team of three analysts and headed the analysis for multiple EY thought leadership reports focusing on carbon pricing, government sustainability policies, and other climate change related topics; multiple.
• Constructed tax forecast models using time series regression analysis in SAS and STATA to assess future trends in sales tax revenue collection for state and local governments to assist in annual budget planning process
• Managed a team of five analysts to publish weekly economic conditions reports for clients and EY leadership resulting in $300,000+ in new projects

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Promoted within two years, surpassing the typical timeline, in recognition of outstanding performance.
• Programed a microsimulation tax model using non-linear constrained optimization techniques in Python using pyOpt package to model the impact of tax policy proposals on effective tax rates and the US economy
• Developed a methodology to extract data from government expenditure and 200+ company sustainability reports to analyze the spending on policies designed to meet Paris Agreement climate goals; the report was presented.

Macalester College

• Assist international students from more than 60 countries with various governmental documentation including income taxes, visa requests, social security number applications, and employment authorizations applications
• Organize information sessions, department events and programs, and new student orientation
• Plan and facilitate weekly meetings of the Ametrica Project, a 3 month program that promotes dialogue, intercultural sensitivity, and friendship between first year domestic and international students
• Mentor first year international students regarding academic and personal life at Macalester College

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Teaching Assistant for COMP 123 - Core concepts in Computer Science
• Assist professor in answering questions during classes and grading assignments
• Lead weekly sessions to help students grasp concepts and complete assignments

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Used Python data scraping process to extract and manipulate 400,000+ customer data points for predicting customers’ likelihood of buying insurance products; increased promotion email open rate by 30%
• Identify new sources of big data online that pertain to key needs of the business

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Received over 170 hours of business training from experienced business executives. Areas of focus included:
• Oral, non-verbal, and written communication
• Problem solving
• Decision-making
• Public speakingThe training was accompanied by a full-time summer internship and a final individual project organized by upturns. The goal of the program is to enable college students to grow professionally as leaders.

Wheaton College, Massachusetts

• Managed the summer educational camp’s $32,000 operating budget by processing fund requests, staff reimbursements, and reconciling the student and staff accounts on a daily basis
• Maintained daily contact with the Business Manager to record the camp’s cash flow and suggested changes to the current accounting system
• Collaborated with Main Office Manager to improve the system for staff to request for cash advances, reimbursements, field trip emergency money and international staff salary

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Updated office’s data on excel, ARGOS, MS Access and department website
• Organized intern files, answering phone calls and emails, and scheduling appointments
• Edited short videos for promoting internships and documenting stories of past interns
• Assembled internship databases and resources for college students

Pune, India

• Handled the purchasing and sales of Seema supplies and products
• Acquired supplies from various locations, with the intent to remain as local as possible
• Worked with the Production Manager to stock the new Production Centers (in the villages) with sufficient shelving units and equipment

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Applied Mathematics With Statistical Emphasis, Gpa: 3.75/4

Activities and Societies: Awards, Honors, and Scholarships: Kofi Annan International Scholarship, Charles J. Turck Presidential Honor.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

I graduated with the International Baccalaureate Diploma. As a part of my education I studied the following subjects; Economics.