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Analyze design, structure, bidding behavior, and pricing outcomes in New York’s bulk electric power markets; ensuring market rules, market signals, and protective measures promote efficient and competitive markets. Role currently focuses on the Installed Capacity Market.

United States

Research focused on long-term infrastructure investment planning and policy analysis for the electricity sector in Small Island Developing States.

Uwi, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica

Lead researcher on "The Caribbean's Correspondent Banking Problem" and "Options for Privatizing the National Solid Waste Management Authority". These reports informed the relevant discussions in the Jamaican parliament. Most notably, the Correspondent Banking report framed the discussion at the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting on the correspondent banking issues. See links for published work.

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Purpose: De la Rue is the world's largest designer and producer of bank notes, servicing many countries who do not produce their own. This necessitates that DLR anticipates their customers' demand for cash.Method: Used an ARIMAX econometric model to forecast demand for cash.Result: For sample currencies, model improved accuracy by at least 50%

Working with the UWI, Mona, Academic Support Unit, I provide customized tutoring services in "Introduction to Statistics" to undergraduate students. It requires catering to each students' individual needs and pace in a smaller classroom setting in order to optimise their learning experience.

Kingston, Jamaica

Purpose: Estimated the impact of marginal trades on exchange rate volatility for BOJ's Market Operations and Analysis Department. Method: ARMA-GARCH econometric model Result: No evidence that marginal trades affect exchange rate volatility

Conducted research on several topics including migration and remittances in Jamaica and Guyana and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Economic Impacts.The interdisciplinary study on climate change was featured in the 'Research for Development 2013" UWI Magazine.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Agricultural/Applied Economics

Undertaking graduate studies in Applied Economics. Research interests include energy and power systems economics, and decision analysis.

Master'S Degree, Economics, (With Distinction), De La Rue Scholar

Activities and Societies: Resident Advisor - Taylor Hall (2014-2015); Hall Chairman - Taylor Hall (2013-2014)* Field Specializations.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And Statistcs, First Class Honours, Uwi Principal'S Scholarship For Excellence.

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant, Vice Chair Guild of Students Financial Assistance Programme, UWI Debating and Public.