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Logan, Utah, United States

I am an undergraduate economic research fellow. Currently, I am researching the factors, including economic freedom, that drive to the decoupling of economic growth from energy use.

Logan, Utah, United States

I work directly under the Space Dynamics Laboratory's Director of Analytics and my primary responsibility centers on keeping decision-makers and division leaders at the Lab well-informed . I write the “SDL Weekly News Brief” based on news developments in the space, defense, AI/ML, foreign governments, and commercial sectors that create strategic opportunities and risks to SDL. Saw a 20% increase of internal newsletter subscribers.I conducted a 3-month research project into the current trends in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and other automated drones. This research helped inform an internal discussion about how SDL may position itself to compete in the autonomous vehicle industry.

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Worked under the supervision of the LPA deputy administrator and the Africa Bureau congressional liaison officer in the Bureau for Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) at USAID.Researched and wrote an internal memo about congressional attitudes toward humanitarian needs in the Sahel region of Africa.Gathered and organized data to report on the total economic benefit of USAID spending in each US state.Developed an internal report system to record the number and type of Congressional engagements that our team had each month.

Logan, Utah, United States

• Organized and led study review sessions before each midterm and the final exam with 12+ students attending• Facilitated communication between students and Dr. Shughart; executed administrative tasks such as taking attendance

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Coordinated efforts of the engineering and design teams to correct features; facilitated by comprehensive checklist that I developed. Communicated to the executive team the most pressing bugs and reported to them about the state of the product from observing user experience.

Bari, Apulia, Italy

I followed and supported the president of the provincial head of Patronato ACLI Bari-BAT for 5 weeks. I taught Italian lessons to foreigners in preparation for the CILS exam (required for citizenship), spoke at the quadrennial congress of ACLI COLF in Pesaro, and observed firsthand how the Italian social systems supports its citizens. I deepened my abilities to communicate in Italian and broadened my understanding of the world.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

• Gathered qualitative data through usability, A/B, and preference testing and survey to validate product appeal• Planned interview questions and conducted 55+ potential customer interviews by myself, coded 75+ interviews

Logan, Utah, United States

Assist multiple professors with the literary analysis portion of the publication process. Fact-checked and reviewed peers/research fellows writing prior to publication.

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Helped review website copy that was translated from Italian into English.

Provo, Utah, United States

Follow specific instructions to complete projects in a timely and pleasing mannerCommunicate with others from different cultural backgrounds to unite team and enjoy work

Utah County, Utah, United States

Sold pest control in Utah and south Salt Lake counties.

Utah County, Utah, United States

Ensured players safety and adherence to the laws of the game.