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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed credit card data to study the market and the effects of the CARD Act of 2009 in order to prepare the 2017 Credit Card Markets Report.
• Managed database consisting of over 100 million observations with 120 dimensions from 25 banks using Stata (software analysis program). Included formatting and processing raw data files in order to create datasets to.
• Worked with the outside contractor who provided the data for the database to find any data issues along with solutions or reasons for these issues.
• Led a team of researchers, analysts, and research assistants through user testing to launch upgraded research environment consisting of a network of 10 servers. Continued to provide support and training to users after.
• Assisted with contract modifications and data procurement contracts as a Contracting Officer's Representative.
• Monitored network of 17 Linux-based servers used for research analysis including training new employees on use and diagnosing network issues to assist technology staff fix them

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed credit card data to study the effects of the CARD Act of 2009 in order to prepare the 2015 Credit Card Markets Report.
• Managed database consisting of over 100 million observations with 120 dimensions from 25 banks using STATA (software analysis program). Included formatting and processing raw data files in order to create datasets to.
• Worked with the outside contractor who provided the data for the database to find any data issues along with solutions or reasons for these issues.

Gettysburg, PA

• Planned a lecture/lunch series with 5 events per semester in which professors would discuss American Politics topics. Discussion topics included the effect of the economy on the 2014 election, religion in politics.
• Collaborated with students from other leadership offices on campus to plan and lead a semester long program focused on social justice and civil rights issues. Specifically looked at President Eisenhower's leadership.

Gettysburg, PA

• Prepared and presented research memo about the influence of special interest in shaping fiscalpolicy after discussing the topic with congressional staff members and political reporters.

Gettysburg, PA

• Taught 4 labs per week for Principles of Microeconomics course, including working with a professor to develop assignments that would assist the students in their understanding of the economic principles being taught.
• Courses provided general understanding of economic systems and economic analysis, with emphasis on the operation of the U.S. economy. Topics include the price systems, theory of consumer behavior, theory of production.
• Provided one-on-one tutoring for students who requested additional help with their studies.

New Castle, DE

• Contacted former volunteers for campaign support and to increase voter turnout.
• Collected and entered data into database, VoteBuilder, to help focus our campaign efforts.
• Staffed events with U.S. Senator Chris Coons.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created reports summarizing coalition’s lobby visits, media, and events to improve future planning.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Participated in leadership training program while taking classes on Jewish social advocacy work.

Kunkletown, PA

Directed four camp plays (two each summer), each of which had 3 weeks of time in between casting and the day of the show.

Master’S Degree, Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts Cum Laude, Economics And Public Policy

Public Policy Departmental Honors Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honors Society) Pi Lambda Sigma (Economics, Political Science, and.

Study Abroad, Economics And Public Policy