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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

- Project management.- Performance analysis of IRCC's case processing operations.- Contributing to human resources planning.- Analyzing expected financial benefits from IT infrastructure modernization intiatives.- Presenting analysis results to partners and management.

- Project management.- Performance analysis of IRCC's case processing operations.- Contributing to human resources planning.- Analyzing expected financial benefits from IT infrastructure modernization intiatives.- Presenting analysis results to partners and management.

Project:– Quantified the impact of misinformation on the 2022 provincial election and identified ways tofight against it.Accomplishments:– Identified client’s needs.– Collected data by fielding two original surveys of up to 10,000 respondents using the Qualtrics platform.– Successfully ensured collaboration with external partners involved in the data collection process.– Developed creative experimental studies.– Ensured the coherence of the project by coordinating with internal and external partners from both public and private sectors.– Validated the quality of the collected data, removing data points that did not meet the highest quality standards.– Creatively analyzed data and extracted insights from it using linear regression analysis and data visualization tools.- Validated models based on rigorous theoretical and empirical criteria.– Conducted numerous hypothesis tests to screen out potential explanations.– Contributed to writing concise reports that summarize the findings and disseminate the latter via interviews. – Helped translate insights from data into clear recommendations to help the client meet its goals.

POLI618: Quantitative Methods- Teaching coding with R;- Teaching version control with Git and GitHub;- Teaching econometrics;- Writing problem sets;- Grading problem sets, presentations and term papers.

Representative projects:– Identified the sources of electoral abstentionism using econometrics techniques to increase participation rates.– Quantified the impact of an electoral reform in Colombia to evaluate whether such reforms can help strengthen democracy in the developing world.Accomplishments:– Identified key performance indicators (KPI).– Contributed to writing detailed reports and formulating recommendations based on insights from data to help clients reach their goals.– Efficiently collected, manipulated and harmonized data from diverse sources (survey data and administrative data).– Conducted sophisticated linear and logistic regressions.– Conducted multiple hypothesis tests.– Created simple and effective visuals with ggplot to display analysis results.– Validated models based on rigorous theoretical and empirical criteria.– Conducted simulation studies.– Coordinated with clients to ensure that the analysis provided them actionable insights.

Quebec, Canada

Accomplishments:– Used agile principles to manage multiple projects simultaneously.– Optimized the distribution of tasks to the center’s researchers by leveraging their strengths and interests. – Planned and managed deadlines.– Reviewed publications by the center’s researchers.– Managed the center’s budget (+20,000$).– Managed the center’s website and collaborated with web developers to update its front‐end.– Organized and promoted the center’s events (conferences, workshops, etc.).– Successfully recruited a new senior researcher to join the center.– Wrote and defended the center’s end‐of‐year report in front of its members and funding agencies.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd

Specialization in quantitative modeling and behavioural science.

Icpsr Summer Program

Courses taken: - Data Science and Text Analysis (2020); - Bayesian Modeling for the Social Sciences (2020); - Regression Analysis II.

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Honor roll mention

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