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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Cover economic and financial market developments, including fixed income and money market dynamics, in addition to central bank policy decisions in the euro area, U.K., Sweden, Norway, and Canada.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Participated and engaged in training sessions across several different asset classes and topics, including foreign exchange markets, G10 central banks, money markets and Treasury markets, as well as the Fed’s monetary policy implementation tools and balance sheet.• Wrote daily products for 2,000+ staff across the Federal Reserve System on changes in cross-asset price action and associated drivers.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Tutored four graduate-level economics and statistics courses (PUBPOL 810, 811, 812, and 813).

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Automated a Tableau dashboard displaying real-time money market rates and central bank balance sheet data for 6 advanced economies for daily international market monitoring. • Incorporated glossary of administered and market rates into automated dashboard.• Presented dashboard and key uses to International Markets management and staff. • Attended Markets Group trainings to broaden understanding of market structure and drivers.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States

• Analyzed COVID-19 project data in a remote environment to lead the risk oversight of new initiatives impacting customers in need of financial assistance. • Managed a portfolio of 400+ risks using Jira and Confluence software for a multi-year project designed to improve the bank's credit card infrastructure and enhance the customer's card experience. • Developed monthly reports on 20+ new product initiatives, highlighting key risk themes and tracking project development over time.

• Conducted literature review on urban epidemics, sanitation externalities, zoning and economic geographies of cities, and water's role in mortality rates.• Communicated with historians, librarians, scholars, and government agencies to obtain 19th century maps and property value data to determine whether economic activity is "sticky" over time.• Routinely met with research leader to discuss progress and future research direction and to write reports detailing and summarizing findings.

• Reviewed and explained course concepts related to economics, statistics, and math, with students, helping them understand homework and prepare for exams. • Provided study tips to assist students in prioritizing their work and creating useful study plans.

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States

• Managed the collection and organization of a department-wide database pertaining to major changes having an impact on 200,000+ TD customers from Maine to Florida as a result of COVID-19. • Supported the governance of quality control testing to mitigate the effects of consumer, market integrity, and internal misconduct risk, working alongside operational risk management to facilitate the effectiveness of key risk controls. • Manipulated inventory data and created visuals of 34+ new business initiatives across 10 separate lines of business for senior executives to make business decisions more efficiently.

• Independently collected data on over 400 LPGA golfers from 1995 to 2006, running multiple regression analyses using STATA. • Conducted literature reviews to gain an advanced understanding of econometric techniques and data analysis in sports. • Final paper submitted for publication.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: President of the Sanford Energy and Environment student organization. Co-Chair of the Oceans@Duke Strategic.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Business Honors Student Association (BHSA); Temple Economics Society (TES); Volunteer as a Study Abroad.

Education record

Semester abroad.