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San Diego, CA, US

San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

• Assist in the design and valuation (using techniques including Monte Carlo simulation and lattice models) of various stock-based compensation instruments, including performance stock units (PSUs) and performance.
• Contribute to firm’s Human Resources Advisory (HRA) business line by conducting research and pro forma modeling related to equity compensation, including plan design, market trends in pre-IPO private companies, and tax.
• Lead production and contribute to communication of pay equity and CEO pay ratio analyses
• Contribute to firm’s practice development and expansion of business lines by working on internal initiatives and thought leadership, including diversity and inclusion (D&I) research and visualization
• Utilize various technologies, including SAS programming and Microsoft Excel to conduct a variety of detailed, complex analyses on large datasets with high levels of efficiency and automation
• Leverage media including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint to clearly and concisely communicate analysis results to clients, with an emphasis on consumable, plain-English delivery

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Conducted literature review of proportional-prize contests. Synthesized key findings of numerous economic studies and experiments in academic journals.

Oakland, Mountain View And Walnut Creek, California

• LitiNomics is a financial and economic consulting firm with a focus on intellectual property litigation. I collaborated in the calculation of economic damages on numerous cases, in areas such as patent infringement.
• Constructed complex quantitative analyses (damages models), including forecasts when appropriate, using Microsoft Excel and Access with a high level of proficiency
• Conducted analysis on several high-profile cases involving tens of millions of dollars in damages
• Summarized and encapsulated quantitative analyses through the writing of detailed reports
• Efficiently and critically reviewed large numbers of documents and identified key documents to utilize in analyses. This includes experience with multiple sophisticated document review software platforms (Relativity.
• Performed company research and gathered financial information using the Thomson ONE (Refinitiv) financial market data intelligence platform.

Moraga, California

• During my senior year, I was a research assistant for professors in the St. Mary's College business school. I:
• Collected and compiled data from a library database
• Analyzed data using document review software
• Improved the accuracy of the research through implemented suggestions

Moraga, California

• During my senior year, I was the Finance Manager for the Campus Activities Board (CAB) at St. Mary's College, which provides free events and activities to the student body. I:
• Maintained a budget of over $100,000 through processing all financial paperwork
• Created, developed, and oversaw student events, including social and professional events
• Consulted with and advised other members on the financial standing of CAB

Master Of Science - Ms, Quantitative Economics, 3.97

Graduated from the Master of Science in Quantitative Economics (MSQE) program at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA. Curriculum has an.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics, 3.98

Activities and Societies: President of the Economics Club, 2013-14Adam Smith Award for top Economics student in graduating class Dean's.