Benjamin Jarvis Email & Phone Number

Burbank, CA, US

Burbank, CA, US

Burbank, CA, US

The Walt Disney Studios, Marketing ScienceI was a founding member of the Marketing Science team at The Walt Disney Studios.

Burbank, CA, US

Walt Disney Parks, Experiences, and Products, Disney Decision Science + IntegrationI worked as an internal consultant to the Walt Disney Studios.

Burbank, CA, US

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Decision Science + Integration (previously known as MSI)I worked as an internal consultant to the Walt Disney Studios.

Burbank, CA, US

• The Walt Disney Studios, Studio Technology
• Developed Bayesian approach to forecasting thousands of related time series using Python statsmodels library and PySpark dataframes
• Collaborated on social media analytics reporting and predictive modeling strategy for new ABC app

New York, NY, US

• Designed and built a new standardized Excel template for financial analysis and confirmation of multi-million dollar content acquisition deals (both series and movies) across all Viacom brands.
• Template included macros for formatting as well as for the production of visualizations and tables concerning key financial metrics and drivers of performance.

Santa Monica, CA, US

• Applied multivariable regression and other estimation techniques to estimate EST price elasticity and optimum price-levels for the 300 top-ranked catalog titles, including those from the Hunger Games and Twilight.
• Refreshed the digital forecasting model, altering the underlying statistical model to assure convergence of forecasts to actuals and reduce forecast intervals by as much as 25%.
• Built a pre-sales forecasting model for green-lighting and post-theatrical digital sales planning
• Evaluated risks to the digital transactional business that might arise from alternative windowing strategies

Belfast, Antrim, GB

• Published 13 research articles on rationality, knowledge, mental representation, and cognition, in top-ranked academic philosophy journals, including Philosophical Studies and Noûs
• Co-authored The Rules of Thought, a research monograph published at Oxford University Press
• Awarded funding from the British Academy for collaborative research project on knowledge; directed project by preparing budget and research prospectus, organizing opportunities for research exchange, and writing.
• Presented research at universities and conferences in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada; organized the visiting speaker program for Queen’s University Belfast Philosophy
• Supervised undergraduate dissertations, meeting regularly with students to suggest directions for research, evaluate their ideas, and critique their writing
• Taught courses, including Logic and Critical Thinking, and established course procedures to improve student experience and maximize learning

New York, NY, US

• Visited the NYU Philosophy Department and participated in a seminar on philosophy of language. The topic of the seminar was how formal semantics should accommodate the widely accepted idea that there is more to the.

Irvine, CA, US

• Visited the Philosophy Department in the spring of 2010, participating in a seminar on conceptual analysis. The seminar concerned a priori inquiry (i.e. inquiry not informed by experience) and its relation to concepts.

St Andrews, Fife, GB

• Received financial support to visit the Arche philosophical research centre and participate in the Philosophical Methodology research project funded by the UK's Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Philosophy

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy