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Lawrence Township, NJ, US

Princeton, New Jersey, United States

U.S. Professional Marketing, Reblozyl | Commercial Leadership Development Program

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

The Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund (ZLCF) is a student-run early-stage investment fund with the primary goal of identifying promising young startups in the University of Michigan community and surrounding areas and helping them build great companies. As an early-stage fund, ZLCF is often one of the first institutional investors in its portfolio companies.

Lawrence, New Jersey, United States

• Designed and facilitated 42-person cross-functional competitive simulation workshop todevelop strategies against competitor products to SOTYKTU brand over the next five years
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Commercial Development, R&D, Medical, HCP &Patient Marketing, Market Research, Value & Access) to synthesize SOTYKTU brand insights
• Oversaw creation of materials comparing clinical profiles of SOTYKTU relative to its competitorproducts at the World Congress of Dermatology for senior leadership
• Developed internal training guide to expedite onboarding of new Worldwide Immunologycolleagues on psoriasis disease state and SOTYKTU product education

Haifa, Haifa District, Israel

Eight-week consulting engagement with an early-stage Israeli biotechnology startup to help them launch their rapid antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) diagnostic device, which involved compiling primary and secondary research regarding the US AST market, constructing a US-centric go-to-market strategy, and formulating a three-year US market.

Newport Beach, California, United States

• Presented market insights to PEAR Sports LLC’s marketing and customer success teams to craft US brand strategies leading to expansion of its smart fitness mobile platforms to 65+ elderly-population users in.
• Collaborated with the Creative Director and R&D team at PEAR Sports LLC to define new product design strategies integrating biometric data into its mobile fitness platforms, supporting partnership negotiations with.
• Conducted preliminary appraisals of potential investments into two early-stage medical technology startups, equipping firm founding partners with comprehensive understanding of consumer-grade, mobile neuromodulation.

Oakland, California, United States

• Managed and executed the data-cleaning and synthesizing of client financial and product inventory data, consisting of 13+ million observations, in order to report key diagnostic statistics, financial metrics, and.
• Spearheaded the replication from scratch and critique of opposing expert reports’ analytical models in order to formulate rebuttal arguments against them; presented streamlined explanations of those positions from both.
• Led efforts to strengthen alumni relations through the drafting of articles for CRA digital newsletters and the boosting of foot-traffic within the CRA alumni LinkedIn community as a member of the Alumni Relations.
• Orchestrated campaign to showcase employee-involvement in charities as a member of the Corporate-Giving Committee.
• Mentored newly-hired consultants through provisions of training in technical skills and professional career guidance.

San Francisco, California

• Collaborated directly with firm partners to design and produce regression analyses and complex economic models pertaining to damages incurred by the client as a result of patent infringement by competitor firms.
• Presented quantitative analyses on optimal terms of settlement to clients and their counsel to inform their negotiations.
• Led the coordination and execution of the 2019 Summer Internship Program as a member of the Training Committee.
• Collaborated with senior staff to develop training modules and case study exercises to equip interns and newly-hired consultants with comprehensive technical and soft skillsets in their on-boarding with the firm.

San Francisco, California

• Analyzed economic and financial data using spreadsheets, statistical programming, model building, and regression analysis.
• Performed research on industry trends and market structures.
• Reviewed and summarized reports, client documents, industry trade press, and academic literature.
• Assisted in the development and creation of research summaries, expert reports, and presentation materials.

Berkeley, California

• Performed research on emergence and institutionalization of new political parties in Latin America for Ph.D. candidate Mathias Poertner’s dissertation on the effects of different societal linkages on voter mobilization.
• Contributed to data-coding and data-collection on partisan identification in Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela.
• Participated in graduate colloquiums regarding theories and methodologies in development politics and economics.
• Assisted with statistical programming and analysis in R, Stata, and Qualtrics upon completion of data collection.

Berkeley, California

• Performed research focused on Federal Reserve banks and politics of central bank appointments.
• Contributed to development of data-coding schemes under Ph.D. candidate Gabrielle Elul.
• Collected & compiled economic data, public speech transcripts, deliberations, & reform legislation.
• Assisted with preliminary data analyses in R and Stata.

Osaka, Japan

• Processed & screened over 500+ non-immigrant visas covering all major visa categories.
• Drafted security advisory opinions & document summaries for officers adjudicating cases.
• Interpreted economic figures and assessing foreign political climate in relation to US interests.
• Analyzed Japanese education funding & advised on implications for future student exchanges.
• Conducted English-Mandarin translation in assistance to Consular Officers adjudicating cases.
• Hosted foreign dignitaries & esteemed business executives at state receptions.

Berkeley, California

• Facilitated drop-in tutorial services for introductory and upper-division economics courses.
• Developed lesson plans and practice material for large study groups and individual students.
• Organized and led exam review session for 500+ students.
• Managed overarching tutorial service operations and tutoring-team dynamics.
• Maintained relations with Economics Department faculty, administrative staff, and student body.
• Managed the Student Learning Center (SLC) Economics-Program's social media platforms.

Berkeley, California

• Performed research focused on congressional lawmaking, delegation, & mobilization of expertise.
• Conducted highly substantive coding work under Associate Professor Sean Farhang.
• Analyzed congressional hearings/testimonies for bills and federal laws passed since 1947.
• Handled documentation dealing with a waterfront of policy areas and policy experts, including interest groups, federal agencies, business associations, and state governments.

Irvine, California

• Coached a team of 140 swimmers ranging from 5-17 years old.
• Oversaw lifeguard and poolside first-aid responsibilities.
• Managed team database and swimmer statistics.
• Maintained relations with the surrounding community and swimmers' families.

Costa Mesa, California

• Performed legislative research and secretarial duties at the Senator's District Office.
• Managed office phone calls, correspondence, and constituent visitations.
• Maintained public relations outreaches within the California State Senate, 35th District.
• Oversaw the Legislative Constituent Management System (LCMS) central database.

Irvine, California

• Performed legislative research and secretarial duties at the Assemblyman's District Office.
• Oversaw creation of Certificates and Letters for Constituents.
• Organized public relations outreaches within the California State Assembly, 70th District.
• Hosted district office constituent visitations.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

B.A. Economics / B.A. Political Science, Public Policy Minor

High School, Summa Cum Laude (Top 2%)