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Springfield, Illinois, United States

▪Serve as quality control for statewide labor market information, including monthly press releases▪Liaise with local workforce development leaders to quantify labor market participants based on observable metrics▪Consult with workforce professionals on best practices for gathering and using local labor market information▪As assigned, gather data from internal and external sources for publication on the IDES LMI page▪Establish work processes for department-wide projects, and demonstrate ownership of project results

Columbus, Ohio, United States

▪Assure proper handling and delivery of cargo and properly document cargo and mail transactions, each in compliance with airline policy▪Support operations at GAT facility and CMH terminal as necessary to facilitate effective operation and high levels of customer service

Columbus, Ohio

▪Conduct fiscal analyses of tax legislation▪Produce accurate forecasts for tax and nontax revenue streams under upper management oversight▪Provide oversight for the biennial budgeting process of assigned state agencies▪Assist the Legislative Budget Office in a cross-functional role using both hard and soft skills▪Contribute to production of bill drafts, budget documents, and other agency-wide publications▪Provide fiscal research support at the request of General Assembly members; ensure effective communication between the Commission and Legislative staff▪Gain practical expertise in various areas of tax law, including: gambling, alcohol, tobacco, severance, petroleum, motor fuel, and sales tax

▪Perform market analysis on local and state construction industries▪Clean datasets to ensure consistency, then identify and interpret trends or patterns in data and metrics▪Author proposals for research projects intended to identify opportunity, generate value, or improve decision-making abilities of clients▪Compile and generate various graphs and charts using Stata, R, and Excel which accurately depict data trends▪Develop new metrics useful to the company’s goal of understanding its market and competition

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

▪Update CRM database to ensure information consistency▪Serve as part of cross-functional team

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

▪Update company databases from 100+ online and print information sources and performed analysis to identify trends using Excel and SAS▪Collaborate with teams in other divisions to gather expert insight for accurate industry projects and ad-hoc analyses used in market research studies▪Project supply, demand, and inflation rates for products and labor in all industries for 5- and 10-year periods in accordance with historical data and recent industry developments▪Ensure internal data consistency and integrity for quarterly economic composite releases and corrected likely errors in data entry using smoothing techniques▪Create new Excel models to estimate industry-wide output, and updated existing models to reflect new trends and information

Morgantown, Wv

•Assisted with any operations-related work and performed other maintenance tasks as needed

Clemson, Sc

•Taught undergraduate courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics•Assisted professors with research projects by providing data entry and database management for complex file structures, resulting in their publication in academic journals•Led recitation sections for large classes•Provided career guidance and coached students to begin successfully navigating the job market

Morgantown, Wv

•Quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed data compiled from multiple sources using Excel and Emacs•Analyzed and wrote briefings on regulatory policy and taxation issues•Created tables and graphics to support primary investigator

Morgantown, Wv

•Analyzed income and expenditure patterns•Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable•Filed taxes•Provided other assistance as needed

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics

Fields in labor and regulation economics.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Economics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Economics