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Fall 2021Teach in-person course in Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 252). Compose my own syllabus and lecture notes.Produce and grade homework, classwork, and examinations.Summer 2021Taught distanced accelerated course in Principles of Microeconomics (ECON 252) with both synchronous and asynchronous components.

Applied Economics 4481/5481 - Futures and Options Markets (Spring 2021)Applied Economics 3501 - Agribusiness Finance (Fall 2020)Grade all assignments including homework, exams, projects, and participation. Answer student emails on assignments and class logistics. Hold online office hours for major assignments. Post all class materials on canvas website including assignments, lecture recordings, and PowerPoints. Upload lecture recordings to Youtube.

Projects worked on include a Dairy Margin Coverage Decision Tool, Dairy Price Stress Test Tool, Dairy Revenue Protection Calculator, and commodity database "Understanding Data and Markets" as assistant to Professor Marin Bozic. 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹Helped produce an application using excel VBA that allows dairy producers to run forecasts and historical analyses on coverage payouts by the USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program for a variety… Show more Projects worked on include a Dairy Margin Coverage Decision Tool, Dairy Price Stress Test Tool, Dairy Revenue Protection Calculator, and commodity database "Understanding Data and Markets" as assistant to Professor Marin Bozic. 𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹Helped produce an application using excel VBA that allows dairy producers to run forecasts and historical analyses on coverage payouts by the USDA’s Dairy Margin Coverage Program for a variety of enrollment parameters. Responsible for calculating updated indemnities and creating a dynamic graph for the historical payouts.𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹Created an application using excel VBA that allows dairy producers to run various price scenarios for a variety of products. Allows users to modify expected annual, quarterly, and monthly prices for products which then generates a matrix of expected prices using a weighting formula and price relations between products. Gives access to daily commodity data at a push of a button for producers to quickly update forecasts.𝗗𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿Helped create and update a tool for dairy producers to calculate expected indemnities from enrolling in the USDA’s Dairy Revenue Protection. Uses queries to pull and reference daily forecast data to provide reliable estimates based on user input. Recreated the calculator in MATLAB and used it to run detailed analyses of historic payouts. Helped prepare a presentation and trained users at a Fortune 500 company.𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀Created metadata for agricultural goods from a variety of national statistical offices and U.S. trade data by translating, defining, and categorizing data for uploading to a client database.Used Microsoft Visual Studio to edit and publish data to a client database.Communicated with potential clients to answer questions and provide access to trial accounts. Show less

Worked with a team to transfer newly shipped inventory for all parts of the store, including grocery and home goods, to their designated section in the store. Ensured that items get placed in the correct position on the shelf. Transported overfilled items to the backstock area.

Created community among almost 60 residents (over 3 years) by holding events on independent living, wellness, and social justice. Checked-in with residents to address dorm related, academic, and other concerns and connect them to campus resources. Worked closely with Residence Life Office on policy violation concerns through weekly meetings with staff. Interviewed and provided feedback for over a dozen Peer Counselor candidates as well as for Area Coordinator and the Director of… Show more Created community among almost 60 residents (over 3 years) by holding events on independent living, wellness, and social justice. Checked-in with residents to address dorm related, academic, and other concerns and connect them to campus resources. Worked closely with Residence Life Office on policy violation concerns through weekly meetings with staff. Interviewed and provided feedback for over a dozen Peer Counselor candidates as well as for Area Coordinator and the Director of Residence Life. Show less

Assembled and reviewed readings for the class (ECON218, Asian Economic History) while also suggesting alternatives. Met with students to help improve and provide suggestions for class essays.

Tutored students in mathematics with weekly walk-in hours.

Contacted government agencies to collect and present economic data to resident experts for future publications. Graded 80 New York State public websites on transparency and ease of navigation for SeeThroughNY.net.Filed Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests on pensions, and followed up with local public officials.

Used Salesforce to organize participant database by merging, instituting protocol, and updating data.Researched outcomes of award recipients of the Institute's academic fellowship grant.Composed, assembled, and mailed materials to participants of campus events and advanced seminars.Implemented new program evaluation survey questions and composed event marketing emails.

Collaborated on topic and researched potential authors for the Nov. 2013 issue of Cato-Unbound.org.Researched the congressional record and contributed to a policy memo for the director of health policy studies.Translated an economic text from Russian into English for a scholar, which was used in an institute publication. Staffed, set-up stage, welcomed attendees, coordinated logistics, and assisted with Q&A for on-site events.