I want to know why things work the way they do, if they can work another way, and whether the current method is really the best method. My curiosity makes me thoroughly enjoy researching and connecting disparate ideas. For instance, in my undergrad Senior Honors Thesis, I connected ideas from biology, sociology, history, and philosophy to explain how cultures and civilizations can evolve over time. My intellectual appetite makes me fit in well in any environment that requires continual learning.In addition to online higher education, I have experience in specialty consumer products manufacturing, B2B sales, and customer service. I also help teams stay cohesive with my humor and high level of emotional intelligence (EQ).I wish to put my skills to work in a business or pricing analyst role with the intention of eventually moving to a strategic marketing position. I enjoy traveling for work, including traveling overseas. I have traveled to Europe and Mexico for work and would like to work overseas again at some point in my career, especially China and India.Technical Skills:• Pricing strategy, including price setting, price variance management, price execution, influencing customers’ price perceptions, managing sales promotions and negotiations, and forecasting industry price trends• Market analytics, including conjoint analysis, perceptual mapping, ethnographic studies, value curve shifting, and dynamic market positioning• Intermediate/advanced MS Excel skills, including analyzing marketing research data, identifying the ROI on marketing (ROMI), standard deviations, crosstabs (contingency tables), probability distributions, discounting factors, regression analysis, demand and price analysis, and hypothesis testing• New venture strategy, including Lean Startup, business model iteration, customer validation, product/market fit, and minimum viable product (MVP)