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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Office of the Chief Data Officer, Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Oakland, CA

• Researched predatory lending innovations and drafted appropriate CA statewide legislation to protect borrowers with a focus on the disparate outcomes in lending for communities of color.
• Interviewed stakeholders to develop a regulatory structure around emerging products in the industry.
• Recommended regulatory frameworks for consideration using both quantitative and qualitative methods and data.

Berkeley, California

Wealth and Poverty (Professor Robert Reich) - January 2019- May 2019, January 2020- May 2020California Politics (Professor Ted Lempert) - August 2018- December 2018- Teach two weekly sections with over 55 students; lesson plan, develop assignments, grade student papers and exams, and provided constructive feedback.- Meet with professors weekly to assess.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed cost structure for new Navy shipbuilding programs.
• Interpreted esoteric program documents and conducted quantitative analysis to present findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Interviewed agency officials to better explain to Congress recent ship building changes.
• Produced written content and graphics to illustrate concepts for congressional reports.

Portland, Oregon Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Operations Manager - Staffing Analyst and Program Evaluator. January 2016 - March 2017
• Managed a sales organization (customer service) of 200 people, including five supervisors. Built newmodels that optimized staffing and reduced staffing needs while increasing responsiveness to customerrequests.
• Lead a successful effort to increase vacation and scheduling flexibility for customer service agents bycreating a model that takes better advantage of cross training. Implemented changes to scheduling systems to.
• Forecasted branch orders and staffing needs using economic trends and history. The forecast was used tostaff the operation appropriately and analyze growth and productivity.Project Manager and Operations Supervisor.
• First in cohort of supervisors to be promoted to “Operations Manager.”
• Managed a team of 30 employees and evaluated performance regularly with oral and written evaluations.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Ensured in-stock inventory of multiple product categories for all Target stores by forecasting sales andcreating buying strategy. Categories included folding furniture, barstools, and entertainment furniture.Managed a.
• Analyzed sales trends and worked with the buyer to implement appropriate advertising price points around new sales programs.
• Served as the division supply chain and segmentation captain, driving initiatives to optimize expenses across various departments.

Portland, Oregon

- Managed North Portland grassroots teams, planning grassroots events and activities and utilizing social media to encourage participation in campaign events.- Conducted extensive volunteer recruitment and developed neighborhood strategy from scratch.- Organized voter registration drives with various community members to increase Democratic turnout in.

Portland, OR

- Managed Social Media, creating Facebook ad images and texts- Used relevant media coverage to garner support through social media, blogging, and the official campaign website.- Conducted extensive donor research to capitalize on each donor’s willingness to pay.

Chicago, IL

- Worked as a marketing intern, growing the Facebook fan base from 15,000 to 100,000. - Developed strategy for publications to promote their “Banking on Africa” campaign.- Wrote about the importance of Opportunity International’s savings programs for publications to garner donations.

Portland, Oregon

- Interned with the grassroots activism department where I was in charge of Northwest media for the Oceans Campaign.- Published in the Oregonian newspaper and Greenpeace USA blog discussing the health of our Oceans.- Coordinated public support and helped to plan rallies in support of anti-coal campaigns in both Portland and Chicago.

Master Of Public Policy - Mpp

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics, Political Science

Political Economy

Education record