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PhD

University of Missouri, Columbia

Economics

• 3.9 GPA on plus/minus scale.

Pathways Economist (Current Role)

Office of Management and Budget

Internal economic consultant for OMB working across divisions to help score and finalize the President's budget.

• Led the team that rewrote and modernized the federal individual income tax microsimulation model in Python and Stata, significantly improving efficiency and accuracy in scoring tax policy changes for the President’s Budget.
• Modeled the revenue impact of closing international profit-shifting loopholes by estimating behavioral responses related to tax avoidance behavior to provide robust estimates to senior leadership.
• Forecasted job and GDP recovery potential under scenarios of reduced import penetration in autos by examining market size, capacity, and assessing the feasibility of producing substitutes for foreign vehicles.
• Conducted policy evaluation of Inflation Reduction Act investments, estimating the economic impact of $4 billion in targeted community funding on local employment, wages, and business creation.
• Provided fact-checking and economic analysis for presidential speeches and internal memos; contributed free trade agreement analysis that informed cabinet-level discussions and external communications.
• Co-authored weekly memos for senior OMB leadership and Associate Directors, including economic insights into tariff revenue estimation versus actual revenue collection.

Graduate Student Researcher

University of Missouri, Columbia

• Designed and implemented econometric methods to evaluate the policy impact of state and federal reforms in health, crime, and voting.
• Built forecasting tools for agricultural economics, improving projection accuracy in data-constrained environments.
• Taught classes of 50+ students in microeconomics and political economics.
• Presented economic research at 4 academic conferences.

Economic Consulting

Independent work for various legal issues in the the State of Missouri

• Designed and implemented Monte Carlo simulations to quantify the financial impact of potential wrongdoing, directly informing litigation strategies.
• Translated economic risk analysis into courtroom-appropriate documentation.

Analyst Intern

Government Accountability Office

• Reviewed workflows for measuring credit disparities for a congressional report influencing policy decisions.
• Assessed the financial impact of a $1.45 billion federal grant program in the Farm Credit System within a small interdisciplinary team.
• Delivered internal training on student loan statistics and potential policy implications.

Senior Pricing Analyst

T-Mobile (formerly Sprint)

• Built and maintained Excel-based pricing models for enterprise wireless and wireline contracts, incorporating cost structures, margin targets, and customer-specific terms.
• Conducted customer-level financial analysis in Excel to estimate customer lifetime value.
• Collaborated with sales teams to support large account negotiations using customized pricing solutions.
• Developed and launched an internal website to centralize pricing tools and streamline communication across the pricing department.

SNAP Volunteer

The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri

Coordinated with full-time staff to help onboard Missouri residents to SNAP, formerly Food Stamps.

• 75-100 hours per year.
• Along with onboarding SNAP, helped the full-time staff as needed.

Maw Lin Lee Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Graduate Study

Awarded to a PhD student who demonstrates excellence in economic research and PhD coursework.

Predicting SNAP Usage

Using various machine learning methods to predict the biannual SNAP participation and spending.

• Large decreases in TANF enrollment.
• Spillover effects on SNAP enrollment