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Laurel, MD 20723

EDUCATION

Cornell University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, minor in Information Science

Cumulative GPA: 3.5/4.0

Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity

RELEVANT COURSES

Money & Credit, International Monetary Theory and Policy, Micro/Macroeconomics, Probability and Statistics, Econometrics,

Cross Panel and Section Econometrics, Industrial Policy, Finance, Financial Accounting

EXPERIENCE

Sunlight Foundation, Washington, DC February 2013 – May 2013

Intern, Research and Data Analysis

• Led a project to collect recent campaign finance contribution and Bioguide data, conducted analysis using Excel and

provided standard summary descriptive statistics.

• Conducted campaign finance research using data from Scout, Influence Explorer, Capitol Words, and other databases.

• Collaborated with colleagues (including Design, Reporting, and Policy) to research and create info graphics, including one

titled “Tangled Web of Campaign Finance” that received 5,200+ views on Facebook, 168,000+ views on Twitter

(retweeted by Craig Newmark), and received 2,500+ views on the Sunlight Foundation webpage (avg. 5 min. on page).

comScore, Reston, VA June 2012 – February 2013

Client Service Analyst, Telecom and Technology

• Participated in projects to conduct quantitative analysis of proprietary comScore data and qualitative follow-ups. Created

and updated monthly and quarterly dashboards and presentations to present data trends to clients.

• Communicated comScore methodologies and products to international colleagues.

• Served as point person for ongoing market research and surveillance on telecommunications industry.

Royal Bank of Canada, New York, NY Summer 2011

Intern, Global Arbitrage and Trading – Equity Long/Short

• Using Excel, streamlined a process that took analyst expectations of 25+ companies’ production and financial performance

and compared them to actual earnings releases.

• Conducted research about the supply and demand of oil rigs and sent out a weekly email with graphs and commentary;

assisted traders in reconciling daily P&L.

• Attended weekly Global Arbitrage and Trading strategy meetings; represented RBC at an IPO road show. Prepared notes

and other detailed materials.

Freddie Mac, McLean, VA Summer 2010

Intern, Enterprise Business Continuity

• Rapidly learned business continuity policies and standards, eventually updating the Executive Briefing Book.

• Created and documented two Access databases, one of which consolidated multiple spreadsheets and streamlined business

processes; as a result team efficiency improved manifold due to dependence on the spreadsheets.

• Led a group of eight team members in an intern case study, created a proposal that addressed a business problem regarding

vendors. Conducted research that identified key factors to improve compliance rates. Created a financial impact summary

which included high-end, low-end, and baseline budget as well as a marketing plan and project timeline.

GEICO, Chevy Chase, MD Summer 2009

Intern, Underwriting, Reserve, and Control

• Researched and updated hundreds of outdated customer forms.

• Created and documented process to handle future forms updates and to prevent backlog.

• Helped transition to new document publishing program; researched over 2,000 forms to make conversion decisions and

kept track with Excel.

ACTIVITIES

Orientation Leader: Introduced first-year students to Cornell through events and guided tours.

Cornell Women’s Network: organized event for Northern Virginia brunch.

SKILLS

Computer: Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Publisher), Lotus Notes, Visio, Stata, Minitab, Java, JavaScript, HTML,

CSS, Python, Eclipse, APIs, Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Bloomberg Terminal, NeoVest.

Languages: English (native/fluent) and Chinese (limited working proficiency)

INTERESTS

Rock climbing, photography/painting, baking

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