Kirk E. Hayworth
Tampa, FL 33615 E-mail:
*********@*******.***
Education:
M.A. in Economics, GPA 3.44, Western Illinois University, August 2010
o Two semesters of Econometrics in which we studied multivariate regression, Anova, and
time series analysis using RATS software
o Statistics class in which we studied regression techniques in the context of R and SAS
B.A. in Economics with a Minor in Computer Science, WIU, July 2009
o Undergraduate level econometrics
o Calculus based Statistics class
Positions:
Credit Risk Analyst, Clayton Fixed Income Services, Tampa, FL, Aug 2012 – Present
o Performed Due Diligence on loans in Mortgage Backed Securities
o Ran ad-hoc SQL queries against Access databases and exported results to Excel
where loan information was disseminated into pivot tables for analyst use
o Filtered servicer data in Access
o Created monthly reports as required by security documents
IT Installer, Sedona/State Farm, Bloomington, IL, Feb 2012 – July 2012
o Installed and fixed network printers and laptops
o Configured printers utilizing centralized printing infrastructure.
o Took part in migration from Windows XP to Windows 7
Purchasing Analyst, Caterpillar/Volt, Mossville, IL, Nov 2010 – July 2011
o Mined data for cost savings opportunities in Electronics and Forgings segments
o Contacted suppliers and negotiated price breaks for volume increases
o Performed data requests using SQL for buyers and engineers in order to get pricing
data for parts and export to Excel for analysis
Graduate Assistant, Economics, WIU, Macomb, IL, Aug 2009 – May 2010
o Tutored undergraduate students
o Tested GARCH and ARIMA models for best forecasting method as part of research
Key Skills:
Proficient in EXCEL (pivot tables, VLOOKUPS, VBA), SAS (base SAS certified, PROC
SQL, Macros), RATS, STATA, MATHEMATICA, R, and ACCESS (reports, cross-tab
queries)
Programming classes in C++, VB.NET, and T-SQL
Honors and Awards:
Over $1,000,000 in completed cost savings projects at Caterpillar for Electronics Purchasing
Graduate Assistantship with tuition waiver, Economics Department, WIU, 2010
Department Scholar, Economics Department, WIU, 2009
Three-time Metrics Winner for speed in processing loans and finding Value Adds, Clayton,
2012
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