Econometrics, Economics, Analyst, Python, Java, SQL, STATA, HTML, R

Brianna R. McGowan

m cgowan.brianna**@utexas.e du Austin, TX 832-***-****

Education:

U niversity of Texas at Austin B .A.- Economics GPA: 3.2 May 2018 C EA-UT Study Abroad, Rome, Italy I talian Minor GPA: 4.0 May 24 – July 6, 2017 U niversity of Texas at Arlington E conomics Major GPA: 3.9 August 2014 - May 2015 R elevant Courses: Computer Science Python, Micro & Macro Theory, Econometrics, S. Data Science, Law & Economics, Calculus I & II,, Migration Economics, Managerial Economics, Political Philosophy, Ethics EXPERIENCE:

DataTrust – D ata Analyst - Business Intelligence Intern W ashington, D.C. [May 29 - August 10, 2018]

● Built programs in Python, Java, and HTML to auto-populate data in Data Trust’s prototype software.

● Developed a Python script that automates polling data into Data Trust’s server every 4 hours.

● Created visualizations of large data using Tableau and provide methodologies of analyses.

● Gained experience in political data and the integral moving parts of the big data community. CareerPlug Software - R esearch Intern A ustin, TX August 30 - Dec. 18, 2017

● Researched 2,000+ corporations and franchises, recorded data in Salesforce and Excel spreadsheets, and presented research in bi-weekly meetings.

● Gained valuable consulting knowledge providing clients cost-benefit analyses, marketing software, and building healthy client-management portfolios.

● Experienced software start-up culture and the endeavor of 50 employees to build a successful business. ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

Urban Economics U T Austin Spring 2018

● Co-Authored a dissertation modeling large data sets using STATA to regress rent-wage trends in multiple cities, analyzing the effects of establishing a publicly traded corporation’s headquarters in a growing city.

● Forecasted the effect on rent prices and wage should Amazon move its headquarters to Austin, TX. Undergraduate Research UT R ome, Italy May 27 - July 6, 2017

● Conducted primary research for 6 weeks to complete thesis on the dynamics of human behavior from social media usage, and its impact on voting behavior in both the US and Italy.

● Consolidated and analyzed data using STATA and Python languages in order to create models and visual graphics for a final presentation to the academic faculty and staff at CEA.

● Immersed into Italian culture, gaining a new perspectives of the world. Law & Economics U T Austin Spring 2017

● Lead a dynamic group presentation that used economic analyses on Property Law cases to prove the Nash Equilibrium, Pareto, and Kaldor-Hicks efficiencies in dissent or favor of the court rulings. VOLUNTEERING:

The Refugee Services of Texas A ustin, TX Spring 2016 - Fall 2017

● Assisted Syrian and Congolese refugee families at Saturday morning RST workshops, facilitating their independence and assimilation into American society. Italian Consulate H ouston, TX Fall 2012 - Fall 2016

● Translated, volunteered, and performed for annual Italian Festivals. Ten Thousand Villages- A Nonprofit Fair Trading Co. H ouston, TX Fall 2012 - Summer 2016

● Focused on various projects on fair-trade basics between the U.S. and Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle Eastern Countries. (Analytical economics, Benefits of Trade vs. Aid). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

TECH SKILLS: Experience with STATA, R, SQL, Python, Java, HTML, Tableau Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. AFFILIATIONS: Women Who Code D.C./ Texas Economics Association/ Machine Learning and Data Science/ Texas Political Union/ Texas Delta Delta Delta/ Fem Action Project UT

● Professor nominated Law & Economics Colloquium panelist: Fall 2017 & Spring 2018

● Student panelist for the Federal Reserve, Dallas: Spring 2018

● Founder of Voter Action & Empowerment Project

● Co-Founder of Emergency Assistance Fund, UTA

● Logistics Chair of Feminist Action Project UT Spring 2017

● Dean’s list 5 consecutive semesters

● Women on the Way Up scholar 2014