Quantitative Analyst

Ivan Z. Stoitzev

*** ***** ******* ***, **** H*, Hartsdale, NY 10530

************@*****.*** 914-***-****

EDUCATION

Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Cambridge, MA Master in Public Policy Sep 2018 – May 2020

Thesis: Increasing Political Volunteerism: A Guide for Democratic Campaigns Relevant Coursework: Quantitative Analysis and Empirical Methods, Machine Learning, Finance, and Data Science for Politics Wesleyan University Middletown, CT

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Secondary in Government Sep 2009 – May 2013 Honors: White Fellowship Recipient, Dean’s List (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, and Spring 2013) EXPERIENCE

North Carolina Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Remote Field Organizer Sep 2020 – Present

• Recruited and organized volunteers to phone bank for Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates in North Carolina’s 11th congressional district.

• Reported personal and team-based metrics on voter engagement and persuasion efforts, penetration of messaging, and response to talking points.

• Helped new team members make lists in VAN and generate virtual phone banks for volunteer recruitment. Harvard College Cambridge, MA

Economics Teaching Fellow Aug 2019 – Aug 2020

• Assisted Professors Jason Furman and David Laibson in developing the two-semester introductory economics course

(Ec-10) for over 600 Harvard undergraduate students, and continued teaching the summer session of the course.

• Taught a weekly section of 20 students the principles of micro and macroeconomics, judged debates on fiscal and monetary policy issues, mentored students, and wrote letters of recommendation.

• Awarded Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, and “Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times” Special Commendation for efforts in the transition to online classes during the Coronavirus pandemic. Governor’s Office of New Jersey Trenton, NJ

Michael S. Dukakis Policy Fellow Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

• Addressed the gaps in New Jersey’s electric vehicle fast-charging network through SQL and R, and created a phased approach to provide state-wide coverage and increase fast charger accessibility by 100 percent.

• Coordinated a $5 million grant application to the Federal Transit Authority across five teams within three state agencies for New Jersey’s first autonomous vehicles program.

• Accelerated New Jersey’s Bureau of Public Utilities effort to decouple electric utilities’ revenues from sales, integrate energy efficiency initiatives into utilities’ program offerings and meet New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan objectives. Harvard Business School Cambridge, MA

Research Associate for Professor Michael Porter Oct 2016 – Jun 2018

• Led a small team of associates to automate analytics for U.S. Cluster Mapping projects by using R code and VBA, thereby streamlining a 40-hour process into a 5-hour project.

• Researched corporate strategy and conducted Five Forces industry analyses to draw out key business insights for educational presentations and consulting engagements.

• Managed the creation of data visualization best practices in Tableau and PowerPoint that standardized presentations across different subject areas and created a more intuitive way for students and clients to engage with large datasets. Argus Information & Advisory Services White Plains, NY Associate Jun 2013 – Mar 2016

• Restructured SQL-based datasets of tens of millions of observations and improved existing R codebase to execute a quantitative analysis on the effects of regulatory changes on major credit card issuers.

• Optimized acquisition models for major credit card issuers through the use of classification and regression trees, hundreds of credit bureau variables, and deposit account activity.

• Trained groups of up to 15 new analysts and interns in SQL and managed initial projects to ensure accuracy. Skills SQL, NGP VAN, R, Tableau, Google Suite, Stata, SAS, VBA, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

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