Project Management Data Science

Edmundo Manuel Houellemont Avila

202-***-**** *******.***********@***.*** Male Nationality: Dominican Rep. Based in: Washington, DC www.linkedin.com/in/edmundo-houellemont

PROFILE

Economist with experience in project management, data analysis, econometric modeling, and research. Experienced in preparing comprehensive reports and presentations for high-level government officials and publications. Skilled in building and maintaining databases and conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses. EDUCATION

M.S in Applied Economics Aug 2023 – May 2025

George Washington University. Washington DC, United States o Relevant coursework: International Development, Public Policy (PhD course), Data Science, Research Design. o Research Assistant to Professor Stephen Smith.

Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Magna Cum Laude Aug 2014 – Apr 2018 Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Professional Experience

Consultant Apr 2025 – Present

IFC, World Bank Group.

o Managed, constructed, updated, cleaned, and standardized financial datasets, compiling over a million observations.

o Analyzed the data through econometric modeling. Co-authored a report highlighting the findings. Economist 2 Mar 2020 – Aug 2023

Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (CBDR), Department of Monetary Programming and Economic Studies. o Collaborated on internal research regarding the role and good practices of Central Banks on climate initiatives. o Prepared the Monetary Policy Monthly Meeting presentation and wrote and created the visualizations for the Monetary Policy Report. Prepared periodically published press releases and staff reports. o Evaluated the results of financial, banking, macroeconomic, and monetary statistics, analyzing the impact of policies on the economy. Communicated findings to economists and the public. Specialist Jul 2018 – Feb 2020

Center for Exports and Investments of the Dominican Republic (now ProDominicana), Executive Direction. o Coordinated over 10 training workshops related to the Dominican Republic's country brand initiative, educating the country's productive sectors on the topic, informing them about the current phase, and gathering their key opinions on the matter.

o Assisted with the technical coordination of the public-private synergy for designing the Country Brand Strategy of the Dominican Republic. This included the draft of TORs for the agency responsible for creating the country brand. o Organized policy dialogues between exporters and government officials. Identifying local needs and international good practices. Created the minutes and provided the follow-ups regarding the discussions at the meetings. o Assisted with the invitation of over 200 foreign investors to attend the 2019 Foreign Investor Gala of the DR. Junior Economist Sep 2017 – Jun 2018

Fundación Economía y Desarrollo (FE&D).

o Performed statistical analyses, conducted literature reviews, and prepared data visualizations and presentations. Publications

Are inflation expectations anchored after the COVID-19 crisis? Monetary Policy Report (32-33), CBDR, December 2021. What monetary measures were taken globally in the face of the COVID-19 crisis and how they compare with the implemented in the global financial crisis? Monetary Policy Report (16-17), CBDR, June 2020. Skills: Microsoft Office (advanced), R (advanced), Stata (advanced), Python (intermediate), EViews (intermediate), SPSS

(basic). Languages: Spanish (native), English (bilingual).

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