market research / quantitative analyst

Ryan Joseph Bradtke

**** *. ****** ****** ***. * • Chicago, IL 60642

Mobile: 312-***-**** • E-mail: ********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC, Chicago, IL 02/2008 – 08/2009

Consulting Analyst (Executive Compensation)

• Analytical/Statistical Work:

• Built proprietary linear, logistic, and multivariate regression models for numerous consulting engagements, increasing consulting efficiency and allowing for the firm to provide data & services otherwise unattainable.

• Mined, cleaned, and analyzed survey data relating to statistical predictive/forecast model development.

• Developed firm-wide models for use in equity valuation, and comparative group financial and economic analysis enabling clients to gain perspective into past, present and future value of holdings and potential earnings.

• Single-handedly sustained the workload of 6 senior consultants (4 VPs and 2 MDs) in the development of performance-based executive compensation strategies for Fortune 500 companies which aided in office growth from 3 members to 8 in 1.5 years.

• Developed first-ever Internship program & managed 6 interns for data compilation & analysis on NACD Director Compensation report.

U.S. Department of Labor—Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, D.C. 05/2006 – 08/2006

Intern Economist – Secretary Elaine L. Chao Internship Program

• Increased efficiency in validation of national employment cost figures for quarterly publication using comprehensive statistical analysis allowing for time savings to be spent on special research projects.

• Prepared detailed reports on and helped to usher in a new national occupational indexing and classification system.

• Created statistically significant publication restraints for newly developed data calculation system.

• Conducted an in-depth econometric study concerning shifts of wage patterns in service-providing industries providing insight into current labor trends.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Ladas & Parry LLP / Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL 03/2007 – 02/2008

IP Legal Assistant / Litigation Project Assistant

• Reviewed, managed, created, and maintained evidence databases of up to millions of documents enabling fast and efficient retrieval of trial & arbitration records.

• Prepared attorneys for trial and arbitration, aided in war-room preparation, and managed exhibits helping to secure victory for multimillion dollar cases.

• Researched case law and patents related to client matters.

EDUCATION

University of Illinois – Chicago, Chicago, IL, (ongoing)

Graduate coursework in Economics, Concentration: Econometrics, Time-Series Analysis & Forecasting.

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (December, 2006)

B.A. in Political Science, Minor: Applied Mathematics

• Courses include Political Science Research Methods, Public Opinion Polling, Probability & Statistics, Constitutional Law, Politics of Regulation, and Professorially-mentored Independent Statistical Research

• Statistical Research projects:

• Senior thesis titled "Public Opinion and Supreme Court Approval" measured effects of independent variables on public opinion and approval for the court, thereby measuring support and legitimacy.

• Project included survey design, measurement, analysis and reporting of conclusions.

• Identified statistical trends using game theoretic approach to data collected in relation to Supreme Court rulings regarding challenges to federal statutes.

• Research submitted for publication and presented at Western PSA conference, March 2007.

B.S. in Economics

• Recipient, Minority Fellow Scholarship (for promotion of minority involvement in the northwest Indiana community).

• Courses include Antitrust & Regulation, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Labor Economics, International Trade and Economics, International Monetary Problems, Financial & Managerial Accounting, and International Relations.

SOFTWARE / PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES / FOREIGN LANGUAGES

• SPSS (Intermediate), STATA, SAS • MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint (Advanced in all)

• Latin (Advanced, 6yrs of study), Italian (Basic, Italian citizen), English (Fluent, US citizen)

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