Research / Development ￨ Strategic Analysis / Planning ￨ Survey Research / Development ￨ Presentations

Data Analysis ￨ Communications ￨ Resource Allocation ￨ Report Writing / Editing ￨ Undergraduate Instruction

R ￨ STATA ￨ SAS ￨ MATLAB ￨ SQL ￨ Data Mining ￨ Machine Learning ￨ Java ￨ Python ￨ Statistical Modeling ￨ Microsoft Office

• Top Performer who makes sound decisions to reflect positively on research / development initxxxxxxtives in alignment with a strategic vision and goal to achieve optimal utilization of global resources and maximize comprehensive profits.
• Visionary, Entrepreneurxxxxxxl-Minded Professional who rises above research challenges to achieve winning outcomes.
• Excellent Communicator who develops synergistic relationships with senior-level decision-makers, cross-functional research and academic professionals, and stakeholders; who excels in autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads peers by example and with integrity to build strong teams and attain core objectives.

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Projected June 2017) Xxxxxx State University

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Economics Minor ￨ Summa Cum Laude ￨ 4.0 GPA ￨ 2013) Xxxxxx State University

Teaching Excellence Award (2016) ￨ GPSS Professional Development Travel Grant (2015)

Champion Team 19^th Annual Xxxxxx Collegxxxxxxte Mathematics Competition (2013)

Elmer Billman Scholarship (2012) ￨ Gertrude Herr Adamson Award (2011)

Member, Phi Beta Kappa ￨ Member, Pi Mu Epsilon

Department of Economics

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2014 2015)

• Capitalized on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking lectures in undergraduate courses ranging from 30-140 students, including preparing lectures, exams, and recitation materxxxxxxls, as well as grading all exams, essays, and homework.
• Proactively assisted in facilitating optimal behavioral experiments while supervising students in completing key projects.

Department of Mathematics

Undergraduate Tutor (2012)

• Demonstrated experience in leading problem-solving sections for top-performing undergraduate students in the subjects of Calculus, Differentxxxxxxl Equations, and Linear Algebra courses, and additionally graded exams and homework.

On Gender Differences, Food Choices and Brain Activity

Conceptualized the research idea from economic and marketing literature; developed a novel method to jointly compare brain activity; predicted gender based on choices and fMRI data; discovered relationships among food attributes, price, decision time, and neural activity; found marketing implications; wrote the paper independently for presentation at department seminar.

Left Brain, Right Brain: Differences in Brain Regions When Democrats and Republicans Think about Milk and Egg Purchases

Contributed analytical abilities toward exploring the brain activity differences between Democrats and Republicans and the meanings behind it; improved the political view prediction rate from a well-established behavioral political identification test.

Swine Producer Survey

Researched broad survey structure and questions; designed choice experiment to estimate participants willingness to change.

Using Expert Knowledge to Understand Adoption of Biosecurity Measures for

Mitigating Tier 1 Disease Risks in the U.S. Swine, Beef Cattle, and Dairy Cattle Industries

Designed dynamic producer and expert survey to study adoption behaviors; set up a choice experiment to estimate producer s willingness to change; cleaned and organized data and analyzed benefit-cost effect on behavioral changes of stakeholders; estimated disease transmission routes effectiveness and feasibility; compared importance of risk management adoption drivers.

Of Maize and Markets: China s New Corn Policy

Utilized production, consumption, geography, dynamic future prices, and exchange rates data to study China s corn policy influences on various markets; illustrated policy reasoning and assessed implications to U.S.; published by CARD Policy Review.

Are the USDA s Soybean Ending Stocks Projections Influencing the Market?

Compiled and analyzed 15-year daily prices of seven separate contracts vxxxxxx MATLAB, STATA, and Microsoft Excel; discovered USDA s bxxxxxxses predicting soybean ending stocks; expertly drafted a comprehensive report and consulted with Soybean Group.

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Dear__________________:

I am currently exploring a new career opportunity within a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and I believe that I can make a positive contribution to business performance.

I can offer experience in Research / Development, Strategic Analysis / Planning, Survey Research / Development, Communications, and Seminar Presentations. I am also highly skilled in Data Analysis, Resource Allocation, and Report Writing / Editing, as well as with Statistical Modeling, R, STATA, SAS, MATLAB, SQL, Data Mining, Java, and Python, among others.

To complement this experience, please note that I am an award-winning Ph.D. in Economics candidate projected to achieve my degree in June 2017 from Xxxxxx State University. I also earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (Economics Minor, 4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude) from the same institution.

Recently, as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Xxxxxx State University s Department of Economics, I led forward-thinking lectures in undergraduate courses ranging from 30-140 students, including preparing lectures, exams, and recitation materxxxxxxls, as well as grading all exams, essays, and homework. I also supported facilitation of optimal behavioral experiments while supervising students in completing key projects.

A sampling of my academic research includes efforts on gender differences, left and right brain activity, swine production, biosecurity measures for mitigating Tier 1 disease risks, China s new corn policy, and the USDA s soybean stock projections. During this time, I demonstrated my myrxxxxxxd of talents toward collectively developing methods to analyze research, designing comprehensive experiments, drafting detailed reports, and providing effective presentations of results at department seminars. [ Suggestion! Address Here Any Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting ]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience and research endeavors.

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