Summary

With a strong background in Economics, I've focused my craft in the field of applied data analytics. I take great pride in using statistical models, both simple and refined, in combination with visualizations to translate raw data into information. The best projects are those where I discover a story hidden in the data that can be communicated to non-technical audiences and yet maintaining a robustness that resounds with experts as well.

Specialties

Data analysis, econometrics, communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Skills

  • Office & desktop publishing: MS Word; MS Excel; Adobe Illustrator
  • Data-processing: MS Access; MySQL; PostreSQL; SQLite; JSON; ArcGIS
  • Data-analysis: Econometrics; Stata; R; Python

Education

Queen's University

M.A., Economics

2007 – 2008

Master's research paper titled "Potential Self-Employment Earnings and Selection Effects in Canada."

University of Regina

B.A. Honours, Economics

2002 – 2007

Honours thesis titled "Business Environment and New Firm Creation: An International Comparison".

Activities and Societies: Web developer for the Economics Students Association

Experience

Founder

OpenDataSK

October 2011 – Present (8 months) Saskatchewan, Canada

Promoting the use and availability of open data sources in Saskatchewan -- laying the groundwork for a healthy information economy.

Research Specialist

Farm Credit Canada

Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry

September 2011 – Present (9 months) Regina, SK

Founder

Open Fisheries Project

July 2011 – Present (11 months)

Bringing open data to global fisheries means putting more information into the hands of consumers, producers and researchers. The best decisions can be made when we have the best information at our fingertips.

Fisheries Economist

University of British Columbia

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

July 2008 – September 2011 (3 years 3 months)

Working with Rashid Sumaila in the Fisheries Economics Research Unit.

Teaching Assistant

Queen's University

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

September 2007 – April 2008 (8 months) Kingston, ON

Tutorial sessions and grading for Economics 100 and Economics of Health Care.

Resident Manager

Wascana Property Management

2006 – 2007 (1 year)

Management of a 12 unit residential building. Coordination of upgrades and maintenance as well as tenant liaison.