“Anything can make me stop and look and wonder, and sometimes learn.”
Background
I attended Stockton University for my undergraduate degree where I studied applied physics and mathematics. During my time at Stockton, I served as one of two student trustees on the Stockton Board of Trustees, was elected Public Relations Chair of the Stockton Student Senate, and became a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. In addition, I was a member of TALONS, a student organization that staffs events and mentors incoming Freshman and Transfer students during Stockton's Welcome Week.
I became a Gaucho at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2015 where I received my Ph.D. in Economics. While I am interested in a wide range of topics, my academic research incorporates macroeconomic theory and econometric analysis. In particular, I am now working on imposing long-run restrictions using local projections to estimate impulse response functions, migration patterns of married households since the 1960's, the growth effects of aging populations in Europe, and the consequences of criminal sentencing reform for economic mobility and inequality. In my work, I am always eager to learn from my colleagues and welcome the opportunity to explore new areas of research with others. Moreover, I was previously employed as a Senior Research Analyst at the Economic Forecast Project where I collected and distributed a variety of economic data to both policy makers and the Santa Barbara County community as a whole. In the past, I served as both a Head Teaching Assistant and general Teaching Assistant for UCSB. I also frequently work with the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance in the production of their seasonal economic newsletters.
I currently serve as an Associate at The Brattle Group, where I support economic experts in litigation and regulatory matters predominantly related to competition. By managing research analysts, I conduct both reduced form and structural econometric analysis. These complimentary approaches allow us to study economic outcomes in the "as-is" world and make predictions of the same in alternative, "but-for" competitive environments. My experience in this regard spans litigation matters related to technology firms and merger reviews related to agriculture firms. I further have experience managing teams to process large datasets, sometimes on the order of billions of observations.
In addition to my professional interests, I thoroughly enjoy the outdoors and staying active. When time permits, I travel to the coast to surf or play volleyball. I am also an avid tennis player and enjoy squeezing in a quick match whenever possible. When longer breaks present themselves, I take every opportunity to visit and explore new places.