Selected work

Economics, optimization, and applied research.

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2023–2025
BYU

Firm returns and employment

Analyzed firm-level stock returns from WRDS CRSP and employment data from WRDS Compustat, studying how the relationship changed before and after 1988. Compared market-, SIC industry-, and firm-level aggregation to test how aggregation choices affect estimated employment “stickiness.”

CRSPCompustatEconometricsAggregation
Independent project

Costco economic impact analysis

Designed a synthetic-control study around new Costco locations to evaluate municipal fiscal effects. Constructed comparison groups and used causal-inference reasoning to frame a practical local-development question.

Synthetic controlCausal inferenceMunicipal economics
Course project

Patent activity: Eastman Kodak

Studied the relationship between market-share decline and R&D output. The analysis found increased patent filings after market deterioration, consistent with a possible strategic innovation response.

PatentsCompetitionR&D
DSI Annual Conference
2024

“Airmiles or Fairmiles”

Conducted statistical analysis for a FAIRMiles consortium survey of 69 organizations representing about 6,500 farms in 16 Sub-Saharan African countries. The work examined how restrictions on airfreighted fresh produce could affect exporter livelihoods; the analysis estimated roughly 2.5 livelihoods supported per marginal tonne of airfreighted produce.

International developmentStatistical analysisPolicy
Education

Georgia Tech

M.S. Operations Research, expected December 2026.

Simulation, regression analysis, deterministic optimization, energy and technology policy, industrial and systems engineering.

Education

Brigham Young University

B.S. Economics, April 2025.

Applied and advanced econometrics, advanced microeconomics, advanced macroeconomics.

Technical toolkit

Methods and software

Python, NumPy, Stata, MATLAB, Excel, CVXPY, linear programming, mixed-integer linear programming, simulation, regression, econometrics, and synthetic controls.

Professional & leadership

Outside the coursework

INFORMS member and 2025 Annual Meeting attendee; former American Economic Association member; Eagle Scout.