Experience

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Economist

    • Nov 2022 - Present
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    As an Economist in the Standards Evaluation and Analysis Division, Dan is responsible for environmental economic analysis and consultant economic services essential to the development of Coast Guard policy, national standards, and regulations pertaining to the Coast Guards Marine Safety Standards and Regulatory Program. This position creates recommendations for policy through standards and regulations pertaining to marine vessel, navigational, port, safety, and marine environmental protection issues.

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  Bureau of Labor Statistics

  • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

  • Economist

    • May 2020 - Nov 2022
    • Washington DC-Baltimore Area

    Responsibilities: Using data analysis and database management to support processing of the Consumer Expenditures Survey; leading teams working on process improvements and production; conducting research on consumer expenditures; designing and implementing new processes and data analysis requirements to improve data quality and streamline data processing, developing new imputation methods using machine learning techniques and creating dashboard with python Tools: SQL, SAS, Oracle, Excel, Python

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  The World Bank Group

  • Consultant - Data Analysis and Visualization

    • May 2020 - Jun 2022

    Using GIS, Stata, and Excel to provide data visualizations, graphics, and analysis in support of the Service Delivery Indicators project for Madagascar

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  Catholic Relief Services

  • Madagascar

  • Field Agent: Value Chain Development

    • Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Madagascar

    As a fourth year Peace Corps volunteer Dan worked to increase farmers capacity to produce agro-forestry products, engage in reforestation efforts, and connect with international markets for raw and processed spices in the the Ambositra-Vondrozo Forest Corridor National Resource Reserve (COFAV). Dan worked with a diverse team to monitor 25 tree nurseries and oversee 75 employees, and to conduct daily activities in a second language (Malagasy). Dan organized and led site visits and provided oversight and monitoring, needs evaluation, and technical advice. He worked directly with private sector partners on developing value chains that will provide sustainable economic development and quality of life improvements for community groups in rural Madagascar as part of the Securing and Protecting Investments and Capacities for Environmental Sustainability (SPICES) project with CRS. His work on SPICES partners with Conservation International to design and implement Conservation Agreements for communities in the COFAV corridor to provide incentive-based community support in exchange for contractual agreements to protect specific local natural resources.Dan also worked with the Mananjary Youth Empowerment Center (YEC) to set up and advance groups of youth in the areas of entrepreneurship, health, and education. Dan worked closely with the youth leaders to set and direct center programming.In both projects, Dan worked between the target groups, service providers, the head office in Antananarivo, and other counterparts, including the partner NGO's Center ValBio, Conservation International, and CNFA/Farmer-to-Farmer, to facilitate project efficiency and manage day-to-day operations of the SPICES and YEC projects in the field.

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  Peace Corps

  • Madagascar

  • Agro-Ecological Food Security Advisor

    • Feb 2016 - Mar 2020
    • Madagascar

    Dan worked as an agricultural Peace Corps Volunteer in a small rural community. His work during his three-year of service focused on increasing agricultural yields and economic opportunities for farmers in and around community protected natural areas. As part of his service Dan wrote and managed two grants totaling $6,400 resulting in the creation of a beekeeping business and tree nursery in support of a local forest management organization to advance conservation, agro-forestry, and ecotourism activities. As a result of these projects, Dan and the community built two wells, one latrine, trained 12 people on beekeeping and 31 people on tree planting, set up 6 beehives, with the capacity for 30, and planted nearly 9,000 trees.A video of Dan's beekeeping project can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/X4aHsSnmC3QAs a volunteer, Dan also served as a trainer for new volunteers and as a member on the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting committee, where he worked with a team to create a system of surveys for monitoring and evaluating progress towards the agricultural sector programming objectives. As a trainer, he provided guidance and training to nearly 100 new volunteers.

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  Profugo

  • Ardmore, PA

  • Program Development Intern

    • Oct 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Ardmore, PA

    Profugo is a nonprofit providing the tools to empower individuals to obtain a higher quality of life. As an intern, Dan's responsibilities included (1) supporting the Annual Campaign for funding through donor outreach and web development (2) providing research support on agricultural and resource management initiatives and (3) locating and securing funding for operational and field projects.

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  Colorado State University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Aug 2013 - Aug 2015

    Producing original research for publication, presentation and public outreach in the field of agricultural and resource economics. Areas of focus include the 2014 Farm Bill, regional impact analysis of changes in the definition of taxable agricultural land (using IMPLAN), and the total economic value of ecosystem services (meta-analysis).

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

    Collaborated on exam development, held regular office hours, met with students upon request, and graded all written work, including final exam papers. – to Professor John Loomis in “AREC/ECON 346: Economics of Outdoor Recreation” – to Alex Maas in “AREC 202: Introduction to Microeconomics”

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  Self Employed

  • Fort Collins, Colorado Area

  • Academic Tutor

    • Feb 2015 - May 2015
    • Fort Collins, Colorado Area

    Individual and group tutoring covering the foundations of the Ordinary Least Squares estimator. – in "Introduction to Econometrics"

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  USDA

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Research Assistant - Economic Research Service

    • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Assisted in research considering the role of rural hospitals on rural wealth creation and employment using GIS data and other large datasets.

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  The Pew Charitable Trusts

  • Payment Specialist

    • Aug 2012 - May 2013

    Organized the distribution of payments by the Pew Charitable Trusts critical to the continued success of Environmental, Public Health and Community Development initiatives, leading to increased public and political awareness of issues such as fishery depletion, forest loss, and practices in industrial animal agriculture.

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  Self Employed

  • Greater Philadelphia Area

  • Freelance GIS Consultant

    • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Greater Philadelphia Area

    Available for select GIS projects. Past projects have included linking county level Excel data with parcel level GIS data to produce maps depicting the funding of ARRA energy programs. The maps were published by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

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  Philadelphia FIGHT

  • Greater Philadelphia Area

  • Communication and Development Intern

    • Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
    • Greater Philadelphia Area

    Philadelphia FIGHT is a comprehensive AIDS service nonprofit providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research. I (1) served as a liaison between management and donors; collected and synthesized information for press releases, media events, PowerPoint presentations, and official communications and (2) assisted in the organization of a successful Anniversary Gala attracting 200 attendees and 12 corporate sponsors, raising $60,000.

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  Oberlin College Department of Economics

  • Oberlin, Ohio

  • Teaching Assistant

    • Feb 2010 - May 2010
    • Oberlin, Ohio

    – to Professor Alberto Ortiz in “ECON 209: Economic Development” and “ECON 101: Principals of Economics.” I was responsible for grading all written work.

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  Oberlin College Headwaters Magazine

  • Oberlin, Ohio

  • Treasurer

    • Oct 2009 - May 2010
    • Oberlin, Ohio

    Worked with a team to establish Oberlin’s first environmental magazine; coordinated production logistics and garnered financial support, assuring the timely publication of the journal.

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  Oberlin College OSnow

  • Oberlin, Ohio

  • Treasurer

    • Sep 2008 - May 2010
    • Oberlin, Ohio

    Obtained funding, coordinated field trips, & managed budget allocation.

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  Oberlin College Varsity Football

  • Oberlin, Ohio

  • Football Player

    • Apr 2007 - May 2010
    • Oberlin, Ohio

    Dedicated up to 40 hours per week to practice and film study while maintaining a 3.90 GPA.

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  Executive Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Winter Intern

    • Jan 2009 - Jan 2009
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Analyzed economic reports on important community development initiatives, such as the Anacostia Waterfront Project and the EagleBank Bowl.

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  Foundation for the International Medical Relief of Children

  • San Salvador, El Salvador

  • Volunteer

    • Jan 2007 - Jan 2007
    • San Salvador, El Salvador

    Designed and presented lessons in both Spanish and English, raising awareness of the importance of proper diet and hygiene. Helped to construct a health clinic which now provides affordable health care to impoverished children and families in the Las Delicias community.