David Cruz

Research Associate at Worcester Regional Research Bureau, Inc.
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Think Tanks
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research Associate
      • Jun 2022 - Present

      The Worcester Regional Research Bureau conducts non-partisan public policy research for the city of Worcester, MA and the surrounding region, helping to inform the general public and political leadership of current issues. The Worcester Regional Research Bureau conducts non-partisan public policy research for the city of Worcester, MA and the surrounding region, helping to inform the general public and political leadership of current issues.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

      Research Assistant at the Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL), working on the following projects: (1) Help and Engage Aging HIV+ adults via Lessons learned Through COVID19 Hardship (HEALTH) Study and (2) Evaluation of Essential Conversations

      • Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

      Assisting senior researchers in carrying out the research project “Building Entrepreneurial Resilience: Catalyzing Opportunities in Marginalized Communities.”

      • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

      Leading Service-Learning (S-L) components in the course Techniques of Program Evaluation, being the point person for community organization communication as well as reflection activities.

    • Guatemala
    • Farming
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consultant
      • May 2021 - Jun 2021

      Establishment of the baseline for the food safety project McGovern Dole Phase III in Honduras, funded by USDA and implemented by Catholic Relief Services. Establishment of the baseline for the food safety project McGovern Dole Phase III in Honduras, funded by USDA and implemented by Catholic Relief Services.

    • El Salvador
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Quantitative Courses Instructor
      • Jan 2018 - Sep 2020

      • Taught: Math Fundamentals, Pre-Calculus, Differential/Integral Calculus, Linear Algebra • Supported in the curriculum update for the bachelor's degree in Economics and Business • Taught: Math Fundamentals, Pre-Calculus, Differential/Integral Calculus, Linear Algebra • Supported in the curriculum update for the bachelor's degree in Economics and Business

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Monitoring And Evaluation Assistant
      • Nov 2015 - Dec 2017

      • Led community M&E activities of the trainers’ team (12), which delivered farming training to poor coffee farmers in West El Salvador • Contributed to elaborate reports for donor agencies (USAID & J.M. Smucker Company) • Collected data and participation in Midterm Evaluation, Harvest Surveys, Impacts Evaluation • Led community M&E activities of the trainers’ team (12), which delivered farming training to poor coffee farmers in West El Salvador • Contributed to elaborate reports for donor agencies (USAID & J.M. Smucker Company) • Collected data and participation in Midterm Evaluation, Harvest Surveys, Impacts Evaluation

    • El Salvador
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Industrial Productivity Analyst
      • Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

      • Co-created industrial/socioeconomic indexes and prioritization tools of municipalities • Elaborated SME and female entrepreneurship analysis • Assisted in sectorial meetings and events • Co-created industrial/socioeconomic indexes and prioritization tools of municipalities • Elaborated SME and female entrepreneurship analysis • Assisted in sectorial meetings and events

    • El Salvador
    • International Affairs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Consultant
      • Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

      Analysis and publication of the report "Measurement of Impacts in the Construction of Rural Roads", which reviews and analyzes the human development impacts of rural roads in the Salvadoran mountainous "Cordillera de El Bálsamo" region. Analysis and publication of the report "Measurement of Impacts in the Construction of Rural Roads", which reviews and analyzes the human development impacts of rural roads in the Salvadoran mountainous "Cordillera de El Bálsamo" region.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Oct 2013 - Nov 2013

      Compilation of economic and historical data for the Economic History and Cliometrics Lab at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, for the paper "Institutions, Human Capital, and Development," Acemoglu, Robinson & Gallego (2014). Compilation of economic and historical data for the Economic History and Cliometrics Lab at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, for the paper "Institutions, Human Capital, and Development," Acemoglu, Robinson & Gallego (2014).

Education

  • Northeastern University
    Master of Public Policy, Public Policy
    2020 - 2022
  • ESEN
    Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business, Economics
    2010 - 2014
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    Academic Exchange, Economics
    2013 - 2013

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