Experience

U.S. International Trade Commission

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Statistical and Data Services Division Chief

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  I currently manage a crew of 15 statisticians providing data support services on all active import injury and general factfinding investigations. I also oversee data procurement and warehousing activities in support of investigative work. Keywords: Performance management, data training, questionnaire design, survey management, data procurement, data warehousing, data management, process improvement, and project management.

• Database Analyst

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2019

  I oversaw the development and management of databases used in the agency's antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard proceedings. In this role, I helped to modernize and automate a number of tasks and procedures relating to the data compilation, vetting, and analysis process, saving the agency multi-millions of dollars (e.g., on external contracts) at the same as significantly improving the efficiency of staff. Keywords: SQL, PostgreSQL, VBA, Visual Basic, dashboard design… Show more I oversaw the development and management of databases used in the agency's antidumping duty, countervailing duty, and safeguard proceedings. In this role, I helped to modernize and automate a number of tasks and procedures relating to the data compilation, vetting, and analysis process, saving the agency multi-millions of dollars (e.g., on external contracts) at the same as significantly improving the efficiency of staff. Keywords: SQL, PostgreSQL, VBA, Visual Basic, dashboard design, graphical user interface, middleware, database design, data extraction, PowerPivot, Pivot, MS Excel.

• International Trade Analyst

  • Oct 2004 - Nov 2012

  I primarily analyzed and wrote reports on industries in the United States and abroad that were subject to antidumping duty and/or countervailing duty proceedings. This work involved a significant amount of primary data collection, vetting, compilation, and analysis via a formal surveying process and the integration of those primary data with data from a variety of secondary sources such as official US trade statistics, global trade statistics, foreign governmental data, and publicly available… Show more I primarily analyzed and wrote reports on industries in the United States and abroad that were subject to antidumping duty and/or countervailing duty proceedings. This work involved a significant amount of primary data collection, vetting, compilation, and analysis via a formal surveying process and the integration of those primary data with data from a variety of secondary sources such as official US trade statistics, global trade statistics, foreign governmental data, and publicly available financial data for firms in the covered industry sectors. Keywords: Trade analysis, data analysis, financial statement analysis, income statement analysis, economics, data design, surveys.



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Trade Analyst, Ways and Means Committee

  • Feb 2011 - Feb 2012

  I was detailed from the USITC for one year assignment to support the minority staff (Democrats) of the Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee in part of the 112th Congress. I primarily supported trade staff in matters relating to import and export data analysis, evaluation of rules-of-origin rules, passage of the Columbia, Korea, and Panama FTAs, U.S. Customs automation and modernization efforts, and trade adjustment assistance. I was detailed from the USITC for one year assignment to support the minority staff (Democrats) of the Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee in part of the 112th Congress. I primarily supported trade staff in matters relating to import and export data analysis, evaluation of rules-of-origin rules, passage of the Columbia, Korea, and Panama FTAs, U.S. Customs automation and modernization efforts, and trade adjustment assistance.



Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Trade Analyst, Office of the United States Trade Representative

  • Feb 2009 - Feb 2010

  I was detailed from the USITC for one year assignment to support Office of the United States Trade Representative in the Market Access group. I primarily supported the President's trade team in matters relating to industrial manufactured goods (e.g., steel, aluminum, other), unfair import allegations (e.g., the tires 421 petition), industrial competitiveness issues (e.g., carbon taxes), and export financing (e.g., export loan guarantees). I was detailed from the USITC for one year assignment to support Office of the United States Trade Representative in the Market Access group. I primarily supported the President's trade team in matters relating to industrial manufactured goods (e.g., steel, aluminum, other), unfair import allegations (e.g., the tires 421 petition), industrial competitiveness issues (e.g., carbon taxes), and export financing (e.g., export loan guarantees).



U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• International Trade Specialist

  • Sep 2002 - Aug 2004



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jul 2000 - Jun 2002