Resume

• 2011

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  Dissertation: The Underpinnings and Aftermath of the Rare Earth Price Spike\nCommittee: Rich Sexton (Chair)

  Colin Carter

  Jeffrey Williams

  Economics

  University of California

  Davis

• 2005

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Economics

  The Johns Hopkins University

• I advised women’s cooperatives involved in shea butter production on improved business practices and new extraction technologies. My secondary projects involved implementing village savings and loan associations (VSLAs) and establishing a community computer lab. I lived in the town of Walewale in the Northern Region of Ghana.

  Peace Corps

  Consultant

  I evaluated the early warning system (for oncoming famine conditions) of a $100-million food aid program funded by the U.S. government and designed to serve one-million Ethiopians. I directed focus group discussions with program stakeholders

  organized a workshop to present my findings to U.S. and Ethiopian government officials

  and prepared a report containing my recommendations.

  USAID

  Econometrics

  Antitrust Economics

  Economics

  Data Analysis

  Statistics

  Litigation Consulting

  Industrial Organization

  Commodity Markets

  Marder

  PwC

  Robins Kaplan LLP

  UC Davis

  R.A.T. Oil

  Inc. (d.b.a. Gas & Shop)

  Davis

  CA

  I taught two undergraduate upper division courses in microeconomic theory of 80 and 150 students. My teaching performance was rated at 4.0 and 4.6 (out of 5) based on student course evaluations

  and I was later acknowledged with a teaching award.\n\nPrimary responsibilities: developed syllabi

  selected textbook

  drafted lecture notes

  prepared assignments

  delivered lectures

  held office hours

  supervised teaching assistants

  assigned course grades

  Lecturer in Economics

  UC Davis

  Greater New York City Area

  Manager

  PwC

  I provided economic analysis on two lawsuits related to alleged below-cost pricing in retail motor fuel sales heard by the Superior Court of California. I also provided sworn testimony during depositions held in October 2014 and January 2016.\n\nPrimary responsibilities: prepared expert report (containing market definition

  relevant parties’ market positions

  market concentration measures

  and regression analysis)

  advised client’s attorneys during deposition of opposing party’s (economist) expert witness

  assisted in financial data requests during discovery

  participated in meetings and conference calls with attorneys

  Expert Witness in Antitrust Economics

  San Francisco Bay Area

  R.A.T. Oil

  Inc. (d.b.a. Gas & Shop)

  Greater New York City Area

  I addressed economic issues that arose out of alleged antitrust violations. I worked with attorneys to calculate measures of market power

  quantify economic damages

  and estimate market size. I also helped evaluate prospective case leads and developed the economic arguments contained in legal pleadings. Of particular interest was work on drug pricing and competition between branded and generic drug manufacturers under the Hatch-Waxman Act framework

  along with an extensive bid rigging conspiracy in the auto parts industry.

  Economist

  Robins Kaplan LLP

  Greater New York City Area

  Senior Associate

  PwC

  A $500 award in recognition of my performance as a lecturer in microeconomic theory.

  University of California

  Davis

  Eagle Scout

  Boy Scouts of America

  Herbert F. York Global Security Dissertation Fellowship

  An $18

  000 fellowship to cover expenses during my final year of Ph.D. studies.

  University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

  Henry A. Jastro Research Award

  Two awards collectively comprising $4

  800 to support my dissertation research.

  University of California

  Davis