Education
Candidate for B.A. in Economics–Mathematics, May 2027 Fall 2024–Present
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
- Relevant coursework: Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Financial Economics; Labor
Economics; Econometrics; Modern Analysis;
Statistical Inference; Multivariable Calculus;
Linear Algebra.
- Current coursework: Industrial Organization; Behavioral Economics; Cognitive
Mechanisms and Economic Behavior; Literature Humanities I;
Intermediate Italian I (Fall 2026; 18 credits).
Executive Education in Macroeconometrics and Forecasting 2024–2025
Barcelona School of Economics Barcelona, Spain
- Relevant coursework: Time Series Models for Macroeconometric Analysis; Bayesian
Macroeconometrics; Macroeconomic Forecasting: Machine Learning
and Time Series Methods; Nowcasting and Forecasting with
High-Frequency Information.
B.A. studies in Economics (transferred to Columbia) 2023–2024
Rollins College Winter Park, FL
- Distinctions: President's List (Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
- Sophomore thesis: “Contractionary Monetary Policy Shocks and Financial Stress
Under Varying Inflation Regimes” (Spring–Summer 2024).
Associate of Arts, General Studies Spring 2023
Valencia College Orlando, FL
- Distinctions: President's List (Spring 2022)
- Relevant coursework: Multivariable Calculus; Differential Equations; Computer
Programming (Python).
Research Experience
Research Assistant to
Kathryn Cassavell McDonald Spring 2025 Columbia University, Department of Economics New York, NY
- Projects: “Optimal Information, Financial Heterogeneity, and Investment
Decisions”;
“Endogenous Production Networks and Trade
Shocks.” -
Built a novel panel dataset on the global production networks
of retail firms, aggregating multiple data sources through API
calls and custom web-scraping scripts.
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Developed an instrument for ECB monetary policy shocks based
on euro short-term rate (€STR) futures.
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Conducted literature reviews for both projects and created a
system for organizing and tracking sources.
Presentations
Conference & Editorial Service
Lead Editor Fall 2024–Present
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Direct a team of staff editors reviewing and editing undergraduate
economics research from across the country.
Discussant May 2026
PER Pre-doctoral Mini Conference, Columbia University New York, NY Discussant and Peer Review Board Member 2024, 2025 Economic Scholars Program, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland -
Evaluated proposals against the program rubric to select papers
and posters for the research symposium.
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Delivered prepared discussant comments and questions on papers
presented at the conference.
Leadership & Activities
Founder & Chair Spring 2024
Economic Club of Rollins College Winter Park, FL
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Founded a student organization open to undergraduates of all
academic paths for discussing and debating economic issues beyond
the classroom; created the college's first campus-wide economics
essay contest.
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Led the executive board and policy committees; organized visiting
speakers, collaborative student research projects, and social
events.
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Oversaw the club's strategy, finances, and regulatory compliance;
served as liaison to faculty advisers, student government, and the
administration.
Selected Projects
Nowcasting with High-Frequency Data — browser-based student workshop pairing forecasting and
nowcasting methods with runnable code on real data; interactive
Kalman-filter explorables and a live GDP nowcast dashboard.
NYC Transit Live
— real-time map of NYC subway, bus, LIRR, and Metro-North service,
built on MTA real-time data feeds (FastAPI, Leaflet).
Notes in Modern Analysis — compiled notes for Columbia's Introduction to Modern Analysis
I: nine chapters of lecture notes and problem sets.
Skills & Additional
Programming Python; R; Stata; Java; Julia; MATLAB; SQL; VBA; JavaScript
(D3.js); HTML/CSS.
Platforms Haver Analytics; Bloomberg Terminal; MySQL; MongoDB; Power BI.
Software LaTeX; Git; agentic coding tools (Claude Code, Codex); Linux
terminal; EViews; GIS; Tableau; Excel; Adobe
Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; Microsoft Office (PowerPoint,
Access, SharePoint).
Interests Avid distance runner and concert pianist.