To build a career as a Ph.D. Economist/Professor researching issues in Urban Economics and Public Finance as they relate to the African American community.
Hardware: Software: IBM and IBM compatible PCs Microsoft Word (up to Office '98) IBM and IBM compatible Printers Microsoft Excel (up to Office '98) IBM and IBM compatible Scanners Microsoft PowerPoint (up to Office '98) Microsoft Publisher WordPerfect Lotus 1-2-3 Programming Languages: Internet: C-Programming Microsoft Explorer Netscape Navigator HyperText Markup Language (HTML)
High School Diploma Benedict College Summerville High School Columbia, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Graduated: Graduated: June 1994 Major/Minor: GPA: 93.1/100.0 Overall GPA: Major GPA:
June 1997 - Aug 1997
- University of Texas - Austin, TexasCoursework included Intermediate Microeconomics, Econometrics, and Applied Econometric Analysis. Linear and nonlinear regression analysis was studied with great detail. Also, statistical software packages such as SAS an TSP were introduced and implemented in a research project on issues affecting the African American middle class.May 1996 - Aug 1996
Engineering Co-op - The Document Company: Xerox - Webster, New YorkDuties included investigating and communicating ways to increase unsatisfactory productivity in my assigned department, supervising Industrial Staff, designing work stations for Industrial Staff, updating job processes, rebalancing rates for work areas, and compiling statistics for the New York Environmental Protection Agency.May 1995 - Jan 1996
Loader - United Parcel Service (UPS) - Columbia, South CarolinaDuties included loading packages on to mass-delivery trucks, reading all package addresses to assure prompt delivery to customers, working with others in my work area as a team to insure the success of entire work area, and working in a safe manner.May 1995 - Aug 1995
Researcher - National Science Foundation: South Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (SC-AMP) in the Sciences - Benedict College/University of South Carolina - Columbia, South CarolinaDuties included researching, operating, and testing a Thermatrix, Inc. Fugitive Emission Control System, operating a Hewlett Packard Gas Chromatograph, preparing hazardous gas samples for testing, preparing progress report for company (Thermatrix, Inc.), cleaning lab equipment, and working with specialists in certain areas needed to complete research.Aug 1994 - May 1995
Math Tutor - National Science Foundation: South Carolina Alliance for Minority Participation (SC-AMP) in the Sciences - Benedict College - Columbia, South CarolinaDuties included targeting trouble spots in math up to Calculus II and helping students gain better understandings.
Available upon request.