From Student to Strategic Leader: My Journey in Research and Analysis

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This post is a personal snapshot of my journey — and serves as a markdown + MDX reference for future blog posts.

🚀 Quick Intro

Hi, I'm [Your Name], a data-driven project manager with a background in Economics and Business. I’ve spent the past four years leading field operations in political opinion polling and research, specifically around U.S. elections and public policy studies.

I bring a mix of technical proficiency, strategic leadership, and client-focused execution. And yes — I once managed 160 active research projects in a single day. 😅

🏢 Work Experience Highlights

KGS Research — Field Manager (2021–Present)

Oversaw 6 call centers simultaneously, tracking real-time performance metrics.
Led operations during the 2022 U.S. Midterms, peaking at 160 projects per day.
Participated in 3 M&A conferences, helping close a deal to acquire a U.S.-based employment agency.
Worked directly with client project coordinators, translating their specs into actionable workflows.

Sheridan College — Learning Assistant (2019)

Developed PowerPoint materials and held review sessions in economics.
Automated student performance tracking using Excel + SharePoint.
Revamped reporting to include KPIs and trend analysis.

📊 Technical Toolkit

const tools = [
  'Stata',
  'Excel',
  'SharePoint',
  'PowerPoint',
  'Outlook',
  'Markdown',
  'Tailwind CSS',
];

I'm especially experienced in Stata — having used it to:

Perform time series regressions using CANSIM data.
Run fixed effects models with lag adjustments.
Evaluate Project STAR’s effectiveness using treatment effect models.

📚 Education

Institution	Degree	Graduation
University of Waterloo	BA, Arts & Business, Honours Economics Co-op	Apr 2022

Notable Highlights:

🎓 Dean’s Honours List
💰 Waterloo Merit Scholarship
📈 81.8% cumulative average
⭐ 3 successful co-op work terms with Outstanding evaluations

🧠 What I’ve Learned

Project management is a balancing act of deadlines, details, and diplomacy.
Data tells a story — but only if you ask the right questions.
Collaboration between departments is more valuable than silos.
Sometimes your best insight comes from a quick sketch on a whiteboard.

📐 Real-World Econometrics

Y_{it} = \alpha + \beta_1 X_{it} + \beta_2 Z_{it} + \mu_i + \lambda_t + \varepsilon_{it}

This fixed effects model helped me evaluate how teacher experience impacted student outcomes, accounting for unobserved individual effects and time variance.

CAUTION

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📚 Citations

[Project STAR Study – Krueger, 1999]
[CANSIM Time Series, Statistics Canada]
[BC’s Self-Sufficiency Project Evaluation]

💌 Final Thoughts

This blog will serve as a way for me to document professional reflections, economic experiments, and new projects — with all the modern tech perks of MDX, Tailwind, and Next.js.

If you're building something similar or have thoughts on any of these topics, feel free to reach out!

Thanks for reading! 👋