This site presents some of the non-proprietary reports, projects and files which I
have either contributed to or authored. Each item has a corresponding
description of my specific role in it.
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Papers and Reports
Economics/Policy
Profile of the Hispanic/Latino Community in Monroe County: How are we doing? (October 2012)
Demographic profile of a regional Hispanic/Latino community, from CGR. I served as a research assistant on the project, principally performing writing, report layout and data analysis tasks.
Emergency Services Utilization (Fall 2010)
Paper completed for Master's-level class titled "Health Economics" (University at Buffalo). I am the sole author of this paper.
Economic and Labor Geography of Illegal Immigration (Spring 2009)
Paper completed for class titled "Economic Geography" (University at Buffalo). I am the sole author of this paper.
Management/HR
I served as an analyst, writer and project assistant on the team that created the whitepapers below. I independently completed, or assisted others in the completion of the following tasks pursuant to the realization of each of these projects:
Connecting the Dots - Comprehensive Career Development as a Catalyst for Employee Engagement (July 2011)
Quality in Talent Selection: Finding the Perfect Fit (September 2011)
Driving Performance and Business Results with Collaborative Executive Development (November 2011)
The Business Impact of Talent Intelligence (February 2012)
Creating a Better Plan: Connecting Business Strategy, Structure and Talent (April 2012)
Building Trust in Business 2012: How Top Companies Leverage Trust, Leadership, and Collaboration (June 2012)
HR Excellence in Content Management (2012)
Profile of the Hispanic/Latino Community in Monroe County: How are we doing? (October 2012)
Demographic profile of a regional Hispanic/Latino community, from CGR. I served as a research assistant on the project, principally performing writing, report layout and data analysis tasks.
Emergency Services Utilization (Fall 2010)
Paper completed for Master's-level class titled "Health Economics" (University at Buffalo). I am the sole author of this paper.
Economic and Labor Geography of Illegal Immigration (Spring 2009)
Paper completed for class titled "Economic Geography" (University at Buffalo). I am the sole author of this paper.
Management/HR
I served as an analyst, writer and project assistant on the team that created the whitepapers below. I independently completed, or assisted others in the completion of the following tasks pursuant to the realization of each of these projects:
- conducting topical background research
- composing surveys for capturing original data
- processing and managing data yielded by those surveys
- performing statistical analysis and interpretation of data using a variety of software programs
- presenting insights and findings
- generating text and charts for the reports
Connecting the Dots - Comprehensive Career Development as a Catalyst for Employee Engagement (July 2011)
Quality in Talent Selection: Finding the Perfect Fit (September 2011)
Driving Performance and Business Results with Collaborative Executive Development (November 2011)
The Business Impact of Talent Intelligence (February 2012)
Creating a Better Plan: Connecting Business Strategy, Structure and Talent (April 2012)
Building Trust in Business 2012: How Top Companies Leverage Trust, Leadership, and Collaboration (June 2012)
HR Excellence in Content Management (2012)
Web Content
Blogs
Economystified (March 2011 - Present)
Blog featuring simple explanations of economic events, news and ideas, presented for a popular audience. I post twice a month, and am the sole author of the blog's content.
Govistics Blog (May 2012 - November 2012)
Created original posts and short research pieces using Govisitcs - a government finance research database from CGR.
Mid-Hudson Valley Community Profile (by CGR)
Key Trends (October 2013)
Composed narratives based on demographic data profiling the Mid-Hudson Valley Region (Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties). View some examples below:
Mid-Hudson Valley Region - Community Engagement
Dutchess County - Economy
Orange County - Demographics
Ulster County - Health
Layout & Design Rework (October 2013)
When tasked with update demographic statistics on a website administered by my employer, I took the initiative in reworking the page layout as well, in order to create more "readable" content.
Below is a screen capture of the original layout:
Original (image)
And here is my final result of my reworking of the design and text:
My rewrite
ACT Rochester Community Profile (by CGR)
Key Trends (January 2013)
Updated, edited and rewrote text for "Indicators-at-a-Glance" sections. To access these:
1) Visit ACT Rochester Community Profile here.
2) Click on any indicator listed across the top of the page.
Economystified (March 2011 - Present)
Blog featuring simple explanations of economic events, news and ideas, presented for a popular audience. I post twice a month, and am the sole author of the blog's content.
Govistics Blog (May 2012 - November 2012)
Created original posts and short research pieces using Govisitcs - a government finance research database from CGR.
Mid-Hudson Valley Community Profile (by CGR)
Key Trends (October 2013)
Composed narratives based on demographic data profiling the Mid-Hudson Valley Region (Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties). View some examples below:
Mid-Hudson Valley Region - Community Engagement
Dutchess County - Economy
Orange County - Demographics
Ulster County - Health
Layout & Design Rework (October 2013)
When tasked with update demographic statistics on a website administered by my employer, I took the initiative in reworking the page layout as well, in order to create more "readable" content.
Below is a screen capture of the original layout:
Original (image)
And here is my final result of my reworking of the design and text:
My rewrite
ACT Rochester Community Profile (by CGR)
Key Trends (January 2013)
Updated, edited and rewrote text for "Indicators-at-a-Glance" sections. To access these:
1) Visit ACT Rochester Community Profile here.
2) Click on any indicator listed across the top of the page.
3) Click on any "Indicators-at-a-Glance" listed down along the left.
Excel Templates
Interactive Budgeting Spreadsheet
Excel workbook for tracking disbursement of a major grant. I created the file on behalf of an area non-profit organization.
Excel workbook for tracking disbursement of a major grant. I created the file on behalf of an area non-profit organization.
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