EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2020-present).
MSc. in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2019).
B.S. in Business Administration, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile (2018).
PROGRAMMING AND METHODOLOGICAL SKILLS
Python, R & R-Studio, R-Shiny, Power BI, Power Query (DAX), ArcGIS, Stata, Latex. AutoCAD, Office.
Machine learning models: Random forest, gradient-boosting machine, elastic-net, Lasso.
Causal inference models: Difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity.
Spatial econometric models: Spatial auto-regressive, spatial error models, and spatial durbin models.
INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jul 2023 - Present, Research Analyst.
AgSci LLC. Econometric and spatial analysis for projects related to crop insurance, soil productivity in Illinois, and data dashboard development using R-Shiny and USDA data.
May 2022 - Dec 2022, Research/Data Science Intern.
Centrec Consulting Group. Developed and deployed a large-scale optimization model for the soybean market. Developed data visualization tools in PBI/R/Python. Streamlined data gathering with SQL/PBI.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021, Research Assistant.
Regional Economics Applications Lab (REAL), University of Illinois. Produced impact analyses and monthly employment reports for Illinois, using econometric models to forecast the region's economic performance.
Jul 2018 - Dec 2018, Research Assistant.
Center for Economics and Regional Policy, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. Project: "International network to study the influence of space on educational and labor market outcomes." Produced econometric analysis to understand changes in student commute patterns due to policy changes in school enrollment subsidies.
May 2018 - Jul 2018, Programmer.
Department of Research Direction, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile. Developed a Shiny app to register faculty publications, conference attendance, and international networks.
SERVICE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
ACE - UIUC Graduate Student Organization President 2021-2022.
Local Organizing Committee of the Midwest Annual Graduate Student Summit. Applied Economics, Regional and Urban Studies (AERUS), 2019.
LANGUAGES
SPANISH: Native language.
ENGLISH: Fluent.
PORTUGUESE: Intermediate.
REFERENCES
Dr. Bruce J. Sherrick.
The Fruin Professor in Land Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Phone: +1 (217) 244-2637
e-mail: sherrick@illinois.edu
Dr. Kaustubh Bhalerao.
CEO, Soil Diagnostics Inc.
Phone: +1 (217) 721-6032
e-mail: bhalerao@soildiagnostics.com
Dr. Joseph Janzen.
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Phone: +1 (217) 300-7116
e-mail: jjanzen@illinois.edu
Dr. Jared Hutchins
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Phone: +1 (217) 300-6781
e-mail: jhtchns2@illinois.edu