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David Dansby

Phone: (214) 499-3577


ddansby89@gmail.com

4672 Perthshire Ct.


Plano, TX 75024

Objective: Recent graduate with M.S. in Economic Research seeks to find career with firm to apply knowledge in advanced econometric modeling, multivariate regression, and time
series to solve complex problems.

Education
University of North Texas (GPA 4.0)
Denton, TX
Masters of Science in Economic Research
August 2012 May 2014

Rigorous M.S. program that focused on quantitative techniques for economics applications and econometric modeling

Excellent performance in program resulted in being selected for the teaching fellow position only given to a few graduate students each year

Courses specialized in advanced empirical econometrics and predictive modeling with applications in linear and non-linear regression (e.g. OLS regression and logistic
regression), as well as a time series regression and forecast models
University of Texas at Austin (GPA 3.75)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Graduation with honors

Minor in Mathematics

Austin, TX
August 2009 May 2012

Collin College (GPA 4.0)


General Academic Studies

Frisco, TX
January 2007 July 2009

Professional Experience
University of North Texas Economics Department
Denton, TX
Teaching Fellow (Fall 2013 and Spring 2014)
August 2013 May 2014

Instructor of Record for Principles of Macroeconomics with an average semester class size of 45+

Established course requirements, expectations, and weekly academic goals at the beginning of each semester in order to foster an ordered, yet challenging educational
environment

Developed daily lectures in various formats (i.e. whiteboard, PowerPoint, handout notes, and over-head projector) to provide 90+ university-level students with
knowledge in market analysis at the aggregate/macro level

Evaluated students based on their ability to accurately complete exams and all other assignments in a timely manner throughout the semester by maintaining records of
grades and performance
Teaching Assistant (Graduate Level Advanced Econometric Theory)
January 2014 May 2014

Sole conductor of recitation sessions in accordance with material covered during course lectures

Introduced complex econometric models to graduate level finance and economic students in preparation for in-depth discussions and analysis during lecture

Designed bi-weekly homework based on models discussed in class applied to real world data

Demonstrated mathematical skills to prove models have the appropriate statistical characteristics for accurate estimation and prediction of real world variables

Teaching Assistant (Undergraduate Principles of Macroeconomics and Intermediate Macroeconomics; Graduate Economic Analysis)

Responsible for grading assignments for 300+ students, while maintaining corresponding records in grade book

Maintained office hours to accommodate students with help on homework and provided out-of-class scheduled exam review sessions

Lectured in the absence of the professor, while maintaining and organizing the corresponding lecture material
Academic Assistant (Undergraduate Principles of Macroeconomics and Principles of Microeconomics)

Tutored 100+ undergraduate students in economic principles courses by assisting with questions concerning the material

Provided the necessary assistance for student success on homework assignments

Proctored one midterm and one final exam in accordance with university and department academic honesty requirements

May 2013 December 2013

May 2013 June 2013

Research Assistant (Dr. McPherson and Dr. Jewell)


August 2012 May 2013

Provided literature review and analysis in anticipation of upcoming economic research by the supervising professors

Collected historical, demographic, and sports data to perform econometric data analysis for forthcoming academic research using data analysis software (i.e. SPSS,
Stata, SAS)

Proctored six midterms and two final exams in accordance with university and department academic honesty requirements
Bank of American Mortgage (formerly Countrywide Home Loans)
Central Fulfillment Loan Specialist Associate/Loan Funder

Responsible for funding and closing mortgage loans in accordance with local, state, and federal compliance regulations

Produced and reviewed 7500+ Good Faith Estimates (GFE)

Sent mortgage loan wire transfers in excess of $10M

Richardson, TX
June 2007 August 2009

Awards

Aaron Wuensch Memorial Scholarship for Top Graduate Student (UNT)


Graduate Assistantship Tuition Scholarship (GATS) Award (UNT)
Tau Sigma National Honor Society (UT)

Skills/Statistical Software Programming

SAS and Stata: two years of experience with each


Microsoft Office
Linear and non-linear econometric modeling (i.e. OLS, linear probability model, discrete choice models: probit and logit, censored and truncated regression models,
multivariate discrete choice models: ordered probit and multinomial logit, count data models: (zero-inflated) Poisson distribution and (zero-inflated) negative binomial
distribution, and fractional response models)
Predictive modeling, advanced time series techniques to correct for non-stationarity, advanced forecasting techniques such as vector autoregression models and impulse
response functions
Limited experience with panel data regression
Limited experience with R, SPSS, excel VBA, and SAS Simulation Studio

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