Jessica Thompson
Washington
Summary
Solution-oriented Economist with a unique perspective that goes beyond conventional thinking. Expertise in statistical analytics, research skillsets, and critical thinking to work through 'prickly' challenges and derive optimal efficiency of resources. Over 9 years of experience in related fields. Seeking a data-driven analytics role to expand on my skillsets.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Economist
Federal Aviation Administration
12.2019 - Current
- Collect, cleanse, analyze and present economic and financial labor market data to: predict labor and workforce future demands, analyze trends, and validate the allocation of resources; along with accessing the potential impacts to Aviation Safety programs and offices within the FAA
- Build, run, modify and maintain data models for financial and economical purposes to explain real systems and occurrences in the AVS labor market
- Develop AVS commercial aircraft and general aviation staffing models tailored specifically to their demands; ensuring results are defensible, repeatable, understandable to technical and non-technical audiences
- Subject Matter Expert: generate, synthesize, analyze, present and or report data for 3 major FAA Service and Offices maintaining over 7,000 employees (Flight Standards, Aircraft Certification, and Aerospace Medicine)
- Oversee the processes, while working with other SME's to collect, analyze and transpose raw data into applicable content as data visualizations to run and maintain models for 9 services and offices within AVS using the following tools: PowerBI, Tableau, Excel, Alteryx, SQL, Access,
- SQL query using various syntax to retrieve data from databases for analysis and research; also, to answer questions for stakeholders and customers
- Work as a team to produce the AVS Work Force Plan (WFP) annually for congress; for which my responsibilities include various model runs and adjustments ensuring soundness; economic and financial analysis on vast datasets; data collection, cleansing; statement & fact compilation; coordinating as Subject Matter Experts; intricate phase reviews of the document
- Strategize while leading a small labor analysis team to resolve OIG audit concerns and aid with benchmarking the nine Service & Offices’ processes and procedures
- Research and conduct economic analysis on labor restraints, needs, and demands
- Curate and manage data storytelling; to effectively communicate insights from data; while using visual narratives and graphs for diverse audiences
- Revamped and maintain a vital occupational database for over 9,000 AVS staff and occupational series
- Rewrote the Occupational Staffing Category memo used by all AVS Service and Offices
- Constructed and maintain a staff tracking model to perform real-time analysis of labor trends which will induce accurate decisions for efficiency of resources
- Foster genuine relationships internally and externally to coordinate collaborations across workgroups to support project goals using quantitative and qualitative analysis
Senior Economist
Bureau of Labor Statistics
03.2016 - 12.2019
- Produce the Economic Cost Index by performing quantitative and qualitative analysis, modeling of measurable wage and benefit data for the National Compensation program
- Performed macro and micro economic methodologies to research patterns and trends in the labor market’s behavior and labor costs throughout the U.S
- Independently execute projects: planning strategies, implementing hands-on data collection, visual observations; interviewing respondents; and creating analysis reports based on economic findings
Education
Certificate of Technical Studies - Data Science With SQL And Tableau
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY05-2024
Master's - Economics and Finance
West Texas A&M University
Canyon, TX01-2026
Bachelors - Economics
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC05.2016
Skills
- Economic Models
- Data Analysis
- Labor Economics
- Policy Analysis
- Resource Optimization
- Quantitative & Qualitative Analysis
- Research
- Forecasting
- Project Management
- Data Visualization Dashboards
- Business Intelligence
- Communication
- Leadership
- SAS/Stata/EViews
- Power BI/Tableau
- Microsoft Excel & Office Suite
Timeline
Economist
Federal Aviation Administration
12.2019 - Current
Senior Economist
Bureau of Labor Statistics
03.2016 - 12.2019
Bachelors - Economics
North Carolina A & T State University
Certificate of Technical Studies - Data Science With SQL And Tableau
Cornell University
Master's - Economics and Finance
West Texas A&M University
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