MICHAEL Y. OGBUIGWE
Katy,Texas
Summary
Burgeoning Economist & Business Analyst focused on using data & statistical analysis and economic theory tools to identify business problems, identify business opportunities, identify market gaps, develop strategies for improving business performance and make informed businesses decisions. Desire to work closely with business stakeholders to understand business requirements and provide insights that can help improve business operations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Hobby School Of Public Affairs
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Led a 4-man team to execute a research project aimed at improving Habitat for Humanity’s Robin’s Landing Affordable Housing program.
- The research project was to find out how to raise the Robin’s Landing program’s acceptance rate and reduce the number of incomplete applications.
- Provided descriptive & summary statistical insights to check for any strong correlation between certain demographics and completion/denial rates.
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis by building two regression models to predict whether applicants will – (a) get accepted into the program; (b) complete the application process
- Used the regression results from both models to provide insights and recommendations on how Habitat can (a) increase the acceptance rate of their program and (b) ensure that more applicants complete their application process.
Economic Research Analyst Intern
Financial Derivatives Company
10.2018 - 12.2018
- Client Consulting Assistant: Executed research and analysis to support FDC in managing and advising specific clients.
- FDC Writer: Contributed and wrote multiple FDC financial & economic publications, bulletins, and articles.
- Inflation Reporter: Tracked, analyzed, reported, and forecasted monthly inflationary trends in Nigeria’s economy.
- Macroeconomic Research Analyst: Researched, analyzed, and forecasted trading activities in the global commodity market as well as Nigeria’s financial markets.
Teaching Assistant
Hobby School of Public Affairs
01.2023 - Current
- Helped with teaching the students the Basics of using R Studio and STATA to carry out quantitative, qualitative, statistical and econometric analysis.
- Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
Tax Intern
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2020 - 11.2020
- Executed and disseminated daily research reports to keep PwC staff informed on the latest trends and policy changes in the Tax, Business, Transfer Pricing, Accounting, Energy, Financial Services, and Consulting industries for the Tax Research & Insight Team
- Performed these for the Tax Technology & Innovation Team: Managed & Marketed PwC Nigeria’s Tax247 App; Grew Tax247 App’s subscriptions and revenue by 117% and 98% respectively; Managed PwC Nigeria Tax Google site; Coordinated PwC’s Biweekly Twitter Tax Chat Event
- Co-organized and ran the PwC Tax Breakfast Technical Training sessions every Thursday for the Technical Training Team/Learning & Development Team
- Collected and analyzed the policies and palliatives enacted by the Nigerian government and other local and international institutions, to tackle the impact of COVID-19 on the Nigerian economy
- Projected the impact and effectiveness of these policies and measures enacted for the PwC Cares COVID-19 Response Team.
Education
Post Graduate Certificate Program - Data Science and Business Analytics
The McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas Austin
Online12.2023
Master of Public Policy - Public Policy Analysis
Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston
Houston, TX12.2023
Master of Arts - Applied Economics
Department of Economics, University of Houston
Houston, TX08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Management & Social Sciences Schl, Baze University
FCT, Abuja, Nigeria10.2019
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- Python
- SQL
- R Studio
- STATA Software
- E-Views
- Economic Analysis
- Econometrics
- Data Analysis
- Panel Analysis
- Quantitative Modelling
- Time-Series Forecasting
- Research Analysis
- Professional Writing
Accomplishments
- Senator & Deputy Senate President, Student Representative Council (SRC) of Baze University, Abuja, FCT, Nigeria August 2018 – August 2019
- Elected a senator (representing the Management & Social Sciences Faculty) & served as Deputy Senate President of the SRC Senate
- Supported, planned, and executed an outreach that delivered food and financial aid for an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp, in Abuja, Nigeria; (displaced by Boko Haram insurgency)
- Raised ₦1,100,000 in financial aid for the IDP Camp.
Affiliations
Member, National Association for Business Economics (NABE) September 2022
Member, The Houston Economics Club (THEC) September 2022
Member, University of Houston Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter, Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration October 2022
Member, The National Society of Academic Excellence April 2023
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Hobby School of Public Affairs
01.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
Hobby School Of Public Affairs
06.2022 - 08.2022
Tax Intern
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
01.2020 - 11.2020
Economic Research Analyst Intern
Financial Derivatives Company
10.2018 - 12.2018
Post Graduate Certificate Program - Data Science and Business Analytics
The McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas Austin
Master of Public Policy - Public Policy Analysis
Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston
Master of Arts - Applied Economics
Department of Economics, University of Houston
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Management & Social Sciences Schl, Baze University
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