Miles Jones
Orono,Maine
Summary
Proactive Economics student with strong organizational and multitasking skills, as well as an aptitude for business outreach and engagement. Experience in ArcGIS mapping, statistical and trend analysis via STATA/ excel and policy application research Seeking to leverage current skills and knowledge to work within regional and international trade and development fields.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Student Housing and Eviction Research Assistant
University Of Maine, Orono
2024.03 - Current
- Working under Professor Kelsi Hobbs, provided general assistance for grant-based research on the relationship between job loss and eviction rates in the United States.
- Using SAS/STATA, combined/cleaned/sorted data sets containing 10 year county level (U.S) data on job loss and rental eviction rates.
- Conducted general literature review of 15 peer-reviewed articles on job loss and eviction rates to be used in literature review section of research findings report.
- Assisted in mid-level regression analysis and judgment of statistical significance of variables associated with the chosen data set.
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
Center For Undergraduate Research, University Of Maine
2023.03 - 2024.03
- Co-Author and recipient of a $3000 2023 Center for Undergraduate Research
Summer Grant, researching the relationship between the lethality of select
terrorist attacks in Balochistan, Pakistan, and local, national, and international support for the Baloch Nationalist perpetrators. - Using RAND Terrorism databse and Excel, cleaned and categorized over 4,000 protest points into 32 different themes and sub-themes according to protest type.
- Assisting in writing case study revolving around key findings from this research and its implications for anti-terrorism policy.
Economic and Community Development Associate
City of Presque Isle
2023.08 - 2024.01
- Researched and created a comprehensive report and an updated land use code policy brief for the PI Planning Committee on the state of Employer-Sponsored Housing in Maine to examine its feasibility in Presque Isle
- Using GIS and R software, I collaborated with members of Presque Isle's DECD staf to create a 3D model of the current state of and avenues of creation for sidewalks, increasing the walkability of Presque Isle
- Conducted a comprehensive town-wide survey of Presque Isle farmers to assess the impact of community and agricultural activities on the local economy, including farming technology, ownership and product marketing trends.
- Actively participating in a range of economic and community development projects designed to support Presque Isle's growth trajectory, including examining rezoning policies to encourage increased residential development and working in conjunction with local schools to increase County workforce retention.
Financial Accounting Intern
Nova Ukraine
2022.03 - 2022.10
- Member of the donor operations team, responsible for reviewing and
entering checks and donor information into Salesforce, ensuring the validity of the data.
• Researched frequent donor tendencies, analyzed trends and gave briefings to team leadership on how to increase the quantity of repeat donations. - Helped organizational leadership with purchase orders, service contracts, financial reports and audits.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Economics, International Affairs
University of Maine
Orono05.2026
Skills
- Market Trend Analysis
- Survey Creation
- Branding Strategy
- Statistical Testing
- Policy Analysis
- Document and Records Management
Awards
- Dean's List University of Maine, 2022-2023
- America East Academic Honor Roll, 2023
- Eagle Scout, Troop 7 Scituate
Certification
- Excel Associate (2024)
- STATA Basic (Coursera 2024)
- American Red Cross CPR (2024)
Timeline
Student Housing and Eviction Research Assistant
University Of Maine, Orono
2024.03 - Current
Economic and Community Development Associate
City of Presque Isle
2023.08 - 2024.01
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow
Center For Undergraduate Research, University Of Maine
2023.03 - 2024.03
Financial Accounting Intern
Nova Ukraine
2022.03 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Science - Economics, International Affairs
University of Maine
- Excel Associate (2024)
- STATA Basic (Coursera 2024)
- American Red Cross CPR (2024)
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