Yahya Talab
Dearborn,Michigan
Summary
Highly motivated and result-driven professional who has worked in various areas of the real estate industry and looking to further my knowledge and experience. I have completed a Master of Arts in Economics from Duke University and B.S. in Economics from Michigan State University, with a focus on housing economics and applied economics. Moreover, I have over a year of experience in financial consulting, where we assisted financial institutions (including major mortgage lenders) in ensuring compliance with laws and efficient processes. I am very motivated to further my experience in the real estate industry. In any role I work I represent myself with the utmost professionalism and integrity.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Consultant
Berkeley Research Group LLC
Washington, DC
02.2021 - 02.2022
- Collaborated with teams to define, strategize and implement resolution strategies for internal issues.
- Managed multiple deadlines across several businesses to meet dynamic needs of multiple clients.
- Conducted thorough loan audits for mortgage banks using in-house loan testing processes to identify mortgages with legal violations
- Developed an excel analysis dashboard to measure project
- Developed a subscription service for Banks by creating an ETL system using Excel, SQL and Tableau to collect bank data and run quality checks that would be displayed through a Tableau dashboard
- Collected and analyzed CFPB Complaint data on financial institutions to provide Peer Analysis reports for client banks
Research Assistant
Duke University
Durham, NC
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Researched information regarding manufactured housing and mobile home parks in the US to assist professors with academic pursuits.
- Prepared materials for reports, presentations and submission to peer-reviewed journal publications.
- Gathered, organized and entered Government and Private data into Excel and SQL Databases
- Analyzed acquired information and presented to professors.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Edustaff
Ann Arbor, MI
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Taught as a long-term substitute during the Spring semester for high level math subjects, including IB Math, AP Calculus, and Algebra II
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
Education
Master of Arts - Economics
Duke University
Durham, NC12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI05.2018
Skills
- Team Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Presentation
- Planning and Execution
- Regulatory Compliance
- Data Analysis
- Data Collection and Preprocessing
- SQL
- Python
- Tableau
- Mastery of PowerPoint
- Mastery of Excel
Timeline
Associate Consultant
Berkeley Research Group LLC
02.2021 - 02.2022
Research Assistant
Duke University
08.2020 - 12.2020
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Edustaff
01.2019 - 06.2019
Master of Arts - Economics
Duke University
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Michigan State University
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