Jeffrey Yozwiak

I’m an economist, data analyst, and product manager.

Before graduate school, my friends and I built and sold a technology startup. Now, as a economist, I study inequality and poverty in the United States.

 

Resume

 

Education

Fordham University, M.A. in Economics

Jan. 2019 – Aug 2020

  • 3.93 GPA

  • Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society for Economics

Oberlin College, B.A. in Economics, Creative Writing

Sept. 2007 – May 2011

  • 3.69 GPA

  • Academic Scholarship

  • Oberlin Student Finance & Investment Club ($250,000 portfolio; covered IT/technology sector)

 

Experience

Assistant to Darryl McLeod @ Fordham University

Jan. 2020 – May 2020

  • Assisted in ECON 3240 “Inequality and Poverty in a Global Economy” taught by Professor Darryl McLeod.

  • Presented in 3 lectures. Transitioned class from in-person to remote instruction due to COVID-19.

SAT/ACT Tutor @ Huntington Learning Center

Jan. 2019 – present

  • Tutors both SAT/ACT Math and SAT/ACT Reading.

  • Students typically improve 100+ points per subject in 1-3 months.

Product Manager @ Pronoun

Sept. 2014 – May 2016

Software/technology startup. Successfully sold to Macmillan Publishers in May 2016.

  • Built B2C and B2B webapp that automated and scaled manual processes in digital book production.

    • Reduced internal costs 91% and exceeded project goals.

    • Launched publicly after 8 months of R&D.

    • Personally programmed ~50% of frontend (HTML & CSS).

  • QA for feature that used data science to recommend book marketing strategies.

Project Manager @ Vook

July 2012 – Sept. 2014

Software/technology startup. Rebranded as Pronoun in 2014 after acquiring startups Byliner and Booklr (data analytics & data visualization).

  • Project manager for 2,000+ custom print-to-ebook conversion projects.

  • Scaled output 5x over 2 years by standardizing processes, hiring new team members, and automating repetitive tasks.

  • Delivered 98.2% of projects on-time by building new project management tools in Salesforce (using APEX).

  • Managed 6 offshore software developers in India and 2 junior developer in the U.S.

  • Won 2 Digital Book World Innovation Awards in 2013.

Technical Account Manager @ Vook

Oct. 2011 – July 2012

  • Account manager for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wharton, Forbes, Gawker, History Channel, and The Boston Globe.

  • Triaged user feedback for agile/scrum engineering team.

  • Wrote support documentation for 1000s of early users.

  • Trained new user support staff.

Web Developer @ Vook

July 2011 – Oct. 2011

  • HTML & CSS web development.

  • Scaled output 5x by coordinating 5-person team.

 

Skills

Data Analysis

Data Analysis • Data Science • Applied Statistics • Applied Econometrics

Product Management

Product Management • Lean Product Management • Agile/Scrum • UI Design • UX Design • Project Management • Business Analysis • Startups • Entrepreneurship

Programming Languages

HTML & CSS • R • MATLAB • Stata • SQL • Salesforce.com/APEX

Software

Adobe Photoshop • Adobe Indesign • Final Cut Pro • Microsoft Office

 

Coursework

Research & Writing Samples

Presentation/PowerPoint slides for guest lecture.

(Fall 2019/Spring 2020)

Research proposal.

(Spring 2019)

Research proposal.

(Spring 2019)

Presentation/research project.

(Spring 2020)

Selected Courses

Fordham University, M.A. in Economics (2019–2020)

  • Applied Econometrics (using R) (A)

  • Machine Learning for Statistics (using R) (A)

  • Macroeconomics (A)

  • Mathematical Analysis in Economics (A)

  • Programming in Economics and Finance (using MATLAB) (A)