Senior Consultant @ • Using statistical analysis software to analyze large financial datasets (several GBs) to identify and improve the financial statements for the Department of the Navy’s Military Sealift Command as part of the DOD Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness effort
• Assisting in the review, creation, and design of client deliverables
• Leading regular meetings which present results to internal stakeholders and key clients From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaConsultant @ • Executed a multi-stage sampling plan to assist the Department of Transportation in estimating the fraud rate for disbursements as required by the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act
• Managed a team of four consultants to develop a firm wide eight hour training course in a statistical software language to enhance internal Deloitte practitioner’s expertise in this software From October 2012 to July 2014 (1 year 10 months) Washington D.C. Metro AreaResearch Associate @ • Managed and analyzed large datasets for antitrust filings and litigation cases in healthcare, electric power, retail goods and various other industries
• Performed statistical and economic analysis to define service areas and calculate market shares to prepare damages estimates for Fortune 500 companies, law firms, and government agencies
• Analyzed merger scenarios and the market impact of anti-competitive pricing strategies for several multi-billion dollar electric power mergers
• Acted as 2nd year researcher for multiple cases and collaborate with economists and fellow research associates to meet tight client-driven deadlines From July 2010 to September 2012 (2 years 3 months) Economic Research Intern @ • Revised and split PhD candidate’s dissertation—The Dynamics of Size, Composition, and Fiscal Authority in Government Expenditures: Examining the Effects of Social Disturbance—into separate papers for journal publication From April 2010 to July 2010 (4 months) Assistant English Teacher @ • Taught and developed lesson plans for 20 English lessons weekly at seven schools (1000 students)
• Conducted team teaching in English with Japanese language teacher, and provided insights on the US From August 2008 to August 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Master of Science (MS), Statistics @ Georgetown University From 2013 to 2015 Bachelor of Arts (BA), Economics, Political Science @ Vanderbilt University From 2004 to 2008 Jesuit High School Tampa FL From 2000 to 2004 James Soley is skilled in: Economics, Stata, Economic Research, Statistics, Microsoft Excel, SAS Base, ArcGIS, Python, Data Analysis, Database Management, Matlab, R, SQL, Statistical Sampling