Suhas Tummalapalli

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Education

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Carleton College (Class of 2015)

Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Primary Areas of Study: Mathematics, Economics, Statistics
Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Price Theory, Macroeconomic Theory, International Finance, Theory of Entrepreneurship, Abstract Algebra, Probability,
Chaos Dynamics, Applied Regression Analysis

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Graduate Record Examination (2015)

Quantitative Reasoning: 170/170, Verbal Reasoning: 163/170, Analytical Writing: 5/6
Economics Seminar at Cambridge University (Summer 2014)
Spent 10 weeks at Cambridge University, UK studying the Industrial Revolution and the Modern British Economy.
Programming Languages, Softwares Experienced with:
R, Stata, Python, Java, Mathematica, MS Excel, MATLAB
Society of Actuaries Exams Completed
Probability Exam, Score: 9/10 (July 2015)
Financial Mathematics Exam (October 2015)

Academic Projects
Regression Analysis to Predict GDP Growth Rates of Countries
Conducted a detailed regression study modeling GDP growth rates of countries against other national economic variables using R.
Econometric Analysis of How Much an Academy Award is Worth
Conducted a detailed regression study of how academy award winning movies perform in the box office relative to other nominees or non-nominees using Stata.
Critique of Economic Literature on the Effects of Minimum Wage Rates in the US
Conducted a thorough analysis of the methods of research used in the book Myth and Measurement (1997) by Card and Krueger to find whether their groundbreaking results showing that minimum wage rate increases could lead to increases in employment rates were accurate.
Research Project on the Effects of Immigration in the US
Conducted a quantitative analytical study on how immigration rates have affected unemployment and poverty rates in the US.
Texas HoldEm Poker Odds Calculating App
Created a python language program that calculates odds of given poker hands winning a round with other cards being either fixed or variable.

Experience
SenecaGlobal, Information Technology Services Company (March 2015)
Intern
Mentored 1 on 1 by senior leadership team to better understand the global business model, key differentiators and organizational structure of the company.
Economics Department, Carleton College (Sept - Nov 2014)
Tutor, Price Theory
Explained in detail various economic concepts using simple, easy-to-understand terms and real world examples.
Achieved at least a letter grade improvement for each of the students I tutored.

Mosaic of South Asian Interests at Carleton (MOSAIC) Cultural Club, Carleton College (2012 - 2013)
Board Member and Treasurer
Managed a $4000 budget to organize campus-wide events, festivals, group panels and screenings to promote South Asian culture and increase awareness of South
Asian affairs on campus.
Devised yearly and event-specific financial plans and presented these plans to the Carleton Student Association Budget Committee.

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C. R. Rao Advanced Institute of Mathematics Statistics and Computer Science (Summers 2012 and 2013, Winter 2012)
Research Intern, Mathematics Department
Created instructional materials for graduate-level differential equations, linear algebra, and chaos dynamics courses.

Activities, Misc.
Co-founder, Captain and Manager, Carleton College Cricket Team (2012 - 2015)
Lead and coached a 11 player cricket team to play yearly games at other liberal arts colleges and organized the fixtures and formats.
Co-founder, Carleton College Poker Club (2012 - 2013)
Co-founded the Carleton College Poker Club. Active member of the club and organized campus-wide events.