CORTS LYN
📍 TACOMA, WA, USA
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[email protected]🔗 linkedin.com/in/ lyncorts github.com/ lyncorts
Education
Harvard University — Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Mathematics
Cambridge, MA | Graduated: May 2022
• GPA: 3.87 / 4.00
• Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Game Theory, Machine Learning for Economics, Linear Algebra,
Statistical Inference, Data Structures
• Honors: John Harvard Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa
Experience
Data Science Analyst (Economic Research) Federal Reserve Bank of New York — New York, NY
July 2022 – Present
• Conduct econometric research to assess labor market trends and inflation expectations
• Developed time-series models (ARIMA, VAR) using Python and R to forecast macroeconomic indicators
• Contributed to the Liberty Street Economics blog with insights on post-pandemic wage dynamics
• Collaborated with economists and policy analysts on FOMC briefings
Research Assistant, Economics Department Harvard University — Cambridge, MA
Jan 2021 – May 2022
• Assisted Professor Raj Chetty’s research team at Opportunity Insights
• Analyzed IRS and Census datasets on intergenerational income mobility using STATA and SQL
• Visualized results with Tableau and seaborn for publication and presentations
• Co-authored working draft on the role of education quality in economic mobility
Software Engineering Intern
Stripe — San Francisco, CA (Remote)
Summer 2021
• Developed internal analytics dashboard with React and Flask to track payment fraud metrics
• Wrote SQL queries and Python scripts to automate customer segmentation
• Collaborated with product managers and data scientists to refine reporting tools
Technical Skills
• Languages: Python, R, SQL, JavaScript, MATLAB, STATA, LaTeX
• Libraries & Tools: pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, statsmodels, seaborn, matplotlib, Flask, Plotly, Git, Excel
• Database/Cloud: PostgreSQL, BigQuery, AWS (S3, Lambda), Firebase
• Software: Tableau, Power BI, Jupyter, VS Code
🧪 Projects
Macroeconomic Indicators Dashboard
• Built an interactive Flask web app using data from FRED API to track inflation, GDP, and labor statistics
• Integrated Plotly for dynamic visualizations and deployed on Heroku
Bitcoin Price Forecasting using LSTM Networks
• Created a neural network in TensorFlow to forecast BTC prices based on historical and technical indicators
• Achieved 92% directional accuracy in backtests over 2020–2021 price movements
Social Mobility & Education Quality
• Merged NCES, IRS, and Census data to study how school quality impacts income mobility in low-income
areas
• Produced regression models controlling for demographics, school funding, and geography
Certifications Data Science Professional Machine Learning by Stanford University – Coursera (2023)
Certificate – IBM / Coursera (2022)
Financial Markets – Yale University / Coursera (2021)
Languages
• English – Native
• Spanish – Intermediate (DELE B1 Certified)
Interests
Behavioral Economics, Open-source Contribution (pandas & matplotlib), Running, Chess, Data for Social
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