Resume

Education:

MS in Agricultural & Resource Economics, June 2008
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon
• Environmental & Resource Economics field
• Courses include: Combinatorial Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Econometrics

BS in Environmental Economics, Policy and Management  June 2006
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Oregon State University,  Corvallis, Oregon
• Geographic Information Science emphasis

Languages:

• English/Spanish (fluent)

Computer Skills:

• Programs: Microsoft Suite, Adobe Photoshop, SAS 9.0, LIMDEP/nLOGIT, ArcGIS 9, GAMS
• Other: Visual Basic for Applications, type 90 words per minute

Employment and Volunteer Experience

Research Assistant, January 2009 – present
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics – Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
• Authored a large (~100 page) report comparing greenhousegas offset programs and agricultural and forestry project standards
• Compiled data sets and created Access queries to answer various policy questions
• Conducted literature review on greenhouse gas offset project standards around the world
• Prepared presentations on greenhouse gas markets as well as agricultural issues

Consultant, October 2008 – present
Institute at Indian Hill – Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, USA
• Synthesized qualitative research findings to inform organization’s conceptual framework
• Interviewed staff members in person and over the phone
• Observed organizational processes

Research Assistant, July 2008 – October 2008
Department of Crop & Soil Science – Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
• Conduct literature reviews and compile datasets to inform analyses
• Interviewed specialty seed producers to better understand the industry’s history
• Search for and develop datasets necessary to answer specific questions
• Created Excel-based tools to aid growers in biodiesel and oilseed crop decision-making
• Consolidate research findings into a single document
• Document non linear programming model

Research Assistant, July 2006 – June 2008
Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics – Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
• Conducted financial feasibility and economic social cost evaluations of policy
• Co-authored research papers detailing economic analyses
• Implemented a geographic information system to yield various spatial parameters
• Collaborated with local farmers to produce farm crop budgets
• Developed a nonlinear mathematical programming model to evaluate policy effects

Appointed Member – Area Teaching Committee, September 2004 – present
Regional Bahá’í Council of the Northwestern States Benton County, OR, USA
• Engaged in iterative process of community action/reflection and tracked learning
• Trained youth and adults in community-building skills such as teaching children’s classes

Intern – Technical Specialist, June – August 2005
Office of Communications, Bayán Association, (Development NGO), La Ceiba, Honduras
• Redesigned organization’s website and trained individuals to maintain it
• Accompanied trainers on site-visits to learn about their rural tutorial learning system

Information Technology Manager, August 2002 – July 2003
Dispatch Manager, May – July 2002
Department of Security, Bahá’í World Centre, Haifa, Israel
• Drafted official memos and reports
• Documented office procedures and developed a documentation management schedule
• Managed a schedule with over 100 security officers
• Handled complaints from the public and directed staff during emergencies
• Developed Excel-based schedule creation and management tools

Publications:

• Jaeger, W. & Siegel, R. 2008. Economics of Oilseed Crops and Their Biodiesel Potential in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Special Report 1081. Oregon State University Extension Service.
• Siegel, R. 2008. Modeling Oregon’s Biodiesel Subsidies and their Potential Effects on the Willamette Valley Agricultural Landscape. A thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics.