Parker Harvey

About Parker Harvey

As a Principal Economist at Workforce Solutions, I leverage my extensive data analytics skills and economic knowledge to provide insightful and actionable information on the Greater-Houston labor market. I have over 9 years of experience in conducting economic analyses, collecting data, writing reports, and representing the organization in public and media engagements. My core competencies include data mining, forecasting, dashboarding, modeling, database management, economic research, machine learning, and data visualization. I have developed and implemented various innovative and impactful data products and projects, such as a proprietary index to quantify local labor market imbalances, a custom ARIMA time-series forecasting application in Python, and a SVM classification technique to generate local insights on job automation. My mission is to inform and empower diverse stakeholders, such as employers, policymakers, and community groups, with reliable and relevant data to unlock their full potential./ Developed proprietary index similar to BLS JOLTS survey to quantify local labor market imbalances by serving as a coincident indicator of economic inflection points, and providing a methodology for adjusting work search requirements of unemployed individuals Designed and implemented custom ARIMA time-series forecasting application in Python by using Day-Forward Chained Cross-validation technique Developed ultra-detailed wage analysis tool to determine competitiveness of wages by occupation to aid employers in optimizing compensation, improving attraction rate of qualified candidates Reproduced Support Vector Machine classification technique used in Oxford job automation to generate first-of-its-kind local area insights and apply process, improving upon accuracy of original results Created custom Excel monthly dashboard data visualization tool, aiding business consultants in identifying employer-specific hiring trends and improving strategic targeting and outreach Developed MySQL database and managed data by using Python script to securely house, update, and query 2.3 million UI claimant recordsManagement | Data Analytics | Statistical Analysis | Data Mining | Forecasting | Dashboarding | Modeling | Economic Research | Machine Learning | Relational Databases | KPIs | Data Visualization | Time Series Analysis | Classification Algorithm | Web Scraping | Automation | Project ManagementExcel VBA, PowerPoint, Python, MySQL, ARIMA, Jupyter Notebook, R, SAS, Tableau, Asana

Experience

1. Manager of Regional Economic Analysis Principal Economist

   Workforce Solutions

   Aug 2014 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Act as the leading authority on the Greater-Houston labor market planning and conduct economic analyses, including collecting data and writing reports, representing the organization in public, and communicating with the media, business, and community groups about the region’s labor market and employment trends. Produced annual sector-level employment forecast, cementing Workforce Solutions as the leading source of information regarding the economic outlook for the 5th-largest market in the United States Reduced production lead-time from 2 weeks to ~2 hours by overseeing publication of in-house developed, automated 18-page monthly total nonfarm jobs report Contributed to $32M in cumulative earned media value since April 2020 by appearing on television, radio, and in digital print as local Economic Commentator Conducted custom labor market research on behalf of Economic Development Organizations, chambers of commerce, and colleges, enhancing regional competitiveness in attracting new employers and jobs Delivered approximately 20-25 presentations each year as analytics SME, providing valuable economic insights to various audiences

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Economics

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Master of Science - MS, Social Policy for Developing Countries

Skills

• Statistics
• Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Market Research
• Economics
• Research