1. ALEXANDER PELLAS
ECONOMIC ANALYST | FULL-STACK SOFTWARE ENGINEER | CONSULTANT
550 18th
St Apt 401 San Francisco, CA 94107
c (908) 347.2204 Email: alexander@apellas-llc.com
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BUSINESS PROFILE
I am a thoroughly curious and driven leader. My ability to quickly master new concepts and produce under strict time,
budget, and quality constraints has made me a team leader who loves to tackle new challenges. As a former team captain
and lead analyst, I love presenting challenges to team members and watching them grow through my teaching. I am a
perpetual student who is constantly learning through online courses and individual projects so that I can share knowledge
with others and develop tools that will continue to give me purpose and make a difference in the world.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Economic Analyst | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Consultant, APELLAS, LLC,
(August 2016 – Present) San Francisco, CA
● Provide analysis, data visualization, and mapping for large corporations and executive groups in commercial real
estate, trade, and logistics industries to assist agencies and investors in evaluating new investment opportunities
● Utilize strengths in Ruby on Rails, Python, and JavaScript (Node, React, Angular) to invent and construct elegant,
innovative applications and provide tech stack and software development consultation to startups and founders
Commercial Analyst and Consultant (P3), International Trade and Logistics, MOFFATT & NICHOL,
(July 2014 – April 2016) San Francisco Bay Area / New York, NY
● Lead analyst for 15+ merger and acquisition projects for infrastructure valued in excess of $10 billion over 2 years
● Drove project task completion through data visualization, database administration, SQL query optimization, Excel
analysis, ArcGIS data mapping, financial modeling, executive presentation, strategic planning, SWOT analysis
● Liaised closely with both internal and external clients to ensure timely and best-in-class project delivery
● Developed competitive quotes for 50+ RFPs, estimating the cost of data resources and labor allocation
Selected Accomplishments
● Technical and cultural value to the group allowed return as lead analyst two levels superior to previous position
● Earned raises and bonuses at every evaluation period – continually met and exceeded client expectations
Settlements & Pricing Analyst, Electricity & Natural Gas Supply, MARATHON ENERGY CORP,
(May 2013 – July 2014) New York, NY
● Streamlined and automated initial roles of pricing commercial and residential natural gas and electricity contracts
using Excel macros, web scraping, and automated scripts to reduce workload by 75% from 8 to 2 hrs/day
● Built a customizable and scalable auto-pricing model that used Nokogiri to web-scrape customer usage history,
create a usage profile by account, and deliver a suite of weighted prices for different plan offerings and EBITDAs
● Accelerated growth by pricing and hedging thousands of contracts worth over $10 million and freed up valuable
resources in a fast-paced startup environment; averaged 301% revenue growth per year from 2011-2014
Selected Accomplishments
● Was recognized for saving the company from insolvency by independently developing KPIs to determine we were
losing over $100,000/day due to under-hedging – role was expanded to hedge buying and accounting as a result
● Received two unprompted 10% salary raises during my tenure in addition to regular bonuses
Project Analyst/Intern (P1), International Trade and Logistics, MOFFATT & NICHOL,
(June 2012 – May 2013) New York, NY
● Came into position with an understanding of economic theory, but no experience with professional tools like Excel
● Used creative and incisive approaches to assemble data for in-house databases, data mined and provided
analysis for trade volume and capacity studies, and led in-depth research for competitive market assessments
● Leveraged SQL, Access, Excel, ArcGIS, and other professional tools under strict time and budget constraints to
procure accurate analysis and insightful strategy for 10+ freight economics projects over 11 months
Selected Accomplishments
● Sole intern to receive a permanent role during tenure, received a bonus outside of protocol for a temp employee

2. ANALYTICAL PROJECTS
Debt Service Due Diligence, Major Container Terminal Operator in Southern California, MOFFATT & NICHOL,
● Led the due diligence analysis to show client’s forecasted volume justified debt service for new cranes
● Triangulated volume flows at the terminal-level through West-Coast US ports using five public data sources to
determine the competitiveness of the client’s terminal relative to others on the West Coast of North America
● Created incisive metric and data visualization and mapping sections – client noted as most valuable of the study
Major Port Terminal Investment Due Diligence, Major International Investment Fund, MOFFATT & NICHOL,
● Led the analysis for a multi-billion-dollar investment fund who were looking for new port terminal investment
● Developed and ran capacity models and historical performance reports for every major public and private port in
North America, created volume maps by port and industry, produced outlooks and research for each commodity
type, and offered insightful strategy via SWOT analysis to help the client make the best investment decision
Dry Bulk Export Terminal Feasibility Study, Large Dry Bulk Exporter and Terminal Owner, MOFFATT & NICHOL,
● Led research and analysis for a private exporter group to identify dry bulk export cargo opportunities through a
proposed California bulk export facility. Created an innovative and dynamic financial model to determine if
volumes through the terminal would generate enough revenue to justify a phased build process
At-Grade Rail Crossing Cost-Benefit Analysis, Major Gov’t Group in Southern California, MOFFATT & NICHOL,
● Led cost-benefit analysis and drove client’s success by adding opportunity cost of cargo diversion off vital rail line
● Created a dynamic model on top of GradeDec to determine if rail, truck, and passenger vehicle volumes through
the grade crossings would have high enough environmental, social, and economic costs to justify separations
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Auto-Trash, Raspberry Pi-powered Machine Learning Trashcan, APELLAS LLC,
● Integrated a trained Tensorflow Python API Machine Learning model into a Raspberry Pi-powered trash can that
takes the decision of trash, recycling, or compost out of a user’s hands; won at 2016 TechCrunch DisruptSF
● Built a Python/Flask web-app that communicates with a Ruby on Rails API deployed on AWS that housed our
Tensorflow model - allowed for ability to store new images in the cloud to continuously re-train the model
TinyPay, Ruby on Rails API, APELLAS LLC,
● Led team to build a Ruby on Rails Person-to-Person and Merchant payment API that sends money by SMS
between two users using the MasterCard Send and Twilio APIs; done in 24 hours for the Money 20/20 Hackathon
Patrol, MEAN-Stack Web Application, APELLAS LLC,
● Developed a crime data mapping application utilizing SF Open Data to show a heatmap of geolocated historical
occurrences of crime around the user – the application is responsive (Bootstrap) and mobile-friendly
● Self-taught MongoDB, Angular, Express, Node, and Google Maps API to build a deployable mobile web app
EDUCATION
UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC - BA Economics, Physiology (Double) | Biology Minor
August 2008 - May 2012
Dev Bootcamp, San Francisco, CA – Full-Stack Ruby on Rails and Javascript Web Development
April 2016 - August 2016
SKILLS
Technical
Excel, SQL, Tableau, ArcGIS, Google Maps API, Python, Machine Learning, Bash, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB,
Ruby on Rails, Node, JavaScript (ES2015), D3, Angular, React, Express, HTML/CSS, jQuery, AJAX, Git, RSpec, Jasmine
Professional
Data Analytics, Database Administration, Data Visualization, Schema Design, Strategic Planning, Business Intelligence,
ETL Automation, Web Scraping, Agile Development Methodologies, UI/UX Design, API Integration, Team Leadership