Rick Weber

Professional Summary

• Creative problem solver looking to provide value to stakeholders.
• Quick learner already skilled in Python and R, but ready to take on new challenges.
• Curious and self-motivated to build reliable and effective systems while supporting teammates.

Experience

• Assistant Professor of Economics, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY 2014-2021
• Associate Professor of Economics, Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY 2021-present
• Project management with diverse stakeholders
• Creating and maintaining classes on a variety of subjects including R, Agent Based Modeling, Network Theory, Econometrics, and Mathematical Methods.
• Managing 8-11 classes per year, typically with 100+ students to keep track of at a time.
• Evaluating prospective faculty hires as a member/chair of search committees.
• Mentoring students through college and in their research, solving technical problems (e.g. helping a student solve an R programming problem) etc.
• Overseeing operational duties (e.g. chairing department committees, overseeing adjunct instructors, authoring department self-study report, chairing search committees) in a growing department.