Said Hamidullah Hashmat

Davis CA, 95616 ♦ (916) 397-0995 ♦ shamidhashmat@gmail.com ♦ Github

Bio

Coachable and adaptable professional who thrives in challenging environments. I prioritize team goals over personal recognition and actively seek opportunities to learn from others and grow through feedback.

Education

University of California, Berkeley (3.64 GPA)

December 2023 

BA, Economics    

  • Wrote a thesis on economics of inequality in the United States, analyzing long-term effects of alternative tax policies.

  • Relevant courses: Econometrics, Data Science for Economists, Statistics, Data and Decisions, Research Seminar, Public Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Theory of Political Economy, and Foundations of Data Science.        

                   

Experience

Math and Science Teacher

October 2024 - December 2025 

Fusion Academy

Folsom, CA

  • Deliver personalized instruction across a variety of courses ranging from Algebra to PreCalc and from LS to Physics.

  • Adapt teaching strategies and lesson plans to support executive functioning, focus, and individualized learning needs. 

  • Mentoring students with academic, personal, and social goals and monitoring their progress.

Research Assistant

September 2023 -  August 2025

Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP)

Berkeley, California

  • Contributed to a research project examining how household gardening in rural Uganda affects socioeconomic outcomes.

  • Analyzed five major datasets covering approximately 150 households; including a primary dataset with 88 variables.

  • Used Python and R to generate thousands of randomized samples, compare sampling methods, perform descriptive statistics, analyze small datasets, clean and merge larger datasets, generate composite indices, compute descriptive statistics, create data summaries and visualizations, and run regression analyses to compare control and treatment.

  • Identified key findings showing improvements in food security, household health, and women’s and social autonomy, and prepared and presented reports to nonprofits, UC Berkeley professors, and the field research team in Uganda.

Finance Intern

January 2023 - May 2023 

United Nations Peacekeeping department, Field Operation Finance Division

New York (Remote work)

  • Supported multi-million-dollar budgeting efforts across peacekeeping missions (UNDOF, UNFICYP, MINUSMA, MINUSCA, and UNIFIL), ensuring compliance with UN financial frameworks and operational timelines.

  • Analyzed and validated key financial documents to flag inconsistencies and improve accuracy

  • Prepared briefing materials and memos for the peacekeeping team, honing concise communication across departments.

Research and administrative Intern

September 2022 - December 2022 

Public Citizen, Global Trade Watch

Washington DC 

  • Analyzed state-level climate policies to uncover alignments, conflicts, and potential legal tensions with WTO trade regulations, highlighting areas of policy overlap and contradiction.

Extracurricular

Erguvan Art and Academy (Davis, CA)

October 2022 - Current

  • Contributed to seasonal art schools, workshops, and community art projects reaching more than 30 students.

  • Helped found two art clubs in universities by drafting manifestos and application materials, and preparing curriculum.

Skills and Traits

  • Technical

    • Econometric and Statistical modelling

    • Machine Learning: fundamentals and applied exposure in data analysis contexts

    • Research Practices: data cleaning, reproducible workflows, documentation, visualization

    • Programming Tools: R, Python, & Excel

    • Writing: research summaries, technical memos, structured reports

  • Communication

    • Explaining complex ideas to diverse audiences

    • Clear and structured writing for reports, briefs, and presentations

  • Professional

    • Project management and Multitasking

    • Policy analysis and interpretation

    • Community engagement

    • Cross-cultural communication and collaboration

  • Languages

    • English, Turkish, Farsi (fluent)

  • Traits 

  • Calm under pressure

  • Ability to synthesize complex ideas

  • Coachable and growth-oriented