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Nate Pola

Nate Pola

Real Estate Data Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Quantitative Research @ Franklin Templeton

  • Education

    • University of California, Berkeley

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      Bachelor's degree Economics

      Graduated with Honors, awarded to <5% of the graduating classAwards: Michael & Chris Boskin Thesis Scholarship Recipient, California Alumni Association Schmitz Merit Scholarship Recipient

    • UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

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      Certificate in Decentralization & Web3 Technology Innovations (Berkeley RDI) Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

    • UC Berkeley College of Engineering

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      Certificate in Entrepreneurship & Technology

    • Lick-Wilmerding High School

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      Activities: Center for Civic Engagement Intern, Admission InternVarsity Athlete: Cross Country, Basketball and Track

    • Cathedral School for Boys

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      Activities: Alumni Advisory Council Class Rep

    • ESCI-UPF

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      B.S. Finance

      Semester Abroad

  • Experience

    • Pacific Union International

      May 2018 - Aug 2018
      Real Estate Data Analyst

      Managed/analyzed current listings and off-market sales, communicated with clients, ran social media, synthesized data and helped show open houses to prospective buyers.

    • Berkeley SkyDeck

      May 2020 - Sept 2020
      Blockchain and Economics R&D

      Spearheading Calypso Finances, a modern loan servicing platform:- Skydeck HotDesk Accelerator- Blockchain at Berkeley Xcelerator- SCET Collider Cup 2019 Top 3 Startups

    • Blockchain at Berkeley

      Sept 2020 - May 2023

      Leading the revamp of the EdX course content to include current trends in DeFi, scalability improvements, and overall protocol developments.

      • Head of Education

        May 2022 - May 2023

      • Project Lead (EdX)

        Dec 2021 - May 2022

      • Director of Social & Outreach

        Jan 2021 - Feb 2022

      • Blockchain Fundamentals Teaching Assistant

        Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

    • UC Berkeley College of Engineering

      Dec 2020 - Aug 2022

      Analyzed corporate governance schemes and data to compare the net impact of a voter share in traditional financial structures with voting power in distributed economic systemsConsolidated quantitative voter reports on largest DAOs based on market capitalization and total value locked in each protocol Modeled findings on correlations between short to medium-term NASDAQ trends with DAO governance token price volatility

      • Researcher (Valuations, Governance and Alignment of Stakeholder Incentives for Web 3.0)

        Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

      • Course Coordinator & Lecturer: EECS 198

        Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

    • Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator

      Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

      • Director of Programming

        Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

      • Xcelerator Fellow

        Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    • SIMBA Chain

      Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
      Business Development

      SIMBA Chain's platform provides an intuitive drag-and-drop graphical interface that enables users with no coding experience to build smart contracts, generate APIs, and create scalable decentralized applications (DApps). SIMBA Chain supports multiple proven blockchain platforms including Ethereum, Binance Chain, Stellar, RSK, Quorum, and Hyperledger.

    • UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (EECS)

      Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
      Undergraduate Student Instructor (uGSI) for CS 294: Decentralized Finance

    • University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

      Dec 2022 - Jun 2023
      UGBA Course Staff: Personal Financial Management

    • Franklin Templeton

      Jul 2023 - now
      Associate - Alternative Investments & Crypto Quant Research

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CS198.2x: Blockchain Technology

      EdX
      Jan 2020

    • Bloomberg Market Concepts

      Bloomberg LP
      May 2022

    • Machine Learning for Business Professionals

      Google
      May 2020

    • Cloud Practitioner Essentials

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jun 2020

    • DACFP Advanced Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Assets: Financial Advisor Track

      Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals
      View certificate certificate

    • Technical Essentials

      Amazon Web Services (AWS)
      Jun 2020

    • Industrial IoT on Google Cloud Platform

      Google
      May 2020

    • CS198.1x: Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies

      EdX
      Jan 2020

    • USA Archery Range Master

      USA Archery

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Language Instructor

      Issued by Centre d'Estudis Montseny on Jan 2022
      Centre d'Estudis MontsenyAssociated with Nate Pola

    • Golden Bear Orientation Leader

      Issued by University of California, Berkeley on May 2020
      University of California, BerkeleyAssociated with Nate Pola

    • YMakers

      Issued by YMCA of San Francisco on Mar 2015
      YMCA of San FranciscoAssociated with Nate Pola

    • General Member

      Issued by SERVICE CORPS SAN FRANCISCO on Aug 2016
      SERVICE CORPS SAN FRANCISCOAssociated with Nate Pola