Erika Spletzer

Experience

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  Philadelphia Zoo

  Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  Zoo CREW (Champions for Restoring Endangered Wildlife) Internship

  While working at the Philadelphia Zoo, I was able to deliver interactive educational programs on wildlife conservation and sustainability, engaging with hundreds of guests during the summer season. In this position, I also assisted with animal care tasks including feeding, cleaning enclosures, and providing enrichment activities.

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  STIFTELSEN FULLRIGGEREN SØRLANDET

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

  Norwegian Ship Trainee

  Whilst a part of the program A+ World Academy aboard the tall ship Sørlandet, I worked effectively with a diverse international crew to oversee daily sail-handling operations and training in safety compliance for a safe work environment. During my year living on Sørlandet, I engaged in community service projects during port visits, representing the ship's commitment to hospitality and civic engagement.

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  Undergraduate Research and Enrichment Programs

  Mar 2023 - Sept 2023

  Completed 350+ hours of undergraduate research with Dr. André Kurmann through Drexel University’s STAR (Students Tackling Advanced Research) Scholars Program to examine economic disparities caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Investigated regional disparities in stimulus allocation across all 50 states, exploring their connection with pre-pandemic income variations, and assessing the role of fiscal stimulus in explaining regional disparities in inflation and consumption. All socioeconomic data involved in the project was aggregated into our database from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics and was analyzed using the programming language Stata to unravel localized economic complexities. Show less

  • Economics Researcher of Geographical Variation in COVID-19 Pandemic Stimulus Allocation

    Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  • Economics Researcher of Collegiate Esports and Team Dynamics

    Mar 2023 - Jun 2023
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  Drexel University's LeBow College of Business

  Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  Collaborated with Professor Michelle Pearl to support a class of approximately 30 transfer students as they transitioned into academic life at Drexel University. Assisted in lesson planning, assignment grading, and facilitating in-class activities to enhance student engagement. Provided individualized support by offering out-of-class tutoring, sharing co-op and campus life insights, and connecting students to academic resources and extracurricular opportunities tailored to their fields of interest. Show less Collaborated with Professor Anthony Grangel to supplement teaching a class of approximately 25 first-year economics students, while also aiding in lesson planning, out-of-class communication, assignment grading, and the students’ smooth transitions into Drexel University. Mentored first-year students, sharing valuable insights about campus life and co-op experiences, while also offering out-of-class tutoring sessions and providing information about campus academic support resources and major-specific clubs and organizations Show less

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2024 - Mar 2024

  • PhD Department Communications Assistant

    Sept 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

    Jun 2023 - Dec 2023
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  Susquehanna International Group

  Feb 2024 - now

  Leading a project to automate P&L inputs across 8 offices by developing SQL-based forecasting tools in collaboration with our in-house fintech team, aiming to streamline P&L bookkeeping on trade date, reduce manual errors, and enhance transaction accuracy. Assisted the Institutional Brokerage Desk within Susquehanna Financial Group in working with our Prime Broker to document new customer accounts, match trades, complete on-desk bookkeeping, and create daily customer clearing files post-market close. Directly managed options transactions across 14 exchanges, completed daily balancing for on-desk equity transactions (domestic and APAC), and conducted income and expense accrual P&L reporting for 2 Susquehanna Financial Group offices

  • Part-Time Trading Operations Employee

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Stock Trading Operations: Institutional Brokerage Co-op

    Feb 2024 - Sept 2024