Vincent Bourke

(714) 928-5404 | vbourke337@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Masters Degree in Economics and nine years of cinema management experience. Expert in experimental
and behavioral economics and finance. Strong analytical, mathematical, and statistical skills. Facilitated
high-leverage relationship between retail management company ($3.3b market cap) and owner (Irvine
Company). Recruited and developed strong management teams.
EDUCATION
Chapman University
Orange, CA
M.S. Economic Systems Design (GPA = 3.8) | GRE: 580V, 800Q
June 2015
Relevant Coursework: Visual Programming, Advanced Experimental Design & Statistics, Economic
Systems Design, Computational Economics, Game Theory, Computational Finance, Bayesian Data
Analysis (Ph.D. level), Game Theory, Experimental Economics
Invited Presentations:
Chapman University Seminar Series (5.6.15)
Society for Experimental Finance, Annual Conference in The
Netherlands (6.17.15)
TA Experience:
Economic Systems Design I (Fall 2013) and II (Spring 2015)
Intermediate Macroeconomics (Fall 2014)
The Financial System (Spring 2015)
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
B.S. Economics Management Science
June 2011
Relevant Coursework: Corporate Finance, Behavioral Economics, Financial Risk Management,
Microeconomics, Financial Accounting, Operations Research, Economic & Business Forecasting,
Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Financial Markets, Decisions Under Uncertainty, Linear Algebra
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Arlington Economics
Orange, CA & Washington, DC
Analyst/Consultant
December 2015 - Present
Consulted for private equity firm to develop strategies for the ongoing FCC Spectrum Auction
Developed auction models and simulations to identify profit maximizing strategies
Presented results to clients in weekly meetings
Economic Science Institute, Chapman University
Orange, CA
Research Analyst
September 2013 August 2015
Managed and supported simultaneous large-scale research projects, including an auction
mechanism for water rights in drought-stricken communities and experimental endogenous liquidity
creation based on the bitcoin model
Coded Monte Carlo simulations, regression models, and genetic algorithms in Mathematica and R
Irvine Company, Island Cinema
Orange County, CA
General Manager
October 2011 September 2013
Coordinated pre-opening process of a high-profile, multi-million-dollar luxury cinema, including
construction, recruitment, scheduling, and VIP events
Created and managed $4.5m budget for fiscal operating year
Operationalized measures of guest service and departmental results by leveraging internal data

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of relational databases (SQL), Mathematica, R, Stata, C#, HTML 5, and Excel
(advanced)
Experience with financial modeling, fundamental analysis, and securities trading
Competed Management Certification Program at R.E.G.
Strong interpersonal skills, including 3 years volunteering in a special education classroom
Redesigned website for family construction company (bourkeconstructionOC.com) leading to
significant increase in client contact and increased YoY revenue