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Hi, I’m

Kalathmi
Pathiraja

4th year Economics & Computer Science student, University of Alberta.

I like turning financial and economic questions into working code: models, simulations, and platforms that make analysis faster to run and easier to trust.

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About

My interest sits between finance, economics, and engineering: the kind of work where a clean answer only earns its keep once someone has shipped it as something people can use.

Quick intro

I'm pursuing a combined degree in Economics and Computer Science. Most of what I build starts as a spreadsheet or a research question and ends up as a tool: a backtest, a dashboard, an app someone can actually click through.

Program
BA, Economics & Computer Science
University
University of Alberta
Year
4th year
  • GPA 4.0/4.0. Dean’s Honor List. International Leader Scholar. Faculty Scholar.
  • Relevant coursework: Statistical Analysis, Advanced Microeconomics and Finance, Data Structures and Algorithms.
  • British School in Colombo: 4 A* in economics, chemistry, mathematics, and history.

Outside the graphs

Travel & food
new places, local flavours
Sports
swimming, karate, and badminton
Rock climbing
problem solving, vertically
Hiking
big views, quiet thoughts
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Experience

Roles across economic research, consulting, and business development.

Hugessen Consulting
Executive compensation

Technology Analyst

Sep 2026 to Present

  • Design, build, and maintain the Hugessen Advisory Platform (FastAPI + React), the firm's internal executive compensation platform, extending it with new statistical and simulation tools as engagement needs evolve.
  • Develop and test Monte Carlo and stochastic valuation models for equity-based pay instruments, automate reporting pipelines, and ship new platform features based on ongoing project proposals.

Summer Analyst

May 2026 to Sep 2026

  • Built executive compensation benchmarking and peer positioning analysis for client engagements, drawing on proxy-sourced data.
  • Conducted competitive market reviews benchmarking the firm's engagement footprint against the broader TSX Composite.
  • Backtested regulatory scoring frameworks (ISS, Glass Lewis) to assess pay-for-performance alignment and vote risk across proxy cycles.
Frontier Research
Economic research

Economic Research Intern

May 2025 to September 2025

  • Authored data-driven reports analyzing consumer geographies, remittance trends, and global trade flows, translating economic and market data into clear, decision-ready analysis.
  • Delivered research findings to Tier-1 banks and central bank officials, supporting policy and market shock assessments with timely, well-sourced writing.
Tandem Trans
Business development

B2B Business Development and Marketing Intern

Sep 2024 to Jan 2025

  • Used Salesforce CRM analytics to identify and target high value prospects in Alberta, growing the sales pipeline by 30 percent.
  • Built automated Excel VBA dashboards to track conversion rates and sales performance, increasing deal closure rates by 15 percent.
Richardson Holdings
Consulting

Consultant Intern

Sep 2023 to Jan 2024

  • Designed DCF and scenario based financial models in Excel to guide expansion strategy, projecting 10 percent market share growth.
  • Created interactive Power BI dashboards integrating SQL datasets for real time revenue, cost, and margin analysis.
  • Applied statistical clustering to employee engagement survey data and recommended retention strategies that improved retention by 12 percent.
American Express
Business development

Business Development Officer

Mar 2023 to Jul 2023

  • Generated 300 plus high value leads using CRM platforms and achieved an 85 percent conversion rate, exceeding revenue targets by 130 percent.
  • Conducted customer segmentation analysis to refine financial product offerings and increase client adoption.
  • Delivered internal training on financial sales forecasting and proposal valuation techniques to 10 interns.

Projects

Selected client, internship, and academic work in analysis, writing, and visual storytelling.

LTIP instrument valuation model: simulated 60-day average share price paths with hurdle summary table

LTIP Instrument Valuation Model

Hugessen · Advisory Platform

A stochastic valuation tool for equity-based incentive awards, using Monte Carlo simulation and geometric Brownian motion to price awards against performance hurdles more accurately than traditional static valuation methods.

Monte CarloGBMPython
STIP payout tool: payout multiplier curve against performance achievement with threshold, target, and cap controls

STIP Payout Tool

Hugessen · Advisory Platform

Models short-term incentive payout curves against performance achievement, letting plan designers adjust the underlying thresholds and caps and see how the payout shape responds in real time.

Scenario modellingReactFastAPI
LTIP payout tool: bear, base, and bull scenario tiles with a vehicle composition chart showing payout distribution across RSU, PSU, and options

LTIP Payout Tool

Hugessen · Advisory Platform

Projects long-term incentive value across a range of market scenarios, breaking the payout down by award type so plan designers can see how outcomes shift with performance and market conditions.

Scenario modellingRSU / PSU / OptionsReact
Consumer geographies report screenshot

Consumer Geographies Report

Internship report

Analysis of how consumption patterns are shifting across districts, with forecasts on expected trends. Uses nightlight satellite data as a proxy signal alongside ArcGIS outputs.

ArcGISNightlight dataForecasting
Personal remittances report screenshot

Personal Remittances, Cyclical Analysis

Internship research

Research on how personal remittances move cyclically, including patterns relative to economic cycles, drivers, and implications for macro conditions.

MacroTime seriesResearch writing
Inflation and interest rates paper screenshot

Central Bank Inflation & Interest Rates

Academic paper

Examines central bank responses to inflation, how interest rate decisions track inflation dynamics, and what that implies for stability and credibility.

Monetary policyWritingMacro
WCS Crude Oil Price Scenarios 2025

WCS Crude Oil Prices

Alberta energy series · 1 of 3

Western Canadian Select benchmark pricing over time: the starting point for understanding Alberta's energy revenue and the persistent WCS–WTI differential driven by landlocked supply and pipeline constraints.

EnergyAlbertaWCS
Alberta Energy Merit Order

Alberta Merit Order

Alberta energy series · 2 of 3

The merit order stacks generation sources by marginal cost, showing how natural gas, coal, wind, and hydro compete to set the pool price. The shape of this curve explains why price spikes happen and when renewables start displacing thermal generation.

Power marketsDispatchAlberta
Alberta Pool Price by Month 2025

Alberta Pool Price by Month

Alberta energy series · 3 of 3

Monthly average pool prices expose the seasonality and volatility baked into Alberta's deregulated electricity market. Read alongside the merit order and WCS series, the three charts trace how oil revenues, generation mix, and spot prices interact across the province's energy economy.

ElectricityAESOForecasting

Skills

An interactive map of what I bring to a client engagement and the tools I build with.

Contact

Always happy to talk about a project, an idea, or just to connect!

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vanilla HTML • CSS • JavaScript

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dark • data forward • terminal plus journal