tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59876635237215506562011-09-25T17:19:21.522-04:00Personal WebsiteRob Pitingolonoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987663523721550656.post-19594880169827486402010-08-15T14:00:00.001-04:002010-10-18T21:03:03.243-04:00Hi, I'm Rob Pitingolo. I graduated from <a href="http://www.jcu.edu/" target="_blank">John Carroll University</a> in May 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. I'm a young professional living and working in the Washington, DC area.<br /><br />On this page, you will find:<br /><ul><li><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/294629/RobPitingolo_Resume.pdf" target="_blank">My resume</a> highlights both work and academic related accomplishments throughout my college and young professional career.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Contact info</span> is on the right side of your screen. You can contact me via <a href="mailto:rpitingolo@gmail.com">email</a> or <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rpitingolo" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Writing samples</span>, found below, include a few of my favorite pieces. I've published hundreds of pieces over the past few years but want to highlight some of the best.<br /></li><li>Finally, I hope you'll visit <span style="font-weight: bold;">my blog</span>, <a href="http://robpitingolo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Extraordinary Observations</a>, leave comments if anything interests you, and subscribe to my <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/robpitingolo" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a>. A good place to start might be with the post <a href="http://blog.robpitingolo.org/2008/07/why-does-my-blog-exist.html">Why My Blog Exists</a>.<br /></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5987663523721550656-1959488016982748640?l=robpitings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rob Pitingolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987663523721550656.post-45119807142598393752010-08-15T13:00:00.001-04:002010-08-15T19:07:02.905-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Update May 1, 2010:</span> I originally filmed my video resume in March 2010. Some of the information contained in it is now out-of-date; but I am leaving it up because I have gotten so much positive feedback about it. Enjoy!<br /><br /><object height="338" width="450"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10310037&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=10310037&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="338" width="450"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5987663523721550656-4511980714259839375?l=robpitings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rob Pitingolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987663523721550656.post-89266532738750964112010-08-15T12:00:00.000-04:002010-08-15T19:07:59.744-04:00You can download my resume as a pdf document <span><a href="http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/294629/RobPitingolo_Resume.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: bold;">here</span></a>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5987663523721550656-8926653273875096411?l=robpitings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rob Pitingolonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987663523721550656.post-12652011701977293482010-08-15T11:00:00.001-04:002010-10-18T21:41:14.686-04:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">My Favorite Pieces</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where the Smart People Live </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(<a href="http://blog.robpitingolo.org/2010/05/where-smart-people-live.html">view</a>) - I love cities and understanding how metro areas are unique. One thing that sets metro areas apart is population density - another is the general level of educational attainment. I decided to combine the two and perform a degree density analysis. The piece was popular around the web, grabbing attention from bloggers at <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/05/the-density-of-smart-people/57384/">The Atlantic</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/01/cities-with-most-college_n_596792.html">Huffington Post</a>, and elsewhere.</span></li><li><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Home Prices in the Forest City</span> (<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/294629/Pitingolo_Home_Prices_in_the_Forest_City.pdf">view pdf</a>) - A brief policy analysis looking at home prices in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor metro area. The paper highlights a combination of my writing, data analysis, and GIS skills.</span></li><li><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Deciphering Another Nonsense Forbes List</span> (<a href="http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2010/deciphering-another-nonsense-forbes-listhttp://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2010/deciphering-another-nonsense-forbes-list">view</a>) - I believe statistical analysis should be held to a high standard. I found one that isn't, and I explain what went wrong.</span></li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5987663523721550656-1265201170197729348?l=robpitings.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rob Pitingolonoreply@blogger.com