Jacob Ferris
Economics • Political Science • Finance • Software & Analytical Development
My work sits at the intersection of economics, finance, data analysis, and custom software development. I build systems that help organize information, surface trends, and make complex ideas easier to understand. Through academic research, client-facing financial experience, and independent development work, I have focused on turning large-scale economic, political, and financial questions into structured tools, research, and visual analysis.
Career
Financial Representative
Worked directly with individuals and families on long-term financial priorities, risk, and planning strategy. This role strengthened my ability to communicate complex financial ideas clearly and translate analysis into practical guidance.
Logistical Supervisor
Managed crews, maintained service quality, and worked directly with both high-net-worth clients and major corporate customers. The role required leadership, coordination, adaptability, and strong execution under pressure.
What This Website Does
This website serves as a personal quantitative market analysis platform built to help me better understand the broader macroeconomic environment. Rather than functioning as a simple static portfolio, it has been developed as a working system for tracking market conditions, monitoring economic and financial indicators, and building structured tools that make market cycles and macro trends easier to interpret.
Its primary purpose is to support both analysis and investing through charts, dashboards, risk-focused tools, and custom data views. The site has been used to integrate external data through APIs, organize datasets for repeated use, and create visual frameworks for studying macro conditions, asset behavior, and shifts in market risk over time. It reflects both my interest as an active investor and my broader approach to understanding markets through quantitative analysis, structure, and long-range perspective.
Economic Analysis Platform
Macro/Micro • Visualization • Data Structuring
Workbench is a custom-built platform used to track, organize, and visualize economic indicators. This work has included indicator storage, chart interaction, timeframe aggregation, projection logic, and macro-focused workflow design.
Website & Tooling
Web Development • Interfaces • UI/UX
My website has served as a modular home for pages that make my life easier, document hosting, planning systems, note tools, and custom interfaces. I have a preference for hand-built systems that can grow alongside new ideas and new projects.
Research & Thesis Work
Political Economy • Risk Analysis • Projections
My thesis, Diminishing Democracy, examined long-term institutional, political, and economic deterioration in the United States. The broader research process involved historical pattern analysis, economic interpretation, and systemic risk framing based on historical patterns.
Finance & Strategy Background
Finance • Client Strategy • Communication
My professional experience has included advising conversations around long-term planning, financial protection, and client priorities. That foundation complements my technical work by grounding it in real-world decision making and communication.
Custom Dashboards
UI • Data Views • Iteration
Across multiple projects, I have built dashboards intended to make large sets of information more navigable. This includes structuring layouts, creating modular panels, and refining user-facing tools over time.
Data-Driven Development
APIs • Storage • Transformation
A recurring theme across my work is taking raw data, structuring it, and building interfaces that make it useful. That process sits at the core of how I approach analytical development.