Jess Reaser conducts cost modeling for the US Postal Service, including regular reporting of Parcel Select mail by detailed product characteristics. These reports, along with other reporting and ad hoc analyses, are used by the Postal Service in evaluating revenue compliance and to analyze volume trends, transportation costs, and new products. Jess has also worked on litigation projects, providing statistical analyses in the areas of antitrust and insurance, and he has written reports and given expert testimony in labor cases and breach of contract cases. Jess uses several programming languages for data management and statistical analysis, including Stata, SQL, R, and SAS.
At home, Jess enjoys making furniture in his woodshop.