Dylan Bailes · B.A. Economics, UC Riverside

I bring aerospace-floor precision to financial analysis.

I spent nearly two years laying up composite parts bound for SpaceX rockets, the Boeing V-22, and the 737 MAX, where a misread spec is not an option. Then I earned a mathematics A.S. and an economics B.A. Now I point that same discipline at financial models: build them carefully, then check the math.

B.A. Economics, UCR A.S. Mathematics 25+ flight-critical parts built 8 finance tools shipped

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Portfolio

Eight finance tools, free to use

Free, no sign-up, and everything runs in your browser so your numbers stay private. Every engine is checked against the standard closed-form financial formulas.

Paycheck Calculator

Your salary is not your paycheck. See gross-to-net with federal brackets, Social Security, Medicare, and pre-tax 401(k) and HSA deductions.

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Investment Calculator

See what your money becomes. Model contributions, compounding, and expected return with a live growth chart and inflation-adjusted totals.

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Loan & Mortgage

Know the real cost of borrowing. Monthly payments, total interest, PMI, and a full amortization schedule, plus what extra payments save you.

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Auto Lease

Understand a car lease. See how depreciation, the money factor, and residual value shape your monthly payment, due at signing, and total cost.

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Rent vs Buy

Should you rent or buy? Compare your net worth over time for each path, including what your down payment could earn if you invested it instead.

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Debt Payoff

Get out of debt on a plan. Compare the snowball and avalanche methods side by side and see exactly which debt to attack first.

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Net Worth Tracker

Know where you stand. Categorize what you own and owe, check your health ratios, and save snapshots to watch your progress over time.

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Budget Builder

Give every dollar a job. Build a 50/30/20 or zero-based budget with editable targets and a live picture of where your money goes.

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Experience

Where the precision comes from

Composite Technician

Applied Composites

Performed composite layup on 25+ flight-critical components for SpaceX, the Boeing V-22 Osprey, the Boeing 737 MAX, and Porsche.
Interpreted complex engineering drawings, ply schedules, and written work instructions where tolerances left no room for deviation.
Worked to spec in a quality-audited production environment with strict documentation and traceability requirements.
Contributed to process improvements that increased efficiency on the production floor.

Projects

Analysis and modeling work

Personal Finance Toolkit

Self-directed · dylanbailes.com

Specified and shipped eight browser-based financial tools (amortization, compound-growth, and auto-lease pricing engines), built with AI assistance.
Modeled a rent-versus-buy decision on net worth over time, accounting for the opportunity cost of a down payment, appreciation, equity build-up, and transaction costs.
Every engine is validated against closed-form financial formulas, including annuity, amortization, and lease-payment derivations.
Built with no external libraries; all calculations stay client-side so user data is never transmitted.

Economic Data Analysis

FRED Database

Collected and analyzed CPI, shelter inflation, and wage series to identify macroeconomic trends.
Applied regression and time-series analysis to interpret patterns and test relationships between indicators.

Data Visualization & Reporting

Excel

Built structured datasets and dashboards to present economic insights.
Transformed raw data into clear, actionable information for non-technical readers.

Skills

What I work with

Financial modeling

Amortization schedules Compound growth Lease structures Scenario analysis Net-worth modeling

Data & analysis

Trend analysis Regression Forecasting Time-series analysis FRED

Tools

Excel dashboards Excel structured datasets R C++

Process

Reading complex specifications Quality-audited environments Documentation & traceability Efficiency improvement

Education

Training

B.A. Economics

University of California, Riverside

A.S. Mathematics

Mount San Jacinto College

Advanced Composites and Technologies

The Fab School

Fundamentals of Fabrication

The Fab School

Let's talk.

If you're hiring for financial analysis, want to build something together, or just want to talk shop about the tools and the math behind them, I'd like to hear from you.

dylanbailes76@gmail.com