Akmal Budiraharja

Research Assistant - Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) - Surabaya

(2025-02 - 2025-06)

Compiled and validated survey data from 732 respondents across 8 cities/districts in East Java, enforcing consistency checks that reduced data entry errors to near-zero before regression modeling.
Built a 20+ variable demand-projection regression model (Stata/R) for agglomeration rail services; model formally adopted in KAI's official feasibility evaluation as the quantitative basis for regional rail expansion planning across East Java.
Delivered market-potential profiles and strategic expansion recommendations for 8 agglomeration corridors, synthesized into a policy-ready report within a 5-month engagement — directly supporting KAI's route development roadmap.

Research Assistant - Institute Development of Islamic Economic and Finance (IDIEF)

(2024-08 - 2024-11)

Compiled and benchmarked 172 global World-Class Universities across multiple QS/THE ranking indicators using descriptive and comparative statistics, producing comprehensive institutional profiles used as the analytical backbone of the research.
Co-produced empirical analysis for "World Class University in Indonesia", presented at a conference/proceeding; contributed 4 strategic policy recommendations on PTN competitiveness improvement, grounded in cross-national university benchmarking data.

Research Assistant Intern - Regional Economic Development Institute - Surabaya

(2023-07 - 2023-12)

Collected, compiled, and analyzed Bank Indonesia's Residential Property Price Survey (SHPR) for East Java — Q3 & Q4 — processing ~400 property observations; findings contributed to the East Java 2024 housing inflation report used for price-stability monitoring.
Conducted market analysis for a Bukalapak–Koperasi piloting project in Tier-3 districts of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), processing survey data from 2,008 respondents within a 3-month timeline; delivered internal market assessment report to Bukalapak team covering demand patterns, market penetration potential, and cooperative readiness in underserved rural areas.
Analyzed social network of 1,012 NGOs across 8 provinces & 32 districts using Stata/R; SNA outputs published in the official NGO–USAID Indonesia 2023 policy report, informing civil society network interventions at national scale.

Staff HRD - AcSES

(2023-02 - 2024-06)

Managed end-to-end recruitment and development of 45+ interns across 2 intake cycles, achieving a 90%+ program completion rate through structured mentoring and performance tracking.
Directed TEMILREG Olympics with 90+ participants, coordinating logistics, jury panels, and event timeline from planning to execution

Head of Scientific - ARAH (Kerja PAIK/RNK)

(2022-03 - 2022-12)

Coordinated 16+ weekly study sessions on Islamic economics and public policy, consistently reaching 300+ participants per cycle; produced 16+ session reports as structured documentation for institutional knowledge management.

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