Bridget Smith, Pmp, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Va

Emergency Management • Exercise Design and Methodology • Homeland SecurityI worked as a member of the Systems Resilience team, bridging the gap between public sector best practices and private sector emergency preparedness. I specialized in applying gold-standard emergency management principles, such as the Incident Command System (ICS) and the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), to private sector clients in order to bolster resilience and preparedness. Drawing on my past experience teaching in a highly traumatized community, I partnered with clients to prepare training materials, develop documentation, conduct training events, and manage a wide range of stakeholder relationships.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Curriculum Design • Project Management • Student FeedbackFor each course (graduate and undergraduate), I have designed, reviewed, and organized course materials; provided prompt feedback to students both qualitatively and quantitatively; and completed ad hoc assignments in order to keep the class running smoothly. Frequently, I work in a project management capacity to keep multiple assignments on track, support the student learning experience, and assist in research.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Research • Qualitative Editing and Feedback • Quantitative Data AnalysisI have supported three professors in two departments with multiple research projects, ranging from coding and organizing data to providing quantitative feedback on paper and book drafts.2016 - Present: Dr. Michael Mann, Assistant Professor, Department of GeographyI have supported Dr. Mann since 2016 in multiple research projects, including the development of class materials on natural hazards; a World Bank project gauging the effects of flooding on rural villages in Africa; and expanding access to open source GIS projects and python scripts.2016 - 2017: Dr. Eric Kramon, Assistant Professor, Department of Political ScienceI assisted Dr. Kramon by editing and providing feedback on the final draft of his since-published book, "Money for Votes: The Causes and Consequences of Electoral Clientelism in Africa". This included reviewing the book draft personally, and synthesizing feedback from other reviewers prior to publication.2015 - 2016: Dr. Elizabeth Saunders, Professor, Department of Political Science; Stranton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign RelationsI prepared and coded public opinion survey responses examining the impact of ideology on homeland security in the American Presidency for ongoing research by Dr. Saunders, including developing a code book, organizing and cleaning data, and identifying potential gaps.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Public Speaking • Training and Mentorship • Public RelationsI served as a tour guide and student admissions representative for the majority of my time as an undergraduate at GW. In this capacity, I was responsible for representing the university to groups of prospective students and their parents. I helped develop training materials for future tour guides and admissions representatives, and was selected all three years to participate in choosing incoming classes of tour guides, and mentoring those selected to join the program.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Event Management • Resource Allocation • Networking and Community BuildingAfter serving as a Student Coordinator, I was promoted to managing events for the Center for Career Services. I implemented programming targeting the undergraduate student body by managing finite resources (budgeting, etc) to execute events, and providing on-site support to full time staff. I also built partnerships and relationships across the university and with employers to devise effective events.

Hazard, Kentucky

Partnership Building • Data Gathering and Analysis • MentorshipI served for two years with Teach For America - Appalachia. During this time, I was placed as a Social Studies Teacher in Floyd County, Kentucky. I worked with over 220 6th grade students over the course of my two years teaching. As a teacher, I was responsible for transforming the 6th grade curriculum, constantly gathering and responding to student data, and designing effective assessments and surveys. Most importantly, I worked to build partnerships across the community in order to increase opportunities for my students. I partnered with community leaders, parents, other teachers, and administrators in order to increase student exposure to current events, and to eventually develop a world culture project and community night. Finally, I served as a mentor to dozens of students, several of whom I still keep in touch with today, helping them respond to personal challenges, develop a growth mindset, and overcome the systemic oppression they face growing up in a rural, poverty-stricken area.I was also selected to serve on two application-only committees: one focused on enhancing Corps Member experience in the Appalachia region; the second on expanding equal access for special education students. In the former, I was one of seven current Corps Members given access to Corps-wide survey data and tasked with developing programming based on this feedback. My input directly led to a redesign of how TFA approached developing corps culture, and is currently being implement across the region. On the latter committee, I served as the only current Corps Member, providing direct feedback on my training to work with students classified as special education, and pushing to overhaul TFA's organizational approach.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Data Gathering and Analysis • Project/Grant Management • Partnership BuildingIn this role, I worked on a team research and compile data on African hydropower projects and installations. The goal of our project was to develop a new GIS methodology to assess the vulnerability of villages located downstream from hydropower installations to flooding. I was responsible for updating and combining disparate datasets from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Global Reservoir and Dam Database (GRanD), and the International Hydrological Association (IHA). Once I had synthesized this data, I worked to close data gaps in OpenStreetMap (OSM). In addition, I served as a liaison between our community partners, including the Red Cross and World Bank, in order to streamline communication and ensure the perspectives of all stakeholders were taken into account.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Project Management • Training and Adult Learning • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)I worked as a liaison between volunteers and grant managers at the George Washington Department of Geography and the U.S. Agency for International Development. I supervised a team which was tasked with developing and testing new training methodologies for online data validation for the Humanitarian Open Street Map Team (HOTOSM). This work fills a critical gap in the online mapping community: training volunteers to assess the validity of crowdsourced data, so it is more readily available to the international community.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Open Source GIS Programs • TrainingAs a member of the YouthMappers-affiliated Humanitarian Mapping Society, I trained new organization members in cartographic techniques to facilitate humanitarian efforts. We utilized OpenStreetMap to assist international humanitarian efforts. I specifically worked on projects related to USAID and Red Cross emergency humanitarian assistance following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines through mapping collapsed buildings, blocked roads, and storm detritus. I also assisted medical research by mapping disease spread and infected communities in Mozambique and Malawi.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Simulation Design and Methodology / Wargaming • Leadership and Management • PolicymakingI led an organization called Strategic Crisis Simulations (SCS) which develops experiential learning scenarios (simulations) to help students and young professionals learn the ins and outs of policymaking. As the first female Director of Simulations and Events, I increased attendance at events by nearly 300%, and grew the research team I oversaw by 500%. I networked with government and NGO bodies to provide mentorship and insight to our students, and developed comprehensive metrics to measure whether or not we achieved learning objectives. I am credited with transforming SCS from a social club to a wargaming organization respected by the Department of Defense and other relevant interlocutors.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Strategic Planning • Executive Leadership • Project ManagementI was asked to join Universal Student Fund (USF) as Senior Advisor soon after the company was founded. In this capacity, I oversaw the development of the strategic business plan of the company, and led core staff recruitment. I was promoted to Chief Operations Officer. As COO, I directly managed projects relating to market research and outreach, business development, relevant legal areas pertaining to international work, and the company's digital presence. I also developed and standardized training materials, oversaw the creation of organizational structure, and assisted the CEO as necessary.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Executive Leadership • Contract Management • Simulation Design and Development / WargamingAs COO and Co-Founder of Insight Simulation Services (ISS), I was responsible for developing contracts for the company, overseeing negotiations with potential partners, and then managing agreed upon services. I was directly responsible for the completion of three successful contracts with George Washington University's National Security Studies Program, which provides policy training to members of the Senior Executive Service and their equivalent members of the Armed Forces. This involved overseeing independent contractors, managing the timeline and material development for contracts, and providing event support as needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Event Planning • Project Management • Wargame Design and MethodologyAt the National Defense University (NDU), I worked in the Center for Applied Strategic Learning as a research assistant. I coordinated a national wargaming conference ("Connections") which was being held at NDU that summer. Due to my time management and organization, I was given an increasing amount of responsibility for the conference over the summer. By the time the conference was executed, I had coordinated all speaker panels; partnered with the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense for our keynote address; organized and directed digital outreach; refined and distributed the conference schedule; and directly managed all staff assignments, from volunteers to the Director of the Center.In addition, I worked on the development of several wargames, including creating materials for President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), and serving as a facilitator at several events. My materials were used by senior members of the US military and partner nations, as well as by members of the Senior Executive Service.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Customer Service • Policy Development • Technical SupportI provided in-person customer service to students, staff, and employers by managing calendars and appointments and addressing questions; and remote support via phone and email. I also managed the university's career software, providing technical support to both employers and students. I developed a new internal policy manual which addressed maintenance of the university’s online job search engine and customer service expectations and training for new staff.

Master Of Public Administration, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Graduate Certificate, Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management

Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems (Gis)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Major: Political Science | Minor: Geographic Information Systems Gpa: 3.90, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Strategic Crisis Simulations, Student Admission Representative, Humanitarian Mapping SocietyI graduated in May.