Dan Katz Email & Phone Number

Arlington, VA, US

Arlington, VA

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• Research Team, Team Lead as of February 8; December 2020 to Present
• Directs team efforts, interfaces with senior project management, schedules meetings, prepares meeting agendas and list of post-meeting action items, leads onboarding of new team members
• Develops labeling guidance, Power Point training materials, and research primers based on analysis of international orders of battle for over 200 internal ECS and external partner analysts
• Provides training briefings over Microsoft Teams and WebEx to analysts on ontology updates and refined labeling guidance
• Is the Research Team point of contact for special project supervisors and client and university partners and stakeholders Special Project Labeler; July 2020 to December 2020
• Analyzed and labeled imagery across domains and sensor types for a computer vision and machine learning initiative

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Answered congressional staffer calls, manages the front office, and wrote two trips expense reports
• Drafted the Administrative and General Provisions sections of the subcommittee’s FY21 Appropriations Report
• Researched immigration policies and took notes on briefings about DHS’s COVID-19 response for the subcommittee’s staff
• Assisted with hearings by editing hearing packets, creating Questions for the Record forms, and preparing hearing rooms
• Tracked COVID-19 related guidance from the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies, developing a database of announcements and updates

• Answered constituent calls, handled letter signatures, processed flag requests, worked the front desk, and conducted assorted errands
• Created briefing books for seven Judiciary and Commerce Committee hearings; took notes on briefings and hearings
• Wrote memos on topics like the intersection of national security and climate change, SAFE Banking Act, and PFAS
• Used Intranet Quorum (IQ) to log and sort constituent correspondence, directing it to the appropriate staffer
• Developed a database of veterans’ affairs legislation which the Senator is involved in so the staff can track its progress easier

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided research and administrative support to program director Aaron Miller; edited and proofread articles, completed time-sensitive research tasks to prepare him for interviews, and discussed research questions
• Managed the Middle East Program’s mailing list, sent messages describing upcoming events and new articles
• Wrote research notes on Middle Eastern current events like the escalating US-Iran tensions and how they affect energy markets, the Saudi nuclear program, and the fight against ISIS
• Covered and provided analysis on Israeli elections and co-authored an article with Aaron David Miller for CNN examining the implications of election results
• Assisted with event preparation, execution, and follow-up for events like “Ground Truth Briefings” and "Does the U.S.-Iran Relationship Have a Future?"
• Creates literature reviews on topics including terrorist safe havens and responses to Saudi foreign policy

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Co-wrote a policy brief with a senior vice president about US military forces in Syria
• Organized FDD’s preparations for 116th Congress, focusing on the midterms’ foreign policy implications and created a slideshow on the topic used to brief FDD analysts and fellows
• Completed a long-term research project with minimal supervision, and created a graphic visualizing the findings with i2 Analyst's Notebook for a briefing
• Assisted with set up, running, and cleanup of events like the “Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare Conference”
• Wrote and distributed weekly memorandums of Administration and Congressional foreign policy statements about Iran and North Korea to FDD analysts and scholars
• Managed time to complete five short- and long-term projects in the final two weeks of the internship

Greater Atlanta Area

• Synthesized information about Israeli politics into concise summaries as part of developing an activity for the annual workshop
• Was the lead staffer for fixing IT issues at the annual workshop and assisted with post-event analysis
• Wrote a research report on Japanese-Israeli trade and investment relations used to brief the Institute’s director.
• Collaborated with other interns to create educational activities about Israeli history, now used in middle and high schools
• Wrote 23 “Today in Israeli History” blog posts to be published in March and April 2019.
• Collated bibliographies for the Institute’s website and prepared primary sources for the Institute’s director.

• Researched foreign corporate investments in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Kuwait, and the UAE
• Balanced competing priorities to complete projects on time and with minimal supervision
• Used social media tools to research public figures of interest
• Maintained open channels of communication with supervisor: provided progress updates, asked clarifying questions, scheduled check in calls, and discussed edits to work products

Coral Gables, FL

Started working as a server and was entrusted with filling in behind the bar when one bartender quit. In a given week would have both bar and server shifts.

University Of Miami, Miami, FL

• Developed skills in social media, event planning, and public speaking through training seminars on the education and training trip to Israel. Used the knowledge and skills from seminars and meetings with Middle East.

Atlanta, GA

• Researched 5 topics including Israel’s relations with major powers like China, Israeli minorities, and its role in the Cold War; research was used for presentations and class curricula, among other projects.
• Handled day-to-day logistics during the annual workshop to ensure seminars ran smoothly and assisted with analyzing feedback on the workshop.
• Surveyed common core curriculum topics for possible tie ins to ISMI’s work.
• Edited lists of Contemporary Readings before they were emailed to ISMI’s listserv.

Kfar Hasidim, Israel

Volunteered as a landscaper and in the kitchen of the Kfar Hasidim Youth Village.

Krayot Station, Haifa, Israel

Volunteer EMT in Israel's third largest city.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Studies And Psychology Double Major, 3.9 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Emet Israel, Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Psi Chi Honors Society, Golden Key Honors Society, National Society of.

Leadership

Activities and Societies: First semester took classes at Hebrew University. Second semester volunteered on a youth village and as an EMT..