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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Develops research and investigative deliverables to support high-stakes litigation

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Founder and Chief Analytics Officer at Vocable Communications- Vocable is a data-driven, speech-focused communications firm with unrivaled expertise, extensive experience, and a commitment to evidence-based practice. Our consultants embody the Vocable Trifecta—an industry-beating combination of qualifications, competencies, and concrete know-how. Our services include: executive coaching, communication analysis, strategic messaging, presentation assessment, training, and public speaking seminars.- Responsible for integrating data into corporate practice and designing rigorous analytical products to suit client needs - Leading development of multi-modal computational tools for assessing persuasive communication - Consulting principal engaged with clients in the private and public sector

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Responsible for managing external relationships, outward-facing communications, and collaborative research programs at a data science-drive social science research center- Managing Social Science and Data Science Research Internship programs and the research they support. Examples: Creating machine learning models to classify news content at extreme scale (i.e. 75 million-plus documents)Developing novel geo-parsing and geo-coding algorithms Extracting subjective expert judgments about potentially-unlawful behavior by the United Nations and heads of government - Managing collaborative relationships with non-profits and universities in the US and abroadExamples: - Negotiating and implementing partnership with UC San Diego's Machine Learning for Social Science Lab- Implementing a multinational grant to identify, classify and characterize media coverage of terrorism 1945-presentResponsible for managing website development and social media communications Managing growing network of affiliated scholars: from less than a dozen to over 70 in three years, with researchers on 5 continents

Application of rich context historical case studies, systems and information theory and statistical analysis to high-stakes issues in international politics, including international conflict and crisis bargaining, arms control and the law of armed conflict/international humanitarian law. Research Assistant to John A. Vasquez, Mackie Professor of International Relations; project on alliance networks and the spatial diffusion and escalation of militarized conflict (application of statistical techniques for addressing selection effects to novel data). (2013)Ongoing research projects: - A Statistical Reappraisal of the Relationship Between Domestic Ethno-racial Hierarchy and International Conflict - Arms Control and Politics By Other Means; Incidents at Sea Agreements, the Theory of Signals and Noise - Implications for Crisis Bargaining and Outcomes- An Under-Appreciated Statistical Regularity in Political Science: Exploring and Testing Richardson's Law- The Implications of Power-Law Distributed Conflict Data for Theory and Research Methodology Development - Is Political Violence Governed by Fractal Scaling Laws and Logic? An application of Mandbrot's Geomtery to the "Complex Ecology" of Collective Violence - Why (Almost) All Quantitative Research on the Laws of War is Flawed; and one (Possible) Fix: Optimal Control Theory and Data Envelopment Analysis to Estimate Regime Effects - Are Threats and Violence Short of War Really Costly Signals? A Comparison with Generalized Statistical Laws of Human Communication Processes- Predicting the Effects of Proposed Incidents at Sea Agreements with China and Iran (Policy assessment paper)Trained instructor for undergraduate education; Research Assistant to Paul F Diehl, currently Henning Larsen professor of Geography and Political Science and University Dean of Undergraduate Research, developing multimedia materials for interdisciplinary "Paths to Peace" course for undergraduates (2012)

Evanston, Il

Assistant to Prof. Daniel Fitzmier, Director of the Owen L. Coon Society, the oldest continuously operating and most successful university debate societyProvided research support and training in argument construction, messaging, strategy and persuasive delivery for students debating immigration policy (undergraduates) and space exploration strategy (high school students) from a variety of analytical and philosophical perspectivesResults include: National Debate Tournament national champions, with students also placing 3rd and 17th, with two undefeated teams ranked as #1 and #2 seedsSet new records for individual victories at the National Debate Tournament (40) and highest individual total points (698 out of 700 possible)Top Speaker at the National Debate Tournament Maximum number of top-16 ranked teams for a university under American Forensic Association (AFA) rules (3)

Chicago, Il

Research Assistant for inter-coder reliability data and category design for government-funded database of political violence - including terrorism, organized crime, insurgency and international conflict - affecting Pakistan from 1988-2010

Arlington, Va

Senior analyst for Research and Innovation Group, responsible for new product and technology development, setting analytical standards and integrating best practices for operating divisions, as well as initiating newly-signed contractsDesigned and interpreted survey instruments, including focus groups and opinion polls in “denied areas” in Africa and the Middle East, helped develop visualization software for operations clients supporting operations in the Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility and in support of the Trans-Saharan Counter Terrorism Initiative Led analytical team liaising with technology partner to produce, test and validate novel methodologies for Non-Lethal Effects Assessment and media monitoring using Artificial Intelligence, Agent-Based Models and High Precision, High Recall search technologyLed and managed new quantitative database development; managed data entry and acquisition using Excel, Access, SPSS as well as custom-designed softwareAuthored working papers on a variety of topics, including:“IED threat assessment and network analysis: TriBorder Sea Area, Southeast Asia” White Paper for Pacific Command (PACOM) and Special Operations Command, Pacific (SOC-PAC) (2009)“Cultural Factors and Civil-Military Crisis Risk” White Paper, Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A), and NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan (2009)

Arlington, Va

Information Operations and Strategic Communications Analyst and Operations Planner, providing non-kinetic support for counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism and humanitarian aid programs in the Middle East, Central Asia, South America, West Africa and South AsiaProvided technical writing and program design support for Business Development and proposal production efforts Authored working papers on a variety of topics, including: “Tri-Border Area, South America: Risk Assessment and Considerations for Information Operations,” White Paper for Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) (2008)“Target Audience Analysis: The Republic of the Philippines” Senior Mentor’s Working Paper, Strategic Communications Cell, Capstone Exercise, US Marine Corps Command & General Staff College, (2008)“Target Audience Analysis: Republic of Mali” Final Report, prepared for Military Information Support Team (MIST), Mali (2008)“Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Assessment: The Raja Solaiman Movement” Working Paper for the 45th Tactical Information Operations Group (TIOG) (2007)

Washington, Dc

Provided daily Strategic Communications Overview media analysis reports to clients deployed in Iraq, including Multi-National Forces-Iraq (MNF-I) Command Group, Strategic Effects staff, other government agencies, and representatives of allied and Coalition governments Collected and analyzed Sunni insurgent and Shi’a militia propaganda for Multi-National Corps-Iraq, providing recommendations for Rapid Response Counter-Propaganda Information Operations

Cambridge, Ma

Assistant to Prof. Henry Lee, Co-Chair of the John F. Kennedy School's International Infrastructure ProgramCo-author and Research Consultant, "China into Africa" project, (2007-2008)Principal Research Associate for China and Energy Security, responsible for briefing books and research reports on China's energy policies, environmental regulations and oil, gas and electricity infrastructure investments (2005-2006)Publications: “Searching for Oil: China’s Oil Strategies in Africa” with Prof. Henry Lee, in China Into Africa: Trade, Aid, and Influence, ed. Stuart Rothberg, Brookings Institution Press (2008) “Searching for Oil: China's Oil Initiatives in the Middle East.” with Prof. Henry Lee, Environment 49.5 (2007) “Searching for Oil: China's Oil Initiatives in the Middle East,” with Prof. Henry Lee, Current (2007)(Title notwithstanding, this is a distinct, magazine-length article)“Searching for Oil: China's Oil Initiatives in the Middle East.” with Prof. Henry Lee, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, ENRP Discussion Paper and Kennedy School of Government Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-017 (2007)“Implications of People’s Republic of China Presence and Interests in Central and Southern America” with Erin Simpson, Long Term Strategy Project Report on the Southern Security Perimeter (2006)Authored a number of working papers: “China’s Overseas Oil and Gas Initiatives" Environment and Natural Resources Program Briefing Book, (2006) “Chinese Energy Policymaking and Pricing Policies" ENRP Briefing Book (2006) “PRC Oil and Gas Initiatives: Africa" Belfer Center Working Paper, (2008)

Evanston, Il

Assistant Director of the Owen L. Coon Society, the nation's longest-running debating program with a seven-figure budget, more than 20 students and multiple full-time and part-time employees Responsible for research and training activities for the most successful policy debating team in history, earning a 13th national championship and a #1 nationwide ranking (2004-2005)Managed outreach and recruitment efforts, including a summer training program with nearly $100,000 in revenue

M.A., Security Studies

Bachelor Of Arts With High Honors, Political Science