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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Coordinates overall project implementation for U.S. government contracts by serving as a liaison between the home office and field offices for USAID’s Feed the Future Bangladesh Improving Trade and Business Enabling Environment (BITBEE) a 5-year $20 million activity and the Caribbean Business Enabling Environment Reform (CBEE-R) a 3 year $8.6 million activity.Traveled to Barbados for the project started up for the CBEE-R activity. This included identifying office space, hiring local… Show more Coordinates overall project implementation for U.S. government contracts by serving as a liaison between the home office and field offices for USAID’s Feed the Future Bangladesh Improving Trade and Business Enabling Environment (BITBEE) a 5-year $20 million activity and the Caribbean Business Enabling Environment Reform (CBEE-R) a 3 year $8.6 million activity.Traveled to Barbados for the project started up for the CBEE-R activity. This included identifying office space, hiring local staff, employing a local law firm, and beginning the project registration process. Provides project financial management support by creating and projecting budgets, tracking accruals, reviewing vendor invoices, tracking purchase orders, and ensuring expense reports comply with FAR guidelines.Served as Proposal Coordinator on the winning proposal for USAID’s Technical Assistance for Economic Growth Project (TAP-EG) proposal, totaling $58 million, and various other proposals. Supports new business development through conducting capture research for new opportunities, managing live bids, liaising with partners, recruiting project personnel, and contributing technical writing and editing. Leads home office recruitment of project personnel for expatriate and local staff. This includes drafting scopes of work, collecting documentation, obtaining government approval, and onboarding new employees.Manages relationships with subcontractors including processing monthly invoices, addressing budget concerns, and harmonizing communication strategies. Arranges travel logistics including booking flights for project personnel in compliance with U.S. federal regulations to countries including Bangladesh, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, and Suriname. Obtains visas for expatriate employees through research and serving as a point of conduct with embassies. Show less

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Coordinated repatriations, permanent, and short term relocations to ensure excellent global mobility for clients. Provided policy counseling to personnel of over 15 multinational corporations on services including: household goods shipment, home rental assistance, language training, and expense submissions. Obtained documentation to apply for and maintain visas and work permit statuses. Connected personnel to needed resources in foreign countries such as drivers licenses and… Show more Coordinated repatriations, permanent, and short term relocations to ensure excellent global mobility for clients. Provided policy counseling to personnel of over 15 multinational corporations on services including: household goods shipment, home rental assistance, language training, and expense submissions. Obtained documentation to apply for and maintain visas and work permit statuses. Connected personnel to needed resources in foreign countries such as drivers licenses and schooling options. Provided logistical support including scheduling international flights, reserving rental cars and temporary living accommodations. Trained new employees on current policies and procedures Show less

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Investigated suspicious activity through banking databases to identify illegal banking activity. Filed 10 weekly Suspicious Activity Reports for criminal investigations using quantitative data analysis.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Identified local businesses to sponsor and host visiting fellows during their stay in Cleveland. Produced a Twitter based social media campaign to promote YLAI. Researched and assisted applying for new exchange opportunities using grants.gov. Recruited media such as Crain’s Cleveland Business Journal to cover YLAI.

Sylvania

Riobamba, Ecuador

Full time English elementary school teacher. Designed lesson plans using immersion techniques to increase student speaking, listening, and writing skills. Founded a hands-on science club to visually demonstrate science principles.

Maumee

Junior varsity head coach and assistant varsity coach. Coached varsity for 3 games when head coach was absent. Conducted daily practices. Prepared players technically and tactically for future varsity games.

Pohnpei, Micronesia

Full time high school teacher in rural Micronesia. Taught chemistry, geometry and English to high school students.Created a high school soccer team that played in a competitive league throughout the island. Frequently used science labs, hands on geometry, and various speaking activities to make class engaging and effective. Used cultural understanding to develop appropriate lesson plans and integrate myself in the community.

Chagrin Falls

Led recruitment of credit unions to join our company's promotion.

Ma, International/Global Studies

Through the Political Science department, a professional program Master of Arts in Global Interactions (MAGI) is a professional program.

Ba, Business Administration And Management

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer Team SIFE Member (Students in Free Enterprise)