Jake Marro Email & Phone Number

Kingston, New York, United States

Supervise a team of four-plus employees who are responsible for conducting the pre-election testing, regular maintenance, repairs, and ensuring the security of our fleet of 194 voting systems.Lead the Ballot Coding and Election Machine Programming projects, using Dominion Voting’s EMS (Election Management Software) and ClearBallot’s ClearCount software.Lead the reporting of Election Night Results and assist with results reporting throughout the certification process.Create multi-month schedules to ensure the timely completion of long-term projects and balance out the team’s priorities when more than one Election Event is occurring during the same time period.Onboard new colleagues, both full-time and part-time, training on the procedure, security, basic office functions, and elections technology.Teach classes of Election Inspectors in groups of 5-25 students, training them on elections technology, their responsibilities at poll sites, Election Law and procedure, etc., filling in for the Commissioner of Elections as needed.Assist in the canvassing of Absentee ballots for each election, utilizing ClearBallot’s ClearCount software to scan ballots and adjudicate unscannable ballots. I’ve conducted the Absentee count, including accounting for each ballot, checking for validity, and ensuring the correct record of voter history, when needed by the Commissioner of Elections.Assist in mail-processing and the maintenance of the Voter Record, including registering voters, changing voter addresses, mailing Absentee Ballot Applications to voters who request them, queuing and cleaning notices, and general data upkeep.Notarize documents to show proof of receipt of important paperwork from candidates, political parties, and others as needed.

Kingston, New York, United States

Maintained a fleet of 194 voting systems, including pre-election testing, regular maintenance, security, chain of custody, and repaired machines as needed, maintaining compliance with New York State Election Law throughout all processes.Maintained the office’s Asset Management program in Excel, tracking the condition and needs of all pieces of office technology (about $1.5 million in value), including 194 Voting Systems, 235 iPads, 20 NYS-certified on-demand ballot printers, etc.Assisted with Ballot Coding and Election Machine Programming, using Dominion Voting’s EMS (Election Management Software) and ClearBallot’s ClearCount software.Assisted in the reporting of Election Results, both on election night and throughout the certification process.Conducted audits of voting system results after each election, verifying results and ensuring accuracy by recanvassing ballots cast on our precinct scanners.Maintained the office’s warehouse, taking inventory of election-related supplies, moving boxes, storing items in an organized manner, and ensuring a clean and safe work environment.

Kingston, New York, United States/ Remote

Briefly transferred to the County’s COVID-19 Hotline in March 2020-May 2020, working remotely as a call agent to address the needs of the public by answering calls, taking detailed notes, transferring members of the public to available resources, etc.Assisted with the COVID-19 Hotline’s backend data management, directing more sensitive and serious cases to appropriate supervisors, local law enforcement, or myself (in cases where further escalation was not needed)

Ulster County, New York, United States

Recruited and oversaw field volunteers on behalf of Clegg for DA and the Ulster County Coordinated Campaign in four county legislative districts. I also recruited and oversaw other types of volunteers throughout the entire county.Managed the campaigns of three Democratic candidates for the Ulster County Legislature: Mici Simonofsky (Marlborough, NY), Betty Diorio (Plattekill, NY) and Russell Gilmore (Highland, NY) for the Ulster County Coordinated CampaignTaught candidates and volunteers how to use technology and digital platforms relevant to their campaigns, including but not limited to MiniVAN, NGP VAN, Facebook, Instagram, Google Suite, ActBlue, etc. Simultaneously served as the body person, or event staffer for the principal during the final weeks of the campaign. This included but was not limited to driving him to events, taking notes on significant interactions, keeping him aware of the time, capturing social media content, etc.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Taught museum visitors of all ages and backgrounds in groups as large as 60 about the physics and logistics of flight and space travel, performing experiments and demonstrations throughout the museumCollaborated with the Cincinnati, OH and Tulsa, OK Public School Systems to teach elementary and middle school students about air and space via the Interactive Virtual Classroom (I.V.C.) Program Onboarded colleagues, trained on process, protocol, science, and safety, integrated new material on a regular-basis

Kingston, New York, United States

Conducted policy research in multiple policy areas, drafted responses on behalf of the campaign to different groups of voters in the district (NY-19)Made hundreds of phone calls to voters in the district (NY-19) during phone banking assignments, in which I would engage voters in political discussions and record response data via DNC VotebuilderKnocked on hundreds of doors throughout Ulster County and engaged voters in political conversations during canvassing assignments, in an effort to build support for Antonio Delgado’s candidacy, recorded response data in MiniVan. Researched potential campaign donors and compiled available contact information into spreadsheets, which the office’s Principals used in fundraising efforts

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Coordinated office operations, hosted office visitors, including appointed and elected officials, world and industry leaders, directed phone calls, maintained supplies and kitchen, prepared memos for President Obama’s briefing bookCollected, distilled, and maintained a tracker for expenditures and a database of contacts for President Obama Read and responded to thousands of pieces of hard and digital mail on behalf of President and Mrs. Obama, specialized in the maintenance and optimization of the constituent relationship management software and drafted custom responses in President and Mrs. Obama’s voices