• Managed legislative office of newly-elected legislator. Established protocols for all aspects of office activities, and oversaw other office staff.• Assisted in development and implementation of representative’s legislative strategy and personal legislation.• Wrote talking points for representative.• Produced several materials relating to representative’s legislative focus. Materials were widely distributed to press and legislators.• Developed, implemented and customized web-based service for constituent relations management. Established web-based photo gallery/organization system, cloud storage for office files and backup, and office knowledge base wiki. • Primary staffer for House Special Committee on Energy. Coordinated all aspects of committee activities, including satisfying public notice requirements, developing committee agenda, co-chair preparation, witness and testimony coordination, meeting setup and staffing, teleconferencing, management of bills moving into and out of committee, committee legislation development, approval of minutes, and committee record-keeping.• Developed and pursued representative’s capital budget priorities.

• Staff to House Rules Committee Chairman with oversight of personal legislation, capital budget projects, constituent affairs, and constituent communications.• Assisted in development and implementation of representative’s legislative strategy.• Primary staff assistant for representative’s duties relating to his membership on the House Resources Committee and his budget subcommittee assignments.• Oversaw implementation of representative’s capital budget priorities.• Primary point of contact for constituents. Represented representative at constituent and community council meetings.• Carried out full revamp of constituent newsletter and development of capital projects bulletin and oversaw their distribution to constituents.• Writing floor speeches and media talking points for representative as needed.

Oversight of state representative’s office and supervision of office staff.In charge of development and implementation of representative’s legislative strategy.Principal architect and carrier of 2012 legislation that resulted in Alaska being named the 5th best state for innovation by Fast Company magazine.Oversee representative’s scheduling and public appearances.Writing speeches and media talking points for representative.Research constituent issues and develop solutions for their concerns.Developed and implemented representative’s budget policy for the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development and the Department of Natural Resources for Fiscal Years 2012 – 2014.

Research Assistant to Prof. Thomas D. Willett, Dean of the School of Politics and Economics and Horton Professor of Economics at Claremont Graduate University and Claremont McKenna College.

Taught Intermediate Microeconomics (2 sections) during Fall 2009 term, and International Finance (1 section) during Spring 2010 term.

Taught Introduction to International Economics during Summer 2007 and Fall 2008 terms.

Worked in the office of the Anaheim Police Chief on a study of police officer deployment and time spent on law enforcement activities.Assisted in deciphering legacy dispatch system data in preparation for dispatch system upgrades.

General staff for Alaska Senate re-election campaign. Managed voter database. Organized and coordinated campaign events, direct mail efforts, volunteer events, and GOTV efforts.

Started in May 1998 as Database Manager for Alaska gubernatorial campaign. Responsibilities included management of voter and donor databases, creation and maintenance of direct mail lists, and oversight of volunteer duties and events. During primary campaign, was made Anchorage Manager, and became responsible for planning and execution of campaign events in Anchorage. Following primary victory, was made Eagle River Manager for the general election campaign. Established new campaign office, built relationships with other area campaigns, recruited donors and volunteers, planned campaign events, and served as primary campaign representative for the Eagle River area.

Managed voter and donor databases for U.S. Senate primary campaign. Prepared reports for FEC filings and mailing lists for direct mail efforts. Participated in a wide variety of campaign events.