Luke Shuffield Email & Phone Number

In my current role, I've taken on the following responsibilities:- Serve as Lead Consultant on engagements end-to-end, including all relevant project management duties.- Create and deliver presentations for a wide range of meeting functions, both virtually and in-person.- Manage relationships with stakeholders across institutional, organizational, and industry types.- Lead the process of writing in-depth strategic plans (technical documents averaging ~thirty pages).- Evaluate and incorporate quantitative and qualitative research, transforming data-informed conclusions into documents that are suitable for both sophisticated audiences and the general public.- Collaborate with clients and internal team members to revise and improve content.- Contribute to the company’s blog (writing and publishing posts on economic development topics).

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

- Conducted qualitative analysis based on stakeholder engagement sessions via hundreds of focus groups and individual interviews.- Drafted and delivered strategic plan documents for all clients, typically ranging from 20-50 pages.- Created and presented PowerPoint decks for a variety of audience types and sizes, up to 150 people.- Acted as the primary point-of-contact for client-firm relationships.

- was selected in a competitive application process as part of the launch pool for Upstart, an innovative crowdfunding platform that identifies and promotes individuals with explosive future potential.- created dynamic user profile designed to attract registered backers to invest- raised $10,000 in investment from 6 different backers for my personal development in exchange for a small share (~1%) in my income over the next few years, with the expectation of a ROI- leveraged site exposure into an offer from a veteran investor to lead an early-stage startuphttps://www.upstart.com/upstarts/luke-shuffield

Austin, Texas Area

- researched and generated written content to accompany each instructional course, focusing on scaling strategies for small businesses.- developed actionable implementation plans for each course.- created timestamped edit breakdowns to segment each video lecture into digestible parts.

Austin, Texas Area

Austin, Texas Area

- utilized Boolean to code searches for clients’ media mentions and information on their competitors.- optimized client dashboards by designing searches within searches and cross-referencing media lists.- responded personally to clients’ questions and concerns in a timely manner via chat message.

Austin, Tx

• delegated short-term and long-term product development goals to engineering team in Dubai • created a scalable monetization strategy for product’s travel advertising platform• organized and administrated logistics of transitioning company operations to the U.S.

Austin, Texas Area

- performed high-volume, real-time analysis and administrative actioning of potentially fraudulent activity within Facebook's advertising service, which generates ~$26 million in global revenue per day. - identified emerging trends in fraud schemes and helped establish best practices for addressing gaps in Facebook's protection against these schemes.- developed an up-close understanding of the challenges of large-scale online advertiser infrastructure

- researched and wrote 8 online columns for a site that receives 5 million+ unique visitors per month, with a wide range of topics concerning the intersection of political economy and technology.Licensed pundit blog where all my articles are housed: https://mic.com/profiles/69373/luke-shuffield

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- supported a due diligence analysis of a $100M federal services company for a $500M private equity client, conducting primary research with customers and competitors, contributing to the development of a revenue model, and interfacing with the client and target.- played an integral role on a due diligence analysis of a helicopter MRO company for a mezzanine financing client, conducting research, drafting client deliverables, and participating in the client briefing.- received extensive training in Excel, PowerPoint, research methodologies, and consulting soft skills.

New York

- researched current global affairs and successfully pitched ideas for show segments- edited the show's website for both written and visual content- mastered industry software such as iNews, Vortex, and MediaSourceSample of written work, featured on the front page of CNN.com (with over 10,000 views and hundreds of social media recommendations): http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/18/dont-like-the-presidential-candidates-nominate-your-own-online/

Austin, Texas

- researched and analyzed data related to health care in Texas.- made recommendations for possible policy solutions.- communicated regularly with legislators and lobbyists.Samples of written work:http://www.texaspolicy.com/legislativeupdates_single.php?report_id=3891http://www.texaspolicy.com/legislativeupdates_single.php?report_id=3961

B.A., Political Science, English, Markets & Management Studies

Activities and Societies: Mock Trial Team, Debate TeamRepresentative research and writing is available in PDF format on my Academia.edu.

Education record

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