Michael Hauser Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Manage current operations at US Army Pacific headquarters.
• Coached, trained, and mentored ROTC officer candidates at the University of Michigan.
• Evaluated and prepared cadets for U.S. Army leadership by challenging them to think critically and develop risk management skills.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Worked closely alongside the CEPA leadership team to help establish CEPA's Democracy Fellows program, an effort to bring Russian dissidents and Ukrainian researchers, journalists, and writers to the United States in the immediate aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Contributed to the research, development, writing, and editing of 60+ page cultural analysis reports for USG clients.
• Collaborated in small teams to analyze and interpret socio-cultural data for impactful insights.
• Utilized strong analytical skills to identify trends and patterns in cultural narratives.

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Led market research, risk analysis, and program development to pivot online in response to COVID-19, overhauling curriculum design.
• Managed a diverse consultancy team through a change management finance project for a French start-up accelerator in Cape Town.
• Edited marketing copy to ensure a cohesive brand message and customer engagement.

Fort Carson, Colorado And Kandahar, AFG

• Led 8 cross-functional teams and 7 project managers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, ensuring successful completion of high-priority missions.
• Developed into the go-to organization within a 600+ person task force for critical operations.
• Briefed senior Pentagon officials in Washington D.C. on deployment lessons-learned, providing valuable recommendations for future operations.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA

• Developed and streamlined 7 month asset disposition project for more than $60M in equipment across installation, maintaining 100% accountability of all resources over the duration of the project life cycle.
• Collaborated across 4 cross-functional teams, conducting demand forecasting, commodity management, and cross-coordinating operations to optimized limited resources to ensure all teams and projects were properly.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington

• Led four separate 35 person teams with five direct junior manager reports through 30+ project life cycles valued at $25M.
• Led 25-person team from worst team to best of four in an organization of 5,000 as recognized during culminating annual evaluation exercise.
• Served as senior U.S. advisor to the Australian Army’s Chief of Staff at annual US/AUS joint exercise and at pinnacle U.S.-Korean exercise in Seoul.
• Worked closely alongside joint USSOCOM partners including 1st SFG… Show more
• Worked closely alongside joint USSOCOM partners including 1st SFG, 7th SFG, and MARSOC units to develop training plans to dramatically improve unit combat readiness. Show less

Master'S In Public Policy, International Policy

Weiser Diplomacy Fellow

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), History (United States)

Activities and Societies: Character and Leadership Development; Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Program Instructor; Basic Cadet.

American History (United States)

Activities and Societies: USMA Rowing Team 1 of 5 Air Force Academy cadets selected to participate in inter-service academy exchange.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, History