Michael Purzycki Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Charleston, South Carolina, Us

Contract position with Navy International Programs Office, Foreign Military SalesPosition previously held under Precise Systems, Inc.• Contribute to monthly reports on Foreign Military Sales to European allies• Process Letters of Request and Acceptance for new, modified, and amended FMS cases• Edit issue papers on U.S. military technologies and interest shown by allies• Write background documents detailing benefits of NATO membership for ready reference• Support in-person meetings between U.S. and allied officials discussing military technologies• Ensure up-to-date information in databases on the progress of new and amended FMS cases• Correspond with allied country counterparts regarding status of FMS cases under development

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Edit articles on topics including Ukraine, China, war, democracy, free speech, and civil discourse• Discuss new contributors and their submissions’ merits and relevance with fellow editors

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Write articles on topics including the Middle East, effective governance, and civic nationalism• Present nuanced perspectives on challenging questions and offer potential solutions

• Edited sections of FEMA After-Action Review on COVID-19 response efforts for CNA• Edited CNA papers on maritime security, special operations, and bioengineering• Wrote articles on maritime strategy and the defense industrial base for The Liberal Patriot• Drafted articles on global business environments and practices for Garfinkel and Associates• Edited Labor Department country reports on Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor for ICF• Wrote articles on patriotism, immigration, education, and law enforcement for Braver Angels• Analyzed studies of global housing data and marketing strategies for DEC Projects

Lexington Park, Md, Us

Contract position with Navy International Programs Office, Foreign Military Sales• Contributed to monthly reports on Foreign Military Sales to European allies• Processed Letters of Request and Acceptance for new, modified, and amended FMS cases• Edited issue papers on U.S. military technologies and interest shown by allies• Wrote background documents detailing benefits of NATO membership for ready reference• Supported in-person meetings between U.S. and allied officials discussing military technologies• Ensured up-to-date information in databases on the progress of new and amended FMS cases• Corresponded with allied country counterparts regarding status of FMS cases under development

Herndon, Va, Us

Contract position with Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army• Wrote notes on team meetings and produced summaries of important topics discussed• Converted content needed key documents into standardized formats and templates• Wrote user guide for online information system to describe detailed procedures• Edited PowerPoint presentations for conciseness and consistency with presenters’ goals

Washington, Dc, Us

• Wrote articles on international affairs and national security for online journal Charged Affairs • Assessed such topics as NATO, democracy promotion, the Persian Gulf, and climate change• Explored reasons to reconsider long-held assumptions by reference to historical parallels• Made the case for new ways of looking at challenges and presented outside-the-box solutions

Newport News, Va, Us

Contract position with Office of the Chief Management Officer, Department of the Navy• Analyzed NDAA and Interim NSS Guidance for elements relevant to client and colleagues• Wrote background briefs providing context on upcoming events and key DOD figures• Edited weekly status reports and PowerPoint organizational charts in Microsoft Teams• Contributed to Strategic Planning document detailing company’s work for OCMO• Edited company playbook on Enterprise Risk Management for presentation to OCMO

• Played a major role in deciding which congressional candidates the PAC endorsed and funded• Promoted candidates endorsed by PAC on Facebook and Twitter and in emails to supporters• Wrote email newsletters giving perspectives on national security-focused news• Reviewed financial statements to ensure accurate records and compliance with regulations

Annapolis, Md, Us

Contract position with Office of Marine Corps Communication• Analyzed media content to determine levels of coverage and topics of interest to the public• Wrote weekly PowerPoint summaries of coverage showing media landscape to USMC officers• Edited colleagues’ writings for grammar, flow, clarity, terminology, and consistency• Wrote reports on long-term media coverage of USMC gender integration efforts• Maintained and updated extensive Excel spreadsheets with quantitative data on media coverage• Updated Boolean searches in Cision to account for new information and client priorities

Contract position with Bloomberg LP• Actively performed quality control by assessing relevance of search terms to articles• Wrote documents introducing and explaining quality control process and its rationale• Reviewed articles on oil and gas sector to gauge investor sentiment on commodity prices• Determined relevance of companies within articles to optimize tagging by computer programs• Judged accuracy of search terms and suggested improvements and alterations

• Reviewed handbook to make explanation of research methods clear to target audience• Performed calculations of extensive data as explained in handbook for quality control• Produced Excel spreadsheets for comparison to ensure accuracy and consistency

Caldwell, Nj, Us

• Conducted background research for company president on potential client• Researched and analyzed state-level energy legislation for comparison against client’s priorities• Prepared and edited company databases for mailings and correspondence

• Served as first point of contact for graduate students and alumni seeking to write blog posts• Edited contributions to limit academic jargon and improve clarity to general audience• Contributed posts on such topics as trade, terrorism, and U.S. relations with the Middle East

• Proofread detailed information on early education methods in multiple U.S. cities and Colombia• Edited and synthesized extensive research data into Excel and SPSS databases• Converted large archive of paper documents into PDFs to increase office efficiency

B.A., Political Science

M.S., Global Affairs

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