Michael J. Somoya Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

United States

Washington, Dc

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Executive Assistant to Office of Legislative Policy Deputy Director Lauren Higgins.• Administrative support for 14-member Office of Legislative Policy team.• Routed inquiries from Congressional staff to appropriate NIH legislative contacts.• Scheduled meetings, responded to email inquiries, and organized documentation.• Assisted in the organization of mock hearings for NIH witnesses before Congressional Committee and Sub-Committee hearings.• Assisted OLP Director with software and workflow issues in Microsoft SharePoint, Office, and related applications.• Reviewed and edited OLP resources including Congressional short biographies.

Namibia

• Volunteer with the Unites States Peace Corps program in Namibia, Africa.• Helped to manage and run the Children’s Education Centre, a home for orphans and vulnerable children in Usakos. • Designed and implemented fundraising strategies including direct mail, multimedia presentations, and online campaigns.• Provided expertise on operational and financial management.• Managed capital-improvement projects including playground rehabilitation and creation of a children’s library and computer lab.• Created and ran business workshops for adults including courses in financial literacy, small business management, and entrepreneurship.

New York, Ny

Developed program to innovate and implement remote-monitoring technology for charity: water’s 6,000 rural water projects. Worked with engineering partners to develop technologies, and with grantee partners on implementation strategies. Worked with VP of Revenue and CFO to successfully apply for $5M Global Impact Award grant from google.org to fund the project. Part of a 5-member department responsible for overseeing $18M granting portfolio.

Managed IT systems for fast-growing small business. Installed servers, created networks, managed fileshare systems, IP phone systems, remote logins, mobile and gps technology for field personnel, email and printer services. Ran helpdesk. Strategic planning and implementation of IT services upgrades and expansions as company grew from staff of 20 to more than 50.