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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Consults for the company on future organizational opportunities and roadmapping.• Provides project management for company contracts.• Drafted communication, engagement, and outreach strategic plan for the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, IL.• Develops project management tracking systems.• Drafts strategic planning contract proposals.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Manager, ATO Communications and Programs || December 2021 - Octomber 2022Communications Task Lead || January 2017 – December 2021• Managed multiple teams to provide advisory and analytical support for development of strategies, planning, and implementation within the FAA.• Interviewed, hired, and mentored new employees.• Conducted annual employee performance reviews.• Approved employee bonuses and promotions.• Assessed and develops new business opportunities.• Developed employee engagement plans such as annual group training seminars.• Revised the company-wide employee evaluation process used to evaluate over 1,000 employees annually. • Developed a company-wide employee spot bonus plan.• Assisted in contract proposal writing. Project Manager III || August 2022 - October 2022Strategic Planner || July 2015 – August 2022• Provided essential strategic guidance for development and implementation of departmental reorganization at the FAA.• Advised executives on short- and long-term communication strategy both within and outside of the FAA.• Developed project specific project management tracking tools.• Drafted and revised official documents such as standard operating procedures for departmental processes, executive memos, and policy briefings for internal and external audiences.• Provided strategic roadmaps, drafted organizational charts, and revised plans for a long term 2-year reorganization of a 1,000-person department within FAA.• Coordinated and facilitated Advisory Rulemaking Committees between the FAA, the aviation industry, and other industries with aviation interests.• Assisted in implementing policy allowing access to the National Airspace System for unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space, and other emerging technologies.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Grade Level Lead || February 2014 – April 2015Item Writer || February 2013 – February 2014• Provided quality assurance and control to ensure grade level and content appropriateness for all physics-based content for multiple state standardized test clients.• Developed and conducted on-site training seminars for state educators.• Conceived of original concepts for state standardized test questions.• Developed exact wording for questions based on grade level and content appropriateness. These questions were subject to a rigorous multi-stage review process.• Programmed and tested online test questions with proprietary software similar to Visual Basic to ensure the functionality. • Engaged in client facing meetings to effectively address concerns.• Managed multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Tutored for math and science subjects for high school and college students.• Developed lesson plans and study guides for students.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided research and logistical assistance to the director of the Nuclear Information Project.• Provided technical writing for project tracking Russian tactical nuclear weapon capabilities and locations.• Analyzed satellite imagery of nuclear weapon-relevant sites.• Research assistant and contributor to Federation of American Scientists reports: “Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons,” May 2012; “Trimming Nuclear Excess: Options for Further Reductions of U.S. and Russian Nuclear Forces,” December 2012.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Maintained computer and networking systems.• Assisted in marketing and creating company newsletter.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Maintained computer and networking systems.• Researched background information for various projects.• Trained other production assistants.

Urbana, Illinois, United States

• Led weekly class discussions on course material for Physics 280: "Nuclear Weapons & Arms Control" and developed lesson plans for future coursework.• Tracked action items and deliverables for students, fellow teaching assistants, and professor.

Champaign, Illinois, United States

• Repaired, painted and cleaned apartments and houses.• Led a cleaning team to accomplish assigned tasks.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

• Researched carbon intensity, installed capacity, and installation and maintenance costs of various energy technologies.• Presented findings and led a discussion on the concept of carbon tax.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Repaired, painted and cleaned boating docks.• Assisted boaters with docking.• Managed inventory of the dock store.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations

Certificate of Advanced Study Security Studies, 2020

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics

Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security Global Security Certificate, 2011