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• Supervise project teams with direct oversight of budgets and timelines, completing five acquisition optimization projects• Lead internal and external government audits and data calls in compliance with Office of Inspector General guidelines• Perform cost analysis of business proposals and contract administration for multi-million dollar contracts for research and analysis totaling $100M• Establish metrics, key performance indicators, and data visualizations to improve operational efficiency and outcomes• Earned U.S. DOT Secretary Partnering for Excellence Award and Director’s Recognition Team Award for Outstanding Work in Collaboration and Partnering

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Lead implementation of new U.S. DOT accounting and procurement award system• Streamlined procedures by defining procurement metrics and mapping processes to reduce acquisition times and workload• Maintained contract data and contract assessment report accuracy, resulting in highest compliance rate (93%) in U.S. DOT• Synthesized local and federal data related to railway fatalities using Python and Stata for machine learning project, receiving recognition as 2016 U.S. DOT Innovation Challenge Finalist

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Prepared statements of work, requests for purchases/quotes, data visualization of contract budgets, and market research for procurements• Reviewed procurement requests, drafted solicitations, evaluated quotes, and prepared awards for Contracting Officers

London, United Kingdom

• Developed and implemented community-oriented education projects to increase citizen engagement drawn from research and literature review on community engagement and revitalization for three-month project• Interviewed key political and community stakeholders to understand needs of underserved population• Produced feasibility and operational report for community collaborative space based on cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and data analyses of grant proposals and demographic data

Providence, Rhode Island Area

• Designed grading requirements, held office hours, and graded papers for Professor Stephen Kinzer’s “History of American Interventionism” course

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Taught third and fourth grade Spanish twice per week for four classes totaling 80 students through the University of Michigan School of Education• Created and executed thirty-minute lesson plans in Spanish, resulting in >90% final assessment average for each class

Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts

• Represented the 66th Support Squadron by working with active duty personnel by overseeing the upkeep of recreation equipment• Assisted in the organization and set up of a Heroes Homecoming event for returning military service members

Master'S Of Public Affairs, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Watson Institute Diversity and Inclusion Task Force

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History And International Studies

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Lambda Chi Alpha, Ann Arbor Languages Partnership, Michigan.

History

Activities and Societies: Habitat for Humanity, English for Speakers of Other Languages