Ryan Schutt Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

- Prepared and managed the programs’ fiscal year budgets, tracked grant activity, prepared and reviewed internal and external reports and budgets, and reconciled expenses and charges- Provided comprehensive administrative support for postdoctoral students and faculty members in the Presidential Scholars program, including administering seed grant monies to recipient constituents- Developed, administered, and assisted in the evaluation of grants and reviewed applications for seed grants and curriculum development stipends from faculty- Organized internal and external programming events, including logistical and administrative support, vendor contract negotiation, budget management, and expense reconciliation- Managed all digital communications, including website content development and social media

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Cooperatively managed logistics for several international conferences, including the Foundation Leadership Forum, an annual conference convening over 300 university foundation board members and executives, and the Workshop for Board Professionals, an annual educational workshop for over 250 higher education professionals- Independently developed a system for organizing multiple logistical deadlines across departments for the Foundation Leadership Forum, as well as an event contact management system using Excel and a CRM database- Developed and managed webinars using GoToWebinar and independently authored a webinar training manual- Designed, edited, deployed, and analyzed surveys using Survey Monkey, HTML, and Excel- Expanded research and programs departments’ social media presence across Twitter, LinkedIn, and Ning

Washington, Dc

- Delivered over 60 customized research projects for clients in the higher education, public education, healthcare, manufacturing, and finance industries through collaborative and independent efforts- Utilized primary and secondary research combined with qualitative and quantitative analysis to write market research, benchmarking, and literature review reports while working under tight deadlines with minimal guidance- Designed, administered, and analyzed surveys using SurveyGizmo and Excel- Independently managed the company wiki, an online research and administrative resource used by the research staff

Washington, Dc

- Independently prepared multiple creative projects that were presented directly to the executive management team- Performed user testing on initial versions of website and reported bugs using JIRA- Organized the logistics of the company’s annual board meeting - Researched and prepared report detailing funding, development, and executive background information for over 100 startup tech companies for CEO

Washington, Dc

- Assisted with budget management for USAID, DFID, and NED grant funding using Microsoft Excel- Planned and organized travel and accommodation arrangements for senior staff members- Drafted quarterly reports for democratization programs in Angola and Zimbabwe- Translated legal, journalistic, and financial documents from Portuguese to English

Washington, Dc

-Prepared materials and made arrangements for a number of meetings and events with high-ranking public officials-Produced a semi-weekly executive news briefing concerning sub-Saharan African politics compiled from a variety of online news sources while adhering to a fixed deadline-Backstopped leadership training workshops in the DRC and Burundi-Translated French news briefs from Burundi and conflict resolution workshop documents from the DRC into English-Helped facilitate and write summaries of events hosted by the Africa Program at the WWICS

San Francisco, Ca

-Researched the oil industry and energy policy through various forms of print and online media-Produced several fact sheets for wide public distribution using Adobe CS while working under strict deadlines-Organized and facilitated a training workshop for other interns-Improved the organization’s website through the addition of a diverse assortment of digital media

B.A., History And Politics

Bilingual International Baccalaurate, French