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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Stewarding the policy development process for the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) from the beginning to end by, among other things, drafting reports on complicated policy issues, supporting working groups by fostering discussions on oftentimes contentious topics, and helping to reach compromise and consensus, all in support of achieving a successful outcome.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

As a Grants Manager of the Department of Development:▪︎ Organized board meetings, supported determination of organizational goals & budget, and supported data reconciliation for Finance Dept.▪︎ Responsible for 50+ Government and Foundation accounts and relations:- Researched approximately 15 grant priorities and guidelines on a monthly basis- Collaborated with various departments to gather information and formulate requests- Drafted and submitted approximately 8-10 grants per month- Organized grant preparation, review, and on-site meetings with partner governments/foundations▪︎Utilized donor data management and report systems such as Audience View, TRG Arts Data Center, and SMU DataArts to generate Cultural Datal Profiles▪︎Supported the preparation of various Fundraising and Donor Engagement events▪︎Supported the preparation of various Board Meetings▪︎In close cooperation with Finance, supported data management as well as financial and data reconciliation

Seoul, South Korea

As part of the Department of International Cooperation Research at Korea’s leading public think tank on information & communications technology (ICT) policy under the Prime Minister's Office:• Managed Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Development projects o Partnered with the governments of Ethiopia and Serbia• Carried out in-depth research using various methodologies to outline country specific strategies and author ICT ODA Reports (co-published with the Ministry of Science and ICT)

Seoul, South Korea

As part of the Department of International Cooperation Research in Korea’s leading public think tank on information & communications technology (ICT) policy under the Prime Minister's Office:• Managed 2-3 Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Development projects per year o Partnered with the governments of Serbia, Moldova, Lao PDR and Cambodia o Resulted in 1) the increase of government project budgets by 100%, number of partnering countries by 125%, expansion of 1 region (Africa) in 5 years; 2) the development of mobile/fixed broadband policy in Serbia (’14-’17), adoption of National Program & Management Framework for Cybersecurity in Moldova (’15-’16)• Conducted the ROK-ASEAN Telecommunications Ministers' Meetings and Senior Officials' Meetings for 2 years o Partnered with the ASEAN Secretariat and 10+ countries, supervised a team of 20 delegates, negotiated agendas, communicated with the media, prepared speeches & reports o Resulted in the adoption of ROK-ASEAN cooperation strategy – Provision of Guidelines in the development of mobile applications on smart phones• Surveyed and analyzed 100+ domestic and international organizations to create a comprehensive road map for Korea's ICT Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects• Carried out in-depth research using various methodologies to outline country specific strategies and author 20 ICT ODA Reports (co-published with the Ministry of Science and ICT) in 5 years• Received the Minister of Science and ICT Award (By Minister Young Min Yoo)

Seoul, South Korea

As part of the Center for International Development (CID) at Korea’s leading public think tank on economic development policy under the Prime Minister's Office:• Managed 2 Economic Development projects per year o Partnered with the governments of Vietnam, Kuwait, Indonesia, and Brazil o This resulted in the increase of government project budgets by 900%, number of partnering countries by 150%, expansion of 2 regions (Africa & the Middle East) in 3 years• Worked alongside 10+ high-ranking government officials (Ministerial Level) o This includes the recommendation of agendas, preparation of numerous speeches, presentations and reports• Used reliable resources to compile and analyze data by using qualitative methodologies to create 10 publications contributing to CID and each partner country's socio-economic development• Received the Minister of Strategy and Finance Award (By Minister Jeung Hyun Yoon)

Seoul, South Korea

Development Cooperation Research Division at Korea’s leading public think tank on economic development policy under the Prime Minister's Office:• Managed 1 Economic Development project o Partnered with the government of Kazakhstan o This resulted in the authoring of “Korea's Heavy-Chemical Industrialization Promotion Policy” to support Kazakh Government's Industrial-Innovative Development Plan• Worked alongside high-ranking government officials (Ministerial Level) o This includes the recommendation of agendas, preparation of numerous speeches, presentations and reports• Used reliable resources to compile and analyze data by using qualitative methodologies

Seoul, South Korea

As part of the Korean Representation at PECC (Int’l Organization to promote APEC) in Korea’s leading public think tank on international economic policy under the Prime Minister's Office:• Conducted research for various projects within the interests of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)• Collaborated with the government, academia, media and businesses within APEC to accomplish objectives

Hong Kong Sar

• Responsible for supporting key accounts (major investment banks i.e. Goldman Sachs, Merril Lynch, JP Morgan, etc.) in the global sales team - communicated with 40+ clients a day in English, Korean, and Mandarin