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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, United States

- Write legislation for City Council and prepare packets of new legislation to be sent to members of Council and senior City officials- Improved logging of pending and passed legislation by creating Excel files to index file locations with the help of Microsoft PowerShell- Maintain website documents and calendar via Drupal and initiated the use of Dropbox and Seamless Docs to reduce paper waste- Research ordinances and charters passed by other municipal legislative bodies to improve City legislation- Led efforts to re-draw City's wards after the 2020 US Census, coordinating with outside consultants, City Council, and City Administration to create new districts- Identified a State of Ohio program that reimburses local government bodies for indigent cremation costs, eliminating all cost to the City- Created maps and web pages to highlight ongoing and upcoming City projects using QGIS, R, and R Shiny applications- Using the rvest package in R, scraped the Summit County Fiscal Office website to update data on parcels located within City limits- Created R Shiny application that assists City workers in the writing of purchase requisitions- Using QGIS converted meter locations from NAD83 to WGS84, harmonizing all locations into one geodetic datum- Create and track the department’s annual budget

Cuyahoga Falls, Oh

- Answer phone calls and emails, to collect and disseminate information about city services- Prepare meeting agendas and take notes for the service director and his deputy - As Secretary of the Tree Board, plan the annual Arbor Day celebration, develop a Tree Emergency Plan and coordinate working group meetings to win the Arbor Day Foundation’s Growth Award- Participate in Green Team working group with the goal of increasing the City’s recycle, reduce and reuse initiatives

Eastern Ohio

- Coordinated volunteers to knock on over 2000 doors and call over 2000 phone numbers in six rural counties: Carroll, Coshocton, Holmes, Jefferson, Knox, and Tuscarawas- Recruited and managed over 80 active volunteers as of Election Day 2018 through phoning and networking- Trained five volunteers to lead three staging locations for our get out the vote weekend, contributing to a 25 percent increase in Democratic turnout in my six assigned counties from the 2014 midterm

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

- Manually collected data from multiple sources to create cases for child support enforcement- Processed over 100 documents daily, assuring data accuracy- Created macros in Excel and Rumba, a terminal emulator, to clean data and streamline workflow

Summit County, Oh

- Recruited and managed 20 volunteers to organize door knocking and phone banking - Using Votebuilder and MiniVAN, targeted likely primary voters and tracked campaign engagement performance- Knocked on 2246 doors and called 1051 voters in six weeks across the 36th Ohio House District in Summit County- Used R software to target uncanvassed areas, earning 66 percent of May 2017 primary votes in the district

Tokmok, Kyrgyz Republic

- On my own initiative and in partnership with the United States Embassy in Bishkek, collected and purchased English language board games, books, and other resources for the University’s library with a value of over $800- Attended meetings organized to transition University’s credit system from the Kyrgyzstani standard to the American system, helping guide the process for a smooth process- Researched how to better student outcomes and institution success, using findings to advise the International University of Central Asia’s leadership to establish a freshman orientation course- Was selected to review five finalist applications for the Foreign Language Teacher Assistant Fulbright Fellowship, a program that brings foreign English teachers to American universities to teach their native language and study pedagogy- Developed students’ career planning, and resume and cover letter writing skills through individual mentoring and group teaching - On my own accord, wrote 24-page eBook to help future Fulbright participants acclimate and thrive in Kyrgyzstan - Using Wix, created and maintained a website and blog to journalize my experience and increase knowledge of Kyrgyzstan http://www.willbez.com/

- Lead biweekly Great Decisions meetings on current events in world affairs- Manage Council's social media pages on Facebook and Twitter- Update Council database via eTapestry and website through WordPress- Assist in the planning and implementation of lectures and events- Other administrative and report writing duties as needed

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

- Assisted Foreign Service Officers and their Uzbek staff in the writing of diplomatic notes and cables - Aided in the planning of a visit to the Embassy in Tashkent- Attended meetings with members of international organizations, such as the United Nations Development Programme- Led English discussion group and presented on American culture

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Complete day-to-day office tasks including data entry, event calendar maintenance and the filing of paperwork- Help organize academic conferences and Institute events- Write short biographies about faculty new to the Institute for a quarterly newsletter - Update the Institute’s event calendar weekly using WordPress

Greater Atlanta Area

- Organized personal information of suspects and persons of interest in Microsoft Excel- Participated in meetings between federal, state and local agencies to collaborate on terrorist threats and crime prevention - Audited equivalent of Safety Abroad for Families and Employees (SAFE) at the Centers for Disease Control University

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Uploaded information on critical assets into Constellation/Automated Critical Asset Management System (ACAMS)- Learned ways to harden targets and improve the security of a facility

Master Of Arts - Public Administration, Master Of Arts, Slavic And Eastern European Studies

Activities and Societies: Foreign Language Area Studies Fellow (Academic Year 2014-2015, 2015-2016), Ohio State Council of Graduate.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), International Studies: Security And Intelligence/Russian Language

Activities and Societies: Studied abroad in Moscow, Russia (2011), Russian Club Events/Media Chair (Academic Year 2011-2012), Studied.

Visual Analytics Certificate, Data Analytics

Introductory Statistics For Data Analytics Certificate, Data Analytics