David Ross
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Academic Background:
MAXWELL SCHOOL OF CITIZENSHIP AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
SYRACUSE, NY
Master of Public Administration
2010
- Certificate of Advanced Studies in Information Technology Policy and
Management
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
Bachelor of Arts Political Science
2008
- Consecutive Deans List: Four Years
- Graduate Cum Laude
- Dean's Scholarship Recipient
Relevant EXPERIENCE:
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, GROUP WORKSHOP, SYRACUSE, NY
Graduate Student Consultant (Summer 2010)
- Researched legislative transparency initiatives and strategies for
all 50 states
- Identified best practices of state legislatures developing online
transparency initiatives
- Produced case reports on the use of Application Programming
Interfaces and social media sites by States
- Served as team leader for technical research and issues on the
project
New York State Assembly, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY
Office of Assemblyman Joel Miller: Intern (January 2007-May
2007)
- Conducted small and large research reports as per the Assemblyman's
request
- Generated correspondence to constituents and public interest groups
- Processed mail, fielded phone calls, generated the Assemblyman's daily
schedule, and organized necessary materials for committee meetings and
floor proceedings for the Assemblyman
- Received the Superior Research Paper Award: Security threats and issue
analysis of Electronic Voting
Chris Fowler for State Assembly Campaign, Campaign Headquarters, N.
Syracuse, NY
Assistant to the Campaign Manager (Summer 2006-
September 2006)
- Provided research and analysis of legislation for candidate Fowler to
determine his position and support
- Organized literature drops and canvassing activities, as well as phone
banking, and mass mailings
- Promoted and managed the candidate's public image through public
outreach online and in the field
Educational Training:
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, SYRACUSE, NY
Graduate Student (January 2010-May 2010)
- Provided a telecommunications network profile and evaluation for the
Center for Strategic Management
- Conducted a community workshop for the South Side Community Coalition
on managing and advancing community activism in new media
- Produced a variety of research and analysis reports on multiple issues
(for example, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the HITECH
(SHARP) program)
- Learned how to produce effective memos for issue advocacy and inter-
office status updates on vital issues
- Created a comprehensive review and analysis of the federal Science and
Technology R&D budget from 2006-2010
Statistics and Quantitative Analysis, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Graduate Student (September 2009-May
2010)
- Applied proper statistical data analysis for policy and program
evaluation
- Developed a program evaluation design for the South Side Community
Coalition's networking academy
Competencies:
- MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE; SPSS, LINUX, WIRESHARK, VMWARE, AUTOCAD, NETWORK
INTERFACES, CSS, HTML, XML, AND DRUPAL; TYPING>95WPM