Management Assistant

BRETT WARREN VANLANDINGHAM

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EXPERIENCE

Census of Marine Life International Secretariat

Washington, DC

Program Assistant

Jan 2009 - Present

Performed program management tasks as the coordinating

liaison between the funding organization, the Alfred P.

Sloan Foundation and the field projects of the 2,700

participant, 80 country research program.

Coordinated international travel and meeting logistics

for Steering Committee meetings, produced meeting

minutes, and followed up on action items post-meeting.

Coordinated monthly conference calls with the Executive

Committee to discuss pressing business.

Worked with external vendors to produce promotional

materials for the program and produce large scale

science symposiums internationally.

Worked with publishers and scientists on the

publication of two books: Life in the World's Oceans:

Diversity Distribution and Understanding and

Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean

Life Count.

Assisted the Outreach team in the production of news

releases and accompanying videos in collaboration with

National Geographic. (Example video)

Maintained an online database of 5,000 scientific

papers, 2,700 participants, and upcoming events.

Successfully authored $900k Secretariat renewal

proposal and budget to Sloan Foundation.

Coordinated social networking outlets (Facebook,

YouTube, etc.) and raised traffic on sites by 50%

Represented Census of Marine Life at industry meetings

and conferences throughout the US. (e.g. AGU, Ocean

Sciences, etc).

Michael D. Baker Consultants

Research Triangle Park, NC

Intern

Sept 2008 - Dec 2008

Led a project for the US EPA to determine the current

usage of CUPPS, asset management software developed for

small waste-water utilities.

Performed Internet research to populate a database of

small wastewater utilities in the US.

Contacted wastewater utility managers to asses their

asset management needs.

Produced quarterly deliverables on progress to the EPA

wastewater management office.

U.S. EPA Office of R&D

Research Triangle Park, NC Student Research Assistant

Feb 2008 - Sept 2008

Performed scientific assays to assess the effects of

chlorine on the respiratory system.

Maintained and analyzed scientific data using Excel and

MatLab for reports to government officials and for

publication in scientific journals.

Researched technical journals for background data and

information applicable to the current study.

July 2007 - Feb 2008 T N & Associates, Inc.

Raleigh, NC

Engineering Intern

Analyzed and validated data from analytical labs in

support of ground water remediation projects.

Drafted submittal reports to the US Navy and Army Core

of Engineers analyzing progress to completion on

various projects.

EDUCATION

May 2008 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

B.S., Chemistry

SKILLS

Proficient in HTML

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Experienced with Visual Basic coding in Excel

Experienced with Adobe Photoshop

Intermediate French language skills

REFERENCES

Academic and/or Professional references available upon

request

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