Sales Assistant

Qualifications

Political Analysis Teaching Skills Microsoft Office

Economic Analysis Research Design Data Entry

Project Assistance Qualitative Methods Word Processing

Education

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - Amherst, MA

M.A. in Political Science, 2009

Doctoral Candidate in Political Science

Comprehensive Examinations: International Relations, History of Political

Thought

Methods Requirement: Research Design, Qualitative Methodology

marlboro college - Marlboro, VT

B.A. in Political Science, 2003

Plan of Concentration: "The Decline of the Nation-State and the Possible

Rise of Alternative Political Associations"

Experience

Current - June 2010 Kevin Powell for Brooklyn, NY

Congress

Political Campaign Fellow

. Assisting and supporting campaign for U.S. House of Representatives in

the large and diverse 10th New York District.

. Door to door canvassing, and providing feedback from voters.

. Offering analysis of campaign events.

Current - April 2010 North Star Medical Group Pleasantville, NY

Clerk, Filer, Scanner

. Receptionist for busy medical office. Directing phone calls, checking

status of medical insurance, setting appointments, and answering all

questions.

. Filing medical records.

. Faxing and general administrative support.

June 2010 - Sept 2009 Shaarei Torah of Suffern, NY

Rockland

Teacher

. College level instructor for high school students

. Prepared lectures, essay assignments, and exams for American

Government and Macroeconomics.

. Led students successfully through their first research essay.

Jan 2010 - Sept 2009 Asnuntuck Community Enfield, CT

College

Adjunct Faculty

. College level instructor for Introduction to International Relations

. Prepared lectures, essay assignments, and exams.

. Helped student get accepted to Georgetown University to study

international relations.

Aug 2009 - June 1994 Truro Cemetery Truro, MA

Commission

Independent Contractor

. General cemetery upkeep, including lawn care, tree disposal, and stone

care.

. Worked independently and with family to establish a reputation for

reliability and honesty.

Jan 2009 - Jan 2006 University of Amherst, MA

Massachusetts

Teaching Associate, Teaching Assistant, Project Assistant

. As Teaching Associate was chosen as a graduate student by the faculty

to teach college level course on American Foreign Policy.

. As Teaching Assistant helped design exams and syllabus, led discussion

sections, lectured to class of 200 students in professor's absence,

and edited and graded all exams and essays for class on Urban

Government and Politics, World Politics, and American Political

Thought.

. As Project Assistant worked closely with faculty in researching

international environmental governance. Designed graphs, tables and

summaries based on internet research and database aggregators.

Aug 2008 - June 2008 UMASS Continuing & Professional Amherst, MA

Education

Online Instructor

. Online instructor for college level course on World Politics.

. Developed syllabus, overall course structure, and administered all

grades.

. Provided PowerPoint presentations, lecture notes, and led online

discussions.

June 2005 - Aug 2005 Pan American Health Washington, DC

Organization

Dissemination and Marketing Intern

. Assisted and supported marketing and dissemination unit chief with

customer and sales analysis, direct sales, and market research.

. Provided report to professional staff on the use of web blogs for

marketing and dissemination purposes.

. Compiled and organized sales data to map publication sales by country.

Compiled statistics regarding the electronic dissemination of PAHO

books and periodicals.

. Contacted various electronic aggregators to explore the inclusion of

PAHO materials in their databases.

. Identified local governmental agencies in the U.S. and Canada for

direct sales purposes, and wrote promotional pieces for PAHO

publications.

Jan 2005 - May Polity, the Journal of the NE Political Amherst, MA

2005 Science Association

Research Assistant

. With partial supervision sought relevant scholars for the purpose of

peer-review, researched and formulated databases on scholars and their

research topics, and was a liaison between both internal and external

constituencies.

. Assisted in digitizing academic journal. As part of a team was able

to transform academic journal with almost a year lag in time between

manuscript submission and publication. Was able to reduce total lag

time to less than two months.

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