Robert C. Rasmussen

Phone: 315-***-****

rcrasmus@syr.edu3 Payson Road

Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520

Education

MA Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Syracuse University May 2012

International Relations

Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies

Advisor: Nell Bartkowiak

Cumulative GPA: 3.55

BA SUNY College at Geneseo May 2010

International Relations & Geography

Minored in Asian Studies

Advisor: Jeremy B. Grace

Cumulative GPA: 3.39

Honors and Awards

Dr. Edward Janosik Leadership Service Award 2010

This award is given by the SUNY Geneseo Department of Political Science & International

Relations to the four top leaders from the Political Science & International Relations

programs. This award was granted in recognition of service as President and Vice President

of the International Relations Club from 2008-2010.

U.S. Military Academy Black & Gold Volunteer Service Award 2009

This award was given by West Point s Army Community Services Directorate in recognition

of service rendered as Acting Scoutmaster for Troop 23 (West Point) at summer camp.

Sigma Iota Rho 2009

International Relations Honor Society.

Gamma Theta Upsilon 2009

Geography Honor Society.

Verbal Commendation (Third Place), Five Colleges Model UN Conference I 2008

Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Africa Command; 2013 Joint U.S./Russia Crisis Cabinet.

Research Experience

Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University Institute for National

Strategic Studies, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, DC. September-December 2011

Human Terrain Teams/System, sociocultural intelligence

Conference and Lecture Support (Registration, Notetaking, Drafting Executive Summaries).

International Conference on Building Civil-Military Security Capacity

Lecture on Leader-Centric Counterinsurgency Theory by Dr. Mark Moyar.

PRT Agricultural Advisors Lessons Learned Seminar, U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Military Academy Network Science Center, West Point, NY May-September 2011Research Intern, Advisors: Colonel John Graham, PhD, USA; Dan Evans, MBA; Major

Christopher Eastburg, USA; and Major Benjamin Thirey, USA.

Comparative Network Analysis of Capital Market Structures

Assisted with Preparations for Research Trip to Qatar (Conducted by Colonel John Graham).

Social and Geospatial Network Analysis of Key Actors in the Qatari Economy

Co-Authored Conference Paper:

Ness, Marielle, Francis Nimick and Robert Rasmussen, The Insider Threat- a Network

Analysis, Submitted to: Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Systems

Science, 4-7 January 2012.

Analysis of Insurgent Networks between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Developing dataset for a KNN test developing a metric differentiating frontier market

economies from emerging market economies.

Open Source Intelligence Analysis

Global Black Spots/Mapping Global Insecurity, Moynihan Institute of Global

Affairs/Institute for National Security & Counterterrorism, Maxwell School of Citizenship

& Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 2010 to 2011

Position

Mapping insecurity in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas- supporting a project run

by District Police Officer Umar Riaz (Police Service of Pakistan and MPA student at

Syracuse University).

Analysis Team 4- Open Source Analysis and Coding of Insecurity and Local Attributes of

Southern Somalia.

Open Source Intelligence Analysis

Teaching Experience

Wilderness Survival Merit Badge, Boy Scout Troop 23, Lake Frederick, U.S. Military

Academy (August 2010

).

Scout Skills Director, Camp Keowa, Ten Mile River Scout Reservation, Narrowsburg, NY

(June-August 2010

).Camping Merit Badge (1 Section)

Orienteering Merit Badge (2 Sections)

Signaling Merit Badge (1 Section)

Wilderness Survival Merit Badge (1 Section)(Included overnight survival shelter

construction and campout).

Totin Chit (Knife, Axe, and Saw, Use and Safety- for 11-12 year olds)

Introduction to Leave No Trace (1 Hour Course)

Qualified to Teach: Backpacking Merit Badge, Cooking Merit Badge, First Aid Merit Badge,

Hiking Merit Badge, Principles of Leave No Trace (3 Hour Course), Paul Bunyan Woodsman

Award (Advanced Wood Tools Use).

Publications

Professional Training

New York Guard

Initial Entry Training (23 July 2011).

Federal Emergency Management Agency: ICS 200.b- Single Resources & Initial Action

Incidents (4 July 2011).

Federal Emergency Management Agency: ICS 100.b- Introduction to the Incident Command

System (18 June 2011).

Responding to Emergencies, American Red Cross, 9 July 2010.

Epinephrine Autoinjector Training, American Red Cross, 9 July 2010.

Lifeguarding/First Aid, American Red Cross, 13 May 2010.

Outdoor Skills Director Course

Boy Scouts of America

Description: This course is required as a qualification in order to lead an Outdoor

Skills program at any Boy Scout camp. I received the following qualifications, which

expire in 2014.

Outdoor Skills Director (18 June 2010).

Leave No Trace Trainer (18 June 2010).

Relevant Coursework

Undergraduate:

Arabic 101: Elementary Arabic I

Arabic 102: Elementary Arabic II

Arabic 201: Intermediate Arabic I

Arabic 202: Intermediate Arabic II

Arabic 399: Directed Study- Readings in Arabic

Geography 261: Geography of the United States

Geography 291: Cartography

Geography 295: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Geography 365: Geography of Islam

Geography 371: Synoptic Climatology

Geography 374: Geographic Thought

Geography 375: Field (Research) Experience

Geography 376: Political Geography

Geography 378: Quantitative Research Methods for Geography (Geostatistics)

Geography 399: Senior Thesis- The Dragon Courts the Lion: Chinese Geostrategy

towards Africa.

History 292: The Modern Middle East (1800-Present)

Military Science 101: Military Science I

Political Science 220: (Politics of) Failed States

Political Science 246: U.S. Foreign Policy

Political Science 291: Politics of Genocide

Political Science 327: Terrorism & National Security

Political Science 345: Theories of International Relations

Graduate

Economics 601: Survey of Microeconomic Theory

Geography 600: Political Geographies of Violence

International Relations 705: Strategic Planning, Implementation, & Evaluation

International Relations 715: Global Internship- TBD (Fall 2011)

International Relations 715: Geopolitics of South Asia (Fall 2011)

International Relations 715: U.S. National Security & Defense Transformation (Fall

2011)

Political Science 783: Comparative Foreign Policy

Public Administration 704: International Security

Public Administration 721: Introduction to Statistics

Professional Service

Intern- Logistical Support

IEEE 1st International Workshop on Network Science, West Point, NY, 22-24 June 2011

.

Planning, Logistical Support, and Fundraising (Vice President, International Relations

Club)

The SUNY Geneseo Department of Political Science & International Relations, the Academic

Affairs Committee, and the International Relations Club Present: a Panel on Iraqi

Elections, Geneseo, NY, 15 October 2008.

Community Service

New York Guard, Rank/Grade: Private/E-2; MOS: 42X- Administrative Clerk; Unit: HQ, 12th

Regimental Training Institute; Duty Station: Camp Smith, Cortlandt Manor, NY; Time in

Service: 2 October 2010-Present.

Boy Scouts of America

Acting Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 23, Hudson Valley Council, West Point, NY, May-August

2011

.

Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Counselor (August 2011

).

Unit Commissioner, Onondaga District,

Longhouse Council, Syracuse, NY, March 2010-

Present

.

District Trainer, Onondaga District, Longhouse Council, Syracuse, NY, September 2010-

Present.

District Training Committee Member, Onondaga District, Longhouse Council, Syracuse, NY,

September 2010-May 2011

.

Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 23, Hudson Valley Council, West Point, NY, 2008-2010

.

Youth Member, 1995-2006 (Junior Assistant Scoutmaster, Senior Patrol Leader, Troop Guide,

Patrol Leader, Instructor, Den Chief, Troop Historian, Bugler).

Languages

English: Native Language

Arabic: Novice Listener, Novice Speaker, Novice Reading and Writing

Other

Secret Security Clearance (Interim), June 2011-Present.

Eagle Scout, Troop 26, Hiawatha Seaway Council, Fort Drum, NY, 16 November 2004.

U.S. Citizen (Natural Birth).

References

Colonel John Graham, PhD, USA

Associate Dean of Research, Academic Research Division

Director, Network Science Center

United States Military Academy

Thayer Hall Room 119

West Point, NY 10996

Phone: 845-***-****

Email: abotlv@r.postjobfree.com

Colonel Michael J. Meese, PhD, USA

Deputy Chief of Staff, International Security Assistance Force

Department Head, Department of Social Sciences (On Sabbatical)

United States Military Academy

Lincoln Hall Room 112

West Point, NY 10996

Jeremy B. Grace, MA

Lecturer of Political Science and International Relations Program Coordinator

Department of Political Science & International Relations

State University of New York College at Geneseo

Welles Hall

3F

1 College Circle

Geneseo, NY 14454

Phone: 585-***-****

Email: abotlv@r.postjobfree.com

Cadet William E. Slack, USA

Hoya Battalion, U.S. Army ROTC (Georgetown University)

MA International Peace & Conflict Resolution Candidate

American University School of International Service

21 Mill Drive

Mastic Beach, NY 11951

Phone: 631-***-****

Email: abotlv@r.postjobfree.com

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