Management Development

M ARDANN E. OLSEN

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Strong corporate-level, strategic communications and international consulting experience in the U.S. Government (USG), energy,

defense, and aerospace industries with:

Superior communication, time management, team-building, and presentation skills deployed at all levels of management,

including C-level executives and top-level U.S. and foreign government officials and personnel

Experience providing programmatic and strategic communications support to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)

Proven ability to establish relationships with C-level, client executives and industrial corporate energy managers, advancing a

culture of energy efficiency and management within industry

Experience providing direct business development support to company CEOs, prospecting opportunities, and promoting

company service offerings with potential clients

Demonstrated strength in implementing communications strategies and tactics necessary for increasing revenues, accelerating

business/organizational growth, and enhancing the quality of service offerings

Experience providing logistical support for international conferences, workshops, seminars, training, and other activities

for U.S. and foreign government officials, scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders

Proven ability to liaise between technical and non-technical staff to gather requirements and deliver client-focused products

and services

Fellowship Recipient; Master of Public & International Affairs (MPIA)

PROFESSIONAL SKILL SET

Strategic Communications / Marketing

Responsible for the planning, execution, and success of communications strategies and programs to help achieve

company and client operating objectives

Directed several client marketing and sponsorship initiatives, securing over 75% of sponsorship from Fort une 500

companies, such as Chevron and General Electric

Developed/edited external communications including client press releases, marketing materials, and publications

Co-authored major conference papers and case studies for publication with industrial sta keholders, including Nissan North

America, Inc. and FujiFilm Hunt Chemicals

Business Development

Developed highly successful, collaborative relationships with elements of the United States Intelligence Community (IC),

the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. DOE, DOE National Laboratories, and business partners

Successfully led several Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) efforts, drafting responses to government

solicitations, assembling teams and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and tailoring resumes

Awards include: USTDA-sponsored Indonesia Geothermal Power Development Training Program and the USTDA

India Solar Power Development Reverse Trade Mission

Project Management

Coordinated and managed 12 DOE energy-efficiency Webinars, providing industry with the opportunity to build

partnerships and to communicate energy-management best practices

Managed the concept, design, functionality, implementation, and deployment of a client Web site that provided technology

and process options to industry to assist with the implementation of energy efficiency projects

Provided in-country support for the training of Indonesian government officials and stakeholders on the development of

the country’s geothermal energy resources, power generation projects, and tendering processes

Responsible for the training and supervision of analysts and the oversight of lang uage-based research efforts

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Market Research Analysis – Portfolio Development

Developed high profile, open-source Internet targeting methodology that resulted in the identification of critical target

information and was briefed to top USG officials and various members of the Intelligence Community (IC)

Served as lead open-source research analyst for a USG customer, providing critical analysis and time-sensitive research

products on various technologies/markets of interest to clients, and effectively interpreting data from a multitude of

sources (media outlets, the internet, databases, gray literature etc.)

Expanded corporate area knowledge base, with a focus on the political, economic, and cultural influences that shape the

interactions between a country and its military-industrial complex

Responsible for developing the Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Integrated Systems sector’s daily Business Intelligence

newsletter sent to C-level executives

Provided Advisory and Assistance Services support to the Defens e Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Nuclear Technologies

Directorate, Effects Division

Experience as a Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) Consultant, utilizing Websense ™ Business Integration Tool to

enhance business performance/productivity.

Event / Program Coordination

Facilitated multi-city trip itineraries for USG-sponsored foreign delegations visiting the United States, paying particular

attention to the cultural and religious beliefs of each, and accompanying the delegations to various U.S. domestic locations

Assisted with the planning and execution of the USTDA-sponsored Indonesia Geothermal Power Development

Training Program

Coordinated meetings, meals, housing, travel and leisure activities for the delegations

Worked with delegations from the Republic of Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Hashemite Kingdom of

Jordan, the Republic of Yemen, and the Republic of Kenya

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HCR ManorCare, Director of Admissions January – May 2013

American Scholar Group, Director of Global Outreach/Corporate Communications January – December 2012

BCS, Inc., Strategic Support Analyst / Project Management Consultant March 2009 – March 2011

Northrop Grumman Corporation, Intelligence Analyst /Strategic Market Research Analyst May 2004 – August 2008

EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA April 2004

Graduate School of Public and International Affairs,

Master of Public & International Affairs, Security & Intelligence Studies/International Political Economy

Fellowship Recipient, the Matthew B. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies

Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV May 2002

Bachelor of Arts, International Studies

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