LAWRENCE J. KAISER

citizenship: United States of America

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Adamstown, MD 21710 cell: 240-***-****

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

v Research & presentation skill sets with broad domestic & international experience v Intimate knowledge of issue-driven processes at the domestic & international levels v Extensive exposure to international business & legal environments v Detail-oriented & favorable results-driven work product in diverse domestic & foreign professional environments

SKILL SET SUMMARY

v Ability to work strategically and collaboratively in the pursuit and accomplishment of long-term goal/s v Rigorous critical thinking skills coupled with sound judgment & creative insight v Capacity to persevere in the accomplishment of long-term objectives, while effectively resolving day-to- day tasks

v Extensive conflict resolution & problem-solving skills v Independent worker with initiative

v Broad experience in data analysis & interpretation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (DOS) Summer, 2019

Foreign Service Promotion board, Public member

§ Served on the DoS Foreign Service (FS) Promotion Board “A” which reviewed FS professionals with political and public diplomacy skill codes (FS-01 Generalists) for promotion into the ranks of the Senior Foreign Service (SFS).

§ Selected as the sole voting “public member” on the SFS-V “A” Board, a 5-member body comprised of SFS professionals to assess and recommend to the Director-General those individuals for promotion into SFS.

§ Read, analyzed, and actively contributed to the debate and written analysis of an average of 40 classified personnel files daily as a basis for Board votes; clearance: Gen-Secret ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü Contributed to the U.S. national security interests through the recognition and recommended promotion of talented DoS Foreign service personnel. THE HEIGHTS SCHOOL, Potomac, MD 2002 - currently

10400 Seven Locks Rd, Potomac, MD 20854

Upper School Teacher

§ Led daily the instruction of 5 different subjects to an average of 90 students in the following subjects: Ethics, History, Moral Theology, Philosophy, & Physics.

§ Developed new and challenging course offerings and integrated a new subject into the curriculum.

§ Constructed, taught, and improved each of the 7 philosophy courses.

§ Led extended discussions of 60-member faculty on the creation of a college-level capstone course.

§ Volunteered extensive written analyses in support of curriculum re-accreditation processes. Kaiser, page 2 of 4

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü Constructed & taught 7 new courses.

ü First instructor in school’s history to lead philosophy department ü Selected as 1 of 3 instructors to teach capstone course. ü Led the school's Forensics team to compete in its only national tournament (Boston, '03) as a 1st year faculty coach.

ü Selected to serve on Faculty Retention & Comp. Cmte. ü Initiated & completed certification in "Independent School Management"

(Vanderbilt University).

College Counselor 2006-2013

§ Chosen to lead the effort to strengthen college counseling program and, thereby, re-position school's academic standing regionally and nationally.

§ Researched, re-constructed, and implemented a long-term strategy to produce a results-oriented college counseling program.

§ Guided successfully an average of 25 seniors (and parents) annually through a uniquely deadline- oriented process, while simultaneously preparing a similar number in the junior class.

§ Choreographed an average of 75 1-hr. meetings annually with clients, as well as followed-through on resulting action items.

§ Entrusted as sole agent to initiate and maintain results-oriented relationships with admissions staff through proactive contact & cyclic, on-campus visits.

§ Negotiated expectations and outcomes with multiple clients based upon data-driven analysis.

§ Charged by Headmaster to craft the confidential written assessment of each student to admissions boards on behalf of the school itself.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü Responsible for an average 8% increase each cycle in college acceptance rate, with a higher than 80% success rate for student placement in the college of their 1st choice. ü Saved the school $560,000 over my seven year tenure by serving simultaneously in roles of “College Counselor” and “Upper School Teacher”.

ü Initiated, developed, and maintained multi-party communications and negotiations in consistently variable and volatile settings.

ü Researched, mastered, introduced, and taught a counseling software program to the school community (student & parent), resulting (in the first 36 months) an overall 18% increase in admitted students, while lowering permanently staff workload by nearly 20%. MOUNT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY, Emmitsburg, MD 2009 - 2016 Adjunct Instructor (Frederick campus)

§ Taught, tutored, and assigned grades for three, different foundational philosophy courses (100-300 level) to 75 adult students each semester.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü A 12% average pass-rate increase (“B” or higher) relative to previous instructor, along with a concomitant 4% average increase each semester of students who enroll in additional, non-required philosophy courses due to the generated interest in the subject. ü Student feedback rating average (approx. 400 students over six years): slightly under 4/5. Kaiser, page 3 of 4

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington, D.C. 2006-16; 2019-20 Adjunct Instructor

§ Metropolitan College: Taught, tutored, and assigned grades for courses in: “Critical Thinking” (each semester) to an average of 20 students; “Ethics” (’08 & ’11) to an average of 20 students; “Ethics: Special Topics” (’12) to average of 14 students.

§ School of Philosophy: Taught, tutored, and assigned grades for 300-level "General ethics" course to over 60 students.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü student feedback rating average: >8/10 (approx. 900 students over ten years) ASSOCIAZIONE BANCARIA D’ITALIA 2000-2001

Language Consultant

§ Advised principals in both in/formal settings with use of complex business English language syntax, as well as the interpretation of English language banking regulations issued by the European Union in preparation for Euro currency introduction in the Republic of Italy. THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE, Washington, D.C. 1994 – 1998 Communications Manager

§ Coordinated and presided over a weekly 12-15 member team of legal-political principals to draft an industry-wide legislative and regulatory update for client-member CEO’s.

§ Regularly drafted speaking remarks on behalf of Institute's president and senior staff.

§ Researched, edited, and guided the publication of a widely-read document on U.S. annual production details in the context of global markets.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü Provided a reliable and effective set of hard/soft skills to a diverse set of clients in consistently time- constrained and challenging circumstances.

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION, Washington, D.C. 1993 - 1994 Legislative Assistant

§ Analyzed & tracked relevant legislation in 9 state legislatures.

§ Coordinated daily a series of multi-state teams variously composed of legislators, contract-lobbyists, and client-members on pertinent communications, logistics, and PR-legislative strategies. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü Created and imposed a new protocol of communication & system of accountability with lobbyists, principals, and client-members resulting in the performance improvements of both lobbyists (over 100% in the 1st six months; just under 150% over the course of my tenure at the organization). ü Identified by leadership as a strong team member whose contributions led to the lowest passage rate of non-favorable legislation in the preceding 5 years among ILA’s 20-member state affairs team. THE WHITE HOUSE 1991 - 1993

Staff Assistant

§ Catalogued, tracked, archived, and assigned the responsibility for the physical location of more than 18,000 pages annually of classified (SCI/TS-level) briefing documents throughout EOP/OVP.

§ Part of a team entrusted with the nightly physical assembly (and late, after-hours physical delivery) of classified daily intelligence, political, and economic briefing materials to the principal of EOP/OVP.

§ Drafted speaking remarks for senior staff on occasion.

§ Drafted specialized correspondence on behalf of OVP principal and senior staff on occasion. Kaiser, page 4 of 4

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ü Of the nearly 40,000 documents for which I was ultimately responsible during my 20-month tenure, not one of these was lost, misplaced, or compromised in any way. EDUCATION

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A.L.M., International Affairs (in progress)

Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, Italy Ph.D., Philosophy, 2017, summa cum laude

Ph.L., Philosophy, 2010, summa cum laude

Ph.B., Philosophy, 2000, magna cum laude

University of Paris, IV (The Sorbonne), Paris, France Certificate in “French/French Civilization”, Summer, 2001 Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

B.A., Political Science, The Honors College, 1991

Graduated, magna cum laude

COMPUTER SKILLS FOREIGN LANGUAGES

o MS - Word (Advanced)

o MS - PowerPoint/Excel (Proficient)

o iOS - Pages (Intermediate)

o Web: Personal site, blogging (Intermediate)

o Social: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

(Intermediate)

o Cloud computing: Google Drive, Dropbox

(Intermediate)

o Desktop publishing: Scribus

Modern

o Italian - fluent

o German - proficient

o French - reading

o Spanish – reading

o Arabic - beginner

Classic

o Latin

o Greek

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

§ Santa Fe Institute on Complexity

Personal interest coursework on-line on a variety of topics including: intelligence collection, prediction models, data aggregation and analysis (written & visual)

§ Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts Public Leadership Credential – 2 (of 6) courses completed to date

§ Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Fellow, Peabody College (Independent School Management), Summer 2009

§ Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Institute on College Admissions, Summer 2007

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