Research Analyst
Resume:
BENJAMIN RUDOLF
Prospective US Employment Authorization Card holder
Nationality: Swiss / French
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2019 – Oct. 2020 Research Associate Office of the Defense Attaché, Embassy of Switzerland in the USA
• Analyst role: researching and reporting on US security and defense matters
• Liaising with DoD, federal and international partners
• Attending open and closed door briefings / conferences on political, diplomatic, defense and security topics
• Promoting bilateral military relations, achieving for example the signing of a MoU between the Swiss VBS and US DoD pertaining to bilateral cooperation in the field of military education and training
• Acting as the Defense Attaché’s deputy
Sep. 2018 – May 2019 Academic Associate (Intern) Office of the Defense Attaché, Embassy of Switzerland in the USA
• Supported the planning and execution of official delegation visits and largescale events which resulted in successful cultural exchanges between the Swiss and US Armed Forces
• Performed daily administrative responsibilities such as the processing of Swiss visit authorizations to the US
• Supplemented the office’s report-writing output with OSINT research June – August 2018 Research Assistant (Intern) Think Tank The Henry Jackson Society, London, UK
• Conducted research on Russian and Eurasian security policy
• Co-authored daily newsletter briefs for members of parliament and the organization’s member base
• Helped organize and manage internal seminars and external parliamentary events Jan. – April 2016
(part-time)
Administrative Intern Poplaw Legal Aid Clinic, London, UK
• Managed the clinic’s digital database and archiving
• Communicated with clients as their first point of contact
• Drafted legal documents and correspondence
EDUCATION
2014 - 2018 Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Queen Mary University of London, UK Academic specialization in Public International & European Law 2016 - 2017 Superior Certificate in French and European Law Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, FR 2011 - 2013 British Baccalaureate (A-Levels) Cranleigh School, Surrey, UK LANGUAGES & COMPUTER SKILLS
FRENCH Native fluency
ENGLISH Native fluency
GERMAN Professional written and spoken fluency
RUSSIAN Native fluency
COMPUTER SKILLS MS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint); Lexis Nexis ; Westlaw ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
July 2013 - Present Militia Officer of the Swiss Armed Forces First-Lieutenant, infantry scout sniper platoon leader
• Planned, coordinated and executed a four week training program for 150 subordinates as the unit’s Readiness Officer
• Served multiple one month-long “repetition course” periods as an officer in charge of 30 subordinates
• Trained and qualified as an infantry scout sniper officer April – June 2016
(part-time)
Pro Bono legal volunteering Partnership with law firm Clifford Chance
• Processed telephone and electronic legal advice requests
• Conducted case-specific legal research
PUBLICATIONS
Co-authored chapter in a hardcover publication about Swiss Defense Diplomacy: IB V / A STAB / VBS, Der schweizerische Verteidigungsattaché am Puls der Weltmacht USA, Im Einsatz für Sicherheit und Frieden
(2019): 307-320, with Peter Wanner
Apt#640, 2400 16th St. N.W.
20009 Washington D.C.
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