Senior Manager Operations

Alexander Anton

630-***-**** ***************@*****.***

/alexanderanton Arlington, VA 22204

EXPERIENCE

Policy Research and Data Consultant Washington, D.C. (Remote) July 2024 – Present Independent Contractor, Federal Tax and Trade Policy

• Wrote in-depth legislative histories and literature reviews, synthesizing sources to equip policy experts with strong foundations for publishing rigorous academic research

• Sourced, organized, and integrated complex datasets to feed into advanced statistical models, providing a solid basis for research and analysis grounded in factual evidence

• Created data visualizations illustrating the historical evolution of federal tax and trade issues, making complex concepts more accessible to general policy audiences and the public Stand Together Chamber of Commerce Arlington, VA 22201 May 2022 – June 2024 Initiative Operations Manager

• Project management to stand up new program (multi-organizational) with goals of completing vision development process, establishing team and responsibilities, resource allocation, and scope

• Led a multi-city event tour, coordinating a coalition of 16+ organizations across five states to bring community leaders and local officials together for public safety discussions to bridge community divides

• Developed innovative tools and processes to strengthen budgeting and strategic planning, including analysis of outputs and translating to outcomes resulting in more optimized business decision-making Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) Virtual Office July 2021 – January 2022 Senior Manager, Operations

• Building out processes and standard operating procedures for a startup nonprofit, including administration of Google Workspaces, formulation of strategy around organizational structure, and early talent planning Mercatus Center at George Mason University Arlington, VA 22201 April 2015 – July 2021 Senior Manager, Policy Research Operations (since October 2018)

• Oversaw a $650,000 departmental budget through management of all planning activities, forecasting, and by allocating funds across 10 programs, calculating tradeoffs throughout the year

• Led interdepartmental strategic planning process for 10 research programs to ensure goals are organized, measured, and communicated to donors, board of directors, and key stakeholders

• Supervised one full-time associate and two summer interns, focusing on professional development, skill building, mentorship, and connecting responsibilities to organizational mission and vision

• Managed end-to-end process for COVID-19 research series, resulting in publication of 47+ policy briefs and working papers, promoting effective public policy during initial crisis

• Led department trainings and communicated with contractors to improve proprietary application used to track research publications through the organization’s review and production process EDUCATION

• George Mason University Arlington, VA 22201 – Master of Public Administration (Graduated May 2018)

• University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242 – Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (Graduated May 2014) TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM PROFICIENCY

Smartsheet JIRA Trello Google Workspace (Admin) Airtable Salesforce Zapier PowerBI Docusign CLM

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