Emerging Security Policy Professional

Nicholas Ruhling

*********@*****.*** 585-***-****

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Education

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (Washington, DC)

Master’s Degree in Security Policy Studies Aug 2023-Aug 2025

Relevant Coursework: International Security, Transnational Security, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency, Russia and International Security, Analysis of Military Operations, Fundamentals of Intelligence, Military Power & Effectiveness

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (Notre Dame, IN) Aug 2019-May 2023

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science GPA: 3.72

Bachelor of Arts in German

Minor Degree in European Studies

Relevant Coursework: U.S. Foreign Policy, European History, Intro to Calculus, Philosophy, Science and Strategy of Nuclear Warfare

Honors and Activities: Knights of Columbus, Notre Dame Chorale, Encore A Capella

Travel: Notre Dame International Security Center experiential learning trip to Sandia National Labs and Los Alamos, semester abroad at University of Heidelberg, Germany

Professional Experience

THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION (Washington, DC)

Center for National Defense Intern Aug 2023-Dec 2023

Assisting CND fellow in research and writing

Co-authored op-eds on Afghanistan, US budget, naval ships, and INDOPACOM

DEBARTOLO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (Notre Dame, IN)

Student Stagehand Sept 2019-May 2023

Perform operational tasks (lighting set up, equipment, etc.) to ensure efficient running of campus performing arts center

MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS Jun 2020-Jun 2023

Election Technician

Processed, counted, and filed ballots and ballot applications under supervisor to

maintain election operational integrity

Operated and maintained election machines to ensure elections efficiency and

Integrity

MONROE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (Rochester, NY) Dec 2020-Aug 2021

Email Clerk

Answered and delegated emails related to the COVID pandemic, both to

general public and Health Department officials

Certificates

NOTRE DAME INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CENTER (Notre Dame, IN) May 2023

Fellowship program focused on International Security

Included classes, trip to Los Alamos and Sandia, and talks by experts in field

WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY (Washington, DC) July 2021

Four-week intensive course on various aspects and skills of international diplomacy, taught by former ambassadors and diplomatic workers

Skills

Oral and written communication

oMicrosoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Conversational German reading, comprehension, and listening

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