Background

I believe that the critical point for any altruistic endeavor lies where policy meets the people whom it is crafted to help. My career has put me on both sides of this interplay as an educator, analyst, and administrator for sustainable development on a global scale, where I've developed solutions rooted in holistic analysis, as well as cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural applications. My boundless enthusiasm for the natural and human diversity of our planet and strong interpersonal communication skills enable me to overcome cultural, linguistic, and social barriers to deliver complex projects in rapidly changing environments. As a snapshot of my career to-date, here are a few select accomplishments: • Coordinated 2+ year federally funded program for education and rural development in former Soviet republic • Planned and implemented university funded research into effect of tourism on threatened natural area • Formed hundreds of partnerships transcending linguistic and cultural barriers to accomplish community-driven goals

Job experience

• November 2019 - January 2020
  Combination Driver
  United Parcel Service
  

  Laurel, MD, USA

  - Operated package vehicle to complete deliveries to/pickups from hundreds of residential and commercial addresses daily
  - Coordinated with customers, management, and colleagues to ensure timely logistics service across Montgomery County, MD
  

• May 2019 - September 2019
  English Teacher
  EF International
  

  Washington D.C., DC, USA

  Prepared and led hundreds of language-learning lectures and workshops for professional skills, exam preparation, discussion and debate, and cultural enrichment
  Mentored hundreds of individuals and groups representing over 40 countries, all ages and proficiency levels

• April 2018 - September 2018
  Translation & Language Consultant
  AgroTerra LLC
  

  Moscow, Russia (Worked Remotely)

  - Provided on-demand remote translation and language consultancy services to leading Russian agribusiness looking to expand onto global market.
  - Took part in design and localization of trade documents and promotional materials for the benefit of English-speaking potential business partners and investors
  

• October 2016 - January 2018
  Graduate Research Assistant (Multiple Positions)
  University of Michigan School for Environment & Sustainability
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

  - Provided translation and remote logistical support for Michigan faculty abroad implementing experimental rollout of smart electric meters jointly with leading energy utility of small nation
  - Performed systemic literature review mining data from over 1600 publications as part of faculty-led study into long-term effects of global transition to renewable energy sources

• February 2016 - July 2016
  Shipping & Receiving Clerk
  Underground Printing, Inc
  

  Ann Arbor, MI, USA
• April 2013 - July 2015
  Peace Corps Volunteer
  Peace Corps
  

  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

  - Built capacity of host-country counterpart to integrate modern methods and technology through team-teaching over 300 students and introducing improved curricula for K-12 school in underserved rural community
  - Organized & conducted 10 professional development trainings for 200 local educators
  - Secured grant to improve English resource center by providing up-to-date textbooks, audio resources, and conducting methodology trainings for 50 local teachers
  - Increased accessibility of regional historical museum to visitors by translating 500 exhibit texts into English and winning U.S. embassy grant support to preserve cultural heritage by enclosing ancient archaeological site
  

Education

• University of Michigan
  Master of Science - Natural Resources & Environment / Environment & Sustainability
  

  2016 - 2019

  Designed novel study into impact of growing tourism industry on ecosystem and local community in ecologically unique region of Central Asia
  - Collected data through on-site interviews of more than 50 local stakeholders, experts, and residents (in four languages)
  - Employed mixed qualitative-quantitative analysis methods to extract and assess themes from data
  - Coursework including: International Environmental Policy, Politics of Natural Resources Decision-making, Environmental Economics, Science of Social Change, Conservation Ecology
  - Treasurer, Sustainability Without Borders China Bio-Sand Filter, Solid Waste Management Projects, 2016-18
  
• American Councils for International Education - Eurasian Regional Language Program
  Certificate Program
  

  2018 - 2018

  300 class-hour Persian language immersion program, Dushanbe, Tajikistan: August – December 2018
  
• State University of New York College at Geneseo
  Bachelor of Arts - International Relations / Russian & Eastern European Studies
  

  2007 - 2011

  Academic Honors: Magna Cum Laude
  Study Abroad:
  - Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, Russia), Russian Language Immersion Program, January - July 2010
  - Russian Civilization study abroad program, May – June 2008
  Co-founder and President: Geneseo Campus Slavic Club

• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL/TESL/TESOL)
  Oxford Seminars
  

  February 2012 - present