XXX Carriage Hill Dr.
Athens, OH 54701740-274-xxxx
[email protected]
PAT DAN SAM
SUMMARY
Motivated, professional individual with three and a half years international development experience. Demonstrated competence in management, budgeting, proposal writing and educating target populations through a wide variety of media.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2003- June 2004
Paralegal and escrow officer for Jackson and Hardwick real estate law firm. Responsible for preparing legal documents, balancing accounts, and ensuring all parties receive appropriate compensation. Direct liaison between company and cliental.
October 2002- January 2003
Niger based consultant for Global 2000’s Guinea Worm eradication efforts. Assessed efficacy of existing program, recommended and implemented improvements. Extended program to include the previously hostile and inaccessible northern frontier. Increased cooperation with rural based government counterparts. Coordinated daily operations and finances during transmission season. Acted as liaison between Nigerien and American officials.
March 2002- June 2002
Volunteered for the Musée Nationale in Niamey, Niger, classifying animals at the National Zoo and assessing the feasibility of an online storefront for the Artisans’ Guild. Researched the creation of a website for the Musée Nationale and the Parc W Wildlife Reserve.
January 2000- March 2002
Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger, West Africa. Designed, implemented, and evaluated an extensive array of grassroots development projects emphasizing sustainability. Handled all aspects of budgeting and securing funds. Coordinated with local, regional, and national authorities to promote AIDS awareness, polio vaccinations, adult literacy, female education, erosion control, gardening, irrigation, and tree grafting.
August 1999-December 1999
Volunteered for the Departmento del Education in Puebla, Mexico. Taught English as a second language and physical education to children under twelve.
November 1997- August 1999
Employed by Wells Fargo as a vault teller. Responsible for balancing personal and business transactions, and auditing drawers. Routinely handled over $300,000 in cash. Trusted with opening and closing responsibilities.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Development Studies and Master of Arts inEconomics from the University of Ohio. Emphasis on quantitative aspects of development.Alumni of the University of Wisconsin La Crosse. Gaduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in History emphasizing World Religions. Minor in Anthropology focusing on Problems of Developing Nations. Graduated Cum Laude.
TRAINING
One hundred eighty hours of Spanish immersion at accredited Utatlan Spanish School in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, C.A.Three month intensive field training with Peace Corps. Focused on needs assessment, project design, management, and evaluation. Also included cross cultural sensitivity, sustainable development practices, and education of illiterate populations. Subsequent training included prioritizing needs, flip chart development, AIDS interventions, and improved agricultural techniques.SHAZAM,
Eviews & SAS.
LANGUAGES
English: Native speaker
French: Excellent spoken and written
Hausa: Excellent spoken and average written
Spanish Average spoken and average written
Zarma: Average spoken and average written
Arabic: Beginner spoken and beginner written (Currently Studying)
Sudanese: Beginner spoken and beginner written (Currently Studying)
INTERESTS
Active with Athens Democratic Party and Vote Mob in the 2004 election. Active with Athens Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace Crops Recruiting Office.Was and remain highly politically active. Former public spokesperson forLivable Neighborhoods, a La Crosse based organization committed to preserving wetlands and preventing the construction of unnecessary roads. Regularly appeared on the local news and in public debates. Engineered local political campaign. Wrote several successful grant proposals.President of Lacrosse Greens, and History Club, co-founder of the Environmental Club. Campaigned for student body president.