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Blair Stanchak
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Strategic communications professional with experience supervising teams and producing in-depth analysis on variety of international security topics integrating both qualitative and quantitative data. Dual citizen of U.S. and Canada.
Overview
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1
Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Department of State
Washington DC
01.2019 - Current
- Clearance: TS/SCI, polygraph eligible
- Expertise in planning and creating strategic communications, including methods for measuring impact and adapting efforts to differing audiences and platforms.
- Create and deliver presentations on variety of topics several times annually to groups of wide-ranging size and seniority, receiving consistently strong feedback and regularly receiving follow-up requests from audience members to discuss questions in greater detail.
- Integrate qualitative and quantitative analysis, including using Excel tools and Tableau, to produce reports and recommendations.
Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington DC
01.2007 - 01.2018
- Clearance: TS/SCI with full scope polygraph
- Managed teams as first-line supervisor, responsible for ensuring employees met performance expectations, reviewed employees’ work, provided feedback, and advocated for pay raises, growth opportunities, and promotions. Worked with under-performing employees to improve performance and document issues with larger organization. Managed multiple team members from varied cultural, linguistic, and national backgrounds.
- Oversaw the collection and analysis of open sources by foreign national staff and contractors throughout the United States and abroad. Managed contract budgets to ensure appropriate spend rates and value to organization.
- Collected and analyze publicly available information in the foreign arena. Applied foreign language, area knowledge, and subject matter expertise to review and assess publicly available information, including radio, television, press, geospatial sources, internet sites, and specialized publications to deliver high-impact products to the US foreign affairs community. Developed plans that use effective tools and methodologies to research and collect open source information.
- Assessed how information spreads and how content exposure and engagement occurs across an information system, and how varied global audiences access, engage with, and respond to information content. Wrote reports synthesizing media environment behavior.
- Presented before audiences with global backgrounds, including those not fluent in English. Customized delivery to maximize effectiveness and clarity for diverse audiences.
Education
Masters - Security Studies
Georgetown University
01-2010
Bachelors - International Affairs
The George Washington University
01-2006
Skills
- Supervising and leading teams
- Data analysis integration
- Media and information environment analysis
- Public speaking
Certification
Leading with Big Data Analysis–Kellogg School of Business, 2021
Languages
French–fluent reading, conversational speaking
Timeline
Department of State
01.2019 - Current
Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
01.2007 - 01.2018
Bachelors - International Affairs
The George Washington University
Masters - Security Studies
Georgetown University