Alan Elliott
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Japanese Limited working proficiency
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Tawana Jacobs, APR
Alan was an extraordinary intern. He took on all assignments with great enthusiasm and completed them on time. He was a great student of communications during his time with the team, and he dramatically improved his skills before departing. Alan showed great initiative and easily worked with staff on other project teams to complete assignments. I'd highly recommend him for any position.
Guru Naik
Alan did a Program Internship for 3 months with us in Sri Lanka. He was tasked to identify and write success stories from the development activities that are being implemented by us in the field. He did a fantastic job of this assignment. He went around the entire country, spent all his time in interior areas, interacted very nicely with field staff, visited houses of successful cases and wrote them up quite nicely. He even picked up bits of local language (sinhala and tamil) to interact in the field. He became extremely popular among our field staff very quickly. The success stories he has written are proving to be a treasure for us, which will be used for our publications and communications. Overall we are extremely pleased with his contribution, personality, attitude and skills.
Tawana Jacobs, APR
Alan was an extraordinary intern. He took on all assignments with great enthusiasm and completed them on time. He was a great student of communications during his time with the team, and he dramatically improved his skills before departing. Alan showed great initiative and easily worked with staff on other project teams to complete assignments. I'd highly recommend him for any position.
Guru Naik
Alan did a Program Internship for 3 months with us in Sri Lanka. He was tasked to identify and write success stories from the development activities that are being implemented by us in the field. He did a fantastic job of this assignment. He went around the entire country, spent all his time in interior areas, interacted very nicely with field staff, visited houses of successful cases and wrote them up quite nicely. He even picked up bits of local language (sinhala and tamil) to interact in the field. He became extremely popular among our field staff very quickly. The success stories he has written are proving to be a treasure for us, which will be used for our publications and communications. Overall we are extremely pleased with his contribution, personality, attitude and skills.
Tawana Jacobs, APR
Alan was an extraordinary intern. He took on all assignments with great enthusiasm and completed them on time. He was a great student of communications during his time with the team, and he dramatically improved his skills before departing. Alan showed great initiative and easily worked with staff on other project teams to complete assignments. I'd highly recommend him for any position.
Guru Naik
Alan did a Program Internship for 3 months with us in Sri Lanka. He was tasked to identify and write success stories from the development activities that are being implemented by us in the field. He did a fantastic job of this assignment. He went around the entire country, spent all his time in interior areas, interacted very nicely with field staff, visited houses of successful cases and wrote them up quite nicely. He even picked up bits of local language (sinhala and tamil) to interact in the field. He became extremely popular among our field staff very quickly. The success stories he has written are proving to be a treasure for us, which will be used for our publications and communications. Overall we are extremely pleased with his contribution, personality, attitude and skills.
Tawana Jacobs, APR
Alan was an extraordinary intern. He took on all assignments with great enthusiasm and completed them on time. He was a great student of communications during his time with the team, and he dramatically improved his skills before departing. Alan showed great initiative and easily worked with staff on other project teams to complete assignments. I'd highly recommend him for any position.
Guru Naik
Alan did a Program Internship for 3 months with us in Sri Lanka. He was tasked to identify and write success stories from the development activities that are being implemented by us in the field. He did a fantastic job of this assignment. He went around the entire country, spent all his time in interior areas, interacted very nicely with field staff, visited houses of successful cases and wrote them up quite nicely. He even picked up bits of local language (sinhala and tamil) to interact in the field. He became extremely popular among our field staff very quickly. The success stories he has written are proving to be a treasure for us, which will be used for our publications and communications. Overall we are extremely pleased with his contribution, personality, attitude and skills.
Experience
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Opinion Dynamics
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Sep 2021 - Present
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Associate Director
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Jul 2020 - Sep 2021
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Principal Consultant
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Jan 2016 - Jul 2020
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Senior Consultant
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Jun 2014 - Jan 2016
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Consultant
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Jul 2012 - Jun 2014
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evalû
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International Trade and Development
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Assistant Evaluation Specialist
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Jan 2012 - Jun 2012
Provided critiques of evaluation designs for survey and focus group based impact analyses of NGO projects in eight countries. Provided critiques of evaluation designs for survey and focus group based impact analyses of NGO projects in eight countries.
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Ballast Point Brewing Company
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Independent Consultant
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Jan 2012 - May 2012
Performed a thorough analysis of the company's operations, developing actionable recommendations for improving operational efficiency during a period of rapid expansion, enabling the company to double annual sales. Created an Excel-based production scheduling calculator, reducing the production planning process from 18 hours per month to 3-5 hours per month. Performed a thorough analysis of the company's operations, developing actionable recommendations for improving operational efficiency during a period of rapid expansion, enabling the company to double annual sales. Created an Excel-based production scheduling calculator, reducing the production planning process from 18 hours per month to 3-5 hours per month.
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ChildFund International
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Qualitative Researcher
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Jun 2011 - Sep 2011
Conducted a qualitative project evaluation throughout Sri Lanka, completing nearly 100 interviews and providing over 60 written reviews of ChildFund’s programs that solved a strategic problem of effectively presenting successes to child sponsors and other donors. Developed a comprehensive case study and reflective critique of ChildFund Sri Lanka’s approach to child poverty, presenting findings to management and contributing a critical piece of the Country and Area Strategic Plans for the next project cycle.
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Essential Partners
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United States
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Assistant
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Oct 2009 - Sep 2010
Identified key funders for a multi-site inter-religious dialog project in India, helping to develop a solid letter of inquiry and project proposal. Assisted in developing a brand for the proposed San Diego branch, researching and proposing viable options in the biotechnology sphere. Identified key funders for a multi-site inter-religious dialog project in India, helping to develop a solid letter of inquiry and project proposal. Assisted in developing a brand for the proposed San Diego branch, researching and proposing viable options in the biotechnology sphere.
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InterAction
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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100 - 200 Employee
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Communications Policy Assistant
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Mar 2009 - Jun 2009
Drafted editorial memos and pitch letters to the media. Assisted in developing and launching IA's social media grassroots networking initiative. Participated in branding sessions, providing fresh insight regarding the creative direction of IA’s new logo Drafted editorial memos and pitch letters to the media. Assisted in developing and launching IA's social media grassroots networking initiative. Participated in branding sessions, providing fresh insight regarding the creative direction of IA’s new logo
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Education
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UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)
Master of Arts - MA, International Affairs and Business Management -
2007 - 2010
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Comparative Politics and Cultural Anthropology
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