Ryan Olivett

Experience

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  Public Policy and International Affairs

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Junior Summer Insitute Fellow

  • Developed leadership and public speaking skills moderating guest speaker colloquiums• Presented to professors and fellows on the implications of China’s military expansion for U.S. security• Enhanced analytical skills through rigorous coursework in statistics, economics, international relations, and public policy

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  Independence Institute

  Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Future Leaders Intern Program

  • Established a media contact database for Institute outreach• Wrote opinion editorials for local newspapers on public policy issues in Colorado• Wrote press releases to communicate Institute positions on key issues• Met local policymakers, journalists, and academics in Colorado to network and discuss public policy issues affecting Colorado

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  Convergys

  Feb 2008 - Sept 2008

  Business Strategy Analyst

  • Collected and analyzed customer data to formulate actionable recommendations for clients• Analyzed data and identified relationships between variables using Microsoft Excel pivot tables• Created presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint to illustrate the impacts of findings and recommendations for clients

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  American University

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Faculty Research Assistant

  • Paid position to support professors with their research projects• Conducted research in various areas, including economics, public policy, and international relations

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  HasNa Inc.

  Mar 2010 - Sept 2011

  Administrator of Communications and Technology

  • Managed content and delivery for monthly email newsletters to supporters• Wrote articles for monthly email newsletters, website, and blog posts summarizing programs and current events• Administered website upgrades and added content with Adobe Dreamweaver• Upgraded computer network, including operating systems, software, and server• Directed contact database cleanup and migration from Excel to Salesforce, an online CRM application

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  Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Trade and Industry Intern

  • Analyzed company survey data, including sales figures, financial ratios, and other economic data, to support industrial base studies• Wrote chapters for industrial base studies to communicate key findings and recommendations• Built an interactive tool in PowerPoint to help companies determine eligibility to use License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization

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  Millennium Challenge Corporation

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Program Analyst

  • Analyzed monitoring and evaluation data and financial figures to assemble program reports for the MCC board of directors• Worked with consulting team that was building an internal information management system to gather program-related data from different departments• Updated SharePoint sites to drive collaboration and established an internal report repository to share information between departments

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  LitheSpeed

  Apr 2012 - Jul 2014

  Agile Consultant and Program Manager

  • Helped clients implement Lean/Agile processes and practices• Assessed Lean/Agile adoption and maturity levels to identify areas of improvement and develop recommendations for clients• Wrote proposals and updated/maintained sales collateral• Managed financial aspects of client engagements, including invoicing and accounts receivable

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Jul 2014 - Feb 2024

  Lead Associate

  US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Office of Business Informatics - Project ManagerOctober 2018 - Present • Transform IND submission processing to enhance data capture and automate process workflows, providing key inputs to downstream systems and new capabilities to end-users• Modernize study data review process, leveraging data standards to improve data quality, establish master data domain, enable search capabilities, and ultimately, help reviewers more easily locate and identify study dataNational Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) at USDA - Office of Information Technology Applications Support Team - Business AnalystMay 2017 - September 2018• Defined requirements for applications that support NIFA's grant-making processes and operationsGeneral Services Administration (GSA) - Presidential Transition Team - IT Project ManagerOctober 2015 - April 2017• Facilitated change and configuration management process to systematically implement IT infrastructure changes• Controlled asset tracking processes and procedures to distribute and track user devices (laptops, mobile phones, and tablets) and back-end infrastructure hardwareGeneral Services Administration (GSA) - Salesforce PMO - Project ManagerSeptember 2014 - September 2015• Supported development for nine Salesforce applications and acted as a liaison between two IT organizations at GSA, communicating project progress to GSA management to maintain visibility and escalate risks and issues for timely resolution• Managed initiatives and operated at various levels within GSA IT, from collecting requirements and developing application documentation to directing O&M resources and activities to managing third-party development teams• Managed 17 successful deployment for nine different Salesforce applications serving crucial functions for GSA business units Show less