Erik Markovs

Experience

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  The American Red Cross

  Feb 2002 - Aug 2005

  Senior Analyst

  -- Responsible for all donation and biographical data feeds from external fundraising vendors, including data from online fundraising, phone fundraising and direct mail cashiering and caging operations. -- Responsible for managing projects to improve the flow and data integrity of the fundraising data systems. -- Part of the 'all hands on deck' effort to manage response to Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Tsunami, in particular managed coordinating solutions under crisis conditions for importing record setting number of donations (in excess of 100,000 gifts per day). Show less

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  Harvard University

  Feb 2007 - Sept 2012

  -- Managed projects for multiple Alumni Affairs and Development priorities, including migrating the Planned Giving Office and the Harvard Management Company to a new web-based gift tracking application and building a new data exchange between Advance and Alumni Magnet.-- Worked as lead analyst on project team composed of internal Harvard staff and external vendor Neudesic to develop a new world-class alumni website for all Harvard alumni; solicited input from stakeholders across the University, including the various Harvard schools and alumni, to inform functionality, look and feel of the website; worked in a very time-sensitive and collaborative team environment using Agile project methodology. Show less

  • Product Manager, Alumni Online Services

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2012

  • Project Lead

    Feb 2007 - Aug 2011
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  USAID

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2018

  Contracting Officer

  Contracting Officer at various USAID Missions around the world, including Colombia, Pakistan and Germany. Held a $10 million warrant and managed all aspects of the acquisition cycle to include pre-award, post award and contract/agreement administration activities. In Pakistan managed a portfolio valued at over $500 million related to construction, architecture and engineering services, civil society, health and economic development.

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  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2022

  Contract Specialist

  Provided innovative business strategies, agile contracting solutions and developed acquisition plans to enable NGA to provide geospatial intelligence to the warfighter and policy makers in support of national security. Supported the procurement needs of the Maritime and Aeronautical portfolios to ensuresupport of national security objectives, including safety of navigation, international obligations and joint military operations.

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jan 2022 - now

  Economic Officer

  Build and maintain positive economic and trade relations between the U.S. and Armenia. Promote U.S. economic and commercial interests through maintaining key relationships and on economic conditions and trends in Armenia that influence U.S. policy formulation and implementation.