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Recently Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Madagascar 2013 - 2015)

Education Volunteer @ • Taught English as a Foreign Language to 10th, 11th and 12th grade equivalents • Led a weekly extracurricular English club • Taught beginning and intermediate computer classes for students and adults • Planned and led a week-long girls camp in the capital city • Wrote and managed the grant for the girls camp • Participated in a meeting with the Ministry of Ed. focused on coordinating their activities with the Peace Corps • Participated in another Ministry of Ed. meeting focused on creating a new English curriculum • Shot and edited videos featuring other volunteers and their projec From July 2013 to September 2015 (2 years 3 months) MadagascarDesktop Support @ • Created a repository of computer user help guides • Organized new hire on-boarding process, standardized by team • Created computer accounts for all new hires • Created standardized Windows XP images and deployed to new machines using a ghost server • Performed file recoveries using Microsoft Data Protection Manager • Managed daily tape backups for the center’s electronic medical record • Deployed new machines and peripherals based on a 3-year replacement rotation • Tracked equipment inventory by assigning asset numbers and entering in a database • Conducted Information Services orientation for new employees • Performed troubleshooting of computer viruses and other issues • Fielded phone calls and support requests • Setup audio and video conferences, and other presentations From May 2010 to May 2013 (3 years 1 month) Office Manager @ • Planned and carried out office move for 100 person office • Maintained corporate apartment for use by visitors to the local office • Coordinated reservations for corporate apartment • Made travel reservations, scheduled appointments, and assembled expenses for company president • Kept notes, and coordinated progress on major initiatives for president’s recurring meetings • Arranged for facility maintenance with outside contractors • Coordinated scheduling of conference room reservations • Managed building access cards & parking passes • Managed wireless guest access, and created temporary accounts • Collaborated with events committee to plan and coordinate company meetings and events • Conducted orientations for new hires & handled new hire office setup From October 2008 to April 2010 (1 year 7 months)

Economics, Calculus, Environmental Science @ University of Colorado Boulder From 2008 to 2010 BFA, Film Studies @ University of Utah From 2002 to 2005 Visual Arts - Film @ UMBC From 2001 to 2002 Ian Strouse is skilled in: Microsoft Office, Public Speaking, Research, Editing, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, System Administration, Nonprofits, Customer Service, Email Marketing, Writing, Creative Writing, Video, Video Production, Video Editing