Katelyn McCafferty (440) 799-3999

4964 West Park Drive, Fairview Park, OH 44126 Kat.mccafferty@gmail.com

www.linkedin.com/in/katiemccafferty

Profile:

Entry level student with a generalist analyst background. Familiar with project production and entry level experience in data collection, intelligence analysis, and briefings. Responsibilities include research, analysis, intelligence estimates, report development, and supervising others. Experience

has provided me base knowledge of various analytical techniques and programs.

Education:

Mercyhurst University in Erie, PA Bachelors of Arts: Intelligence Studies Minor: Criminal Justice and a concentration in Political Science

GPA: 3.58 Cumulative

Knowledge and Skills:

Written and Oral Communication Skills Multiple experiences through formal and informal briefings as well as multiple projects for

various intelligence classes including Law Enforcement, National Security, and Business. Open Source Research Skills

Skills developed through work on projects and classes. Data Organizational Skills

Work managing large quantities of data gathered from open source research for intelligence

classes and projects. Structured Analytical Methodologies

KITs, Country Case Study, Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH), Multi -Criteria Decision Making Analysis, Crime Mapping, Decision Tree Analysis.

Analytical Tools ACH Software, Lexis-Nexis, Xmind Mapping Software, Microsoft Office, i2 Analyst

Notebook, Google Earth Mapping, Zotero Database System, Prezi Presentation Software.

Intelligence Work Experience:

May-August 2015: Customer Identification Unit Intern Company: KeyBank Location: Brook lyn, OH 44144

Worked as a member of a KeyBank research team tasked to examine potentially risky clients that are of interest to KeyBank through various means such as background checks, corroborating client profile information, and checking other interns’ work.

Utilized the department’s various databases and software to perform responsibilities. Supported the Customer Identification Unit with day to day tasks.

February-April 2015: Independent Researcher for IARPA (ACE Project) Company: John Hopk ins and Mercyhurst University Location: Erie, PA 16546

Participated in this national study through a partnership with Mercyhurst University , John Hopkins, and the U.S. Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency (IARPA). Experiment focused on evaluating how effective different forms of multimedia are as

education tools, particularly for the mitigation of cognitive biases.

Katelyn McCafferty

Other Recent Work Experience:

October 2012-Present: Archaeology Processing Lab Supervisor and Analyst Company: Mercyhurst University Archaeology Processing Lab Location: Erie, PA 16546

Supervise employees and manage various archaeological projects. Manage and perform the analyzing, sorting, cleaning, and cataloging of artifacts. Give estimates and project updates to their corresponding directors.

Provide technical support to those using the lab’s computer system and assist in disseminating information to tour groups and professors about the processing lab’s current projects.

Manage and assist in the overall operation of the laboratory and its up-keep.

June-August 2014: File Clerk Company: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell, & Tummino LLP

Location: Cleveland, OH 44114 Analyzed various documents with sensitive data while handling patent office and client

correspondence to organize folder contents and oversee each folder is correctly filed.

Utilized the firm’s digital records system to identify documents with missing information. Monitored phones and directed calls.

Academic Research Experience:

2016: Cleveland Unrest: The Racial Disparity Effect for the FBI (Advanced Analytical Techniques ) Analyzed Cleveland, Ohio’s probability for protests and/or unrest in the event of a racial

discrimination dispute with law enforcement that was later requested by the FBI. Utilized timeline, indicator, and decision tree analytical techniques along with case study

comparisons and Microsoft Word and Excel to analyze and present results.

2015: Food and Water Scarcity in Southern Africa for the NGA (Strategic Intelligence) Analyzed how food and water scarcity in Southern Africa affects the stability of the region

which was then presented to the National Geospatial Agency.

Worked in a group of 5, utilizing various analytical techniques to determine how food and water scarcity affects political, social, economic, health, and security sectors in the region.

2015: Coach, Inc. Company Profile (Intelligence for Business) Analyzed Coach, Inc. and their competitor Michael Kors from February to May 2015. Utilized competitive intelligence analysis techniques to determine the competitive strengths

and weaknesses of Coach, Inc. compared to Michael Kors, Inc. 2014: Russia’s Economy: The Bleak Reality (Intelligence Writing and Presentation)

Monitored the Russian economy and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in regards to Russia’s economic threat level to the U.S. economy.

Worked in a team of 3 to compile research and create intelligence products and briefings.

Developed writing and oral communication skills while completing assessments with short deadlines.

Utilized previously mentioned methods to conduct research and produce briefing book.

Intramural Activities:

2014-Present: Badminton Club Position: President

Managed scheduling and preparation for club meetings, events, and tournaments.

Managed club fundraising and charity funds. Assisted in teaching novice players the rules and regulations.

2013-Present: Mercyhurst Law Enforcement Intelligence Club 2013-Present: Mercyhurst National Security Club