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WENDY .WEI@SCIENCESPO.FR | +33 06 4634 1525 2715 FAIRHAUSER RD. NAPERVILLE, IL 60564 USA NATIONALITY: AMERICAN DOB: MARTH 4TH, 1993 PORTFOLIO: THEWENDYWAY .WEEBLY .COM SCIENCES PO, PARIS SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Paris, France - Expected May 2018 M.A. International Development Concentrations in Middle East Studies and Research Methods Kuwait Sciences Po Program Excellence Scholarship Recipient UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chicago, USA - Graduated June 2015 B.A. Political Science with Honors Cumulative GPA 3.72, Dean's List Honors B.A.Thesis, Presenting Migration in French Ethnographic Museums Undergraduate certificate program at the Booth School of Business including MBA-level courses: - Financial Accounting - Corporate Finance - Strategy and Structure: Markets and Organizations RECOGNITIONS Dean?s Fund for Student Life to fund B.A. research in Paris (2015) Nicholson Center for British Studies Undergraduate Research Grant (2015) Selected participant in U.S. State Department ?Students Go Green? summit at Koc University, Istanbul (2014) Institute of Politics Summer Fellowship to fund internship at IEA (2014) France Chicago Center Travel Grant to fund travel to Paris (2014) University of Chicago Foreign Language Acquisition Grant, French (2014) Amos Booth Award for Excellence in French (2013) UChicago Arts Student Summer Fellowship, Painting (2013) WORK EXPERIENCE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Cairo, Egypt Presidential Intern, Office of Sustainability - 10 months, Aug 2015?Jun 2016 - Coordinated data collection from 24 administrative departments to calculate total campus carbon emissions in academic year 2014-2015, and ensured timely publication of AUC's Carbon Footprint Report in May 2016 - Created and implemented campus survey to access data for bus ridership, which connects campus to Cairo along 13 routes and serves 5,000 people daily - Researched Egyptian feed-in tariff schemes and BOO (Build-Own-Operate) models to assess tenders for an 1MW solar power plant - Redesigned data visuals in Excel for monthly energy-usage statistics to increase readability during AUC Water and Energy Conservation meetings INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY Paris, France Global Energy Policy Intern, MENA - 3 months, Jul?Sept 2014 - Assisted in identifying indicators for a comparative energy efficiency matrix for an EBRD project on the renewables sector in the MENA region - Drafted and researched case studies for IEA publication on wholesale electricity market penetration' and developing ASEAN?s power sector - Created data visuals in Excel for the Morocco In-Depth Review publication PING PONG PRODUCTIONS Beijing, China D&A China Bridge Fellow Project Assistant - 3 months, Jun?Aug 2015 - Produced week-long ACCESS training for 38 Mongolian and Chinese English-as-Foreign-Language teachers sponsored by the U.S. Embassy - Balanced and managed $30,000 budget including travel reimbursements - Drafted program completion report according to U.S. Embassy guidelines - Secured future partnership projects with the Beijing American Center FRENCH AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Chicago, USA Communications and Public Relations Intern - 3 months, Jul?Sept 2014 - Designed the Chamber's first digital silent-auction campaign of 60+ items - Edited press releases and maintained 50+ sponsorship contacts database - Coordinated team of ten volunteers and headed reception desk at Beaujolais Nouveau event attended by over 800 guests BUBBA GUMP'S SHRIMP CO. Chicago, USA Server - 3 months, Jun 2016-Aug 2016 - Accurately recorded orders and partnered with team members to serve food and beverages at an 120+ seat restaurant in a friendly and efficient manner - Led high-energy, restaurant-wide sing-a-long performances for patrons celebrating special occasions STUDENT LEADERSHIP MODEL UNITED NATIONS AT UCHICAGO Chicago, USA Committee Chair - 4 years, Sep 2011?Feb 2015 - Led debate and designed crisis simulations for committees of 30 to 100 high school students at annual conference - Drafted 60-pg background guides on international issues for a student audience SMART MUSEUM OF ART Chicago, USA Student Advisory Committee Member - 1.5 years, Jan 2014?Jun 2015 - Organized, promoted and staffed quarterly museum festival nights to celebrate the arts amongst the university community SKILLS + LANG. Wendy Wei Microsoft Office, STATA, Adobe InDesign English (Native), Mandarin (Fluent), French (Proficient), Arabic (Basic) EDUCATION
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[email protected] | +33 06 4634 1525 2715 FAIRHAUSER RD. NAPERVILLE, IL 60564 USANATIONALITY: AMERICAN DOB: MARTH 4TH, 1993PORTFOLIO: THEWENDYWAY.WEEBLY.COM
SCIENCES PO, PARIS SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSParis, France - Expected May 2018
M.A. International DevelopmentConcentrations in Middle East Studies and Research MethodsKuwait Sciences Po Program Excellence Scholarship Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOChicago, USA - Graduated June 2015
B.A. Political Science with HonorsCumulative GPA 3.72, Dean's ListHonors B.A.Thesis, Presenting Migration in French Ethnographic Museums
Undergraduate certificate program at the Booth School of Business including MBA-level courses:- Financial Accounting- Corporate Finance- Strategy and Structure: Markets and Organizations
RECOGNITIONSDean?s Fund for Student Life to fund B.A. research in Paris (2015)
Nicholson Center for British Studies Undergraduate Research Grant (2015)
Selected participant in U.S. State Department ?Students Go Green? summit at Koc University, Istanbul (2014)
Institute of Politics Summer Fellowship to fund internship at IEA (2014)
France Chicago Center Travel Grant to fund travel to Paris (2014) University of Chicago Foreign Language Acquisition Grant, French (2014)
Amos Booth Award for Excellence in French (2013)
UChicago Arts Student Summer Fellowship, Painting (2013)
WORK EXPERIENCEAMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Cairo, EgyptPresidential Intern, Office of Sustainability - 10 months, Aug 2015?Jun 2016
- Coordinated data collection from 24 administrative departments to calculate total campus carbon emissions in academic year 2014-2015, and ensured timely publication of AUC's Carbon Footprint Report in May 2016- Created and implemented campus survey to access data for bus ridership, which connects campus to Cairo along 13 routes and serves 5,000 people daily- Researched Egyptian feed-in tariff schemes and BOO (Build-Own-Operate) models to assess tenders for an 1MW solar power plant - Redesigned data visuals in Excel for monthly energy-usage statistics to increase readability during AUC Water and Energy Conservation meetings
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY Paris, FranceGlobal Energy Policy Intern, MENA - 3 months, Jul?Sept 2014
- Assisted in identifying indicators for a comparative energy efficiency matrix for an EBRD project on the renewables sector in the MENA region- Drafted and researched case studies for IEA publication on wholesale electricity market penetration' and developing ASEAN?s power sector- Created data visuals in Excel for the Morocco In-Depth Review publication
PING PONG PRODUCTIONS Beijing, ChinaD&A China Bridge Fellow Project Assistant - 3 months, Jun?Aug 2015
- Produced week-long ACCESS training for 38 Mongolian and Chinese English-as-Foreign-Language teachers sponsored by the U.S. Embassy- Balanced and managed $30,000 budget including travel reimbursements- Drafted program completion report according to U.S. Embassy guidelines- Secured future partnership projects with the Beijing American Center
FRENCH AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Chicago, USACommunications and Public Relations Intern - 3 months, Jul?Sept 2014
- Designed the Chamber's first digital silent-auction campaign of 60+ items- Edited press releases and maintained 50+ sponsorship contacts database- Coordinated team of ten volunteers and headed reception desk at Beaujolais Nouveau event attended by over 800 guests
BUBBA GUMP'S SHRIMP CO. Chicago, USAServer - 3 months, Jun 2016-Aug 2016
- Accurately recorded orders and partnered with team members to serve food and beverages at an 120+ seat restaurant in a friendly and efficient manner- Led high-energy, restaurant-wide sing-a-long performances for patrons celebrating special occasions
STUDENT LEADERSHIPMODEL UNITED NATIONS AT UCHICAGO Chicago, USACommittee Chair - 4 years, Sep 2011?Feb 2015
- Led debate and designed crisis simulations for committees of 30 to 100 high school students at annual conference- Drafted 60-pg background guides on international issues for a student audience
SMART MUSEUM OF ART Chicago, USAStudent Advisory Committee Member - 1.5 years, Jan 2014?Jun 2015
- Organized, promoted and staffed quarterly museum festival nights to celebrate the arts amongst the university community
SKILLS + LANG.
Wendy Wei
Microsoft Office, STATA, Adobe InDesign English (Native), Mandarin (Fluent), French (Proficient), Arabic (Basic)
EDUCATION
