EK Operations, LLC :  Eliot I. Kemper, MSc.

Remote Work Only from Lyndon KS, 66451 | (850) 661-2415| EliotKemper@gmail.com

Public Policy | Consulting & Research | Writing & Editing | Risk Management

Navigating social and moral nuances of science and policy. A philosophy of daily learning, quality workmanship, and empathetic leadership

Legislative Research
Life and Social Sciences
Field and Lab Research
Transcription and Framework Analysis
Political advising
Professional Writing
Training and Professional Development
Audio/Visual Design
Public Speaking
Team Management
PR/Issue Management
Science Communication
Professional Experience

EK OPERATIONS LLC, Remote   05/20 – Present
Founder:  Consulting –  Communications and SocioTechnical Risk Management

Arranged the legal & financial mechanisms to procure work as a standalone business entity.
Currently engaging in professional training and seeking work contracts.
OPEN LUNAR, Remote, offices San Fransisco, CA 9/19 – 4/20

Fellow, then Consultant, under Chelsea Robinson, Chief of Operations & Chief of Staff

Facilitated high level leadership meetings
Gathered, organized, summarized and defended research positions on lunar and Earth-Moon policy
Discussed and implemented operational and logistical support across half a dozen team members
Collaborated on and aided in presenting a participatory workshop with the Secure World Foundation in DC

 

SPACE GOVERNANCE LAB, Primarily Remote, offices Tempe    10/19 – 12/19

Interplanetary Initiative Research Aide under Dr. Timiebi Aganaba, Assistant Professor

Helped craft the functional mechanisms and policies for establishing a new policy lab
Defended research positions, presented publications, and ran workshops
Identified and built toolkits to bridge knowledge and cooperation divides

 

RISK INNOVATION ACCELERATOR, Tempe, AZ       6/19 – 8/19

Research Internship, under Marissa Scragg, Program Manager

Developed case studies of organizational reactions to and management of orphan risks
Helped with conferences, workshops, and other various duties as needed

 

UNITY HEALTH SCORE, Remote 12/17 – Current

Chief Research Officer, under Austin Jones, Chief Executive Officer

Built their first market-model operational framework, with day one demands for ethical research
Performed pre-mortem analyses, reviewed and strengthened externally-focused directives; wrote to politicians

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, Tallahassee, FL 1/17 – 7/18

Operations Consultant II, Bureau of Epidemiology, under Marla Wallace, Finance Manager

Utilized the MFMP private-public marketplace to requisition purchase orders for new staff positions
Data Entry; Tracked monthly invoices, helped with grant-writing and editing Statements of Work

 

INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE STUDIES, Tallahassee, FL 7/16 – 12/16

Federal Work-Study Research, under Karen Oehme, Director

Wrote and designed training modules, e-press publications, social media;. for childhood resilience against trauma
Collected citations for an Amicus Curiae brief to the Supreme Court

 

TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Somerville, MA
Laboratory Assistant, then Technician, Crone Lab, under Dr. Elizabeth Crone 5/16 – 8/16   and   5/15 – 8/15

Managed data collection in an ongoing population survey, flight path / host plant study of 2 butterfly species
Co-authored a published research paper for Landscape Ecology;  oversaw student projects across the state

 

 

Education

Arizona State University – Master of Science in Science and Technology Policy – Fall 2018 to Summer 2019

Blauvelt Scholar; Applied project in public education videography; Advised the satellite company NorthStar; 3.92 GPA

 

Florida State University – Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences – Fall 2014 to Spring 2016

Vice President and co-founder of FSU Philosophy club, Francophone Cinema E-board for a charity film festival; 3.43 GPA

Tallahassee Community College – Associate of Arts (Cum Laude with Honors) – Fall 2012 to Spring 2014

STEM Recognition of Excellence, Dean’s List, Vice President of the Honors Club, Rewrote and passed a new Honors Club Constitution, member, won TCC’s first ever Outstanding Position Paper award at the international Model United Nations New York conference, Elected Student Senator of Science and Mathematics; 3.54 GPA