AUSTIN R. RYAN 317-362-7884 / [email protected] EDUCATION Peking University Beijing, China Study abroad program Fall 2013 American University, College of Arts & Sciences Washington, DC BA in History and in Economics May 2015 • GPA: 3.65/4.0 • Recipient, AU Grant and Dean’s Scholarship (Fall 2011 to Spring 2015) • Recipient, Pell Grant (Fall 2011 to Spring 2015) • College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s List (Fall 2012, Fall 2013) • Joined Economics Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon (Fall 2014, Spring 2015) • Recipient, Anna Kasten Nelson Award for Excellence in History (Spring 2015) • Nominee, Valerie French Prize for best Senior Research Seminar paper (Spring 2015) SKILLS • Intermediate proficiency in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese • Moderate proficiency in STATA, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint • Proficient with CMS and moderately proficient with HTML WORK EXPERIENCE The Economic Observer Beijing, China Intern Fall 2013 • Edited works previously translated from the Chinese paper • Assisted with research, collated a foreign press digest and helped with miscellaneous tasks Public Citizen Washington, DC Communications Department Intern Spring 2013 • Edited press releases and updated media hits on the website • Communicated with reporters to offer invitations to telephone conferences • Stored and archived old documents, wrote a book review and article for Public Citizen News American University Washington, DC Teaching Assistant/Intern Fall 2014 • Helped teach first year students the basic principles of macroeconomics by leading review sessions • Worked with the teacher and other teaching assistants to improve the class by providing feedback • Scanned over test and quiz problems with other teaching assistants to remove mistakes and increase clarity The Globalist Washington, DC Editorial Assistant Summer/Fall 2014 • Worked on CMS systems and input articles into a system using CMS code • Worked on Wordpress web development to update theglobalist.com • Edited contributor content and contacted contributors to ask for information and send thanks • Coordinated email surges and mass emails using Mediachimp.com and updated social media platforms Wujin Star Experimental School Changzhou, Jiangsu, China Oral English Teacher September 2015 to June 2016 • Taught ten third grade classes of around 50 students each spoken American English • Edited various school English documents and taught Chinese teachers ways to speak more native English • Led an English interest club for talented third and fifth grade students LEADERSHIP Host, WVAU Radio Show, American University -- Spring and Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014 and spring 2015 Web staff, WVAU, American University--Spring and Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring and Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 • Wrote a column called “Feedback” for WVAU.org as a member of the web staff • Assisted in editing and publishing some reviews and articles on the WVAU.org web platform Teaching Assistant, American University Department of Economics Fall 2014

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AUSTIN R. RYAN317-362-7884 / [email protected]

EDUCATIONPeking University Beijing, ChinaStudy abroad program Fall 2013

American University, College of Arts & Sciences Washington, DCBA in History and in Economics May 2015

• GPA: 3.65/4.0 • Recipient, AU Grant and Dean’s Scholarship (Fall 2011 to Spring 2015)• Recipient, Pell Grant (Fall 2011 to Spring 2015) • College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s List (Fall 2012, Fall 2013)• Joined Economics Honor Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)• Recipient, Anna Kasten Nelson Award for Excellence in History (Spring 2015)• Nominee, Valerie French Prize for best Senior Research Seminar paper (Spring 2015)

SKILLS• Intermediate proficiency in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese• Moderate proficiency in STATA, Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint• Proficient with CMS and moderately proficient with HTML

WORK EXPERIENCEThe Economic Observer Beijing, ChinaIntern Fall 2013

• Edited works previously translated from the Chinese paper• Assisted with research, collated a foreign press digest and helped with miscellaneous tasks

Public Citizen Washington, DCCommunications Department Intern Spring 2013

• Edited press releases and updated media hits on the website• Communicated with reporters to offer invitations to telephone conferences• Stored and archived old documents, wrote a book review and article for Public Citizen News

American University Washington, DCTeaching Assistant/Intern Fall 2014

• Helped teach first year students the basic principles of macroeconomics by leading review sessions• Worked with the teacher and other teaching assistants to improve the class by providing feedback• Scanned over test and quiz problems with other teaching assistants to remove mistakes and increase clarity

The Globalist Washington, DCEditorial Assistant Summer/Fall 2014

• Worked on CMS systems and input articles into a system using CMS code• Worked on Wordpress web development to update theglobalist.com• Edited contributor content and contacted contributors to ask for information and send thanks• Coordinated email surges and mass emails using Mediachimp.com and updated social media platforms

Wujin Star Experimental School Changzhou, Jiangsu, ChinaOral English Teacher September 2015 to June 2016

• Taught ten third grade classes of around 50 students each spoken American English• Edited various school English documents and taught Chinese teachers ways to speak more native English• Led an English interest club for talented third and fifth grade students

LEADERSHIPHost, WVAU Radio Show, American University -- Spring and Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014 and spring 2015

Web staff, WVAU, American University--Spring and Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring and Fall 2014 and Spring 2015• Wrote a column called “Feedback” for WVAU.org as a member of the web staff• Assisted in editing and publishing some reviews and articles on the WVAU.org web platform

Teaching Assistant, American University Department of Economics Fall 2014

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