1. Robert Edward Dolan III
2101 Rio Grande St. Apt. 10005 (703) 623-4743
Austin, TX 78705 rdolan@utexas.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Public Affairs, Expected 2016
LBJ School of Public Affairs,
The University of Texas at Austin
Executive Certificate in Counterterrorism Studies, 2015
International Institute for Counterterrorism
Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
B.A. in Political Science, 2014
Minor in Middle Eastern/Mediterranean Studies
The University of Notre Dame, GPA 3.143
• Senior Thesis: “Understanding African Conflict: The Effect of
Perception on African International Politics”
SKILL SUMMARY
• Research / Data Analysis
• Presentation/Public Speaking
• Creative Problem Solving
• Security/Defense Background
• Languages: Limited Spanish
• Collaborative Leadership
• Negotiation/ Communication
• Predicting Outcomes/ Foresight
• Extensively Studied Africa/Middle East
• Computer: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Stata
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intern
Israel Defense Magazine, Kafr Saba, Israel
• Wrote daily articles for the English website concerning Israeli military, international, and political news.
• Compiled summaries/analysis on presentations given at the Cybertech Conference for cyber security.
• Edited articles intended for the English, hardcopy magazine.
Congressional Intern
June 2015 – August 2015
May 2013 – Aug. 2013
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Washington D.C.
• Worked with Staffers to accommodate the needs of the committee.
• Assisted in drafting memos and preparing binders in preparation for hearings and markups.
• Drafted and researched different projects assigned to me throughout my time, including extensive work on the designation of Boko
Haram as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Research Assistant Jan. 2013 – May 2014
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
• Assisted Doctor Emilia Powell on research regarding Islamic Law and its relationship with International Law.
Independent Research Apr. 2012 – Nov. 2012
Notre Dame, IN and Washington DC
• Formulated and conducted research on the topic of Ethiopian-Eritrean conflict and relations.
• Interviewed expatriates and government representatives from those nations in the Washington D.C. area.
• Compiled findings in an article entitled Ethiopia and Eritrea: Understanding African Conflict and the Future Through Expatriate
Accounts.
• Presented findings at the annual African Studies Association Conference along with four other speakers on a panel entitled New
Dimensions of Inter-State Conflict.
Intern Jun. 2011 – Aug. 2011
Strategic Engagements Group, Arlington, VA
• Consulted with a group dealing primarily on Islamic Law and Policy.
• Worked closely with government employees, elected officials, military servicemen, and civilians alike.
• Helped organize seminars, researched, fact checked, and compiled information used in the group’s presentations.
RELATED EXPERIENCE AND AWARDS

2. • Volunteer, TAPS, Arlington, VA
• Kosberg Student Fellowship
• Worked with the Texas Department of Transportation on a
study involving companies “reshoring” from China to the United
States.