1. Current as of 09/17/2016
STEPHANIE M. VIDAL
7210 N Augusta Drive P: 305 332 8037
Hialeah, FL 33015 svida002@fiu.edu
SUMMARY Bilingual professional with a background in analysis and communication. Areas of interest include topics
on disaster relief, military-political affairs, and trans-national terrorism.
EDUCATION
 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, FL – 3.7 GPA Expected Completion: May 2017
Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs
M.A. in Global Affairs with a concentration on Globalization and Security
o Certificate in National Security Studies Expected Completion: 2017
The Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies,(IC-CAE)
 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, Miami, FL – 3.1 GPA Summer 2012
Bachelors of Arts and Sciences in History
Studied Abroad: Italian at the Sant’Anna Institute-Sorrento Lingue – Sorrento, Italy
PROJECTS
 Presented a paper on the economic, ecological and social affects of oil drilling on the indigenous tribes living in
Ecuador’s YasuniNational Park. Used open source materialsuch as Web editions, blogs, videos, broadcast transcripts,
law and enviromental journals, periodicals, government documents and other library publications.
 Presented a paper on the likelihood of a large scale Biological attack in the United States and the effectivness of current
emergency response after the 2001 Anthrax attack. Used open source materialsuch as health journals, archived
newspaper and Web publications, government documents as well as the 2008 WMD Proliferation and Terrorism report.
RELATED COURSEWORK
 Terrorism and Homeland Security
 Latin American Environmental History
 Surveillance, Intelligence, and International
Relations
 International Law and Global Security
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS
 Bilingual in Spanish –
speaking, writing,
reading – intermediate to
fluent level
 Geographic Information
Services (GIS)
 Microsoft Office Word,
Excel, SharePoint,
PowerPoint and Kronos
Payroll
 Clearance Level: Secret
 Certificate of Completion for
FIU’s Program in National
Security Studies' Mentors
Seminar (PINSS)
 U.S. Citizen
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Policy Analyst Intern, U.S. Southern Command – J59 Political Military Affairs, 40 hours a week July 2016 – Present
 Researches background data, verifies information and analyzes reports to convey information in a clear and concise
manner on countries within SOUTHCOM’s AOR for Political-Military Country Officers.
 Assists Senior Policy Analysts and specialists in policy-related functions, including the review of policy documents.
 Collaborates among interagency partners and SOUTHCOM staff in the planning and excution of Chief of Defense
and Ambassadorial Level Conferences such as the Caribbean Nations Security Conference XV.
 Engages with counterparts at the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Department of State for
intelligence and operational estimates included in the production of talking points and analysis reports.

2. Current as of 08/11/2016
Supervisor, Oneblood Inc., (Non-Profit) Miami, Florida,40 hours a week August 2012 – July 2016
 Managed a team of thirteen subordinates. Executed the interviewing, hiring and training of all Tele-Recruiters.
Trained Tele-Recruiters on Customer Service skills - using appropriate diction, grammar and tone of voice; listening
and responding appropriately towards others; tailoring all communications for a specific audience and objective.
 Developed and synthesized data on blood inventory need and organized action plans for the allocation of resources.
 Analyzed individual staff and team performance, while providing feedback and mentoring to enhance employee
effectiveness.