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G EORGE C AHLIK
Via Belmeloro 11 • Bologna, Italy 40126 • george@cahlik.com • +348 129 2926
E DUCATION
Johns Hopkins University
Washington, DC
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Bologna, Italy
Master of Arts, International Relations
(expected) May 2010
  • Concentrations: Russian and Eurasian Studies
  • Selected coursework: Contemporary Russian Politics, European Economic History, Russian Language
    • University of Texas at San Antonio
    San Antonio, TX
    Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Political Science
    August 2008
  • Concentration: Russian Language and Culture
  • Graduated cum laude; 3.68 GPA
  • United States Department of State Benjamin Gilman Scholarship Recipient (May 2007)
  • San Antonio Governors’ Club Endowed Scholarship Recipient (May 2006)
  • Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Military Scholar (May 2005)
    • Moscow University for the Humanities ( МосГУ )
    Moscow, Russian Federation
    Semester Study Abroad Program
    August 2007 – January 2008
  • Intermediate Russian Language
  • Contemporary Russian Politics
  • Regional Russian Economics
    • M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University ( МГУ )
    Moscow, Russian Federation
    Faculty-Lead Study Program
    May 2007 – June 2007
  • Elementary Russian Language
  • Contemporary Russian Culture
    • M ILITARY E XPERIENCE
    Unit Redeployment, Reintegration, and Decommissioning
    Corpus Christi, TX
    Logistical Operations Section (LOGOPS) Administrative NCO
    April 2004 – January 2007
  • Organized and assisted in the authorship of briefing material for battalion commanding officer, command
    • staff, and LOGOPS Section chief
  • Accounted for equipment for the decommissioning and transition of the 467 th Quartermaster Battalion HHD
  • Trained enlisted soldiers for field land navigation and orientation during Operation Golden Medic (June 2005)
  • Managed personnel accountability records and responsible for daily personal report for a battalion-sized
    • element under the 90 Regional Support Group (RSG) during Operation Noble Eagle (August 2004)
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  • Promoted to Sergeant (April 2004)
    • Mobilization: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
    Camp New York, Kuwait
    Army Central Command, Kuwait (ARCENT-Kuwait)
    June 2003 – April 2004
  • Served as liaison between tenant units and civilian contractors to ensure equipment maintenance for life
    • support operations at Camp New York, Kuwait a temporary logistical staging area (LSA) supporting up to
    9,500 personnel in transition between Kuwait and Iraq
  • Organized work orders to ensure efficient priority handling for tenant unit maintenance and repair requests;
    • drafted memoranda and transmitted orders to civilian contractors
  • Inspected equipment and followed up with tenant unit commanders to ensure completion and quality
  • Certified to work with Third Country National (TCN) program; escorted third country national contractors on
    • camp logistics, maintenance, and life support mission
  • Provided perimeter security during periods of camp vacancy
    • G EORGE C AHLIK
    Via Belmeloro 11 • Bologna, Italy 40126 • george@cahlik.com • +348 129 2926
    Mobilization: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
    Camp Doha, Kuwait
    Army Central Command, Kuwait (ARCENT-Kuwait)
    April 2003 – June 2003
  • Assisted in the management and execution of Reception, Staging, Integration, and Onward Movement
    • mission for Coalition Forces, Land Component Command (CLFCC) as a part of a small section detachment
    team consisting of fifteen personnel
  • Ensured proper logistical integration as a liaison for allied forces, including former Soviet and Warsaw Pact
    • military personnel (Ukraine, Slovakia, Georgia, Poland), into theater operations.
  • Constructed briefing material with Battalion commander for presentation to the ARCENT-Kuwait Command
    • Staff and adjunct joint forces commanders detailing mission objectives, progress, and outlook
  • Coordinated through chain of command with military personnel and civilian contractors to verify arrival and
    • departure of allied forces, and organize temporary housing and life support for allied forces
  • Provided security and escort for forces en route to primary destination
    • Unit: 467 QM BN, HHD (Quartermaster Battalion Headquarters)
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    Corpus Christi, TX
    Logistical Operations (LOGOPS) Section Administrative Specialist
    January 2000 – February 2003
  • Promoted to Specialist (June 2001)
  • Drafted unit standard operating procedure in collaboration with Battalion commander and staff
  • Created and Administered unit website, responsible for construction and verifying content, photography, and
    • security met Department of the Army guidelines
  • Accounted for and inspected section equipment to ensure operational readiness for deployment
    • Unit: 308 MMC (Materiel Management Center)
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    Los Angeles, CA
    MOS: Administrative Specialist (71L)
    January 1999 – January 2000
  • Completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training Administrative Specialist Course
  • Trained for primary vehicle operations for M998 HMMWV (Humvee)
  • Managed records for company headquarters detachment
  • Preformed clerical duties for company headquarters detachment commanding officer
    • C IVILIAN E XPERIENCE
    University of Texas at San Antonio
    San Antonio, TX
    Closed-Captionist, Office of Disability Services
    August 2006 – August 2008
  • Provided real-time closed-captioning for hearing-impaired students at both undergraduate and graduate level
    • to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines
  • Worked independently and in two-member teams to provide efficient equal access to course material
  • Transcribed pre-recorded audio/visual material and managed archive for later use
    • CoffeeCup Software, Inc.
    Corpus Christi, TX
    Technical and Customer Support Manager
    January 2000 – November 2001
  • Provided primary technical support for entire services and product line for a customer base of over 1 million
  • Administered online software sales and CoffeeCup Secure Ordering System (SOS)
  • Designed Technical Support web page to increase technical support efficiency
    • A DDITIONAL I NFORMATION
    Languages:
    English (Native), Russian (Intermediate)
    Software/IT Technology: Microsoft Windows, Office, SPSS, HTML, CSS
    Interests: SCUBA Diving, Classic Automobiles and Motorcycles
    Memberships: U.S. Department of State Alumni Program, Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics
    Honor Society, Veterans of Foreign Wars