Swarthmore College '09
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Associate Consultant at Kaiser Associates
- Systems Administrator at Swarthmore College Computer Society
- Editor-in-Chief at The Swarthmore Daily Gazette
- Past
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- Public Area Consultant at Swarthmore College ITS
- Defense and Industry Intern at U.S. Senate
- Research Assistant at Teaching Matters
- Office Assistant at Teachers College, Columbia University
- Education
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- Swarthmore College
- Ridgefield High School
- Wooster School
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Miles Skorpen’s Summary
I am a political science major in the Honors Program with minors in philosophy and history at Swarthmore College. The Honors Program involves a series of intense graduate-level seminars.
Miles Skorpen’s Specialties:
Defense, Nation Building, Technology
Miles Skorpen’s Experience
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Associate Consultant
Kaiser Associates
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)
June 2008 — Present (2 months)
Kaiser Associates is a boutique strategy consulting firm with headquarters in Washington, DC and London. Kaiser Associates is dedicated to helping leading global corporations improve their performance and unlock new sources of sustainable, profitable growth. We provide our clients with strategic insight and analysis that drives decision-making. Founded in 1981, we maintain deep, long-standing relationships with the most admired companies in the world, including five of Fortune’s Ten Most Admired Corporations and six of the top ten of Business Week’s ‘Global 1,000’. In addition to our headquarters locations, we maintain offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; Toronto, Canada and Hong Kong.
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Systems Administrator
Swarthmore College Computer Society
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
March 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)
A student-run organization which provides extensive server services (including hosting, mailing list, shell access, and proxies), web services (WordPress MultiUser, FedoraCore Media Server, and custom textbook and class rating systems), and equipment access, including high-end video and photo-editing workstations.
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Editor-in-Chief
The Swarthmore Daily Gazette
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2005 — Present (2 years 11 months)
The Daily Gazette is the largest student publication at Swarthmore College, with a weekly readership of 6,000 and a daily mailing list 2,500 strong.
As Editor-in-Chief, I oversaw a dramatic restructuring of the Gazette, moving to a 24/7 news model, adding advertising (and expanding revenues to nearly $10,000), and doubled the staff size.
During my tenure, the Daily Gazette has named one of the top five online college news sites by the Associated Collegiate Press. -
Public Area Consultant
Swarthmore College ITS
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2006 — June 2008 (1 year 11 months)
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Defense and Industry Intern
U.S. Senate
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Legislative Office industry)
May 2007 — July 2007 (3 months)
Conducted legislative research and analysis regarding defense, terrorism, and financial intelligence, wrote policy memos to Senator Dodd, and drafted letters to executive branch officials.
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Research Assistant
Teaching Matters
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
May 2006 — July 2006 (3 months)
Researched civil rights movements in the US, the roots of democracy in Ancient Greece, and electoral politics in NYC, in order to contribute to a technology-based political science curriculum for NYC secondary school students.
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Office Assistant
Teachers College, Columbia University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — July 2005 (2 months)
Helped register several thousand participants for summer institutes. Worked to organize agenda, schedule room assignments, and to duplicate and lug materials. Served as assistant to a project direcotr, answering phones, managing email, and writing letters.
Miles Skorpen’s Education
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Swarthmore College
BA, Political Science, minors in History and Philosophy., 2005 — 2009 (expected)
Graduated through the Honors Program.
Courses include American Foreign Policy, Defense Policy, South African History, Spanish, Issues in Education, History of Central Africa, Social & Political Philosophy, and Journalism Workshop.- Activities and Societies:
- Swarthmore College Computing Society (Administrator), Swarthmore Forum (Creator), Psi Phi Science Fiction Association (President), Photographer's Union (President), Amos J. Peaslee Parliamentary Debate Society (Tab Director)
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Ridgefield High School
2001 — 2005
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Wooster School
1993 — 2001
Additional Information
Miles Skorpen’s Websites:
Miles Skorpen’s Interests:
Journalism, Media, Organization, Writing, Photography, Tennis, Science Fiction
Miles Skorpen’s Groups:
Associated Collegiate Press, Swarthmore College
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Swarthmore College Alumni member
Miles Skorpen’s Honors:
Pearson Award for Journalism, 2008
Swarthmore College Honors Program
Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction
SAT: 1550 (780M/770V) ACT: 34
SAT II World History: 790 Math I: 770 Writing: 760
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