John Miller
Ensign, United States Navy
24 Grafton Street; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1DS, United Kingdom
+44-07742-182-304
John.David.Miller.2011@gmail.com
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
U.S. Naval Academy, B.S Political Science, Honors with Distinction (2007-2011)
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Grade Point Average: 3.99 on a 4.0 scale
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Academic Order of Merit: 11th of 1,012
University of Cambridge, MPhil Development Studies Candidate (Fall 2011-Present)
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Commenced October 2011
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT
Nolan Scholarship (Fall
2011-Present)
· Selected from a competitive pool of the top scholars at the U.S.
Naval Academy to attend the University of Cambridge
for
two-years of funded study.
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (Fall
2011-Present)
·
Selected by Rotary International District
6650 in Northeastern
Ohio to serve as its representative to Rotary International District
1080 and
the local Cambridge Rotary Club.
·
Serve as a participant in and transmission
source of Rotary
best-business practices,
fundraising, and service projects.
Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Award (Spring 2011)
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Awarded to the top performing midshipman
who contributes
most to the success of the Naval Academy Foreign
Affairs
Conference.
CDR Frank J Graziano Memorial Award (Spring 2011)
· Awarded to the
midshipman of the graduating class deemed
most proficient in
practical and theoretical navigation and
seamanship.
Superintendent’s List (Fall 2008-Spring 2011)
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Met the following criteria each semester at U.S. Naval
Academy:
GPA above 3.4;
“A” in military leadership;
“A” in Conduct; “A” or “B” in physical fitness
PROFESSIONAL
AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES
Research Analyst, Chief of Naval Operations
Office (May 2011-October 2011)
·
Selected
to work at the Strategic Action Group, an
office
that provides direct analytic, strategic
planning,
and strategic communication support to the Chief of
Naval Operations, the highest
ranking officer in the U.S.
Navy.
·
Served as the most junior commissioned
officer in the
entire office.
Political Science Honors Program (Fall 2009-Spring 2011)
· Selected by the Naval
Academy’s Political Science
Department to research and write
an undergraduate
thesis entitled, “Taxation without Representation
Sustaining
Hybrid Regimes.”
· Utilized comparative
case studies of Ghana and
Uganda as well as an error correction model to
expand the
explanatory power of fiscal contract theory.
Presenter, Midwest Political Science Association Annual
Conference (Spring 2011)
· Presented honors thesis to leading academics in the field
of political
science, allowing for follow-on revision,
distribution, and review.
Recipient, Olmsted Foundation Cultural Immersion
Scholarship (May 2010- June 2010)
· Selected by the Olmsted Foundation to study social
anthropology and post-conflict development in Vietnam
and Cambodia.
· Completed volunteer field work with Global Community
Service Foundation.
· Represented the U.S. Navy as part of its Language, Regional
Expertise, Cultural Awareness (LREC) Program.
Action Officer, Chief of Naval Operations
Executive Panel (July 2010-August 2010)
· Served at
the federal advisory committee to the Chief of
Naval Operations.
·
Coordinated
a study on Brazil and its impact on the U.S.
Navy for the Subcommittee on
Latin America and the
Caribbean.
· Submitted a report on the Brazilian military-industrial
complex and its influence on the Brazilian National Defense
Strategy.
Fellow, Center for the Study of the Presidency
and Congress (Spring
2009- Spring 2010)
· Nominated by the U.S. Naval Academt and chosen
as
one of 85 Presidential Fellows from leading American
colleges and
universities.
· Researched,
wrote, and submitted for publication a
paper on the War Powers Resolution and
executive-legislative rivalry.
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
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Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference Head
Moderator (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)
· Organized, developed,
and lead the training course for
twelve round table moderators
in preparation for the
largest undergraduate foreign affairs conference in the
nation.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Corporation Founder, Bridges Through Education (Summer 2010-Present)
· Founded a 501-C3,
tax-exempt, non-profit organization to
provide educational materials
to underprivileged students in
both developed and developing countries.
· Established partnership with Global Community Service
Foundation and
delivered 600 books to students in Vietnam
as part of
our project “Bridges to Dong Ha.”
· Expanded
efforts to South Africa, Cameroon, and rural Ohio
to counter institutional and material inequity in
education.
Instructor, Higher Achievement Program Baltimore (Summer
2010-Summer 2011)
· Worked as an
instructor and role model to inner-city,
5th and 6th graders at Collington Square Elementary and
Middle School.
· Taught a
three-hour, weekly, after-school, enrichment
curriculum in Math for at risk students.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Member, Golden Key International Honors Society (Fall 2009-Present)
· Selected for this society on the basis of academic achievement
and community service activities.
Vice President, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society (Spring 2010-Present)
· Elected to the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective
honor
society. Membership is restricted to the top 7.5 percent of
second-semester
juniors.
Member, Pi Sigma Alpha (Spring 2011-Present)
· Selected to the largest and most distinguished political
science honors society in the United States.
