I'm a humanities and social sciences nerd who has had an exceptionally interesting life so far but it's time to get a "real" job.
I'm knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects and I'm well-read, including bodies of literature people would include for a "personal MBA.
" I majored in classical letters and enjoy Harvard Business Review.
I have worked with, and on the periphery of, the startup world and I'm quite familiar with how things work there.
Two (2) VCs have told me I'd be a "good person to have around.
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I have been compared to the character "Hakim" in the movie Zero Dark Thirty.
We're never told his job title and it's not clear that he's directly in charge of any one department.
The trusty sidekick.
.
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but who everyone defers to when brought in for critical decisions and actions relating to areas of expertise.
He issues orders when the situation demands.
Next thing he's running errands.
Experience includes:
* international diplomacy
* making target VIPs feel important and comfortable
* organizing conferences and events
* scheduling and facilitating high-level meetings
* photography
* performing sensitive investigations from the office and in the field, from business intelligence to mobile surveillance
* journalism
* fixing things gone sideways.
* I was the "energy advisor" to a foreign consulate not because I know the science but because I understand how relevant policies operate in California and I'm a quick study.
I've been looking for startup work for some time now.
I don't fit in the boxes most people would have to think outside of to consider me.
Employers aren't supposed to ask so I'll say it this way: I have very often been the only man, the only white person, and lately the oldest person (fifty four) in the room and I'd be happy to support people half my age.
I'm a native speaker of English who was educated in Korea (in Korean).
US citizen.
I'm learning Python.
I'm getting a lot of replies that look like spam.
If you do ever so kindly reach out, please distinguish yourself in some way.
Even better if you make yourself searchable.
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