ROBERT MATTHEW SHINES 5121 Lackawanna Street College Park, MD 20740 rmshines@gmail.com (312) 203-0785 Skype: robert.shines http://www.linkedin.

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SUMMARY International MBA with 16 years experience in global market analysis, planning, and business development strategy helping firms develop overseas operations and market penetration Areas of expertise and experience include: International Marketing Campaign Creation, Direction, and Implementation Forming Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Leading and Motivating Cross-cultural Workgroups Technology Assessment, Transfer, and Commercialization PROJECT EXPERIENCE Project for American technology commercialization firm (2004): Identified Russian and Ukrainian partners through commercialization proposal Initiation. Project for Chinese rare-earth metals producer (2003): Expanded international client base by concluding market report. Project for Ukrainian arms trading agency (2000): Enhanced Southeast Asian market presence through naval equipment export proposal. EXPERIENCE Wikistrat Washington, DC 2013 Present Geopolitical Analyst Conducted strategic analysis, forecasting and research in support of the Asia Pacific and Macroeconomics Desks. Participated in analytical scenario detailing possible trajectories in North Korean international relations. Developed scenario detailing political and economic ramifications of a possible United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union. International Marketing and Trade Washington, DC 2009 Present President Helped global clients develop U.S. market entry strategy, international business development contact portfolio and intellectual property strategies. Assisted domestic firms with international market entry techniques. Educational Training & Development, Inc. South Holland, IL 2008 Director, Community Technology Center Developed marketing campaign consisting of increasing public awareness through speaking engagements at local functions, broadcast media public service announcements (PSAs), and e-newsletter circulation for small business incubator. NanoCarbLab, Inc. - Albany, NY 2002-2007

International Marketing Manager Identified which U.S. entities represented viable prospects for joint business development, business partnering and investment to enter $800 million U.S. display market through market entry strategy creation. Limited overall exposure to technical and intellectual property risk through assistance in global intellectual property strategy.

ROBERT MATTHEW SHINES 5121 Lackawanna Street College Park, MD 20740 rmshines@gmail.com (312) 203-0785 Skype: robert.shines http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertshines
NanoLab, Inc. - Brighton, MA 2001 Marketing Manager Achieved a seven-fold increase in revenues from $25,000 to $200,000 within one year through market assessment report detailing possible applications of carbon nanotubes and strategic partnerships. Entered $ 2.8 billion rechargeable battery market sooner than competitors due to strategic alliance between firm and the Mayes Research Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Salut Technologies West - San Francisco, CA 2000-2001 Project Manager Achieved $45 million benchmark in financing of research projects through marketing and commercialization project with the Science and Technology Center of Ukraine. Reached milestone of 1000 research projects totaling $145 million being initiated through technology research. International Technology Research Institute - Kyiv, Ukraine 1998-1999 Assistant Director, Business Incubator Development Program (MBA Enterprise Corps) Fostered economic and political stability in post-Soviet Ukraine through advising former weapons scientists on how to convert their technical knowledge into ventures. Empowered firms to compete in a global market with quality products and services through preparation of Ukrainian technology firm CD-ROM catalog for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) investors. American IC Exchange - Aliso Viejo, CA. 1997-1998 International Trading Specialist Brokered international sales, trading and telemarketing for B2B market exchange of commodity semiconductors and computer products. Achieved highest DRAM purchasing turnover of $110,000 for November 1997.

EDUCATION Thunderbird School of Global Management Glendale, AZ MBA in Global Management, with Honors, 1997 Concentration: International Marketing and Foreign Direct Investment Phi Sigma Iota Language Honor Society (Mandarin Chinese) Inductee University of Illinois Chicago, IL B.S., Marketing, 1995