SYDNEY KAPLAN
Phone: (347) 338-0374, E-mail: Sydney.H.S.Kaplan@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sydney Kaplan: Virtual Assistant
Virtual Assistant August 2024-Present
Duties
Business administrative services including but not limited to: Calendar management, Email filing and management, Call/Meeting scheduling and cancellation, Invoice management, Travel booking, Venue booking, Research and data entry, Follow up with clients, Social media inbox/request Management, Lead follow up, Order Tracking
Personal administrative services including but not limited to: Gift purchases, Personal card sending, Personal appointment setting, Vendor research, Vacation planning, Calendar management, Email filing and management, Appointment scheduling
Kaplan Household
Stay-at-Home Parent of two June 2020-Present
Duties
Manage Daily Operations: Coordinate daily activities, including meal planning, transportation to and from school, after school activities, birthday parties, playdates, and family schedules
Develop Organizational Systems: Create and maintain systems for household management, including chore assignments, inventory management, and household supply restocking
Enhance Communication Skills: Negotiate and mediate between family members, ensuring clear communication and conflict resolution, arrange conversations with teachers both ad-hoc and formally for parent teacher conferences, communicate with other parents to arrange playdates
Organize Events and Activities: Plan and execute various family events, educational activities, and social gatherings including playdates and birthday parties
Volunteering and Extracurricular Activities
Parent Grade Coordinator for Rodeph Sholom School class of 2032 September 2022-June 2024
Organize and schedule monthly group activities for entire grade of children and parents
Act as liaison between parents and Parents Association
Class Parent for Rodeph Sholom School class of 2032 and class of 2034 September 2020-June 2024
Organize multiple annual group activities for children and parents of a select grade
Parents Association Volunteer at Rodeph Sholom School September 2022-present
Organize events for the entire Elementary Child Division and parents
Responsibilities include ordering food and crafts projects, coordinating parent and teacher volunteers, and liaising with school to reserve rooms and gather necessary supplies
Co-head of weekly Challah distribution to school families
President of The Marbury Condominium Board (164 W 74th St, New York, NY) January 2023-present
Elected by the condominium owners to analyze the needs of the condominium, lead meetings discussing issues with other members of the board and ensure needs of fellow residents are met
New York Police Department – Intelligence Bureau
Lead Analyst for Analytical Programs Unit September 2018-June 2020
Coordinate all communication and investigative activities done by the Analytical Programs Unit (APU) for the Intelligence Analysis Unit (IAU)—including subpoenas and requests for phone record analysis from IAU analysts
In charge of conducting activities using analytical software for financial analysis
Team Leader for Global Issues Team June 2016-December 2017
Manage four direct reports and full analytical team casework, attend internal meetings and external meetings with other agencies, assist team members in determining how to proceed with their cases and track operational steps taken by team members
Intelligence Research Specialist, Global Issues Team and Analytical Program Unit August 2009-June 2016
Liaison analyst between the Intelligence Analysis Unit (IAU) and the Analytical Programs Unit (APU)—serve as the Intelligence Analysis Unit coordinator for investigative activities including subpoenas and requests for phone and financial record analysis from IAU analysts
Provide direction to fellow analysts, members of APU and investigators from other units and precincts, with the subpoena process and assist in analysis of results and records
Aid detectives with multiple ongoing Intelligence Bureau investigations including forensic research, database searches and data collection
Conduct database lookups and produce link charts, analytical write-ups and Situational Reports of case-related information for multiple detective units
Brief front office and other law enforcement agencies on case developments and other topics
Brief other units on capabilities of the Analytical Programs Unit
Lead analyst on successful take-down case with positive nationwide implications
NYPD liaison to Western Union
Cleared TOP SECRET (TS)
National Security Agency September 2005 – August 2007
Cleared TOP SECRET (TS)/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)/Special Intelligence (SI)
Passed Agency Special Background Investigation (SBI) and Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph (June 2005)
Promotions and Awards Received: Special Act or Achievement Award, August 2006, Merit-based Promotion
Training:
o Language Enhancement Program
o Voice Graphic Language Analyst in Training—Course of study to acquire complete fluency in reading, writing and speaking Modern Standard Arabic, training in mission related subjects and area studies
o Arabic classes taken: Foundations in Cryptologic Arabic Grammar and their Applications, Cryptologic Arabic, Reading Comprehension, Cryptologic Arabic Transcription, Comprehensive Intermediate Cryptologic Arabic, Comprehensive Advanced Cryptologic Arabic, Colloquial Cryptologic Levantine Arabic
o Other classes taken: Adversarial Denial and Deception Awareness, World Oil Markets, Counterterrorism Bootcamp Seminar
o Language immersion – June 2006 – August 2006 – Modern Standard Arabic and Levantine dialect course at Berlitz Language School in an overseas location
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Graphic Traffic Language Analyst – Translated foreign language material, performed operational tasks in support of national homeland security and counter terrorism, provided reporting to national-level customers for feedback relating to mission goals, utilized, updated, and maintained language resources and databases, used various online dictionary tools
o Use of internet protocols, such as e-mail programs and instant messaging services
EDUCATION
Columbia University - Grad School of Arts and Sciences – New York, NY
MA in Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures February 2009
The University of Jordan – Language Center – Amman, Jordan
Successfully completed level six course of Modern Standard Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages Summer 2008
Cornell University - College of Arts and Sciences - Ithaca, NY
BA with Distinction, Dean’s list, Member National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Major - Near Eastern Studies, GPA: 3.64
May 2005
Università di Bologna – Bologna, Italy
Courses: Intensive Italian Language course, Italian grammar course, Fascism, Egyptology; all classes done in Italian – Bologna, Italy January - June 2004
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Most Recent Language Levels Attained-
Defense Language Proficiency test in Arabic Reading: 2+, Defense Language Proficiency test in Arabic Listening: 2+, April 2007
Language Performance Test/Level-2 Reading Performance Test in Hebrew: 2, Level-2 Listening Test in Hebrew: 2, February 2005
Language Performance Test/Level-2 Reading Performance Test in Italian: 2, Level-2 Listening Test in Italian: 2, February 2005
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Proficient in THREADS, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Active Tennis Player, Marathon Runner and Cyclist