John

John Marone
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EXPERIENCE:

Special War Correspondent in Ukraine, Daily Express, London, England
Covered Russian invasion of Ukraine from Kyiv, Kharkiv from earliest phase of war
Wrote on-site dispatches from scenes of attacks, producing unique video
Independently planned, organized travel, lodgings, stories, interviews
Coordinated with team in London under challenging field conditions

Correspondent, Mergermarket news service, Financial Times Group, Kyiv, Ukraine
Launched coverage in Ukraine, developing extensive source pool from scratch
Found, developed and reported unpublished intelligence on live or prospective M&A deals for global audience of investment funds, corporates and M&A professionals
Travelled extensively throughout Ukraine to attend trade fairs, investment conferences
Coordinated, followed-up reporting with global network of in-house journalists and editors

Chief Editor, Kyiv Post newspaper, Kyiv, Ukraine
Appointed from editor to chief editor of newspaper following major turnover of editorial staff
Hired, trained and managed new team of journalists, editors and support staff
Edited, wrote articles, oversaw editorial and publishing process, fielded all public inquiries
Interviewed leading Ukrainian politicians and business people

Deputy Head of Unit, BBC Monitoring, BBC World Service, Kyiv, Ukraine
Promoted to deputy head of unit after serving two years as chief sub editor
Edited, managed reporting on mostly political and security issues from Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova
Launched coverage and opened offices in Chisinau and Tiraspol, Moldova
Assisted head of unit in recruiting and training Ukrainian, Belarusian, Moldovan journalists

Visa Fraud Investigator, Fascell Fellowship, U.S. State Department, Moscow, Russia
Possessed US State Department Top Secret Security Clearance
Selected to partake in US Department of State Fascell Fellowship Program
Appointed to newly formed counter-fraud unit of US Embassy’s Consular Section
Conducted field investigations, liaised with US government agencies, other foreign missions, Russian officials and international airlines to detect, identify, report and prevent visa fraud
Interviewed visa applicants, analyzed supporting visa documentation, filed cables

Cryptologic Linguist, United States Air Force, RAF Chicksands, UK
Graduate of Defense Language Institute, Monterrey, California: One-year Russian course
Completed Air Force cryptologic intelligence course, Goodfellow Air base, San Angelo, TX
Possessed US Air Force Top Secret Security Clearance
Monitored prescribed radio frequencies, recorded and transcribed communications


EDUCATION:
M.A. Russian Literature and Linguistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
B.A., Political Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

LANGUAGES: English – Native; Russian – Near native; Ukrainian – Reading and listening; Spanish – Intermediate