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RESUME

I am a public historian and educator based in Vienna, Austria. My main focus is conflict in the first half of the 20th century.

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HOST, LEAD WRITER & RESEARCHER

2019 - Present

Documentary films with Real Time History:

'The Great War' on Youtube

'16 Days in Berlin' series on the Battle of Berlin in 1945

'Rhineland 45' film on the Rhineland campaign in 1945

Real Time History audio podcast

HISTORICAL RESEARCHER & EDUCATOR

2003 - Present

Lectures and public speaking; research for exhibitions, research reports, oral history. Clients: Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of Civilization, National Research Council of Canada, Library of Parliament, Department of National Defence, Juno Beach Centre, Battle Guide Virtual Tours.
Lectures, Virtual Tours, and Podcasts:

  • Battle of the Hochwald Gap Virtual Tour

  • Battle of Vimy Ridge Virtual Battlefield Tour

  • Geschichte mit Crowdfunding und auf YouTube, Ringvorlesung Public History, Universität Hamburg

  • Battle of Berlin Virtual Tour

  • 'Austria and WW1' with Metropole magazine

  • 'The Battle of Berlin,' History from Home online lecture series

  • 'Top 5 Tanks' with the Tank Museum

  • ‘America’s Cartoon War 1914-1918,’ Austro-American Society

  • Canada in the Second World War,’ Military History Verbalized Youtube Podcast

  • 'Cartoon Propaganda in World War One,' Great War podcast series

  • ‘British and Russian Military Culture in 1914,’ Total War HIST2230, WVPU

  • ‘Propaganda in the First World War,’ Total War HIST2230, WVPU

  • ‘The Origins of the Cold War in World War Two,’ Total War HIST2230, WVPU

  • ‘Canada’s Great War,’ Austrian Canadian Society


Books:

Alexander, Jesse et al. 16 Days in Berlin - Official Companion Book: The Final Battle of WW2 Day By Day (RTH - Real Time History GmbH, 2020)

Alexander, Jesse et al. Rhineland 45 - Official Companion Book: Decision in the West (RTH - Real Time History GmbH, forthcoming 2021)

HEAD OF STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER

2014 - 2018
Webster University Vienna

Responsible for strategy and operations of the Student Resource Center, including Student Affairs (Study Abroad, housing operations, and Student Conduct), Career Services, and Alumni relations. Objective: a seamless student learning and development experience leading to persistence and success.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

2000-2010

  • Public Relations Manager, Canada's Cold War Museum

  • Education Officer, Canada's Cold War Museum

  • Battlefield tour guide and Team lead, Canadian National Memorial, Vimy Ridge

  • Tour guide, Parliament of Canada

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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA/AUSTRIA

Master of Arts, with distinction
Modern History
Thesis: Austria-Hungary in US Editorial Cartoons 1914-1918

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA/CANADA

Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude
History

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LANGUAGES

ENGLISH

Native Proficiency

FRENCH

Full Professional Proficiency

GERMAN

Full Professional Proficiency

RUSSIAN

Limited Working Proficiency

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