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INNOVATION FELLOW, MAYOR'S OFFICE: Using Technology To Improve Government Policy
About this video
Monique, an Innovation Fellow at the San Francisco Mayor's Office, helps bring new technology to government and make the city more innovative. She originally wanted to be a lawyer, but with then discovered her love for branding and building technology.
Degree: Political Science
Job Title: Innovation Fellow
Employer: Mayor's Office
Job Summary: Political Scientists
Job Description
Political scientists study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. They research political ideas and analyze the structure and operation of governments, policies, political trends, and related issues.
On-the-Job Training
None
Quick Facts
Projected Job Growth
5 to 10 percent
Typical schedule
Full-time
Typical workplace
Indoor, Office
Personal Qualities
Analytical skills, Written communication skills, Problem solving skillsEducational Path
Education Requirement
Doctorate
Recommended Education Degree
Doctorate
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m='11620'>mayor</span> <span m='12090'>and</span> <span m='12200'>the</span> <span m='12280'>city</span> <span m='12700'>be more</span> <span m='13040'>innovative.</span> </p><p><span m='14500'>On</span> <span m='14610'>a</span> <span m='14670'>day to day</span> <span m='15150'>basis</span> <span m='15750'>I</span> <span m='16400'>make</span> <span m='16630'>partnerships</span> <span m='17220'>with</span> <span m='17440'>other</span> <span m='18930'>local</span> <span m='19380'>organizations,</span> <span m='20340'>other</span> <span m='20600'>companies.</span> <span m='21270'>I</span> <span m='21510'>figure</span> <span m='21760'>out</span> <span m='22000'>ways</span> <span m='23260'>to</span> <span m='23500'>bring</span> <span m='23790'>more</span> <span m='23990'>innovation</span> <span m='24275'>into</span> <span m='24560'>the</span> <span m='25050'>city</span> <span m='25590'>and</span> <span m='25790'>to</span> <span m='26170'>make</span> <span m='26390'>tech</span> <span m='26680'>enabled</span> <span m='26970'>products</span> <span m='27450'>like</span> <span m='27910'>a</span> <span m='28210'>product</span> <span m='28520'>called</span> <span m='28680'>Smart</span> <span m='28960'>PDF,</span> <span m='29610'>which</span> <span m='30280'>takes</span> <span m='30520'>all</span> <span m='30650'>this</span> <span m='30860'>paper</span> <span m='31150'>government</span> <span m='31560'>forms</span> <span m='31830'>that</span> <span m='31940'>we</span> <span m='32060'>have</span> <span m='32520'>and</span> <span m='32549'>turns</span> <span m='32850'>them</span> <span m='33000'>into</span> <span m='33450'>fillable</span> <span m='34270'>PDFs</span> <span m='34940'>and</span> <span m='35080'>adds</span> <span m='35370'>on</span> <span m='35650'>a</span> <span m='35700'>payment</span> <span m='36040'>solution</span> <span m='36520'>and an</span> <span m='37018'>e-signature</span> <span m='37516'>solution</span> <span m='38014'>so you can</span> <span m='38512'>eliminate</span> <span m='39010'>paper</span> <span m='39280'>in</span> <span m='39560'>your</span> <span m='39750'>everyday</span> <span m='40130'>life.</span> <span m='40880'>And</span> </p><p><span m='41420'>I</span> <span m='41760'>went</span> <span m='41900'>to the</span> <span m='42010'>University</span> <span m='42500'>of</span> <span m='42550'>Miami</span> <span m='43090'>and</span> <span m='43680'>I</span> <span m='43890'>graduated</span> <span m='44420'>with</span> <span m='44560'>a</span> <span m='44590'>degree</span> <span m='44950'>in</span> <span m='45060'>political</span> <span m='45460'>science.</span> <span m='45960'>I</span> <span m='46040'>thought</span> <span m='46260'>I</span> <span m='46310'>wanted</span> <span m='46630'>to</span> <span m='47120'>be</span> <span m='47310'>a</span> <span m='47380'>lawyer,</span> <span m='47860'>but</span> <span m='47990'>the</span> <span m='48060'>first</span> <span m='48410'>job</span> <span m='48600'>that</span> <span m='48730'>I</span> <span m='48820'>had</span> <span m='49240'>out</span> <span m='49400'>of</span> <span m='49470'>college</span> <span m='50360'>was</span> <span m='50500'>actually</span> <span m='50900'>at</span> <span m='51010'>a</span> <span m='51050'>brand</span> <span m='51460'>consulting</span> <span m='51960'>agency.</span> <span m='52830'>So</span> <span m='53250'>that</span> <span m='53460'>really</span> <span m='53650'>got me</span> <span m='53850'>interested</span> <span m='54350'>in</span> <span m='54430'>brands</span> <span m='54755'>and</span> <span m='55080'>the</span> <span m='55550'>internet</span> <span m='56020'>was</span> <span m='56490'>really</span> <span m='56960'>sort of</span> <span m='57130'>booming</span> <span m='57710'>at</span> <span m='57830'>the</span> <span m='57900'>time.</span> </p><p><span m='59130'>So</span> <span m='59320'>I</span> <span m='59340'>started</span> <span m='59680'>working</span> <span m='61710'>on</span> <span m='61970'>internet</span> <span m='62560'>projects</span> <span m='63590'>and</span> <span m='63640'>really</span> <span m='63990'>started</span> <span m='64580'>getting</span> <span m='65069'>deeply</span> <span m='65430'>involved</span> <span m='65980'>in</span> <span m='66340'>building</span> <span m='66830'>things.</span> <span m='67190'>And</span> <span m='67550'>that's</span> <span m='67750'>really</span> <span m='67970'>what</span> <span m='68130'>I</span> <span m='68190'>love</span> <span m='68390'>to</span> <span m='68460'>do.</span> <span m='68580'>I</span> <span m='68670'>love</span> <span m='68840'>to</span> <span m='68970'>build</span> <span m='69260'>things.</span> <span m='69580'>I</span> <span m='69680'>love to</span> <span m='69990'>build</span> <span m='70100'>websites</span> <span m='70630'>and</span> <span m='70730'>mobile</span> <span m='71070'>apps.</span> <span m='72220'>I</span> <span m='72360'>built</span> <span m='72630'>a</span> <span m='72680'>mobile</span> 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m='83920'>was</span> <span m='84070'>in</span> <span m='84180'>high</span> <span m='84380'>school</span> <span m='84770'>is</span> <span m='84950'>that</span> <span m='85130'>there</span> <span m='85230'>are</span> <span m='85530'>going</span> <span m='85720'>to</span> <span m='85760'>be</span> <span m='85870'>lots</span> <span m='86180'>of</span> <span m='86230'>chances</span> <span m='86730'>for you</span> <span m='86940'>to</span> <span m='87060'>explore</span> <span m='87490'>lots</span> <span m='87810'>of</span> <span m='87880'>different</span> <span m='88220'>things.</span> <span m='89180'>I've</span> <span m='89410'>done</span> <span m='89620'>everything</span> <span m='90430'>from</span> <span m='90580'>working</span> <span m='90870'>in</span> <span m='90960'>a</span> <span m='91010'>brand</span> <span m='91230'>consultancy</span> <span m='91910'>to</span> <span m='92000'>starting</span> <span m='92360'>an</span> <span m='92450'>affiliate</span> <span m='92880'>program</span> <span m='93290'>and</span> <span m='93390'>those</span> <span m='93610'>have</span> <span m='93670'>all</span> <span m='94050'>really</span> <span m='94290'>shaped</span> <span m='95150'>who</span> <span m='95290'>I</span> <span m='95430'>am</span> <span m='95670'>now.</span> <span m='96040'>And</span> <span m='96140'>they</span> <span m='96770'>bring</span> <span m='97150'>a</span> <span m='97210'>lot</span> <span m='97470'>to</span> <span m='97570'>the</span> <span m='97690'>table</span> <span m='98070'>when</span> <span m='98250'>I'm</span> <span m='98350'>talking</span> <span m='98700'>to</span> <span m='98920'>an</span> <span m='98990'>employer,</span> <span m='99330'>or</span> <span m='99670'>when</span> <span m='99710'>I'm</span> <span m='99800'>talking</span> <span m='100100'>to</span> <span m='100230'>someone</span> <span m='100900'>that</span> <span m='100980'>I</span> <span m='101030'>want</span> <span m='101180'>to</span> <span m='101220'>partner</span> <span m='101640'>with</span> <span m='101920'>or do</span> <span m='102230'>business</span> <span m='102705'>with.</span> </p><p><span m='103180'>So</span> <span m='103730'>there's</span> <span m='103950'>always</span> <span m='104520'>the</span> <span m='104600'>chance</span> <span m='104970'>for</span> <span m='105080'>you</span> <span m='105300'>to</span> <span m='105490'>explore</span> <span m='106530'>and</span> <span m='106950'>not</span> <span m='107810'>get</span> <span m='107970'>caught</span> <span m='108210'>up</span> <span m='108630'>going</span> <span m='108880'>down</span> <span m='109130'>one</span> <span m='109330'>path</span> <span m='109750'>that</span> <span m='109810'>you</span> <span m='110060'>feel</span> <span m='110220'>like</span> <span m='110490'>you</span> <span m='110630'>have</span> <span m='110860'>to</span> <span m='110960'>absolutely</span> <span m='111500'>do</span> <span m='111660'>this</span> <span m='111850'>one</span> <span m='112100'>thing</span> <span 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