◆I understand the federal government budget, appropriations and policy process, how to do business with the government and government sources of funding (grants, loans, incentives, etc.) for business and effective federal government lobbying with a focus on national security and foreign policy issues.◆I understand the state government legislative process and lobbying through grassroots campaigns and coalition building.◆I love helping nonprofits create new public awareness of their mission, grow their donor base and get the word out 📢.Expertise: I provide value by translating complex challenges and opportunities into discernable, executable plans to exceed corporate and nonprofit strategic objectives, cost-efficiencies and growth objectives. Specific private sector expertise in defense/foreign policy/international export-import/nonprofit development/US government small business financing and US federal government contracting. I match corporate programmatic/finance objectives with federal and state policies and programs to implement strategies that unify bureaucratic and business objectives.Results include government loans for corporate clients up to $7 million and programmatic line items up to $11 million in federal appropriations resulting from a deep understanding of the US Government budget and appropriations, reprogramming and policy process/ Defense and foreign policy/Domestic and international project financing/Public-private loans and grants, SBA minority and disadvantaged programs and contracting set asides, HUBZone and Opportunity Zone programs, and research and innovation grants. Successes have included acquisition of client business by major defense integrator. At the state level, I have effectively shepherded legislation effectively from introduction to passage into law. I have worked with over a dozen foreign governments and political parties as a US representative and registered lobbyist.I develop and execute development strategies for Non-Profits /provide Board of Directors management/event planning services with an eye for increased visibility and new donor relations and public relations savvy. I managed a team executing a three-year, four nation $2.9 million US AID grant.