Benjamin Buchholz Email & Phone Number

Worldwide

• Author of novel ONE HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS (Little, Brown: 2011), nominated by Publisher's Weekly as a Top 10 Modern War Novel
• Author of full-length non-fiction book PRIVATE SOLDIERS (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2007).
• Author of non-fiction book THE TIGHTENING DARK, an account of a US Marine's captivity in Yemen. (Da Capo, 2021).
• Author of fiction novel SIRENS OF MANHATTAN (Bradley Publishing, 2021).
• Currently teaching creative writing at Gotham Writers' Workshop.
• More than 50 short stories and poems published, along with two chapbooks of poetry: WINDSHIELDS (Blazebox, 2007) and THIRTEEN STARES (Magic Helicopter Press, 2008).

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

San Diego And Tampa

Toshkent, Uzbekistan

Los Alamitos, California

Boise, Idaho

Reserve OC/T battalion command.

Greater San Diego Area

We know for a fact that tomorrow, and the day after that, numerous young veterans are going to contemplate taking their own lives rather than asking for help. It is our job to provide hands on support BEFORE despondency and frustration negatively impacts the effectiveness of that support.Veterans 360 has a clearly defined mission to provide recently.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Led cross-organization and inter-agency planning effort for Yemen.
• Assisted in bilateral and multilateral planning with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, the UK, and France.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Conducted business functions for an international social media analytics company.
• Developed client relationships in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
• Reviewed corporate documents for legal compliance and business best practices.
• Created branding and marketing materials in English, Arabic, Russian, and French.
• Organized and participated in trade-shows in multiple languages in multiple locations worldwide.
• Led training in English and Arabic for social media analytics clients.

• Served as a principal advisor to the US Ambassador in Sana’a, Yemen, supervising a team of 10+ personnel in conducting official US military and political liaison with the Yemeni government.
• Developed and led technical committees for the Friends of Yemen Security Working Group to create and coordinate financing and restructuring strategies for the Yemeni government.
• Lectured at Princeton University on topic of “Translation in War.”
• Graduated from the Royal Oman Air Force Junior Officer Staff College, taught in Arabic, in 2010
• Graduated from the Defense Language Institute; qualified 3/3 in Arabic Language.

Various

• Managed 24 full-time Army staff in support of 350+ National Guard Soldiers at three dispersed locations to accomplish training, personnel readiness and logistics preparedness.
• Led Civil Affairs reconstruction activities in a sector of Iraq from 2005 to 2006.
• Attended Army Schools for Information Warfare and Support Operations (Logistical Planning).

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Led a department-wide team to design and implement a user-friendly web interface and content management solution for the WisDOT website; restructured over 100,000 pages of content; the interface and content.
• Lectured at University Wisconsin-Madison on user access interface and accessibility solutions for government websites.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Managed John Deere, SpaceSaver, and Everpure accounts, with emphasis on internet design and project accountability.
• Led marketing and PR campaigns from concept through execution.

Greater Chicago Area

• Supported marketing and PR campaigns.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Conducted grassroots campaign management, legal research and constituent support.

Master'S Degree, Near And Middle Eastern Studies

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies, General

Ile, Military And Strategic Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Classical Humanities

Arabic

Education record