Set direction and vision for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) identity management architectural concepts and framework. That includes:• Lead an interdisciplinary team conducting analysis of the effectiveness of national security capabilities through risk analysis, operations research, and systems analysis• Engage with TSA's internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate representation of functions and interfaces • Facilitatate executive engagements… Show more Set direction and vision for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) identity management architectural concepts and framework. That includes:• Lead an interdisciplinary team conducting analysis of the effectiveness of national security capabilities through risk analysis, operations research, and systems analysis• Engage with TSA's internal and external stakeholders to ensure accurate representation of functions and interfaces • Facilitatate executive engagements around public, private and governmental collaborations and discussions • Review program plans, budgets, and schedules for fiscal year project planning• Direct contractor and government teams developing systems to improve threat-detection effectiveness and operational efficiency through the modularization and cyber-secure networking of TSE• Develop and execute requirements-definition processes• And serve as the liaison between the Department of Energy (DOE) and TSA, aligning TSA capability gaps to applicable DOE lab research portfolios. Show less

Served as explosive applications and physical security expert at Research and Development Organization. Responsibilities included:• Explosive detection research for multiple government agencies to define explosive threat requirements • Integrate entry control and contraband detection system for facilities containing nuclear material• Instructor for the International Atomic Energy Agency International Training Course, Physical Security of Nuclear Material • High explosive and… Show more Served as explosive applications and physical security expert at Research and Development Organization. Responsibilities included:• Explosive detection research for multiple government agencies to define explosive threat requirements • Integrate entry control and contraband detection system for facilities containing nuclear material• Instructor for the International Atomic Energy Agency International Training Course, Physical Security of Nuclear Material • High explosive and explosive detection subject matter expert (SME) on nuclear weapon incident response team• Lead research and characterization for explosive dispersal of chemical, biological, and nuclear threats. Show less

Served on detail to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization and was subject matter expert on handheld explosive detector performance, explosive chemistry, performance and signatures. Advised DOD leadership on emerging threats and countermeasures, managed precursor modification, explosive detection, and disturbed earth sensor development portfolios, provide technical assessments on intelligence reviews and coordinate intergovernmental collaborations for countering asymmetric… Show more Served on detail to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization and was subject matter expert on handheld explosive detector performance, explosive chemistry, performance and signatures. Advised DOD leadership on emerging threats and countermeasures, managed precursor modification, explosive detection, and disturbed earth sensor development portfolios, provide technical assessments on intelligence reviews and coordinate intergovernmental collaborations for countering asymmetric warfare tactics. Show less

Worked as a research and development specialist in contraband Detection and Entry control Systems Organization. Tested and evaluated commercial bulk and trace explosive detection systems for their use in security checkpoints and render safe applications. Scaled up synthesis process of explosive materials for bulk testing and designed and conducted experiments for explosive detection technology development and qualifications.

Started career with Los Alamos Site Office Weapons Program Branch doing program management of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) environmental restoration projects, overseeing laboratory worksites and facilities to assure compliance with environmental health and safety regulations and serving as liaison between LANL and NNSA Washington D.C. headquarters.

Nuclear Material Transportation and Storage Organization