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Purchase, Ny, Us

Purchase, Ny, Us

Oversaw a broad range of technology policy issues in the U.S. including cybersecurity, privacy, digital identity, and emerging innovations.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

• Served as the principal senior policy advisor to full Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee Chairman John Ratcliffe (R-TX), and other members of the Committee, on all policy issues related to cybersecurity, infrastructure protection, and security technologies.• Developed and executed a robust oversight and legislative strategy and agenda for all Subcommittee activities, including hearings, markups, and other events.• Led all policy and strategic efforts for the development, drafting, and passage in Committee and the full House of H.R. 1731, the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015, legislation to enhance cyber information sharing and strengthen privacy and civil liberties protections. H.R. 1731 passed the House with broad bipartisan support, 355-63.o Collaborated closely with White House staff and the Minority when drafting the cybersecurity legislation to garner bipartisan support.o Coordinated with House Leadership staff and the Rules Committee to develop a strategy to bring H.R. 1731 to the House floor under a Rule.o Testified before the Rules Committee staff on all amendments submitted to H.R. 1731 under a Rule.o Worked with the House Majority Whip’s Office to determine bill messaging, conduct coalition outreach, and whip Republican Member votes.o Led the Committee’s conference negotiations with the U.S. Senate to produce the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which was signed into law on December 18, 2015.• Managed and led a Subcommittee team of five Professional Staff Members and detailees from the U.S. Secret Service and the National Labs.• Built coalitions amongst stakeholders to assemble support for the Committee’s oversight and legislative priorities, including collaborating with industry and the privacy and civil liberties community.• Spoke at international conferences, trade associations, press conferences, and other events to discuss the Committee’s cybersecurity agenda.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Served as the senior policy advisor to full Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Subcommittee Chairman Patrick Meehan (R-PA), and other members of the Committee, on all cybersecurity policy. • Led all Committee cybersecurity legislative and strategic efforts, which resulted in the passage of five cybersecurity bills that were signed into law (Public Laws 113-246, 113-274, 113-277, 113-282 and 113-283).o Led the development, drafting, and passage in Committee and the full House of H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014.o Organized bill draft stakeholder solicitations and considered over 50 sets of comments submitted to the Committee. o Made strategic policy and political decisions in negotiations with both Democratic and Republican members of the Committee, House Leadership, the Senate, DHS, and the White House to produce bipartisan cybersecurity legislation.o Headed broad outreach to gain multi-stakeholder support resulting in over 20 letters of endorsement from across industry sectors and the privacy and civil liberties community.o Led both the Subcommittee and full Committee mark-up of H.R. 3696, including managing amendments, which resulted in the legislation being reported unanimously out of Committees.o Managed pre-conference negotiations with the U.S. Senate in an effort to pass bicameral and bipartisan cybersecurity legislation through the U.S. Congress to be signed by the President.• Participated in cybersecurity conferences, delegations, and fellowships including the Stanford University Congressional Cyber Boot Camp, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Congressional Delegation and the Congressional European Parliament Initiative to Brussels, Belgium.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Developed and organized congressional hearings including coordinating witnesses, and preparing hearing memos, opening statements and recommended questions for Committee members. • Worked with the Committee’s communications staff to shape messaging and to promote the Committee’s activities.• Conducted research and drafted Committee reports and policy memos on a wide range of homeland security issues.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Helped direct oversight and investigations of DHS and drafted legislation relating to DHS management, acquisitions, procurement, information technology, and information security.• Organized and staffed Congressional Delegation trips to Mexico, Colombia, Paraguay, and Argentina, and lead several staff delegation trips to further the Committee’s oversight activities.• Organized and staffed congressional field hearings and drafted follow-up reports with policy recommendations.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Drafted speeches, talking points, press releases and official Committee oversight letters.• Facilitated meetings and briefings with both federal officials and private sector entities to inform Committee efforts.

• Managed the Congressman’s legislative portfolio on issues relating to energy, telecommunications, healthcare, tax, trade, foreign affairs and financial services including drafting legislation, hearing questions and amendments to legislation. • Assisted the Congressman and Legislative Director during the annual appropriations process by cataloguing all funding received in the Omnibus Bill and submitting FY10 funding priorities to all appropriation subcommittees.

• Conducted research, drafted policy memos and wrote official correspondence on behalf of the Congressman.

• Conducted research, drafted policy memos and wrote official correspondence on behalf of the Congressman.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Worked with the Speaker’s senior staff to help mange official correspondence and track the Speaker’s appointments and House floor activities including amendments, votes, and procedures until the transition to the Democratic Congress in 2007.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government

Diploma, The Naval War College Fleet Seminar Program