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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Participated in cybersecurity conferences, delegations, and fellowships including the Stanford University Congressional Cyber Boot Camp, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Congressional.

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.
• 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.

• 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.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government

Diploma, The Naval War College Fleet Seminar Program