For over 30 years, I have worked at the complex and controversial intersection of international politics, trade, nonproliferation, technology transfer, multilateral agreements compliance, and export controls. I have served the American people as a progressively more senior manager, executive, and subject matter expert in the field of export policy and defense trade controls at the Departments of State and Commerce and at the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House.At the NSC, I led the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. defense trade and dual-use export controls ever undertaken: The Presidentially-mandated Export Control Reform Initiative. Working across Executive and Legislative Branches, I chaired a historic and comprehensive revision of the State and Commerce export control lists, won hard-to-get Congressional support, and set up a new multi-agency fusion center to help implement and enforce the nation’s strategic trade export controls.At the State Department, I put together the largest international coalition of states ever assembled in support of a multilateral export control agreement for the export of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and led U.S. participation in a 2017 international working group that negotiated UAV export standards. I was selected as the Runner Up for the 2016 Secretary of State’s Award for Excellence in International Security Affairs for my close collaboration with the Departments of Defense and Commerce, the NSC, and other concerned agencies, and deep knowledge of Export Controls.In December 2017, I left the Federal Government and struck out on my own as an independent consultant in the complex field of international trade and export controls.Key principles for me are bringing order out of chaos and consensus out of controversy, working collaboratively and inclusively, training and empowering others, and delivering actionable decisions and high-quality results.Please get in touch if you’d like to know more.