Bryan Cenko Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

Rockville, Md

• Served as appellate judicial Law Clerk to Senior Judge on cases heard before the Court of Appeals of Maryland (high court of Maryland) and the Maryland Court of Special Appeals (intermediate appellate court)• Assisted in drafting appellate opinions, drafted bench memoranda, and administered the Judge’s chambers

• Collaborated with attorneys to represent the Bureau of Industry Security (BIS) in enforcement actions before administrative law judges and in the prosecution of criminal export control cases• Reviewed legislative history to interpret regulations maintained by the Department of Treasury and BIS, including Export Administration Regulations (EAR), Office of Foreign Asset Controls (OFAC) sanction regimes, and OFAC’s Specially Designated National list• Drafted legal memoranda on issues such as a company’s obligation to pay costs associated with a subpoena, conspiracy theories between two employees in the same company, and warrantless searches

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted attorneys on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Team Telecom in reviewing potential national security risks associated with foreign investments in domestic companies• Assisted in drafting clearance memoranda for CFIUS transactions and suspension of license letters for Team Telecom cases• Researched and drafted legal memoranda on corporate and international trade law issues such as piercing the corporate veil and specific provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade • Researched and drafted legal memoranda for Office of Victims for Overseas Terrorism (OVT) attorneys on subject matter and personal jurisdiction issues for potential amicus briefs• Researched anti-money laundering laws and organizations to develop a customer due diligence training

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researching the role of contractors in developing and operating new military technologies and the resulting impact on international humanitarian law

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served as the lead action officer for the quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors: coordinated and drafted position papers for the U.S. delegation, arranged for the accreditation of the delegation, and drafted the overall summary guidance and binding instructions cable for the delegation• Served as the lead scheduling officer in preparations for IAEA Director General Amano’s March 2015 visit to DC: coordinated with the offices of the Secretary of Energy and Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; drafted and presented briefs to senior State officials• Coordinated recommendations during negotiations of a Human Rights Council Resolution

• Researched and drafted memoranda on issues such as an individual’s right to a hearing as a matter of law and the effect of social media on the implementation of the Hatch Act• Investigated complaints regarding potential violations of the Hatch Act and drafted advisory opinions, cure letters, or settlement/closure notices based on investigation findings

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched existing and past government efforts to rebalance federal security resources and transition to a greener economy• Coordinated with government agencies and defense companies to create factsheets based on research findings• Wrote articles on the economic climate in Cyprus and demilitarization in the international arms trade, both of which were published by IPS

Ann Arbor Michigan

• Examined the effectiveness of dispute resolution mechanisms present in the ILO Conventions 87 and 98 by analyzing a random sample of decisions reached by the Committee on Freedom of Association

Ann Arbor, Mi

•Attended a weekly seminar and other training sessions to learn various community-based research techniques •Completed weekly assignments such as: hosting a seminar on exiting a community; completion of a logic model, literature review, and community description; and utilizing Adobe Photoshop to create a poster summarizing the results of my research to present to community leaders at a final symposium

Detroit, Mi

Interned in the Economic and Community Development Department•Researched best practices of organizing block clubs in order to develop a community resource toolkit and comprehensive needs assessment to be distributed to residents within the Hope Village Initiative (HVI)•Developed and implemented a four-week community outreach strategy to take six high school youths into the HVI community to raise awareness about Focus: HOPE’s block club initiative and to conduct a basic needs assessment of over 900 households•Created a block captain training manual and powerpoint presentation to host a training sessions for local community members •Researched various focus groups to create a template focus group on the involvement of faith-based organizations within HVI •Presented results to HVI team members at biweekly steering meetings including a final presentation of the results of the community canvassing before Focus: HOPE administration

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Economics