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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided subject matter expertise of US-Europe relations and Arctic plans and policy. • Oversaw Navy policy development efforts and provided analytical support for CNO initiatives.• Developed recommendations based on strategic research and analysis on geopolitical-related issues in support of competitive plans and alignment of Navy policy with higher level guidance documents.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Prepared for and responded to efforts to reconcile national, Department of Defense (DoD), and Navystrategy and long term planning with the realities of budget, execution, and trends in the face of complex,dynamic and uncertain security and fiscal environments in support if the Chief of Naval Operations.• Analyzed and reported on programming and budgeting effects of the proposed readiness program to include any potential programming risks that may be caused by the addition/reduction of readiness resourcing.• Developed documentation in support of POM cycles such as point papers, summary analyses, cost analysis,schedules, requirements, Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms).

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

-Sold over $3.5 million in real estate during first two years.-Negotiated purchase offers and oversee the negotiation process on behalf of clients.-Prospected for both seller and buyer leads through all available means, convert leads to appointments & close buyer agency contracts.-Advised seller clients based on evaluation of purchase offer contract prices and stipulations.-Evaluated contractor prices and rehab project proposals to negotiate and select the best contractor and advise clients on awarding contracts.-Worked with clients to conduct price or best final negotiations to determine reasonableness of price recommendation for awarding property rehab contracts.-Drafted and negotiated contracts on behalf of clients.-Developed and implemented rehab budgets and scopes of work for clients.-Monitored contract performance to ensure conformance with contract terms and conditions negotiated between client and contractors.

Mariner Skills Training Center, Atlantic Norfolk, Virginia, United States

•Led over 900 students through over 1,500 instructional hours in the Navy’s first shiphandling simulator course.•Assisted in curriculum development and implementation in flagship program.•Graduate of the Naval Instructor Training Course with over 100 instructor hours on podium.•Served as building manager responsible for all facility maintenance and modernization projects to include $3.5 million facilities expansion project.•Managed $120,000 yearly supply budget for learning sites in multiple states.•Developed and implemented Emergency Action and Force Protection programs for newly established command.•Established command financial specialist (CFS) program and developed governing documents for Mariner Skills Training Center, Atlantic to assist service members with financial matters.

Amphibious Squadron Four Norfolk, Virginia, United States

•Oversaw the training programs for multiple ships, taking responsibility for the training and force protection of 6,000+ personnel.•Coordinated and supervised in-port security plans and force protection plans for up to seven ships.•Served as liaison officer during multi-national joint exercises in multiple foreign countries, acted as single staff member to senior officers.•Assumed duties of my direct superior on deployment, taking responsibility for the training and force protection of 6,000+ sailors.•Regularly chosen for difficult assignments on short notice to include serving as liaison officer in foreign countries, acting as single staff member to senior officers, and the successful execution of a live fire missile shoot.

Uss Truxtun (Ddg 103) Norfolk, Virginia Area

•Led division of 20 IT personnel responsible for all IT systems, external communications equipment, and all sensitive materials within the organization.•Served as officer of the deck on a $1.6 billion US Navy warship responsible for effective navigation and the safety of its 300+ person crew in a position requiring the trust of the commanding officer to take charge of the ship in his absence from the bridge.•Developed and implemented ship's physical security program for the IT department.•Led a 14 person maritime interdiction team and served as program manager to include manning, raining, equipping, and coordinating team events.•Oversaw installation of ship’s Ultra High Frequency (UHF), Super High Frequency (SHF), and Extremely High Frequency (EHF) antennas.

St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia

Translated portions of Yandex Money’s online Wallet money transfer servicewebsite into English.Focused on translating both content and meaning of technical vocabulary andphrases.Developed professional Russian skills in office environment

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Gained extensive programmatic, policy, and budgetary oversight experiencewhile evaluating and analyzing counter narcotics and rule of law programs inArmenia, Kosovo, Georgia, and Russia as part of the INL Annual BudgetReview (ABR).Drafted inter agency agreements (IAA) with DOJ Office of OverseasProsecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training (OPDAT) for Croatiaand Montenegro. Drafted Action Memos (AM) and clearance packages forfunding programs in Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijian, Montenegro.Revised and re-drafted stipulations in the Letters of Agreements (LOA) andAmended Letter of Agreement (ALOA) for INL programs in Central Asia.Responsible for drafting Assistant Secretary’s Daily Activities Reports(ASDAR) summarizing the latest developments regarding INL.Completed extensive research and analysis on INL rule of law and anticorruptionprograms in Russia as part of a comprehensive contracted programevaluation.Acted as a liaison between program officers, clearing bureaus and other INLoffices in the process of clearing funds for programs in Central Asia includingKazakhstan and Tajikistan.Developed programmatic and policy analysis skills while revising policymemos and budget requests for dispersal of funds for counter-narcotics,counter-crime, counter-terrorism, and rule of law programs in Kazakhstan,Tajikistan, and others.Coordinated and completed programmatic review and reorganization ofinformation on all bilateral and UNODC funded programs funded by INL/EAin Asia and Europe.

New Hampshire

Assisted in the delivery of forensic technique classes to municipal and statelaw enforcement personnel including Basic Photography, Collection andPreservation of Physical Evidence, Dust N'Bust, and Basic and AdvancedFingerprint Classification and Identification.Assisted with the installation of an automated fingerprint identificationsystem (AFIS) for the Bangor, Maine police department. Assisted withaccompanying training.Demonstrated forensic evidence collection techniques to law enforcementincluding fingerprint collection.Assisted in conducting examinations of forensic evidence for clients in thelegal and corporate communities through application of a variety of forensictechniques.Completed various clerical and case data preservation tasks including reviewand analysis of numerous electronic and ink and paper fingerprint records atFCANE and local police departments.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Management Science

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Affairs - Us Foreign Policy

Russian

Language study program focused on acquiring fluency and conversational understanding through 20 hours of Russian language per week.

Urdu

Studied Urdu in Lucknow, India on 2 month US State Department Critical Language Scholarship.

Russian

Studied Urdu in Vladimir, Russia on 2 month US State Department Critical Language Scholarship.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminal Justice

Activities and Societies: Minors in Spanish and Russian Area Studies