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Established a consulting company to provide subject matter expertise to senior Department of Defense personnel on the establishment of technology monitoring and early warning processes.Provided insight on how the Department of Defense can integrate commercial best practices for monitoring global technology developments into decision/budget cycles and early warning analysis.

Provided oversight and strategic guidance for foreign technology/capability analysis efforts within the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (>5 locations, >3500 people).Co-led a cross-functional team to evaluate and optimize the policy, process, and resource allocation for how the Intelligence Community supports more than $500 billion of Defense acquisition efforts.Program manager of a multi-discipline effort to assess foreign capabilities across a diverse set of topics to identify potential opportunities that could be leveraged in U.S. research efforts.

Community Manager for biological warfare counterproliferation efforts within the Intelligence Community – provided strategic planning guidance, budgetary justification, and oversight.Led inter-Agency team of Intelligence and Public Health professionals in drafting a strategic plan to identify common goals, articulate roles and responsibilities of medical intelligence in health security issues, and improve communication. Led an independent review of a multi-million dollar program to ensure a logical and sound methodology, realistic timelines, success metrics, and alignment with customer requirements.

Team lead for the Emerging Biotechnology Team; directed the day-to-day activities of 7 analysts and their associated personnel issues including conflict resolution and the establishment of Individual Development Plans to guide training and career advancement.Formed and led a multi-disciplinary team to cover a wide array of technologies, including stem cells, human performance, and novel vaccines and therapeutics.

Supervised the daily workflow and priorities of 3 analysts and 8 linguists dispersed throughout Afghanistan in support of fast-paced military operations.Established and optimized a work flow process to utilize limited personnel and inconsistent communication infrastructure to best support dynamic, time-sensitive requirements.

Performed molecular and biochemical experiments on the immune modulatory mechanisms of Rift Valley Fever virus and Ebola virus under BioSafety Level 4 laboratory conditions to identify potential therapeutic targets and establish high-throughput detection assays.

Screened novel anticoagulants using various in vitro and in vivo (dog, primate, and rabbit) models.

Ph.D., Microbiology & Immunology

Activities and Societies: Chair - Graduate Student AssociationResearch efforts focused on elucidating the structure-function relationship.

B.S., Biochemistry