As a Project Lead I support the 10-member Defense Innovation Board (DIB) in providing the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and other senior leaders across the Department with independent advice and recommendations on innovative means to address future challenges.Current Project Lead for:- DIB study on ally and partner collaboration.Previously Project Lead for:- DIB study on building a DoD data economy.https://innovation.defense.govCtr - Nakupuna Companies (Sep '23 - present)

- Coordinated with a small team to handle a robust portfolio of NATO and European security defense programming and policy research.- Collaborated high-level foreign officials to organize fact-finding trips and policy events.- Researched and published original insight, analysis, and policy recommendations on critical transatlantic issues.- Assisted with managing over thirty high-profile events in a fast-paced, high-pressure, and dynamic environment.

- Coordinated with a student group to create an intelligence product for the DIA in a Master’s capstone project called, “The Ties that Bind: the Houthis, Saleh, and Iran in Yemen.”- Collected and analyzed complex qualitative and quantitative data to provide a high-level briefing to the Intelligence Community.- Co-managed a team of six intelligence collectors to ensure quality control, time management, and information transfers.- Wrote and edited final report for concision, clarity and flow.

- Created political research databases, policy briefs, and news media for recent political events relevant to the IBEW.- Attended, analyzed, and reported on events occurring on Capitol Hill.- Compiled data and wrote informational papers for the quinquennial IBEW International Conference.- Responsible for briefing senior staff on recent political events from across the United States.

- Assisted senior staff with research, writing, and copy-editing articles and publications on foreign affairs.- Researched and published original insights on US defense and security policy, NATO policy, and emerging threats.- Developed and launched my own series of five articles discussing the relevance of NATO in the 21st century.