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• Lead contributor for Syrian and Libyan affairs, providing economic insights for international business, the financial sector, and governments.• Contributed 50+ reports that tracked political risk developments in the Middle East.• Offer weekly analysis on current events and policies affecting economic outcomes.• Research risk scenarios for the programs four-year political stability forecast, industry reports and advisory services using credible, open source intelligence.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Synthesized opinion pieces, events, interviews, and in-depth research into weekly insights relating to political risk developments in Egypt and Iran.• Contributed investigative reports to outline strategic forecasting on political risks in the Middle East and Africa using open source intelligence and social media publications.• Analyzed incident reports, threat assessments and international events affecting risks and opportunities in business, economic and investment climates.https://globalriskinsights.com/

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Negotiated Non-Disclosure Agreements for Dow’s Water & Process Solutions to encourage external collaboration and safeguard the company’s intellectual property. • Developed proprietary materials to enforce confidentiality policies on media publications, technical data sheets, press releases, product data sheets, quality-related documents and other internal and external communications• Coordinated with major stakeholders and multiple departments to develop a company-wide campaign which streamlined diversified products

• Published articles on human rights violations targeting minorities in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Egypt and Iraq.• Increased SEO for organization’s social media campaigns which increased the number of subscriptions to the site by 40%. http://www.mcndirect.com/

Greater Philadelphia Area

•Consolidated due diligence recommendations on Ukraine and Iran OFAC sanctions, which increased operational efficiency during the integration with Cheminova.•Analyzed and investigated potential export compliance issues by running daily reports through Amber Road. Pursued possible matches against restricted parties for each business within FMC where over 200 people report while incorporating employees into the database.•Filed SEC forms 3, 10-Q and 8-K filings for General Counsel; Drafted board minutes, annual meeting minutes and shareholder consent forms as well as bylaws.

Cairo

•Conducted interviews with senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, including their past Deputy Leader, Dr. Mohammad Habib; Spokesman, Essam al-Erian; and party Chairman, Saad El-Katani.•Wrote policy recommendations based on my interviews about the role Islamists organizations play in politics for Professor Abdallah Schleifer.

Philadelphia

•Researched, presented briefs and reported on Middle East security issues for Dr. Harvey Sicherman.

Greater Philadelphia Area

•Trained and directed over 50 local employees who were prepared to contact voters; managed a team of 2 full-time volunteers who were taught fundraising skills.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

•Co-managed field office targeting 20,000+ voters in the surrounding precincts (nearly 2% of Rhode Island’s population).