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Monterey, California, United States

Monterey, California, United States

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Serves as a Security Cooperation planner, developing annual and long-term SC strategies and strategic plans, facilitating Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) development of concepts and design of comprehensive programs of SC activity.Ensures that strategies and plans are achievable and are consistent with foreign partner strategic outlook and political, economic, and social contexts, and overall absorptive capacity.Plans and leads periodic interagency and departmental meetings, briefings, strategic reviews, and coordination events.Provides analysis and recommendations to DoD policy organizations regarding SC guidance and planning.Tracks, reviews and recommends changes to GCC's Security Cooperation plans and program design to ensure consistency and identify gaps.

Crystal City, Virginia

Develop substantive input for DSCA's Title 10 budgeting, facilitate Central Command’s comprehensive Title 10 program design, enable Central Command pre-activity assessments and post-activity monitoring and evaluation for Title 10 activities funded by DSCA

Arlington, Virginia

Counter-Islamic State and Levant Deputy Branch Chief for Integrated Country Team-Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) in support of U.S. foreign policy and national security goals. Responsible to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) and the Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, for the analysis, policy formulation, and execution of over $25 Billion Department of Defense Security Cooperation efforts with nine countries, to include Foreign Military Sales and Foreign Military Financing, International Military Education and Training, Excess Defense Articles, Presidential Drawdowns, Syria and Iraq Train and Equip Funds, Section 1206/2282 Counter-Terror funds, and associated U.S. funding authorities. Coordinates all aspects of these programs with the National Security Staff, Departments of State and Commerce, the Joint Staff, Unified Commands, Service Staffs, U.S. Congress, Embassies, and U.S. Industry partners to ensure they meet U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives relative to the Middle East. Previously worked as a Country Program Director for various and diverse countries including all of Central Asia, France, Belarus, Estonia, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Qatar, Russia, and Ukraine.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Chief of the Security Assistance Office in the Kyrgyz Republic. Executed a Security Cooperation program valued in excess of $100 million. Represented the U.S. Central Command Commander, the U.S. Ambassador, and all U.S. agencies in the field of security cooperation and military assistance to the Kyrgyz Government. Provided oversight and direction to Counterterrorism and Counternarcotics programs, Foreign Military Financing grants, International Military Education and Training Programs, Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program, Humanitarian Assistance Program, and Peacekeeping Operations programs in support of the CENTCOM’s Theater Security Cooperation Plan and the U.S. Embassy Mission Strategic Resource Plan. Managed over 50 military-to-military exchanges annually between Kyrgyz military and U.S. military agencies.

Fort Belvoir, Va

Led 4-9 person, specialized joint service and international arms control inspection teams that report directly to U.S. national agencies. Implemented U.S. national security objectives by inspecting military forces in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in accordance with the Conventional Armed Forces treaty, Vienna Document of 1999, and Dayton Peace Accords. Made key decisions in politically and diplomatically sensitive situations in direct contact with senior East European and Former Soviet counterparts. Responsible for the specialized training of the multi-service team. Guided the reorganization of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Directorate’s overseas support footprint, coordinating all elements of administrative oversight. Served as the logistics coordination project officer for a high visibility, international, overseas ceremony.

Darmstadt Area, Germany

Deputy Team Chief for a Department of Defense, joint service, conventional arms control and escort team. Implemented U.S. national security objectives by inspecting military forces in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union in accordance with the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty, Vienna Document of 1999, and Dayton Peace Accords. Protected national security interests by escorting foreign inspectors on U.S. installations in Europe. Made key decision in politically and diplomatically sensitive situations in direct contact with senior East European and Former Soviet counterparts. Responsible for the specialized training and professional development of the multi-service team. Expert in identifying over 648 combat vehicles, aircraft, and support equipment. Communicated in Russian and Ukrainian during inspection and escort missions.

Served as an Artilleryman in a variety of positions, including Infantry Company Fire Support Officer, Battery Fire Direction Officer, Platoon Leader, Battalion Fire Direction Officer, Assistant Brigade Operations Officer, Brigade Fire Control Officer, Liaison Officer, and Battery Commander at Fort Riley, Kansas and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Deployed in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.

Various

Identified language spoken in assigned geographic area and categorized voice signals by activity type. Extracted Essential Elements of Information from foreign language transmissions to support mission reporting requirements. Scanned written foreign language material for key words and indicators. Recognized changes in transmission modes and informed the appropriate analytical or intercept station. Provided translation assistance to analysts. Performed electronic support, attack, and protection in support of Electronic Warfare Operations. Provided written records of foreign intercepted communications. Operated communication equipment for Signals Intelligence tasking, reporting, and coordination. Drafted technical reports. Supervised signal intelligence/electronic warfare operations. Intercepted, identified, and recorded foreign voice transmissions. Operated equipment configured to collect and produce written records of non-stereotyped foreign voice radio transmissions.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Russian, Central European, East European And Eurasian Studies, 3.8 Gpa

Ukrainian Studies Club

Security Cooperation Management Policy, Programs, And Planning

Provides a functional knowledge of security assistance/security cooperation planning considerations, authorities, funding and roles.

Security Cooperation Management - Overseas, Security Cooperation Management

This course is designed to meet the educational requirements of U.S. Embassy Security Cooperation Office (SCO) personnel, and primary.

Global Russian Language Course

Combined Conventional Forces In Europe Arms Control Verification Inspector/Escort Course

This course prepares students to perform inspection duties while ensuring compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.

Foreign Area Officer Certification, Senior Fellow, Eurasian Foreign Area Officer Program

Study in Languages, Armed Forces, Histories, Governments, Economies, and Social Sciences of the Eurasian Region.

Ukrainian Studies

Ukrainian Basic Course, Ukrainian Language And Literature

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, 3.97 Gpa

Freshman Class Scholar Honor Graduate, Summa Cum Laude Army ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate Member of Drill and Flag Teams Chapter.

Russian Basic Course, Russian Language And Literature