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Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

- Sole Diplomatic Security representative seated at the U.S. Mission to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (USNATO). Principal advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to NATO on security and law enforcement matters. - COR for the U.S. Tri-Mission's $13 million-dollar a year Local Guard Force program. Includes oversight of all guards located at American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) sites. - Supervise and motivate various Locally Employee Staff. Direct oversight of the Tri-Mission's Residential Security Program - ensuring physical security standards are met for 270+ residential units while managing a $1 million-dollar yearly budget. - Liaise with various local and federal Belgian Law Enforcement entities for numerous VVIP visits to Brussels.

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

- Oversaw and implemented the Regional Security Officer's $2 Million dollar Weapons of Mass Destruction Response and Mitigation program. Coordinated various first responder trainings and emergency response plans. - Managed several additional RSO programs: Marine Security Guards, Embassy Access Control and Physical Security, Surveillance Detection Team, and Security Violation Investigations.-Back-up COR for the U.S. Mission to Pakistan's (Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad) $20 Million-dollar a year Local Guard Force program. - Primary supervisor for five U.S. cleared contractors staffing the Embassy's 24/7 Emergency Operations Center.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

- Responsible for the development, management, and oversight of the Regional Security Office's Emergency Preparedness program. Planned and coordinated numerous drills, tabletop exercises, and hands-on training with Embassy personnel. Topics varied: fire, evacuation, mass-casualty, active threat, complex attack, violent demonstrations, etc. - Primary POC for Diplomatic Security to the Riyadh chapter of the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). Promoted security cooperation between the Department of State and U.S. private sector interests in Saudi Arabia. Shared open-source intelligence regarding ongoing threats in the region and advocated for best practices for emergency preparedness and employee accountability during emergencies. - Coordinated several VVIP visits to Riyadh with host nation security and visiting security elements. To include: SECSTATE, Secretary of Treasury, White House Staff, CENTCOM, SECDEF, FBI Director, Secretary of Energy, and others. -The U.S. Government's Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for a $13 million-dollar a year Local Guard Force program covering Dhahran, Riyadh, and Jeddah. - Coordinated in-person all security and logistical efforts with the Jeddah RSO for the long-awaited move of the U.S. Consulate in Jeddah to the New Consulate Compound.- Advocated for and received U.S. grants to apply to security upgrades to the American International School - Riyadh. - Oversaw several additional RSO programs: Marine Security Guards, Host-National Body Guards, Embassy Access Control and Physical Security, RSO Yearly Budget, Surveillance Detection Team, Background Investigations, and Security Violation Investigations.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Lead investigations of U.S.passport and visa fraud. - Temporary duty to Port-au-Prince, Haiti in support of the U.S. Embassy and United Nation's election monitoring efforts.- Lead numerous protective details for visiting foreign ministers below the Head of State level. - Temporary duty protective detail trips around the world in support of the Secretary of State's official visits.- Primary Diplomatic Security point of contact for 40+ foreign Missions/Consulates in Manhattan. Monitored and reported on demonstrations against foreign Missions, lead all investigations of criminal incidents against foreign diplomats, and liaised with NYPD, PAPD,and other local, state, and federal law enforcement entities for minister-level visits and major events for each Mission. - Coordinated all physical security, access control, and logistical issues at four Manhattan hotels for more than 20 protective details during two (2016 & 2017) sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.- Extensive security and logistical planning in support of a Diplomatic Corps/Ambassadors' visit to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA (2016).

Falls Church, Virginia

Falls Church, Virginia

Fairfax, Virginia

Master'S Degree, International Security Studies

Graduate Certificate, National Security And Public Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology - Crime & Deviance

Graduate Certificate, Homeland Security Management