Senior Policy Advisor and Manufacturing Industries Analyst for the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) in the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA).EDA representative on the White House's Automotive Communities in Transition Interagency Policy Committee. Facilitated stakeholder workshops with affected communities and automotive component supplier companies impacted to the market shift to more electrified vehicles, and am participating in discussions of forthcoming Biden administration policy priorities to better target the coordinated response of federal resources to the affected entities. Chief Logistics Officer for the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE), and project manager and editor for NACIE's Competitiveness Through Entrepreneurship: A Strategy for US Innovation report. This report was the culmination of the policy analysis efforts during NACIE's current two year team, and provides a series of recommendations to Secretary of Commerce for a potential U.S. National Entrepreneurship Strategy. Creating the report and follow-on workstreams entailed coordinating the response of external subject matter experts on entrepreneurial support issues of increasing access to capital, recruiting and developing talent, scale and diversifying entrepreneurial networks and ecosystems, and innovating in and growing the industries of the future.Technical and environmental reviewer for the 2023 STEM Talent Challenge and Build To Scale funding opportunities applications and proposed project awardees. Conducted dozens of technical and NEPA reviews, along with determining program selection recommendations with the OIE team for presentation to selection officials. Merit reviewer for National Science Foundation programming.

Managed the Battery Workforce Initiative (BWI), a workforce development effort in partnership with the Department of Labor and the White House National Economic Council, to develop national training standards and conduct manufacturing worker training pilots to support the growth of the US lithium battery supply chain. Convened the activities of a new partnership between labor, academic, governmental, and industry organizations to address the skills mismatches that are hampering the rapid scaling of electrical vehicle, energy storage, and certain defense industries to address climate change. Presented both the initiative planning proposals and then subsequent launch effort updates to White House staff in 2022, current working group phase commenced with a roundtable meeting headed by Secretary of Energy Granholm in December 2022.Led DOE's Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO) efforts to develop and implement a new comprehensive Education and Workforce Development (EWD) strategy. Conducted landscape analyses to determine skills training gaps and organized a series of stakeholder engagement workshops to solicit feedback on potential operational improvements. Managed strategy roadmap formulation in conjunction with national laboratory and external partners to create umbrella policy that will support expansion of office's existing EWD efforts along with creation of new outreach and training initiatives.Represented DOE AMO on the National Science and Technology Council working group that updated the US' Strategy on Advanced Manufacturing related to education and workforce development.

Analyzed and advised manufacturing client companies, including responsible C-suite level executives and plant managers, on sustainability strategy and improvement opportunities, competitor analysis and business model disruption, renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, automotive technology advancements, and responses to relevant regulatory changes.Led and managed development of a global team of industry analysts and researchers from two people in 1999 to nearly 20 currently, who conduct automotive market analyses and research projects for EY and external client companies.From 2008 onward I spearheaded business development efforts with automotive clients related to climate change and EY's relevant sustainability services, leading to several engagement wins. I increased our business development traction in this area by over 300% in the past two years. I organized and led client roundtables and external webinars on sustainability issues for automotive and technology client companies. I am a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional (AP) and have assisted our clients with their LEED certification projects for new construction, as well as with the LEED existing building (EBO+M) certification of the office building in McLean where EY is a tenant.I have been a contributing author on many industry briefing papers and studies published by the EY Global Automotive Center since its establishment in 2002, including sales analyses and forecasts, emerging market trends, and multiple studies on the business impact of climate change. In this area I also represented EY in interviews with the media and presented at many external conferences on related automotive industry and sustainability trends.

Board member for local professional association serving several hundred automotive media and public relations personnel in the Washington DC area.

Business strategy consultant for many automotive manufacturers and suppliers; major engagements included analyses of business development opportunities in the areas of automotive electronics and automotive coatings.Managed team of analysts based in U.S. and U.K. in creating multi-client vehicle forecast subscription products, including the PwC Autofacts vehicle production forecasts for South America and Africa, and global engine and transmission forecasts.Wrote for and served as deputy editor of PwC Autofacts monthly automotive magazine Early Warning Report, and represented PwC as a speaker at industry events.

Acquisitions manager for U.S. Navy nuclear weapons safety and training programs, directing $4M+ annual training technology research and development budget and work of associated engineering staff located at four military facilities across the U.S.