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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Advisor to the Chairman on legal and policy matters as well as legislative relations. Successfully advocated for the Commission’s priorities in the recently enacted postal reform bill including major changes to the Commission’s budget and Inspector General oversight.Leading efforts to increase the commission’s data analytics and visualization capacity. Launched the Commission’s first public dashboard and established a data analytics team.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Third-ranking officer in the agency, manage congressional relations and communications teams, regional administrators, and the immediate office of the Administrator.Works closely with the Administrator to direct GSA’s service lines and over three years increased sales through GSA contracts by 36% and saved $3.55 billion in leased real estate costs while earning the highest customer, vendor, and employee satisfaction ratings in the agency’s history.Directed internal COVID-19 pandemic response, transitioned the agency to a near-100% telework environment, oversaw regional and phased return to offices, and worked with appropriators to fund the additional costs of keeping federal buildings open during the pandemic.Supervised the Quality Service Management Office for Civilian HR transactions. Over two years, the Office was selected by OMB to manage the federal marketplace for HR transactions, developed NewPay, a software-as-a-service payroll solution, and harmonized HR data standards across civilian agencies.

U.S. House Of Representatives

Directed the day-to-day operations of the committee staff for Chairman Trey Gowdy, managed the committee budget, developed and supervised the execution of the committee’s legislative agenda, and was the primary staff liaison with House leadership and the Administration.Rebuilt the committee’s professional staff after a period of turmoil and high turnover and developed the committee’s staff performance review process.Successfully negotiated with the Administration (White House and multiple agencies) for access to documents and witnesses requested by the committee.

U.S. House Of Representatives

Chief counsel to the Clerk of the House. The Office of the Clerk is responsible for House legislative operations, lobbying and ethics disclosures, House employment counsel, and House archives.Assured constitutional compliance and managed House of Representatives constitutional responsibilities for the 2016 Electoral College vote for the President and Vice President of the United States.Supervised and assured legal compliance with all aspects of the House of Representative’s duties and responsibilities under the Lobbying Disclosure Act and member, staff, and candidate financial disclosures.

U.S. House Of Representatives

Supervised the select committee’s investigative team for Chairman Trey Gowdy and negotiated with the Administration over access to witnesses and documents.Managed the drafting of the committee’s final report and authored the committee’s recommendations on reforming oversight enforcement procedures.

U.S. House Of Representatives

Developed oversight priorities for Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leaders Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy. Coordinated with all House committees to shape and promote their oversight activities.Coordinated high-profile multiple committee oversight efforts including Affordable Care Act implementation, the IRS targeting scandal, and the Benghazi attacks.Developed and led efforts to increase the House’s oversight capacity including professional development for committee staff and House and committee rule changes. Increased from one to five the number of committees with staff deposition authority and doubled the number of committees with chairmen’s subpoena authority.

U.S. House Of Representatives

Advised Chairman Darrell Issa, committee members, and staff on all legal, ethical, institutional, parliamentary, and investigative matters before the committee. Directed the committee’s policy team and parliamentary operations staff. Developed, implemented, and managed winning legislative strategies and tactics for the committee’s legislative agenda including procurement, civil service, and government management laws.

U.S. House Of Representatives

Advised Chairman ‘Buck’ McKeon, committee members, and staff on all legal, ethical, institutional, and parliamentary matters before the committee. Developed the committee’s oversight strategy and supervised all investigative activities.Directed parliamentary operations for meetings, hearings, and House floor procedures for the Chairman, subcommittee chairmen, and Republican members and oversaw legislative drafting on all matters within the committee’s jurisdiction including k-12 and higher education, job training, and labor law.

U.S. House Of Representatives

U.S. House Of Representatives

U.S. House Of Representatives

U.S. House Of Representatives

Juris Doctor, Law

Ba, Political Science