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Westport, CT, US

Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

Worldwide, OO

• Responsible for leading various teams from 3 to upwards of 50 people, leveraging analytics to drive conversations focused on organizational strategic planning and decision making
• Directed a team consisting of 25 cross-functional members in standing up a new organizational program, analyzing Presidential driven priorities, and forecasting the impact on governmental, commercial, and advisory.
• Developed and implemented a process to understand what the government is doing, utilizing the business intelligence process and risk mitigation to chart out paths that could be a red flag for policymakers within a.
• Provided the new executive branch research office with existing product and service offerings, leveraging risk, legal, government relations, communications, marketing, and other teams to support the shared strategic.
• Oversaw the efforts leading to Georgetown University recruiting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Veteran transition efforts, resulting in a 2X increase in offers to candidates in non-traditional backgrounds
• Performed as a thought leader and stood up a team of 9 located throughout the US, supporting the GPS S&A Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion effort promoting social justice through the organization, empowering 1000s of.

Worldwide, OO

• Integral in assisting the Department of the Air Force in modernizing the entire law enforcement system consisting of 70K officers stationed globally, updating the technology infrastructure, and training seamlessly.
• Directed a team through redesigning how the Department of the Air Force facilitates global security and law enforcement missions at installations, utilizing large technology modernization, strategic communications, and.
• Developed new policies to champion long-term programmatic mismanagement of both technology and workforce solutions to integrate into a compressed time frame, providing the Air Force an innovative capability within 6.

Washington, DC, US

• Functioned as the Department of State technology subject matter expert and directed a cross-functional team of stakeholders, processing and analyzing the Committee on Foreign Investment within the US cases
• Introduced new decision-making forums across the US Government, maintaining that technical and scientific concerns were empowered by the policy-making processes within the Department of State, establishing less formal.
• Performed deep dives and advised on how to utilize science and technology to advance foreign policy objectives, cultivating a global environment where invention, innovation, and industry thrive
• Oversaw the management of the Science and Technology cooperation across a portfolio, including binding agreements and non-binding engagement in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
• Performed as the Department of State representative at public bilateral science cooperation engagements, supporting informal relationships with 32 countries

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Developed and implemented models to support the operations analysis division, allowing strategic decision-making for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
• Leveraged data to develop what the Afghanistan fore-structure needed to be to achieve success, as well as the cost for the requirements, supporting the development and analysis of the budgeting and decision-making.
• Provided advisement to cross-functional Army commands concerning the assessment frameworks, evaluating the operational effectiveness of the organization
• Analyzed violent extremist organizations and advised strategic decision-makers and stakeholders, strategically directing appropriate actions to counter the appeal to the general population
• Performed as the lead on a project utilizing Iraq data to respond to a news article, researching and briefing the Department of Defense leadership on the findings, as well as the next steps to be taken based on the data

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Integral in the transformational restructuring of the United States Army’s engineers, impacting over 200 Soldiers and 6 companies within the organization
• Leveraged emerging technology to make route clearance missions more effective and safer across 8 other companies and 1/3 of Afghanistan
• Responsible for the management of a 253 Soldier Route Clearance Company, leading all company operations, administrative actions, maintenance, and training, as well as the $60M of equipment prepared for operations.
• Collaborated with academic physics communities and military professionals, supporting the development of innovative technology from idea generation through prototyping phases of development

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Led an agile team of 34 while conducting joint operations in support of U.S. policies and objectives.
• Maintained readiness for immediate worldwide deployment.
• Innovated use of emerging technology that made dangerous and complex missions more effective and safer across a third of Afghanistan.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Conducted complex intelligence analysis of the operational environment for an area the size of New England in Afghanistan.
• Shared successful lessons learned through higher organizations including thousands of Engineer Soldiers across Afghanistan.

Arlington, Virginia, US

West Point, NY, US

• Studied Physics and Nuclear Engineering.
• Conducted research and design of a new counter weapons of mass destruction technology.
• Competed at the national level in Sport Parachute and won the national Novice overall championship in the first year.

Bachelor'S Degree, Physics

Master’S Degree, Foreign Service And Public Policy (Dual Degree)