Sam Abdallah Email & Phone Number

Dearborn Heights, MI, US

National Training Center, Fort Irwin California

• Responsible for implementing and managing all facets of the company’s multiple contracts with the National Training Center (NTC) at Ft. Irwin.
• Curriculum Developer for the Operations Group at NTC, working directly with the chief planner to develop scenarios and training materials to support civil-military training. The training prepares military leaders to.
• Advisor to the Senior Trainer of the Bronco Team (Observer-Advisers), observing and mentoring trainees during some phases of military exercises. Conduct classes for U.S. Army Civil Affairs teams

• Trained and mentored U.S. Government employees deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, including State Department and USAID Foreign Service Officers, as well as personnel from the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Defense.
• Trained Division, Brigade and Battalion-level staff on interagency cooperation in stability operations in preparation for combined and joint missions.
• Developed exercise training products used to prepare military organizations to integrate non-lethal stabilization practices into their operations.
• Developed, designed, and scripted scenarios for classroom training and practical exercises.
• Taught capacity-building, community engagement, and project identification and implementation for civil action groups in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
• Training locations included NTC, MUTC, JRTC, BCTP and MSTP.

Helmand, Afghanistan

• Provided COMISAF with a 'directed telescope' that would help him operationalize his intent for the counterinsurgency campaign at the tactical level
• Observed and reported on counterinsurgency activities; identified effective practices; advised and assisted commanders at all levels to enable effective, integrated counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan
• Analyzed development programs and initiatives to assess their effectiveness in promoting growth, legitimacy, and acceptance of Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) by the Afghan populace; proposes.
• Provided expert advice to tactical commanders and PRT/DST on all matters pertaining to cross-cultural communications, civil affairs, stability operations, governance, development, and how to leverage and synchronize.

Kandahar, Afghanistan

• Conducted socio-cultural research and analysis in support of Coalition Forces’ operational requirements.
• Created and maintained link analysis charts and social networking reports through ethnographic studies and in-depth interviews.
• Conducted area assessments through rapid ethnographic protocols.
• Conducted and prepared key leader engagements.
• Briefed combat Commanders and their staffs on social, political and local cultural issues.
• Wrote and briefed analytical reports that were operationally focused, offering in-depth analysis of socio-cultural dynamics using social science methodologies.

• Conduct socio-cultural research and analysis that supports Coalition Forces operational requirements
• Create and maintain link analysis charts and social networking reports through Ethnographic studies and in-depth interviews
• Conduct Area Assessments through rapid Ethnographic protocols
• Conduct, prepare and monitor key leader engagements
• Brief combat Commanders and their staffs on social, political and local cultural issues
• Write and brief analytical reports that are operationally focused, in-depth analysis of socio-cultural dynamics relative to political and operational objectives using social science methodologies that address.