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United States

Maple Valley, Washington, United States

Oversee all adult training and education relating to financial literacy, workforce development, and career path development for over 200 clients.

Maple Valley, Washington, United States

Works directly with over 200 families facing homelessness that have experienced trauma and adversity in order to improve family dynamics, build strong relationships, and ensure families leave homelessness forever. Assist in establishing a healthy family dynamic where children and youth will heal by increasing confidence, self-esteem and the use of coping strategies through Social Emotional Learning and Conscious Discipline curriculum in order to place them on the path to a future that is full of possibility. Collaborates with parents to create and implement plans to access services that are required to reestablish stable mental health and set children and youth on a path for development and success academically, emotionally and physically. This role is a foundational part of the success of vulnerable and homeless single parents reaching their goal of self-sufficiency and stable housing while in the program.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Led 40 criminal investigators, task force officers, and support staff as well as executed multiple budgets, procurement, and project management for investigative efforts against transnational criminal organizations, terrorist groups, and hostile foreign intelligence services attempting to exploit legitimate international trade, travel, and financial infrastructures. Directed significant counterterrorism related national security investigations, which were awarded nationally by the FBI Director and HSI executive leadership. Directed a highly publicized counter-proliferation interagency investigation and coordinated the international government efforts relating to the arrest of a Top 10 weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferator supplying a rogue nuclear program. The case received national recognition through an HSI Executive Assistant Director’s Award and the intelligence community. Received numerous Special Act / Service Awards.Programmatic areas:- Counter-Proliferation / Counter-Intelligence Task Force / export controls / sanctions violations- Counter-Terrorism / Joint Terrorism Task Force- Overseer for a certified undercover operation- Human Rights Violators & War Crimes- Human Trafficking (labor / sex)- Child Sex Abuse Material Production and Distribution / Computer Forensics Investigations / Victim Assistance

District Of Columbia, United States

Exceptional management of HSI’s export control and sanctions enforcement overseeing approximately 2,600 of the most national security impactful criminal investigations to prevent hostile countries, terrorist organizations, and violent transnational criminal syndicates from obtaining sensitive U.S. technologies, goods, and finance. Subject matter expert in Departments of State and Commerce export control regulations as well as Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions regulations. My efforts resulted in the receipt of the Assistant Secretary’s Excellence in Law Enforcement Award and National Counter-Terrorism Center Director’s Unit Citation. HSI Liaison to the President's Proliferation Security Initiative interagency task force to designate persons and entities for OFAC sanctions relating to export control as well as terror finance violations. My efforts resulted in the receipt of the Assistant Secretary’s Excellence in Law Enforcement Award and National Counter-Terrorism Center Director’s Unit Citation. Led the cross-functional review and reinvigoration of the CPI national investigative program through a three-pillar strategy of resource identification, prioritization of threats, and results oriented program assessment. The strategy revitalized the program and positioned HSI as the lead law enforcement agency in export enforcement. Led the creation of the National Export Enforcement Coordination Network integrating law enforcement, the intelligence community, and regulatory agencies for de-confliction of investigations and export control efforts, which avoided duplication of work, loss of financial resources, and protected undercover personnel. Excellence in this program led to its incorporation into the President’s Export Control Reform Initiative under the auspices of the Export Enforcement Coordination Center (E2C2).SME instructor at FLETC, FBI Academy (Quantico), and Joint Counter-Intelligence Training Academy.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Directed all regional corruption and personnel misconduct investigations for three Homeland Security component agencies. Oversaw a field office consisting of 12 agents and support personnel while proactively executing a budget, identifying required resources, operational travel, training, temporary duty assignments, a fleet of vehicles, equipment, personnel evaluations, and ensured requirements were exceeded. Authored and led a certified undercover operation, which identified importers seeking to exploit a vulnerability in the importation process. The operation culminated in importers being charged with bribery and smuggling violations as well as seizures totaling in excess of $130 million in counterfeit Microsoft and Symantec software, the then largest intellectual property rights violation seizure in U.S. history. Awarded the U.S. Customs Commissioner’s Top Unit Citation.

Newcastle, Washington, United States

Director, Life Safety Ministry (June 2020 – August 2021) / Security Consultant (2016 – June 2020) (Outside employment while working for DHS)Provided consultancy to a local house of worship establishing a robust physical security and technical surveillance program. Conducted site surveys; authored standard operating procedures; created instructional curriculum for security, ushers, and teachers; and provided training detailing security principles, risk management, incident response procedures for evacuations/shelter-in-place/lockdowns, and roles and responsibilities to create a holistic approach to security. Managed weekly and holiday on site security services overseeing security personnel and an assigned off-duty King County Sheriff’s Office deputy. Oversaw a budget to improve the security posture of the campus to include physical barriers, communications gear, evacuation and shelter-in-place devices, CPR/AED/First Aid kits and other related equipment.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Served in progressively more responsible supervisory and field agent positions gaining extensive expertise in financial/money laundering, intellectual property rights, counter-terrorism, cyber-crimes, narcotics, and counter-proliferation investigations.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Management, 3.72 / 4.0

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminal Justice

Joined U.S. Customs Service as a Junior at American University via the CO-OP/Internship Program