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Los Angeles, CA, US

Greater Los Angeles Region

• Provide expertise in public affairs, client management & business development to small, fast-growing firms, with key functions including: Navigating political & reputation management issues; Developing effective.
• Moderator and organizer of annual LA Auto Show panel sponsored by UCLA Anderson School of Management Alumni Network. Panel focuses on the rapid change in both the ‘new mobility’ and ‘traditional’ transportation fields.
• Riders Share is the first peer-to-peer motorcycle rental platform in the US. Developed engagement & communications plan that contributed to growth of customer base by more than 250% in 10-month period.
• Souvino is a countertop device that preserves wine bottle labels so enthusiasts can remember their favorite varietals & vineyards. With founder, developed outreach strategies for potential customers and investors.

Washington, DC

• Brought onto team by new director to assist in reform of program’s personnel and budget management functions, which were not working properly. Program team supervises deployment of ambassadors and other high ranking.
• Negotiated agreements between State and Defense Departments for placement of Foreign Policy Advisors in the Pentagon and U.S. military commands overseas.
• Developed framework to track personnel and budget items and ensured conformity with federal regulations.
• Closed $800k gap in the program’s $2.4m annual budget.

Washington, DC

• Managed the civil-military aspects of strategic cyber policy and planning. Oversaw State Department-Defense Department collaboration on civil-military planning for the Americas and ensured that plans supported U.S..
• Developed closer partnerships and worked with a diverse range of planning and disaster response personnel at the municipal, state and national level to organize event on mass migration in the Caribbean caused by a.
• Drafted Congressional testimony for Assistant Secretary of State (equivalent to division chief in private sector).

Washington, DC

• Established and managed the Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative. The initiative strengthened counterinsurgency capability among federal civilian agencies. Responsibilities included briefing U.S. and foreign.
• Initiated a counterinsurgency community of interest within the executive branch. Led teams in the organization of multiple conferences and managed event budgets. Event participants included White House and.
• Established and developed the Center for Complex Operations as member of an interagency team. The center is an innovative body that strengthens education in counterinsurgency and related fields.

Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq

• Headed the Political Section of the Regional Embassy Office in Al-Hillah, Iraq, which was responsible for five provinces south of Baghdad. Managed four U.S. Foreign Service Officers and six Iraqi staff. Served as.
• As co-chair of the Provincial Support Team for Karbala Province, ensured that multiple U.S. agencies functioned as a coherent team in coordinating development projects with Iraqi provincial officials. As a result, the.
• Led U.S. and Iraqi staff in reporting on widespread violence following early 2006 destruction of major mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Organized situation reports to U.S. Embassy every few hours over several days.

Karbala, Iraq

• Served as Senior Civilian Representative for Karbala Province and as Foreign Policy Advisor to the senior Coalition military commander in the province. Developed a wide range of contacts with the province's Governor.
• Briefed U.S. Ambassador to Iraq on preparations for January 2005 elections.
• Worked with the Provincial Governor and U.S. Embassy to facilitate the spraying of date palm trees by crop dusters to ward off parasites. Resulted in the protection of an important part of the local economy.