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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Lecturing graduate students on aspects of biothreat reduction and infectious diseases• Developing grants, proposals, and educational materials for new courses

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

• Designed retrospective, cross-sectional, and/or prospective studies• Co-authored project proposals and deliverables• Synthesized contributions from multiple team members into meaningful deliverables• Provided scientific and financial project coordination

Arlington, Va

U.S. Department of State, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction, Biosecurity Engagement Program• Supervised biological safety and security training for Yemeni scientists• Determining biosecurity and biosafety upgrades for laboratories in Indonesia and Malaysia• Establishing Personnel Reliability Programs for facilities in Philippines• Organized grant competitions for laboratory biosecurity upgrades in Turkey• Coordinating advanced biorisk officer training for participants in Philippines and Malaysia• Managing grant for Sierra Leone district-level community engagement for Ebola and Marburg• Managing creation of highly-pathogenic sample storage space during 2018-19 Ebola outbreakU.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency• Supervising and lecturing on grant- and proposal-writing seminars for scientists in Kazakhstan• Managed field epidemiology trainer for military and police participants in Ethiopia

Washington, Dc

Primary/Corresponding Author• Managing publishing processes for global collaborations- Coauthored publication on caprine tuberculosis (Democratic Republic of Congo)- Preparing manuscripts on yellow fever (Uganda), Zika and other arboviruses (Central African Republic), and dengue (Thailand)U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Biological Threat Characterization Program• Conducted programmatic analyses of Lassa and Ebola outbreaks in Central and Western Africa

Washington D.C.

• Writing, editing, and managing scientific and public health content for global health publications• Providing infectious disease and epidemiology expertise to various Institute initiatives• Mentoring research assistants and students on careers in public health• Named as one of Georgetown University’s subject matter experts on Ebola virus

Washington D.C. Metro Area

U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency• Supervised comprehensive epidemiological training of 100 field epidemiologists in Uganda- Facilitated logistics, training, and lessons learned for 20 instructors in Uganda- Provided epidemiology expertise to solve complex problems• Wrote sections of Southeast Asia regional report on biosafety/security and public health infrastructure, including pathogen storage, regional expertise, centers of excellence, vaccines and treatmentEuropean Commission• Directed Ebola treatment program in Sierra Leone- Coordinated consortium of university- /science-based businesses - Assisted in obtaining permissions to gain entrance and perform monitoring and evaluation-focused work in Sierra Leone- Pivoted project team to support 500 survivors and collected samples, post-outbreak- Purchased equipment, directed collections and shipments, and managed finances, lodging and communications

Washington, Dc

U.S. Department of State, Biosecurity Engagement Program• Organized and coordinated 2013 Comprehensive Training in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outbreak Response to Lassa Fever in Kenema, Sierra Leone (ground zero for Sierra Leone Ebola outbreak)- Trained epidemiologists, hospital managers, government officials, and doctors- Prepared 10 Nigerian public health professionals for the West Africa Ebola outbreak - Directed 20 trainers, selected curriculum, and managed program finances- Led contact tracing exercises, laboratory techniques, and safety practices for in-patient wards- Lectured on statistical considerations, team structure, technology, study design, and analysisU.S. Department of Defense, Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program• Managed project for Central and West African militaries to determine HIV/syphilis prevalence and contributing sexual behaviors- Led transition from paper-based to electronic survey process; managed procurement and vendor- Directed design of handheld survey tool for collecting information on behaviors contributing to HIV infection among Central and West African military personnel- Guided U.S. Navy epidemiologists on survey design, including cultural considerations, and informed consent with literacy limitations and survey translation to Lingala- Analyzed survey data to determine HIV/syphilis prevalence and contributing sexual behaviors- Conducted HIV surveillance, reinforced HIV/AIFS outreach education, and procured HIV/syphilis detection supplies and materials for country-based public health professionals- Served as a contributing author and editor for 10-year program report

Arlington, Va

U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Safety Oversight Council• Led project on lost productivity across entire civilian sector of U.S. Military- Analyzed incidents leading to workers compensation by occupation, military facility, fiscal year, and frequency of severity of injury- Devised new, more robust metric to determine top five occupations leading to lost productivity, that eliminated population bias- Identified safety improvement interventions for the highest at-risk civilian populations• Led epidemiology project on all motorcycle fatalities in the U.S. military from FY2006-2009- Analyzed all 700 reports, and used qualitative information to derive quantitative metrics- Recommended solutions to military safety group for accident prevention trainingU.S. Army, Facilities Management• Lead statistician for cost impact analysis project using regression modeling and econometrics- Advised Army on financial costs related to management of facility areas with cultural/historical preservation sites and/or presence of endangered species

Alexandria, Va

Retained as Program Analyst for National Pandemic Influenza Prevention project bidU.S. Department of Homeland Security• Performed forensic accounting and qualitative/quantitative analyses to evaluate budget needs• Facilitated Integrated Project Teams to build regulations, processes, and procedures- Wrote and presented governance charter for collaborative working groups

Washington, Dc

U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency• Facilitated 70+ biological weapons nonproliferation integrated project team meetings for 300 scientists, military and government officials from the U.S., Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan- Meetings focused on national/regional disease epidemiology and surveillance, construction of biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) central reference laboratories and sentinel sites, laboratory training, biosafety/security, and collaborative science efforts between host countries and the U.S.- Performed quantitative data analysis and authored papers on public health infrastructure, endemic diseases, geopolitics, and macroeconomic indicators- Created Integrated Project Team (IPT) alignment plan that was adopted by participants, reducing hierarchy and improving processesU.S. Department of Energy• Directed the purchase and cost-matching of $15 billion treasury, inflation-protected securities for financing the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository• Managed planning component (lifecycle cost, scope, and schedule data) of the Integrated Planning, Accountability, and Budgeting System

Master Of Public Health, Infectious Diseases

#1 MPH Program in United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2007)

Master Of Public Affairs, Ecology/International Affairs

#3 MPA Program in United States (U.S. News & World Report, 1999)

Bachelor Of Science, Biology

Activities and Societies: Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta

Exchange Student (Biology Department)

Activities and Societies: Lincoln College SoccerExchange Student