Global Security Professional

Pressure-tested global security professional with 15 years of US. Federal Government experience in fields such as intelligence, counterproliferation, counterterrorism, South Asia, East Asia and Europe. Skilled communicator with briefing experience at the senior-most levels of the U.S. government. Expertise in research, trust-building, emotional intelligence, communication, strategic problem-solving, and synthesizing storylines. Strong track record of global-level collaboration managing critical relationships with foreign governments, U.S. policymakers, and private sector partners in fast-paced environments. Top Secret clearance and global perspective after having traveled to or worked on six of the seven continents. Europe Identified opportunities for alignment on policy goals and promoted U.S. economic and security interests with host-country government. Served as a liaison between the host-country government and U.S. government stakeholders, while informing U.S. decision-makers about key regional political and security trends. Re-contextualized local engagement with European and non-European foreign government officials and relevant private sector individuals as traditional diplomatic processes shifted to prioritize health and safety. Full Time Language Student Completed full-time Spanish language training to obtain professional-level proficiency in preparation for onward assignment. East Asia Developed solutions while preserving delicate equilibrium in the complex U.S.-China political and economic policy environment. Briefed congressional delegations and government officials on host-country issues. Authored detailed reports on counterproliferation, democratic stability, and China’s global political and economic influence. Engaged senior foreign diplomats and political leaders from East Asia to advance U.S. foreign policy on transnational topics, political developments, and security issues. Monitored the impact of increasing Chinese pressure in the region to predict and inform U.S. policymakers on the risk of a major regional conflict. Recognized as a rising leader and selected for prestigious leadership training. South Asia Navigated a delicate bilateral relationship while effectively engaging political, military, and civic leaders to build trust, identify mutually compatible goals, map out political landscapes, discuss transnational security issues, and provide security expertise. Identified emerging political, economic, and security trends to inform decision makers and advance democracy abroad. Produced detailed written and oral products to inform key U.S. policymakers' assessments and decision-making at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Worked extensively on democratic stability and regional security issues. Developed, managed relationships with host and third-country senior foreign diplomats and political leaders to obtain ground-truth and achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives. Washington D.C. Developed subject matter expertise on a range of critical policy topics to include counterproliferation, counterterrorism, China, and North Korea. Created written reports, and researched issues of regional, international importance. Temporary assignments involved travel and work in Africa and East Asia.