Experience

Scottish Development International

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• VP Lead Generation

  • May 2022 - Present

  Representing Scotland's international economic development agency, my role is to promote business between Scotland and North America. Covering the Energy and Software & IT sectors, I support American and Canadian companies that are interested in expanding into Europe and specifically the UK. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you're interested in Scotland as a place to do business. Representing Scotland's international economic development agency, my role is to promote business between Scotland and North America. Covering the Energy and Software & IT sectors, I support American and Canadian companies that are interested in expanding into Europe and specifically the UK. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you're interested in Scotland as a place to do business.



Rainbow Swan, LLC

• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Creative Partner

  • May 2022 - Present



Invest Northern Ireland

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Mar 2018 - May 2022

  As Northern Ireland’s economic development agency, we aim to attract new inward investment to Northern Ireland. We help high-growth U.S. companies expand into the U.K. and Europe and cost-effectively scale their operations. Northern Ireland provides access to a deep pool of top-tier software developers, data scientists, legal talent, sales, and tech support staff. The region is strong in a number of sectors with clusters of expertise in ICT, cybersecurity, legal services, global business services, financial services, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, creative and digital, and life and health sciences. We've assisted the global growth of Chicago-based companies such as PEAK6, Allstate, CME Group, Baker McKenzie, Applied Systems, iManage, and Caterpillar. Invest Northern Ireland has also assisted Microsoft Security, Aflac, Citi, Liberty, Deloitte Digital, PwC, Convergys, Dow Chemical, Seagate, Axiom Law, Cygilant, Imperva, ESO, Signifyd, Slice, Chef, Puppet, ShopKeep, Bazaarvoice, Proofpoint, Rapid7, Alert Logic, Anomali, Bamboo Rose, Cybersource (Visa), WhiteHat, and GoDaddy with their investments in Northern Ireland. Show less



Consulate General of Pakistan Chicago

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trade Development & Marketing Officer

  • 2016 - Feb 2018

  Responsible for research and analysis of the American Midwest market for opportunities for both Pakistani exports and U.S. investment in Pakistan. Initiated direct lines of communication with potential business partners, state trade departments, and chambers of commerce. Successfully connected many Pakistan and U.S. companies. Authored over 20 market reports. Identified, promoted, managed, and attended trade shows for applicable Pakistani companies. Responsible for research and analysis of the American Midwest market for opportunities for both Pakistani exports and U.S. investment in Pakistan. Initiated direct lines of communication with potential business partners, state trade departments, and chambers of commerce. Successfully connected many Pakistan and U.S. companies. Authored over 20 market reports. Identified, promoted, managed, and attended trade shows for applicable Pakistani companies.



Hub Group

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • 2015 - 2016

  Responsible for market research and analysis on the overall transportation and logistics industry to obtain market condition updates and competitive information. Developed and maintained the materials used in a new marketing campaign for B2B sales. Initiated and launched digital newsletters for distribution to 1,000 internal and external customers. Created and authored original articles to be used for online content. Responsible for primary industry research, covering: cargo flows at U.S. ports, regulatory updates on electronic logging devices, truck driver hours-of-service, sanitary transportation of human/animal food, North American automotive OEM supply chain network, rail company capital investments, and more. Show less



Institute for Defense Analyses

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 2012 - 2014

  Responsible for assessing supply chain risk and mitigation strategies for rare-Earth minerals and other materials deemed critical to national interests by the Defense Logistics Agency, Dept. of Defense. Led an independent deep dive supply chain risk analysis project of the strategic material fluorspar. Identified multiple key vulnerabilities to specific DOD applications and significantly raised Department of Defense awareness of the material. Developed comprehensive reports on key supply chain risks and recommended shortfall solutions for fluorspar that helped inform the content of a 2015 report to the U.S. Congress. Co-authored 6 formal publications for DOD. Show less



Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Data Analyst Research Assistant

  • 2009 - 2010