Experience

Bancroft Global Development

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  Responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive capacity-building programs in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives.Lead Bancroft’s day-to-day execution of U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, and United Nations grants and contracts with a value in excess of $50M.Directly manage multidisciplinary teams of up to 22 different nationalities conducting training and mentoring for African Union and United Nations forces.Routinely conduct complex negotiations with governments and international organizations, including the World Bank, African Development Bank, and European Union.



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Military Advisor

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2011

  Advised the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs on security sector assistance policies and programs across Africa.Played a lead role in the development and implementation of President Obama’s successful strategy to counter the Lord’s Resistance Army.Served as Acting Coordinator for DoS Africa Contingency Operations Training Assistance (ACOTA) Program, overseeing the training and equipping of 25 partner nation forces throughout sub-Sahara Africa.



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Defense Official / Defense and Army Attaché

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2010

  Responsible for all U.S. military personnel and activities in Uganda.Served as a trusted advisor to the U.S. Ambassador and country team on Ugandan and regional politico-military and security matters.Represented the U.S. Government to senior Ugandan civil and military leaders.Managed USAFRICOM Operation Night Stalker, in direct support of Ugandan combat operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army, including training, equipping, planning, and other assistance.Supervised USAFRICOM Operation Mango Ramp, a U.S. logistical and training support effort to multinational AMISOM peacekeeping forces and Somali Transitional Federal Government forces.Office awarded the Director of National Intelligence’s National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation.



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Security Cooperation Officer

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  Managed Department of State and Department of Defense security cooperation and humanitarian assistance programs in Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Cape Verde.Served as acting Security Cooperation Office Chief, U.S. Embassy Abuja, Nigeria.Planned, coordinated, and executed ACOTA program resulting in the successful deployment of more than 6,400 Senegalese peacekeepers.Managed a Department of Defense HIV/AIDS prevention program and Combatant Command Humanitarian Assistance Program.Awarded l'Ordre National du Lion by the Government of Senegal.



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foreign Area Officer

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

  Planned /executed Joint Combined Exercise Training (JCET) events and West African Training Cruise naval exercise.Graduated Cameroonian Staff College.



United States Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Infantry Officer

  • Aug 1991 - Apr 2000

  Served in 82nd Airborne Division, 2nd Infantry Division, and 24th Integrated Division.Commander of a 120-man Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle Company, Korea; Airborne Rifle and Mortar Platoons, Fort Bragg N.C.As Air Operations Officer led airborne brigade planning for Operations Uphold Democracy (Haiti) and Operation Safe Haven (Panama).