Experience

University of St. Thomas (TX)

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2003 - Present

  Course in American Foreign Policy Process focuses on the mechanisms of policy formulation in the halls of the U.S. government and abroad. International Security Seminar examines the modern security paradigms facing U.S. policymakers in a world where sovereignty and borders are waning, and threats are globally "thicker & quicker". Media: Has appeared on television news programs to discuss U.S. foreign policy crises such as the Israel-Hezbollah War of 2006, and the liquid terrorist threat to airliners. Opinion articles include articles for the Houston Chronicle on 9/11 and the 2006 war and the Des Moines Register on Iraq. Show less



Houston District Export Council

• Houston, Texas

• Council Member

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Civic business group seeking to promote and expand imports and exports to and from the Houston area, and the United States generally, in cooperation with the U.S Dept of Commerce. Civic business group seeking to promote and expand imports and exports to and from the Houston area, and the United States generally, in cooperation with the U.S Dept of Commerce.



Houston DEC

• C-Chair, Scholarship Cmte

  • 2014 - 2016



Jackson Walker LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Partner

  • Feb 2009 - Jun 2012

  Immigration, Employment, Energy - with a focus on employer I-9 compliance, export compliance & deemed exports, and investor matters under applicable bilateral treaties. Immigration, Employment, Energy - with a focus on employer I-9 compliance, export compliance & deemed exports, and investor matters under applicable bilateral treaties.



Tindall & Foster, P.C.

• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Of Counsel

  • Aug 1996 - Jan 2009

  Focused on: --Treaty Investor/Trader Visas --Employment-based immigration cases for the Energy Industry, particularly offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. --Also concentrated on Outstanding Ability immigration status for artists and sports clients. Focused on: --Treaty Investor/Trader Visas --Employment-based immigration cases for the Energy Industry, particularly offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. --Also concentrated on Outstanding Ability immigration status for artists and sports clients.



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Foreign Service Officer

  • Jun 1973 - Dec 1995

  Served tours of duty abroad in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Sinai Desert, Montreal and Monterrey, Mexico, with temporary duty in Cairo and Havana, Cuba. Duty in Washington included three tours in the Bureau of Intelligence & Research: Foreign Affairs Political Analyst for Lebanon & the Palestinians; Operations Center Intelligence Watch; and Deputy Director of the Office of Near East and South Asia Analysis. Also served two tours in the Office of Legislation, Regulations, and Advisory Assistance related to treaty investor/trader visas such as NAFTA, security checks and systems, and other legal immigration matters. Show less