Open-Source Intelligence Analyst

• May 2021 - Present

Senior Manager

• Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

Research Manager

• Jul 2018 - Nov 2019

Research Associate

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

Research Intern

• Jan 2017 - May 2017

• Assisted team members as needed in identifying public information on companies and individuals available in media and regulatory databases. This helped researchers focus on other red flag issues on the subjects and meet short turnaround times in report deliveries. • Improved research tools used for conducting litigation searches by determining which U.S. counties required onsite litigation searches and which offered litigation searches through the online court database • Assisted team members as needed in identifying public information on companies and individuals available in media and regulatory databases. This helped researchers focus on other red flag issues on the subjects and meet short turnaround times in report deliveries. • Improved research tools used for conducting litigation searches by determining which U.S. counties required onsite litigation searches and which offered litigation searches through the online court database

Intern, Latin America Program

• Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

• Summarized and translated documents from Spanish to English, English to Spanish • Researched developments related to land tenure rights in Latin America to assist in proposal writing and analyses by the senior management • Compiled monitoring and evaluation reports of the Latin America program strategy to assist in the organization’s program budgeting and financial statements • Assisted the program director and program analyst in preparing their travel expense forms in Excel • Summarized and translated documents from Spanish to English, English to Spanish • Researched developments related to land tenure rights in Latin America to assist in proposal writing and analyses by the senior management • Compiled monitoring and evaluation reports of the Latin America program strategy to assist in the organization’s program budgeting and financial statements • Assisted the program director and program analyst in preparing their travel expense forms in Excel

Research Assistant

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

• Assisted a professor in identifying and documenting U.S. official government files relating to Kurdish political developments and policies in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Yemen; this contributed to the research efforts for a book • Assisted a professor in identifying and documenting U.S. official government files relating to Kurdish political developments and policies in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Yemen; this contributed to the research efforts for a book

Research and Advocacy Intern

• Jan 2016 - May 2016

• Compiled and edited weekly reports on humanitarian and political developments within Iraq •Drafted blog articles for publication •Participated in fundraising campaigns for EPIC’s projects in Iraq, such as Soccer Salam •Provided administrative and program development support, such as improving research tools for future interns • Compiled and edited weekly reports on humanitarian and political developments within Iraq •Drafted blog articles for publication •Participated in fundraising campaigns for EPIC’s projects in Iraq, such as Soccer Salam •Provided administrative and program development support, such as improving research tools for future interns

Congressional Intern

• Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

• Briefed legislative assistants on congressional hearings, meetings, and committee briefings • Assisted with administrative tasks such as call handling and tour requests • Composed constituent response letters on behalf of the congressman • Briefed legislative assistants on congressional hearings, meetings, and committee briefings • Assisted with administrative tasks such as call handling and tour requests • Composed constituent response letters on behalf of the congressman

India Fellow

• Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

• Wrote weekly briefs and blog posts on Indian current political, social, and cultural events that were published on the office’s website • Composed writeups of guest speaker events at the university that were published on the office’s website • Wrote weekly briefs and blog posts on Indian current political, social, and cultural events that were published on the office’s website • Composed writeups of guest speaker events at the university that were published on the office’s website

Intern

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

• Compiled weekly briefs on Middle Eastern current affairs with an emphasis on Kurdish current events • Conducted research on the status of the Kurds in Turkey as a political minority • Staffed monthly guest speaker events and forums • Rodriguez, J. (2014). The Kurdish Dimension: The Future of the Kurds in Turkey. UCF Global Perspectives. (In Review) • Compiled weekly briefs on Middle Eastern current affairs with an emphasis on Kurdish current events • Conducted research on the status of the Kurds in Turkey as a political minority • Staffed monthly guest speaker events and forums • Rodriguez, J. (2014). The Kurdish Dimension: The Future of the Kurds in Turkey. UCF Global Perspectives. (In Review)