Research Assistant

• Jan 2023 - Present

Cyber Incident Coding Program Manager

• Sep 2022 - Present

Teaching Assistant

• Jul 2022 - Present

CHCI-Chevron Public Policy Fellow

• Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

Selected as 1 of 16 Public Policy Fellows from a national applicant pool of 300+ for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) to develop leadership skills and advance public policy that improves our cyber resiliency Selected as 1 of 16 Public Policy Fellows from a national applicant pool of 300+ for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) to develop leadership skills and advance public policy that improves our cyber resiliency

CHCI-Chevron Public Policy Fellow

• Jan 2022 - May 2022

As a public policy fellow, my spring placement is with the Strategic Technologies Program (STP) at CSIS. Here I act in a research assistant capacity under the guidance of STP's associate fellow, and at the direction of STP's Senior Vice President and Director. Some of my duties and achievements are below:Researched global trends of near peer competitors on cybersecurity technology by analyzing cyber operations, threat vectors and cybersecurity market share in the Indo-Pacific to publish a report for a private donor.Analyzed trade flows of U.S. cloud computing exports to Latin America with R package Bea.R from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) for a report on cloud security and strategic competition with near peer competitors.Review and analyze Department of Justice indictments of individuals charged with espionage or theft of trade secrets to update the CSIS Survey of Chinese Espionage on a quarterly basis.

Data Team Intern Manager and Quality Control (Army Cyber Command)

• Sep 2021 - May 2022

Cyber Strategy Intern (Army Cyber Command)

• Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

Assist Army Cyber Command to cultivate conceptual models of cyberspace using open-source, dyadic datasets, and academic journalsResearched and codified 164 cyberattacks by geopolitical rivals from 2017-2020 by reviewing cybersecurity reports to expand a Dyadic Cyber Incident and Dispute DatabaseAnalyzed research by creating data visualizations with Tableau and interpreting regressions results in STATA to describe the effects of U.S. cyber strategy, cross-domain & in-domain escalation in the Middle East

CHCI-Chevron Public Policy Fellow

• Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

As a public policy fellow, my fall placement was with The Office of Senator Angus King and King's Defense Team. Here, I managed the cybersecurity portfolio acting in a Legislative Assistant capacity under the supervision and direction of the Senior Military Legislative Assistant. Some of my duties and achievements are below:Negotiated the successful committee markup of the Defense of United States Infrastructure Act by collaborating with stakeholders to revise bill language concerns, reporting requirements, and securing 5 co-sponsors. Collaborated with the Maine Chamber of Commerce on logistics and discussion topics for a cybersecurity webinar including arranging the participation of Kiersten Todt, Chief of Staff at CISA and Senator King. Authored over 60 memorandums to prepare Senator King for defense policy meetings, co-sponsorships requests, and media appearances.Conducted legislative research and analysis on 52 cybersecurity provisions and amendments on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to produced concise summaries and vote recommendations on 33 provisions.Cleaned, disaggregated, and analyzed the Safe Drinking Water Information System database using R Studio to visualize weak points in cybersecurity in over 50,000 unregulated small water infrastructure in rural America.Composed a briefing binder for a Congressional Delegation (CODEL) mission with maps on regional U.S military positions, memorandums on the cybersecurity strategies of Pakistan and Qatar, and state leadership profiles.

Finance Congressional Fellow

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

Research and vet prospective donors using Calltime-AI, RocketReach and public records to ensure representative Cisneros has current information when asking for donationsResearched and evaluated social media engagement of competitive electoral races by codifying Facebook, Instagram posts, reactions and analyzing Federal Election Commission contribution recordsPresented findings from social media engagement and campaign contributions and delivered recommendations to redesign the campaign’s social media strategy and increase individual donations

Research Assistant

• Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

Extrapolated data to create a Correlates of War complaint dyadic database on counter-terrorism treaties using Excel, project codebook for future statistical analysisResearched and codified 426 bilateral Latin American counter-terrorism treaties, agreements and memorandums from 1990-2015 using the Dow Jones's Factiva News DatabaseImproved data collection by 22 percent for Latin America by researching in Spanish and English Extrapolated data to create a Correlates of War complaint dyadic database on counter-terrorism treaties using Excel, project codebook for future statistical analysisResearched and codified 426 bilateral Latin American counter-terrorism treaties, agreements and memorandums from 1990-2015 using the Dow Jones's Factiva News DatabaseImproved data collection by 22 percent for Latin America by researching in Spanish and English

Public Policy Intern

• Apr 2019 - Jul 2019

Conducted data analysis for the 2019 California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) Annual Report and wrote case studies on awarded grantsEvaluated state policies and authored case studies on the environmental impact of sustainable land grants for the 2019 California Strategic Growth Council Annual Report Assisted in drafting legislative bill analyses on California Assembly and Senate Bills that could change the structure of OPR or SGC by researching legislative history and comparative state lawsResearched and wrote section analyses on addressing equity as broadband infrastructure expands and rural connectivity in California for an internal white paper reportConducted statistical analysis through the use of Excel to understand the proportion of the population that is applying for AHSC grants that are designed to create affordable housing and transit-oriented development

Mexican Politics Intern

• Sep 2018 - May 2019

Monitored Mexican political developments by researching Spanish open-source materials, including news articles, social media, legislative bills, and public statementsDelivered weekly reports on the restructuring of political opposition parties and key non-MORENA governors in Mexico to U.S. Embassy Political Officers in Mexico CityBriefed U.S. Embassy Political Officers on the background, rise and political strategy of Marko Cortes, the newly elected party leader of Partido Acción Nacional (PAN)

Community & Economic Development Intern

• Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

Prosperity Now believes that everyone deserves a chance to prosper. Since 1979, we have helped make it possible for millions of people, especially people of color and those of limited incomes, to achieve financial security, stability and, ultimately, prosperity. We offer a unique combination of scalable practical solutions, in-depth research and proven policy solutions, all aimed at building wealth for those who need it most.Duties: Assist with researching individual/community/national program best-practices for asset development policies and tools such as micro-finance, individual development accounts and living wage provisions.Develop an inventory of equity-focused policies and programs that support asset development for disenfranchised communities of color. Monitor and assess media coverage related to asset developments to plan and implement media strategies