Experience

Top Mountain

• Iraq
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Nov 2015 - Present

  Top Mountain delivers management and strategy solutions for startups, governments, and international companies operating in frontier markets. Top Mountain delivers management and strategy solutions for startups, governments, and international companies operating in frontier markets.



Chemonics International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Nov 2015 - Dec 2015

  Conducted training for parliamentary staff on international best practices for improving the business environment, implementing regulatory reform and conducting economic impact analysis. Conducted training for parliamentary staff on international best practices for improving the business environment, implementing regulatory reform and conducting economic impact analysis.



FHI 360

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

  Developed the sustainability plan for the USAID/Foras Program, enabling the Foras online employment portal to continue operating as a successful enterprise following the completion U.S. Government funding. Developed the sustainability plan for the USAID/Foras Program, enabling the Foras online employment portal to continue operating as a successful enterprise following the completion U.S. Government funding.



ACDI/VOCA

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

  Led the market development team for the USAID/Foras program, developed the social media and go to market strategies, managed partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders, and helped establish the Foras employment portal as the largest online career resource in Iraq. Led the market development team for the USAID/Foras program, developed the social media and go to market strategies, managed partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders, and helped establish the Foras employment portal as the largest online career resource in Iraq.



Management Systems International

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Economic Policy Advisor

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2013

  Team Leader of the ISRAR national economic reform initiative, a program designed to support the Prime Minister's Advisory Council to create a diversified competitive economy in Iraq that attracts investment and creates jobs by simplifying and eliminating regulations that hinder economic growth particularly in areas of business start-up, construction, and trade. Team Leader of the ISRAR national economic reform initiative, a program designed to support the Prime Minister's Advisory Council to create a diversified competitive economy in Iraq that attracts investment and creates jobs by simplifying and eliminating regulations that hinder economic growth particularly in areas of business start-up, construction, and trade.



US Agency for International Development

• Development Advisor

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Team Leader of Governance and Economic Development on the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Babil, Iraq. Served as the USAID representative in the South Central region of Iraq, providing advice and guidance to civilian and military leadership focused on governance, stabilization, and economic development. Team Leader of Governance and Economic Development on the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Babil, Iraq. Served as the USAID representative in the South Central region of Iraq, providing advice and guidance to civilian and military leadership focused on governance, stabilization, and economic development.



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2010

  Team Leader of Economic Development on the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Diyala, Iraq. Responsible for managing a diverse team comprised of over 40 civilian, military, and Iraqi personnel on a Forward Operating Base. Advised senior U.S. Departments of Defense and State officials on economic policy and stabilization issues. Coordinated extensively with military and civilian government agencies to support counterinsurgency operations and facilitate the transition to Iraqi governance and support a stable, prosperous, and independent Iraq. Show less


Engility Corporation
• United States
• Defense & Space
• 700 & Above Employee
• Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

Booz Allen Hamilton
• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Consultant

  • 2007 - 2008

Action Technologies
• South Africa
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Product Manager

  • 2000 - 2004