Experience

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University
• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Adjunct Professor

  • Sep 2020 - Present


United States Department of Defense

• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Combating Terrorism Portfolio Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Feb 2015

  Provided resource management oversight in executing the United States Southern Command combating terrorism portfolio. Responsible for the Planning, Programming, and Budget Execution of five Command Mission Areas consisting of sixteen programs in excess of $1 billion across the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Prepared background information papers for annual congressional testimony, programmatic statements for program review boards, and contract oversight. Developed a resource mangement strategy to mitigate risk to physical security, military commissions, periodic review boards and day-to-day operations of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay detainee operations. Show less

• Senior Defense Official/Defense Attache

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2013

  Appointed by the Secretary of Defense as the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché at the United States Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. Served as the Department of Defense’s representative to the U.S. Ambassador and the Government of Colombia. Managed the largest collective Security Cooperation Office and Defense Attaché Office in the world. As DoD’s security assistance advisor to the Colombian Minister of Defense and senior civilian and military leaders, facilitated U.S. foreign assistance to Colombian security forces in support of the ongoing war against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Exercised risk determining authority to ensure the daily safety of over 400 DoD civilian and military personnel operating throughout Colombia. Show less

• Latin American Division Chief

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2011

  Provided advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Department of Defense officials on U.S. foreign policy, politico-military matters and international relations pertaining to Latin America. Prepared policy recommendations and position papers for DoD security cooperation engagement activities in the Western Hemisphere, and represented the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during White House led inter-agency policy committees. Served as U.S. delegate to the Inter-American Defense Board within the Organization of American States. Authored and published articles used to shape U.S. foreign policy decisions for Latin America. Show less

• Army Attache

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2009

  Principal military advisor to the United States Ambassador and the Defense Attaché on all matters relating to the Argentine Army. Served as a member of the U.S. Embassy country team in executing U.S. policy decisions regarding the Latin American security environment. Demonstrated exceptional leadership, politico-military prowess, and vast regional experience in advancing U.S. security cooperation with Argentine security forces. Leveraged Spanish language skills and foreign area officer training to seamlessly operate within a complex inter-agency and international environment. Show less

• Country Program Director

  • Jun 2006 - Jul 2007

  Served as Country Program Director at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Managed all aspects of a security assistance program for 21 Latin American countries to include Foreign Military Sales, International Military Education and Training, Excess Defense Articles, Foreign Military Financing, and associated programs. Represented the Department of Defense during the inter-agency budget development process for the Western Hemisphere. Managed section 1206 authority granted in the National Defense Authorization Act and implemented the Global Peace Operation Initiative, increasing peace operations capabilities for Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Show less

• Army Program Manager

  • Jun 2004 - Jun 2006

  Army Program Manager for Security Assistance in support of U.S. national interests. Lead the Honduran Army through an unprecedented transformation process that creates threat-based capabilities to confront transnational organized crime. Facilitate the creation of a Honduran Task Force for counter-terrorism and counter-narcotics operations in ungoverned spaces in northeastern Honduras. Manage the largest humanitarian assistance program and administer one of the largest security assistance programs in the Western Hemisphere. Supervise the planning of U.S. medical assistance deployments to remote areas in Honduras. Coordinate with the Honduran First Lady in acquiring humanitarian assistance funding, which also directly supports the president's strategy to address the growing gang problem. Show less

• Latin American Branch Chief

  • May 2002 - Jun 2004

  Chief of the Latin American Branch for the Department of the Army’s Director of Strategy, Plans, and Policy. Served as the principal Army strategist and politico-military specialist for Latin America. Demonstrate strong strategic planning competency while working at the most senior leadership levels. Managed $1.2 million of the Secretary of the Army’s Latin American Cooperation Fund that emphasized high payoff security cooperation events with key regional partners. Served as the U.S. Army’s representative to the Inter-American Defense Board of the Organization of American States. Authored and published an article regarding terrorism in the Western Hemisphere, which was used to assist senior leaders in making policy decisions. Show less

• Security Cooperation Coordinator

  • Oct 2000 - May 2002

  Principal adviser to the Commander of the Security Assistance Office at the United States Embassy in Santiago, Chile. Perform duties as the military liaison to the Chilean Joint Staff and military departments. Manage a million dollar security assistance program to enhance professional military education and military-to-military engagement. Serve as the syndicate recorder during the Pacific Army Management Seminar in Tokyo, Japan. Facilitate high-level discussions and prepare the executive summary of discussion topics for senior military leaders from Asian Pacific and the Indian Ocean countries. Show less