Experience

National Defense Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Editor

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Taimani One

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder and Principal

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Providing foreign policy and international affairs analysis and writing. Authored, Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home, Madville Publishing, August 15, 2023. Providing foreign policy and international affairs analysis and writing. Authored, Passport Stamps: Searching the World for a War to Call Home, Madville Publishing, August 15, 2023.



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Managing Editor, Office of the Inspector General Overseas Contingency Operations

  • Jul 2018 - Mar 2021

  Managing editor of quarterly Lead Inspector General reports on Overseas Contingency Operations. Led editorial and process reforms that improved the style, substance, and process of producing impactful oversight reports on Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, North and West Africa Counterterrorism Operations, East Africa Counterterrorism Operation, and Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines.

• Senior Writer/Editor, Office of the Inspector General Overseas Contingency Operations

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  Lead Writer/Editor of the Lead IG quarterly report to Congress on Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Transformed reports from quarterly digests to assertive, analytical oversight products that resulted in greater attention to Afghanistan by Congress and the media.



FCW

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Defense Reporter

  • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Covered cyber and IT in the defense and intelligence sectors. Reported on topics ranging from FISA 702 reauthorization to Russian hacking to Pentagon IT modernization. Covered cyber and IT in the defense and intelligence sectors. Reported on topics ranging from FISA 702 reauthorization to Russian hacking to Pentagon IT modernization.



Self-Employed

• Washington DC

• Freelance Writer/Journalist

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  Reported and wrote news stories and features for clients including The Atlantic, PBS NewsHour, Vice News, The Diplomat and Mercy Corps. Wrote, produced, and edited video news stories as a contractor for Reuters. Reported and wrote news stories and features for clients including The Atlantic, PBS NewsHour, Vice News, The Diplomat and Mercy Corps. Wrote, produced, and edited video news stories as a contractor for Reuters.



NPR

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Correspondent, Kabul

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2014

  Reported impactful long and short form stories and shot photos across Afghanistan on the war, drawdown of foreign forces, 2014 election, development programs, opium trade, politics, and daily life. Managed local staff and significantly reduced bureau expenses while increasing security of the office.

• International Producer

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2012

  Produced award-winning coverage in Libya, Iraq, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan. Managed team logistics and operations during the fall of Tripoli in August 2011. Filed stories, news spots, web features, and photos.



America Abroad Media

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Correspondent

  • Aug 2007 - Jul 2011

  Conceived topics and led research for monthly international affairs radio documentary program. Traveled to more than 20 countries including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Pakistan, DRC, and Colombia to report long-form stories on conflicts, development topics, and politics. Served as senior editor, oversaw planning and budgeting, and managed production team. Conceived topics and led research for monthly international affairs radio documentary program. Traveled to more than 20 countries including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Pakistan, DRC, and Colombia to report long-form stories on conflicts, development topics, and politics. Served as senior editor, oversaw planning and budgeting, and managed production team.