Experience

The Columbus Region

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Semiconductor Sector

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area Manage implementation of the semiconductor industry across the Columbus Region



MORPC

• United States
• Community Development and Urban Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Economic Development & Infrastructure Officer

  • May 2020 - Feb 2022

  Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area -Led the 11-county Columbus Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), a key initiative for regional engagement with the United States Economic Development Administration (USEDA) -Led the Competitive Advantage Projects program to prioritize over 50 regional infrastructure projects tied to economic and community development -Prepared major grant applications under the USEDA and the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)



Greater Houston Partnership

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, Federal Government Affairs and Public Policy

  • Jul 2017 - May 2019

  Washington D.C. Metro Area -Established the Partnership’s first-ever Washington, DC office and developed a federal public policy agenda encompassing international trade, infrastructure, economic development, and workforce development -Coordinated the Houston business community’s efforts to secure and effectively disburse over $20 billion in federal disaster relief and resilience funding following Hurricane Harvey

• Director, Public Policy

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

  Houston, Texas Area -Responsible for strategic direction and subject matter expertise in all major policy areas including transportation, tax, workforce development, education, economic development, and public finance at the local, state, and federal levels -Served as key staffer to the Partnership’s Municipal Finance Task Force, which played a leadership role in historic City of Houston pension reform that has reduced the city’s pension liability by nearly $7 billion



Acacia Financial Group, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Advisor

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  -Sole developer of an analytical cash flow model (accurate to within 0.001%) used by the State of New Jersey Office of Management and Budget for its annual budget

• Public Finance Analyst

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2014

  Greater Philadelphia Area -Performed financial analysis on more than 30 bond issuances totaling over $2 billion -Developed analytical financial and budgetary models