Experience

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  Origin systems (electronic arts)

  Mar 1996 - Aug 1997

  Game designer
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  Asoma instruments

  Sept 1997 - Dec 1998

  Technical media specialist
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  Compaq computer corporation

  Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

  Technical writer/graphic designer/illustrator
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  Total seminars

  Dec 2001 - Oct 2004

  Technical writer/art director
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  Exxonmobil

  May 2005 - Aug 2006

  Technical writer/webmaster
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  University of minnesota law school

  May 2007 - May 2009

  Research assistant
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  Holstein kremer

  Jan 2008 - Apr 2008

  Law clerk

  --Researched complex legal issues and wrote memoranda and guidance related to specific cases, statutes, and issues, including attorney-client privilege, the extraterritorial reach of the Lanham Act, and breach of contract.--Reviewed and evaluated legal documents and drafted legal analyses and recommendations concerning significant legal and procedural changes, researched from a variety of sources, for senior attorneys.

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  Uspto

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Trademark legal intern

  --Researched and analyzed trademark facts and law to determine sufficiency for meeting legal standards, and drafted opinions for federal administrative judges, proposing precedent-setting outcomes.

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  Human rights center, university of minnesota

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  Research assistant/it specialist

  --Researched and analyzed international conflict and criminal law decisions and judgments from the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone, and provided guidance on these decisions to legal scholars.--Researched and wrote discussion materials for high level meetings with the United Nations Working Group on Protecting Human Rights While Countering Terrorism, using a large variety of research sources.

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  U.s. department of state

  Jul 2010 - now

  --Engage with policymakers and experts to develop and promote S&T guidelines and policy positions both domestically and to foreign partners.--Advise senior officials on S&T policy developments and on efforts with interagency teams to generate cross-functional input and support for the Department’s S&T policy positions. --Draft, review, and coordinate joint statements and international agreements with foreign partners on S&T issues including critical and emerging technologies (CET) such as AI and quantum science, and research security.--Liaise with relevant government agencies and stakeholders on research security matters.--Provide subject matter expertise and support on research security issues to Department leadership. --Serve as primary liaison between foreign partners and the State Department on issues of research security.--Through public and closed door discussions, learn from multiple foreign partners their views on the regulation and securing of research and CET to aid our understanding of their positions and influence their approach, thereby bringing us into closer alignment and building global alliances.--Support regional teams around the globe on all S&T regulatory and policy issues, including CET, providing technical and policy explanations and talking points used by ambassadors and embassy press officers in public statements and engagements to promote U.S. positions and counter disinformation from economic competitors. --Negotiate international S&T agreements with foreign countries.--Support regional USG teams around the globe on all S&T-related regulatory and policy issues, including research security, providing technical and policy explanations and talking points used by ambassadors and embassy press officers in public statements and engagements to promote U.S. positions and counter disinformation from economic competitors. Show less J/TIP develops policies and programs to support the protection of trafficking victims, prosecution of and enforcement against traffickers, and prevention of trafficking.--Supervised nine program officers and held direct oversight of over 90 grant programs totaling approximately $66 million annually, with $240 million under active management.--Evaluated grant proposals to ensure compliance with federal and institutional guidelines.--Oversaw audits and reviews of grant activities to identify compliance issues and recommend corrective actions.--Coordinated with internal and external stakeholders on regulatory submissions, reports, and audits. Show less Led teams and bureau offices to success in addressing stabilization and conflict issues. Worked across offices and agencies to analyze high-profile U.S. policy issues and provide strategic guidance to a variety of stakeholders, including senior State Department officials, program officers, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral partners. Tailored complex legal and policy issues into simple, clear language for a variety of audiences, to influence policy discussions. --Served in team and office leadership roles--Program advisor: Analyze, coordinate, and assist in the design of programs and diplomatic efforts in Ukraine, Libya, Yemen, Ethiopia, and other U.S. priority countries, working toward reducing the conflict in countries affected by fragility and instability; Develop and analyze performance measurements for international programs, recommending solutions to legal and program difficulties; Collaborate with cross-functional teams and experts to drive research, analyze complex technical, institutional, and program implementation issues, and recommend solutions. --Policy advisor on complex issues: Consult with DoJ, USAID, and attorneys, and advise senior officials and interagency partners on legal implications of human rights and counter-terrorism programming; Evaluate foreign governments’ efforts to comply with international human rights and counter-terrorism obligations, and advise senior bureau officials and program officers on policy implications and mitigation measures; Write and present issue papers and briefings to program personnel, subject-matter groups, and management officials at all levels on non-state armed group (NSAG) and counter-terrorism issues in a technical advisory capacity. --Subject Matter Expert (SME): Bureau SME on Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) and their legal- and program-related risks; Drive cross-functional thought leadership on NSAG issues to create, negotiate, and develop novel technical standards and solutions. Show less Served as State Department’s liaison between the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna (UNVIE) and Department bureaus. Monitored and collaborated with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and several arms control organizations and treaty bodies in order to implement U.S. policy. Represented the United States in international conferences and negotiations to advance U.S. policy positions.--Project manager on complex projects: Led and managed multiple complex interagency projects, coordinating with high-ranking officials from U.S. agencies and multilateral partners to arrange and staff large- and small-scale nuclear-related meetings in Washington and Vienna.--Interagency coordinator: Reviewed, negotiated, edited, and cleared on sensitive and classified international programs and policy briefs; Worked across agencies to ensure that analyses and recommendations considered multiple teams’ perspectives; Wrote, edited, or delegated across the interagency all of the memoranda and resolutions required by the U.S. Delegation to each of the five annual meetings of the IAEA, and ensured the delegations were properly staffed and accredited.--Represented the United States in negotiations: Negotiated international resolutions on behalf of the U.S. at UN conferences, negotiating with and against a wide array of senior and mid-level officials from scores of foreign countries; Coordinated with delegations and negotiation teams on tactics and strategies to employ at UN Conferences.--Mentor and trainer: Supervised, trained, and directed the work of interns and AAAS fellows, assigning projects and tasks and editing products meant for bureau leadership. Show less Served as deputy chief of the ACS and FPU in the largest consular section in Europe, interpreting and applying U.S. laws and policies in a rapidly changing, uncertain, and stressful environment during the Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity, and during Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the ensuing war in Eastern Ukraine.--Serve in leadership positions: Deputy supervisor for American Citizens Services (ACS) and the Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU), acting for periods as supervisor; Supervised and directed a team of 4-7 locally-engaged staff (LES) in developing work plans, balancing work loads, meeting deadlines, and ensuring timely production of products; Managed the ACS unit during much of the upheaval set in motion by Ukraine’s Euro-Maidan crisis and during the start of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.--Project design, planning, and implementation on complex projects: Led the design, planning, and implementation for a new process using data collection and analytics capabilities to monitor the activities and suspected human rights abuses of separatist armed groups in eastern Ukraine and to counter dis- and mis-information about the conflict; Created tools for use by officers with no legal background to effectively write highly technical and legal petitions concerning immigration cases, which have proved successful in revocation requests. Show less Developed and advanced the science and technology (S&T) relationship between the United States and Canada. Provided strategic analysis and guidance in S&T matters to the U.S. Ambassador to Canada and senior embassy staff. Facilitated closer interactions between S&T and U.S. diplomacy, elevating the role of S&T in U.S. policy discussions and promoting a closer U.S.-Canada relationship in S&T matters. --Project manager on complex projects: Designed and co-led a highly successful U.S.-Canada conference titled The Canada–U.S. Partnership: Enhancing the Innovation Ecosystem; Engaged universities, U.S. and Canadian government officials, and officials from Fortune 100 companies, including senior Vice Presidents of GE, Xerox, and Google, to examine in roundtables innovation issues that affect both countries; Designed and managed various projects and initiatives promoting cross-border S&T and innovation partnerships; Co-led a successful monthly science forum made up of the science officers and senior Mission officials of the foreign Missions in Ottawa, attracting high level speakers from across Canada to address the forum. --Policy advisor on complex issues: Advised the U.S. Ambassador to Canada and senior embassy officials on S&T-related developments affecting the U.S.-Canada relationship; Analyzed and articulated complex S&T issues in simple, clear briefings and reports for senior decision makers, and conversely explained complex policy issues clearly and concisely to S&T experts and professionals.--External liaison and advisor: Established, built, and maintained positive relationships with a broad network of U.S. and Canadian S&T influencers and policymakers, cultivating hundreds of S&T contacts throughout Canada and Europe, including university presidents, business leaders, and government officials.--United States representative: Represented the U.S. in industry associations and political organizations, presenting U.S. positions at international meetings. 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  • Team Lead, Science and Technology Cooperation at U.S. Department of State

    Sept 2022 - now

  • Deputy Senior Coordinator, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (S/J/TIP)

    Jan 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Lead Policy Advisor

    Jul 2017 - Jan 2022

  • Nonproliferation Advisor

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Vice Consul/Deputy Chief, American Citizens Services (ACS) and Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU)

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  • Science and Technology Officer

    Jul 2010 - Jul 2012