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Magdalena Defort

Magdalena Defort

Postdoctoral Researcher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Multi-Language and Security Analyst

  • Education

    • Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Naconal Autonoma de Mexico

      2007 - 2009
      Posdoctoral Studies Social and Political Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Carrying out project

    • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      2000 - 2004
      Doctor of Philosophy Latin American Studies

      Dissertation title: "History and Fiction in the Feast of the Goat by Mario Vargas Llosa".Defended Cum Laudem

    • Daniel Morgan Graduate School

      2018 - 2020
      Master of Arts - MA National security MA

  • Experience

    • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
      Postdoctoral Researcher

      • Analyzed neoliberal reforms and their impact on Latin American economies. • Organized and coordinated a round table on a political changes in Mexico during the Fox’s administration with a participation of Mario Vargas Llosa (a former candidate for Peru presidency in 1990) and Mexican policy-makers.

    • Center for Latin American Studies at University of Miami

      Aug 2009 - Mar 2013
      Visiting Research Scholar

      • Triumphed in leading interdisciplinary research group on Illiberal Democracies in Latin America. • Attained to maintain working relationship with USSOUTH.COM and Special Operations Command during monthly meetings of the group.

    • Scholarly Security Journal

      Jan 2013 - Apr 2023
      Small Wars Journal

    • University of Miami, International Studies

      Mar 2013 - Jul 2014
      Visiting Research Scholar

      • Managed to author and lead large scale project and two days closed-door workshop on U.S. relations with Bolivian Alliance.• Achieved to raise over $50,000 funds by negotiating with national and international foundations.

    • Pax Advisory

      Jan 2016 - Apr 2021
      Consultant

    • Center for Free and Secure Society

      Sept 2018 - Jan 2020
      Research Fellow

      • Managed to track Central American caravans ways towards United States to identify Iranian individuals linked to Hezbollah. • Accomplished to identify stops locations in particular country and security events occurred on way.

    • Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

      Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
      Analyst Internship

      • Worked closely with a Senior Fellow on Iran in Latin America program. • Attained to identify around 70% criminal organizations in Tri–Border–Area (TBA) linked to Hezbollah. • Managed to monitor individuals shore companies on Panjiva website.• Succeeded in presenting daily briefings on political and social events in Latin America.• Achieved to translate from Portuguese into English legal paper work on suspected individual detained in Brazil.

    • Conservative Newspaper

      Apr 2020 - now
      Rogue Review

    • The Heritage Foundation

      Jan 2021 - Apr 2021
      Leadership

    • UnitedHealth Group

      Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
      Project Manager

    • Defort Geopolit Lens/Intel LlC.

      Apr 2022 - Apr 2023
      Manager/owner

    • National Security Agency

      Apr 2023 - now
      MultLanguage and Security Analyst

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Summer Training Program

      Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
      Jun 2019

    • • Oxford Analytica’s Political Risk Tradecraft Course

      Oxford Analytica
      Mar 2019

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Academic advisor and student mentor

      Issued by Center for Latin American Studies on Feb 2014
      Center for Latin American StudiesAssociated with Magdalena Defort

    • Translator

      Issued by Community of Sons of the Republic Texas (Descendants of War for Texas Independency) on Jan 2018
      Community of Sons of the Republic Texas (Descendants of War for Texas Independency)Associated with Magdalena Defort