David Weaver

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  May 2013 - now

  • Lead, train, and mentor Civil Affairs Marines and prepare them for deployment in support of combat and humanitarian operations by planning, organizing, and providing training on interviewing community members, assessing local needs and capabilities, and writing situation and assessment reports.• Engage with and interview local leaders and civilian populations to build public support for U.S. operations, including county board members, city council members, small business owners, and local police and fire departments; identify stakeholders and local needs and find solutions.• Develop civilian strategies in military operations through analysis of local population and infrastructure. Show less • Deployed to the South China Sea, Kuwait, and Oman; conducted analysis on relevant threat groups to support combat operations and bilateral exercises.• Directed intelligence operations and supervised 70 officers and Marines: wrote and reviewed performance evaluations, planned and approved training plans, and planned and reviewed all intelligence operations.• Analyzed reports and wrote and briefed intelligence summaries to Commanding Generals and their staffs.• Served as the Commander’s direct representative and the senior on-scene supervisor within the Information Command Center and coordinated non-lethal actions in response to events and orders.• Adjudicated five military proceedings determining guilt and sentence for Marines accused of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice; investigated two incidents to determine fault.• Designed and planned preventive mitigations, emergency actions, and support for 3,500 Marinesand families in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic• Directed a voter assistance outreach program for 3,500 Servicemembers and their families during the 2020 and 2022 elections. Show less

  • Major - Civil Affairs Team Leader

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Intelligence Officer

    May 2013 - Aug 2022
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  Citizens Utility Board (Illinois)

  Sept 2022 - Aug 2023

  Carbon Free Buildings Coordinator

  • Educated the public on utility policy, building decarbonization, renewable energy, energy efficiency, district geothermal networks, demand response programs, and other utility related topics by publishing guides, writing articles, delivering presentations, facilitating workshops, attending local council meetings, and meeting with community members individually to review their energy bills.• Led meetings to better understand grantor goals and requirements, prepared and submitted grant reports, and researched and applied for federal grants.• Facilitated and participated in state and regional coalition groups focused on developing and expanding decarbonization and energy efficiency bills, policies, programs, and activities in Illinois and the Midwest.• Designed and managed CUB-sponsored ground-source and air-source heat pump bulkpurchasing programs for Illinois homeowners;• Developed and conducted grassroots campaign plans to build public support for buildingdecarbonization;• Engaged and educated developers, universities, and municipalities on district geothermalnetworks;• Researched and established relationships with promising organizations, elected officials,municipalities and businesses to promote CUB’s services and enact CUB policies. Show less

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  Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

  May 2024 - Jul 2024

  Summer Legal Intern (Litigation)

  • Researched and wrote memo analyzing the constitutionality of expanding the OSH Act to cover state and local government public sector workers for NRDC’s Heat Adaptation Team.• Wrote two memos on the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards and the regulations and industry standards governing the transportation of a specific chemical. • Researched Federal and Wisconsin law to determine litigation and policy opportunities to prohibit or restrict the use of a specific pesticide and provided recommendations through a legal memo. Show less