Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Over nineteen years of experience spanning all three branches of government. Hill positions were on three key Senate committees which involved all levels of the legislative process from committee action, to the Senate floor, to conferences with the House. Positions demanded management experience, strategic planning, communication skills, and effective negotiation capabilities. Following government service, have been employed as an advocate at T-Mobile.
● Advise Republican commissioner on the major issues before the agency with a deregulatory focus on broadband deployment, universal service reform, online safety, broadband reclassification, pole attachments, telemedicine, telemarketing, and video relay service. ● Negotiate FCC orders and other proceedings with the other Commission offices. ● Draft policy speeches, prepare the Commissioner for Congressional hearings, and update members of Congress and their staff on FCC business.
● Directed the agenda for the Republican side of the Committee, which included oversight of legislation, assisting with the coordination of the Committee’s nominations process, and management of the Republican Committee staff (approximately 25 staff and a $2.5 million annual Committee budget). ● Wrote and negotiated major legislation which included the enactment of the broadband mapping law, VOIP 911 legislation, online safety protection, Internet tax moratorium, consumer product safety legislation, and reauthorization of CAFE standards. ● Worked closely with the offices of Commerce Committee Members, staff directors of other committees, agencies under the Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction, Senate and House leadership staff, and the House Energy & Commerce Committee staff.
● Coordinated legislation for the Republican side of the Committee and managed all Committee markups and hearings. ● Co-wrote and managed major legislation which resulted in the enactment of the digital television transition act, the national alert bill, America Competes Act, and port security. ● Led the Committee’s landmark attempt at a re-write of our nation’s communications laws which still serves as a template for negotiations on a wide range of issues before the FCC and Congress.
● Assisted the Chairman with his appropriations priorities and worked with the appropriations subcommittees. ● Advised the Chairman on all telecommunications issues which included the enactment of spectrum relocation legislation, universal service anti-deficiency legislation, media ownership cap, Internet tax moratorium legislation, and satellite home viewer reauthorization.