United States
• Grew up and served overseas; bilingual in Portuguese, advanced in Spanish; exceptional writer/communicator • Cross-culturally skilled and adaptable; have lived or worked abroad over 19 years and across five continents • Naval officer with 17 years of leadership experience (board-screened and command qualified; rank: O-5)
• Advise the interagency on foreign assistance laws and funding, arms transfer adjudications, and human rights decisions • Train security forces, embassy personnel, and contractors in Leahy law, policy, and eligibility for U.S. foreign assistance
• Vet foreign security forces to verify eligibility for training, equipment, arms transfers, and assistance • Keep U.S. tax dollars from aiding or abetting corruption, narcotrafficking, and gross violations of human rights
• Used open-source and high-side information to vet security forces for U.S. foreign assistance • Worked with and trained embassy sections (POL, CONS, INL, RSO, SDO/DATT, et al.) on Leahy law • Canvassed resumes and candidates to select best qualified applicants for contract positions (2019-2020)
Support the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations by assisting with operations monitoring, strategic planning, intelligence coordination, and crisis response.
• Work with joint, interagency, and coalition partners to execute worldwide missions and manage the global force; received joint awards (JD1, JS2, JS4, JS7, applicable AQDs; 9065 and 3980 NOBCs, et al.) • Ranked “#1 of 15 highly competitive LCDRs across all designators on the Joint Staff” (on back-to-back annual reports)
• Commanded 60 Sailors in New York City unit; served as Public Affairs Officer for 560-sailor squadron • Board-certified and CO Afloat qualified (2N1, 2N2, JD1, JS4, JS7, LA9, LB2, 2PT, and U60 AQDs; 9234, 9065, 3980, 2240, and 9206 NOBCs) • Assigned tasks, led, and supervised unit members to military readiness; signed evaluation reports for each • Hand-selected to lead transition to Norfolk for Chief of Navy Reserve realignment; awarded Commendation Medal
• Operations Planner for JSOC unit conducting strikes of High Value Targets; awarded mobilization & campaign medals • Worked with interagency professionals to collect intelligence and develop/disseminate strategic and tactical reports • Reviewed unit compliance with rules of engagement and submitted 75 Civilian Casualty Assessment Reports (CCARs)
• Led the U.S. effort to conduct UNITAS and deconflict customs and immigration procedures for parts & personnel of the USS George Washington Strike Group, 23D Marines, and USNS Big Horn; awarded Navy Achievement Medal • Earned special recognition for “leadership, fluency in three languages, and diplomacy skills” during the joint exercise • Served as chief interpreter and cultural liaison between the U.S. and 12 partner nations; drafted official communiqués
• Commanded 30 Sailors in two divisions, assigned tasks, and accounted for over $1M-worth of shipboard ordnance • Provided humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) to Japan; synchronized blood drives to Thailand (2x) • Qualified as Lay Leader and served as acting chaplain for Sunday services and Bible studies onboard USS MUSTIN • Coordinated community relations projects to Cambodia, Malaysia, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore • Conducted joint operations with Japanese, South Korean, New Zealand, and Australian militaries
• Enlisted via BDCP; promoted from E3 to E5 based on grades; prepared for Officer Candidate School • Designated to Surface Warfare Officer community, graduated OCS, and commissioned as Ensign (O-1)