Experienced diplomat, security professional, and investigator, advancing U.S. security, diplomacy, and counterintelligence initiatives through strategic leadership, legal expertise, and high-stakes international operations.

Assignments:

• 2024-Present: Legal Instruction Unit
• 2022–2024: Executive Director’s Office, Policy and Planning Directorate
• 2020–2022: Countermeasures Directorate
• 2019–2020: Security Detail for the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• 2017–2019: New York Field Office Investigator
• 2016–2017: Foreign Service Institute

Key Achievements:

• Legal Counsel: Provided specialized legal counsel and policy development to enhance the operations of the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and modernize the Bureau of Diplomatic Security to address evolving legal and security challenges.

• Legal Training: Designed and delivered tailored legal training programs for DSS personnel operating in high-risk environments, covering international law, law enforcement procedures, and security threat assessments.
• Policy Development & Interpretation: Drafted and reviewed regulatory updates and memoranda of understanding (MOU) with intelligence community elements to enhance cybersecurity, investigative techniques, and operational capabilities.
• Policy Development & Cybersecurity: Drafted legal policies and regulations to modernize Department of State countermeasures and cybersecurity protocols for securing classified information.
• National Security: Managed a portfolio of national security laws, including Title 50 and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), drafting and presenting regulatory and policy directives to senior U.S. Government officials to ensure legal compliance within diplomacy and the intelligence community.
• Legal Research, Writing, & Advocacy: Authored legal opinions, investigative reports, affidavits, and criminal complaints in collaboration with the New York JTTF, U.S. Attorneys' Offices nationwide, and Consular Affairs’ legal bureau for criminal prosecutions and civil matters including visa, and passport revocations.
• Investigations & Enforcement: Oversaw a high-volume caseload including directing complex multinational investigations into fraud, trafficking, terrorism, identity theft, Hague international child abduction, and internal employee misconduct, achieving a 100% case closure/confession rate. Led multiagency task forces of 20+ agents for enforcement actions across jurisdictions.
• Executive Protection & Diplomacy: Provided protective intelligence and security for foreign dignitaries at United Nations General Assemblies, U.S. Secretaries of State at the G20, and U.S. Ambassadors to the UN, including international missions to conflict zones.
• Modernization & Leadership: Championed efforts to adapt Diplomatic Security Service operations to 21st-century technological and cybersecurity realities. Elected President of the 143rd U.S. State Department Foreign Service Specialist class.

• Decorated Agent: As a U.S. counterterrorism liaison at the Olympics, led security operations and received the Department of State Meritorious Honor Award for dismantling a human trafficking operation, rescuing hundreds of victims.

Co-Founder & Chief Legal Officer – Cloud-Based E-Commerce Solutions Company
Key leader in founding, scaling, and guiding a cloud-based reservation and payment solutions company to multi-million-dollar growth, culminating in a successful sale through strategic acquisitions and corporate restructuring.

Key Achievements:

• Leadership & Decision-Making: Spearheaded corporate operations and growth strategies, driving profitability and overseeing pivotal business transformations.
• Problem-Solving & Strategic Thinking: Managed legal and corporate operations, negotiated contracts, resolved complex disputes, and ensured effective risk management while maintaining operational efficiency.
• SEC Filings & Capital Markets: Directed securities offerings, including Regulation D solicitations and private placements, and ensured compliance with regulatory requirements, collaborating closely with executive leadership.
• Process Improvement: Developed and implemented robust policies for intellectual property, contracts, compliance, and operations to uphold legal and ethical standards.
• Executive Advising & Business Strategy: Provided strategic counsel to the board and CEO on business direction, asset transfers, and capital campaigns, shaping the company’s competitive position and long-term success.