BAE Systems (05/22/2010 - Present) - Social Scientist

Leavenworth, Kansas United States

Supervisor: Mark Solomon - 913-364-5052 x2; Contact:Yes

Salary: $96,690.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: In training for a Social Scientist position on a Human Terrain Team (HTT)
which is now assigned to US military units in Iraq or Afghanistan. When deployed I
will plan, design, and authorize highly complex research projects to provide a
framework for collection and analysis. Create overarching research plans. Conduct
and manage ethnographic research, determine methodology, and analysis to
develop research instruments for interview protocols and surveys. Provide
authoritative advice on all phases, types of social-cultural research, and analysis to
develop a common operating picture of the socio-cultural combat environment for
recommendations into the military decision making process. Direct and participate
in qualitative and quantitative data collection methodologies to include direct
observation, visual ethnography, key leader engagement, participant observation,
depth interviewing, group or focus group interviewing, surveying, secondary source
research, and mixed method approaches. Assess research processes and methods
to improve future research, analysis, and products.

UNESCO (10/02/2009 - 05/17/2010) - Researcher and Advisor

Bangkok, [Not Applicable] Thailand

Supervisor: Dr. Darryl Macer - 66-2-391-0577 x141; Contact:Yes

Salary: $0.00 per hour

Hours per week: 40

Duties: While serving as a Volunteer Researcher and Advisor to the Regional Unit for
Social and Human Services in Asia and Pacific (RUSHSAP) at UNESCO Regional HQ I
conducted primary and secondary research in updating, greatly expanding,
proofreading and editing a UNESCO-sponsored standard university undergraduate
textbook for use in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
area entitled "Peace and Human Security in the SAARC Region". Additionally, I
personally conducted and managed over several dozen individualized Case Studies
based on primary and secondary socio-cultural and ethnographic research
methodologies which were included in the above draft textbook. In the Case
Studies section I made specific recommendations on resolving various agricultural
and business development and social problems through innovative self-help,
alternative livelihood and privately-funded, non-governmental, future self-sustaining
solutions. These Case Studies were focused on South and Central Asia, especially in
Afghanistan and Pakistan, and based on primary research I conducted while
assigned as an International Advisor to the Counter-Narcotics Advisory Team
(CNAT), based in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Also assisted in
composing and proofreading a compilation of papers into two UNESCO-sponsored
books entitled "Asian-Arab Philosophical Dialogue on War and Peace" and "Asian-
Arab Philosophical Dialogue on Globalization, Democracy and Human Rights".

MPRI (10/04/2008 - 06/15/2009) - US Army Recruiter

Friendswood, Texas United States

Supervisor: Julie Osborn - 2703517274; Contact:Yes

Salary: $33,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: US Army civilian contract recruiter. Responsible for recruiting and

processing US citizens and "Green Card" holders/permanent residents into
accessing all US Army active duty and reserve officer, warrant officer and enlisted
programs. Conducted interviews at information stands, spoke at meetings,
attended trade and job fairs, disseminated information on all US Army programs.

Civilian Police International (CPI), Inc. (05/10/2007 - 05/09/2008) - International

Advisor

Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Armed Forces Overseas Afghanistan

Supervisor: Frank Balazs - 541-485-4379; Contact:Yes

Salary: $214,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 84

Duties: While assigned as an International Advisor to a Counter-Narcotics Advisory
Team (CNAT), Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan under a US Department
of State (DOS) contract I conducted primary socio-cultural and ethnographic
research for anti-narcotics, development and self-help projects and information
gathering purposes. I compiled, collated, analyzed, processed and passed this
standardized formatted research from various quantitative and qualitative data,
with specific recommendations for action, and made empirical observations to the
US Embassy-Kabul International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) Section
through weekly e-mailed reports and periodic e-mailed special updates for
evaluation, discussion and commentary. These reports were also further
transmitted to DOS HQ in Washington, DC, and CPI HQ in Kabul, and also shared
with various British military (CIMIC, PSYOPS, infantry, intelligence, etc.) and British
civilian officials (DFID, FCO, etc.) at Camp Bastion, outside of Lashkar Gah, Helmand
Province, and to other DOS, US Embassy and USAID officials and additional
interested official or government organizations such as the Afghan Ministry of
Counter-Narcotics in Kabul. This primary research instruments included extensive
face-to-face individual and group interviews, often through Pashto and Dari-
speaking interpreters, with provincial farmers, a wide range of provincial women
and women's group leaders, business leaders, agricultural officials, religious and
tribal leaders (usually through 'shuras' or large meetings), a large assortment of
locally-operating NGOs and IGOs, various area UN organizations, Colombo Plan
representatives, local educators, local and provincial government officials including
close association and communication with the Helmand Province Governor,
Asadullah Wafa and his staff members. Additionally, my primary research
methodology included direct observation, visual ethnography, participant
observation, surveying, independent secondary source research, compilation of
data and in-depth analysis. These research methodologies included short and long-
term projects based on a continuing analysis of information collected from the local
and provincial populace perspectives. I also assisted in the formulation of research
questions with the local CNAT staff and included other research questions into my
interview protocols and surveys as directed by DOS-INL, US Embassy-Kabul and
higher authorities in DOS to project an accurate overall picture of the local and
provincial dynamics and current, rapidly-changing, very fluid situation. My primary
research directly pertained to DOS, the US and UK governments overall counter-
narcotics, anti-insurgency, rural and agricultural development, alternative
livelihoods, some limited US, but primarily UK, military operations and decision-
making processes. My primary research also was used to counteract and alleviate
the problems associated with large-scale provincial opium production (Helmand
Province produces 50% of the world's opium), wide-ranging insurgency, chronic
underdevelopment and local government corruption.

Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) Services, Inc. (03/15/2005 - 12/15/2006) - Manager
Baghdad, Armed Forces Overseas Iraq

Supervisor: Jessie Rich - 931-648-0539; Contact:Yes

Salary: $116,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 84

Duties: Assigned as a Senior Security Technician at Camp Hope, Camp Prosperity

and Camp Victory North, Baghdad, Iraq (Mar 05-Apr 06); Labor Manager at Camp
Victory North, Baghdad, Iraq (Apr 06-Oct 06) and Associate Sub-Contracts
Administrator at Camp Taji, Iraq (Oct 06-Dec 06). Responsible for security at
consecutive KBR sites in support of US Army's Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF); for
directing teams of Third-Country Nationals on cleaning and maintenance in Living
Space Areas, and processing and reviewing local Iraqi and third-country national
sub-contracts.

Saif Thi al-Fekar Co., Ltd. (07/30/2003 - 08/31/2004) - General Manager/CEO

Basra, [Not Applicable] Iraq

Supervisor: Alberto Santiago - 964-1-616-488; Contact:Yes

Salary: $19,200.00 per year

Hours per week: 84

Duties: General Manager/CEO of 475 local employees of an Iraq-based contracting

firm. Provided local workers under sub-contract to Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR)
Services, Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), US Consulate-Basra, British Army,
British Police, British Broadcasting Services (BBC), joint British military/police-
operated South Iraq Police Academy, Erinys Security (UK), RTI International and
other firms in South Iraq. Provided HR staffing, administrative and personnel
records keeping, finance/ payroll services, personal and convoy security,
maintenance and operations services and related services to the above
organizations.

ITT Services, Inc. (07/15/2002 - 07/14/2003) - Anti-Terrorist Security Advisor

Camp McGovern, Armed Forces Overseas Bosnia and Herzegovina

Supervisor: Frank Sarver - Unknown; Contact:Yes

Salary: $14.65 per hour

Hours per week: 56

Duties: Anti-Terrorist Security Advisor to US Army at Camp McGovern, Brcko,

Bosnia. Advised on force protection, base defense, internal security and related
matters.

Combat Support Associates (CSA), Ltd. (02/02/2001 - 07/04/2002) - Anti-Terrorist

Security Advisor

Camp Doha, Armed Forces Overseas Kuwait

Supervisor: William Sherman - DSN: 318-242-1425; Contact:Yes

Salary: $14.00 per hour

Hours per week: 87.5

Duties: Advisor on Anti-Terrorist Security Measures with US Army at Camp Doha,

Kuwait. Responsible for advising on force protection measures, internal and
external security, convoy escorts, base defense and related matters.

State of FL Department of Children and Families (03/20/2000 - 01/31/2001) -

Protective Investigator

Miami, Florida United States

Supervisor: Mrs. Vanessa Miller - 305-337-5055; Contact:Yes

Salary: $26,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Responsible for investigating claims of child abuse, neglect and

abandonment in the greater South Miami area. Conducted interviews, made
recommendations and helped to coordinate responses from other medical, legal,
police and social services professionals to assist families and children in crisis.

Flagship Healthcare Group, Inc. (12/02/1997 - 10/30/1998) - Corporate Recruiter

Hialeah, Florida United States

Supervisor: Francis L. Shea III - 508-946-4088; Contact:Yes

Salary: $55,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Responsible for recruiting Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists,

Physical Therapists, Speech-Language Therapists, Certified Nursing Assistants and
other health service and office professionals for contract home and hospital
services. Assisted HR Manager with personnel records keeping, new hire orientation
and other HR matters.

Fortune Engineering Co., Ltd. (10/15/1991 - 10/15/1997) - Operations MANAGER

Bangkok, [Not Applicable] Thailand

Supervisor: Thomas Christo - Unknown; Contact:Yes

Salary: $12,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 72

Duties: Acted as Operations Manager for a building and construction materials and
electronic signs import firm serving Southeast Asia.

US Navy Recruiting (04/02/1998 - 09/30/1991) - Minority Officer Recruiter

Los Angeles, California United States

Supervisor: LT Tony Pantoja - Unknown; Contact:Yes

Salary: $35,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Led of team of seven US Navy officer recruiters in processing minority high
school and college graduate candidates for accession into all US Navy
commissioning programs. Received 14 Gold Wreaths for Recruiting Excellence.

US Navy Recruiting (10/15/1985 - 02/01/1988) - Minority Officer Recruiter

El Paso, Texas United States

Supervisor: LCDR Ernesto Saenz - Unknown; Contact:Yes

Salary: $20,000.00 per year

Hours per week: 40

Duties: Assigned as Officer-in-Charge, Processing "A" Station, and Minority Officer

Recruiter in processing minority high school and college graduate candidates into
all US Navy Officer Commissioning Programs. Received numerous recruiting
awards.