THE COHEN GROUP WASHINGTON, D.C.
Senior Associate Present
Lead policy research and analysis efforts and act as the driving force on client related tasks, research and deliverables.
Provide consultancy to the China practice with policy analysis; advise and lead proposal preparation, including preparing relevant briefing memos on the potential client’s company, industry, and/or issues;
engage in the design, goal setting, and implementation of policy projects in the trade, investment, national security and innovation fields.
ALL OF US RESEARCH PROGRAM, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) WASHINGTON, D.C.
Engagement Counselor and Data Analyst (Contract) Present
Develop and design the process for improvement and impact evaluations tasks; create recommendations for changes to processes, engagement tools, methods and training to enable achievement of the program goals on engaging underrepresented in biomedical research (UBR) communities.
Be responsible for a variety of research activities including data gathering and analysis, content development, document review, data review, database analyses and gap analyses on program monthly progress and impact reporting; monitor, track, and drive agreed ROI.
BOWERGROUPASIA WASHINGTON D.C.
Director 2020 – 2020
Directed the implementation of Group’s strategic vision and research objectives for China and the Asia practices; oversaw the growth of existing and new revenue streams from clients relying on Group for policy research/analysis and advisory services, and the delivery of policy research.
Led and contributed to the complex, long-term research and analysis efforts, drawing on multiple sources of intelligence, in support of different clients; conducted research on sectors of interest to clients, using company databases and open sources as well as networks of contacts in government, think tanks, and private industry; provided quality policy research, analysis, and writing for clients.
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE WASHINGTON, D.C.
Program Manager, International Development 2019 – 2020
Led ANSI China Program and the Indo-Pacific policy portfolio through providing policy research, grant proposals, and implement industry-led workshops (i.e., sponsored by USTDA and USAID); monitored and evaluated the impact of workshops and policy roundtables by using monitoring, evaluation, and learning model (MEL).
Served as a policy point of contact on standardization policies and provided policy research support to ANSI’s International Policy Advisory Group (IPAG); collaborated with USG partners, trade groups, and think tanks (e.g., NIST, CSIS) to develop actions.
Oversaw the development research publications and distribution of promotional and policy materials, such as policy recommendations, position papers, newsletters, executive briefing.
AMTRAK WASHINGTON D.C.
Senior Project Business Analyst 2017 – 2019
Established KPIs, policies, standards and oversaw high impact corporate projects that support the achievement of the Company’s strategic and financial objectives; developed insightful market intelligence and analyses about key industry trends (technology, competitors, consumers, and so on) and informed the leadership about strategic implications.
Coordinated internal resources and led data gathering and analysis effort; led the design of economic valuation models for strategic projects and optimized current valuation models prior to automation of valuation models through creation of templates.
Conducted requirements gathering sessions and data analysis; managed key project or program communications with Board of Directors, senior leadership, project management offices/leaders and external stakeholders.
GENERAL DYNAMICS ARLINGTON, VA
Cybersecurity Analyst 2015 – 2017
Advised the cybersecurity operations and policy planning projects for federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF);
conduct the evaluation of capital planning and investment control (CPIC) and metrics related to project schedule, budgeting planning, and program performance review.
Advised federal customer and OCIOs on IT governance, roadmap planning, enterprise architecture and modernization, IT policy and planning, and program management; identified security requirements for systems based on NIST SP 800-53 and the Risk Management Framework.
Assembled project teams comprised of technical experts and policy experts from across organizational boundaries with knowledge of federal information security policies, principles, concepts, practices, techniques, and methods.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL (ITI) WASHINGTON, D.C.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOUNDATION (ITIF)
Global Policy Associate/Manager (ITI)
Research Analyst (ITIF)
Monitored and tracked national and international regulations and laws that impact cybersecurity, information sharing, communications privacy, taxation, encryption and IoT.
Led signature policy dialogue (Government Innovation Leadership Series) and engaged 150 public sector policymakers to discuss policy priorities and challenges with industry members; provided all aspects of topic selection, outreach, research, and member participation.
Edited research reports, blog posts, press releases and op-eds along with individual policy analyst; represented the research division to discuss issues affecting technology and innovation at World Economic Forum and World Trade Organization.
RESEARCH SKILLS
Understanding and explaining complex policy areas accessibly and impactfully in writing
Writing reports and briefs that synthesize qualitative and quantitative research findings for policymakers .
Preparing grant and contract proposals for government and private sector customers.
Developing survey questions and designing survey instruments .
Designing graphs and diagrams that summarize complex qualitative and quantitative information.
Managing complex research projects and supporting diverse research teams.
