ISR & CI Operations • FMS Program Management • MENA Security & Risk Advisory • Government Affairs
30 years of on-ground operational experience across Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Libya, Tunisia, and North Africa with direct working relationships inside government and military structures.
Clearance holder with expertise in Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR), Counterintelligence (CI) operations, MENA political and security risk advisory, and federal language instruction. Embedded with U.S.
Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) for four years of forward-deployed performance. Senior advisor and interpreter for Joint Counterintelligence, HUMINT, OSINT, and GEOINT analysis. Deep working knowledge of Islamic history, Arab tribal systems, sectarian conflict dynamics, and U.S.-MENA bilateral relations built across three decades of embedded operational service.
Arabic Interpreter / Translator — AFOSI LEPST, Kuwait - Mid Atlantic Professionals (SSI) - Kuwait
(2022-01 - 2026-12)
Embedded with U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) Locally Employed Person Screening Teams (LEPST) at Ali Al-Salem AB, Kuwait — primary Arabic interface for sensitive personnel vetting, biometric collection, and background investigations governing DoD installation access; sustained four years of uninterrupted forward-deployed performance.
Senior Geopolitical Advisor / CI-HUMINT Interpreter - Tunisian Intelligence Agency
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
Senior advisor and interpreter for Joint Counterintelligence, HUMINT, OSINT, and GEOINT analysis and targeting course delivered to Tunisian Intelligence Agency personnel — monitored and synthesized security and economic threat reporting across Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Jordan, and Egypt.
Federal Arabic Language Instructor - NLSC / U.S. Navy CIWT
(2020-01 - 2025-12)
Federal Arabic Language Instructor for U.S. Navy's Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) — developed and delivered curricula across MSA, Iraqi, Gulf, Levantine, Libyan, Tunisian, and Egyptian Arabic dialects for all proficiency levels.
Technical Translator / FMS Program Specialist / Cultural Advisor - Lockheed Martin - Greenville, SC
(2015-01 - 2020-12)
Advised Lockheed Martin program leadership on Iraqi political factions, tribal power structures, sectarian dynamics, and Ministry of Defense relationships — providing real-time geopolitical intelligence critical to program continuity and contract execution. Qualified Iraqi Air Force personnel in F-16 maintenance procedures.
SGE Arabic Translator & Instructor - NLSC / Defense Logistics Agency
(2014-01 - 2025-12)
Hired as Special Government Employee (SGE) by NLSC to translate, review, and edit U.S. government logistics documents for the Defense Logistics Agency.
Technical Translator / Geopolitical Advisor / Contracts Interpreter - i3 - Huntsville, AL
(2012-01 - 2015-12)
Senior interpreter for all Middle East contract negotiations and business conferences between i3 leadership and Iraqi, Saudi, Jordan, and Libyan senior government and military officials — providing both linguistic and strategic cultural counsel across high-stakes negotiations. Translated and restructured rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft maintenance manuals into Iraqi Arabic.
Legal, Medical & Social Services Interpreter - Foreign Language Services (FLS)
(2009-01 - 2015-12)
Certified Arabic interpreter (MSA, Iraqi, Syrian, Jordanian, Egyptian dialects) for courts, hospitals, and schools — high-stakes consecutive interpretation in legal proceedings, medical consultations, and social services assessments.
Arabic Technical Translator / Lexicographer - QinetiQ North America - Huntsville, AL
(2008-01 - 2012-12)
Commissioned as lexicographer to develop English-Arabic technical aviation dictionary covering rotary-wing aircraft parts and maintenance terminology. Instructed Iraqi Army Aviation Command logistics trainers in English logistics terminology.
Senior Interpreter & Linguist Team Lead - L-3 / MNSTC-I, U.S. DoD - Baghdad Green Zone
(2005-01 - 2007-12)
Translated and analyzed Arabic-language reporting on active jihadist and terrorist organizations in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria into English intelligence products for U.S. Army J3 (Operations), MNSTC-I, Baghdad Green Zone. Prepared and revised security and intelligence briefings collected by Iraqi security and intelligence forces for senior U.S. military officers; screened and verified documentation for Iraqi Armed Forces and Awakening Forces recruitment database.
Lead linguist and integrator for development, training, and initial operation of Iraq's first National Command and Operations Center under direct U.S. military supervision.
Head of English Department - Higher Institute of Teachers' Preparation / Libyan MOE
(2000-01 - 2005-12)
Head of English Department, Higher Institute of Teachers' Preparation under Libyan Ministry of Education — led department across four academic stages, developed annual curriculum within scope, time, and budget, evaluated and mentored faculty.
EFL Instructor & Curricula Developer - Sirt University - Libya
(2000-01 - 2005-12)
Developed English for Special Purposes curriculum for Sirt University Media Department; developed ESL and EFL curricula for multiple institutions across Iraq, Libya, and the United States.
Bilingual News Editor (Arabic & English) - Al-Shabab TV - Baghdad
(1994-01 - 1998-12)
Bilingual News Editor (Arabic & English) at Al-Shabab TV, Baghdad — translated films, scientific reports, and historical documentaries for broadcast; four years of professional subtitling and dubbing experience.
English Instructor & Applied Linguist - Iraqi Military College, Iraqi MOD
(1994-01 - 1996-12)
Master of Arts - English (TESOL Focus) - University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) (2013-01 - 2013-12)
TESOL Certified Teacher - UAH (2019-01 - 2019-12)
Bachelor of Arts - English - Al-Turath University College, Baghdad (1994-01 - 1994-12)
