Security Management
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Sheena Sharma
Email: aboyxy@r.postjobfree.com
Address: **** ** ***** *******
City: Portland
State: OR
Zip: 97229
Country: USA
Phone: 971-***-****
Skill Level: Entry
Salary Range: 60
Willing to Relocate
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SHEENA SHARMA
Washington, D.C. (971) 221 - 8721 aboyxy@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE
* Policy: Experience with political-military affairs and arms control policymaking & implementation, healthcare, banking and finance legislature with the U.S. Department of State, Office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and the Embassy of Afghanistan
* Research & Analysis: Examination of central U.S. national security, WMD proliferation, international terrorism and U.S.-Middle Eastern strategic issues with the Hudson Institute and Wikistrat
* International Organizations: Resolution drafting and preparation of U.S. Delegation and for the 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee in addition to policy support for the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
* Project and event planning management experience for the U.S. government and non-governmental actors
* Advanced communication skills: written, oral, interpersonal and cross-cultural, to include briefing memos, agenda and resolution drafting, policy writing and constituent communications
* Oral and written proficiency in Farsi and French
* Valid SECRET Security Clearance
FIELD PARTICIPATION/ACTIVE TRAINING
* U.S. Air Force Academy Summer Strategic Security Seminar, Colorado Springs 2011
* UN Group of Governmental Experts Meeting on Space Security & Policy, New York 2011
* National Academy of Sciences Proliferation Risk Assessment Workshop, Washington, D.C. 2011
* U.S. Strategic Command On-Site Mission Overview, Omaha 2009
EXPERIENCE
Wikistrat April 2012 - Present
Researcher, WMD Proliferation Desk
* Assist in designing simulations, providing feedback to analysts, and contributing to forecasting on various strategic issues from the perspective of WMD proliferation
* Support the Counterterrorism and Middle East Collection desks with open-source data collection and analysis
* Collaborate remotely with subject-matter experts through the Wikistrat platform, supporting clients in governmental (domestic and foreign), non-governmental and private industries
U.S. Department of State June 2011 - August 2011
Office of Multilateral & Nuclear Affairs Intern Washington, D.C.
* Drafted and coordinated briefing memos within the Bureau for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance for high-level State principals, including Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller and U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament Ambassador Laura Kennedy, on nonproliferation and disarmament speaking engagements
* Led preparations for the upcoming UN General Assembly by drafting official Annotated Agenda discussing the U.S. strategy for UN First Committee resolutions to serve as guidance for the U.S. Delegation
* Played an active role in discussions and drafting of compliance resolution to be sponsored by the U.S. at the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security
The Office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley September 2009 - March 2010
State Intern Portland, Oregon
* Researched and developed means of analysis to evaluate the efficiency of an affordable housing platform to be adopted by Senator Merkley by examining targeted demographics and analyzing open-source information
* Assisted the Multnomah County Field Representative with various local outreach duties in addition to assisting Constituent Services research and investigate constituent complains and concerns
* Helped serve as a direct link between the Senator and his constituents by handling comments and inquiries while performing general data-entry duties as needed by utilizing Intranet Quorum (IQ) database system
U.S. Department of State July 2009 - September 2009
POLAD (Foreign Policy Advisor) Intern Washington, D.C.
* Worked directly with POLADs to U.S. military and NATO commanders by providing policy support with regards to various diplomatic and political issues within the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
* Successfully and independently organized the annual POLAD conference held in Washington, D.C., which included the participation of the Secretary of State, a four-star General and various key State principals
* Facilitated the POLAD staff in recruiting and preparing future foreign policy advisors
Hudson Institute July 2009 - August 2009
Research Intern Washington, D.C.
* Conducted literature research for the Institute`s Center for Political-Military Analysis under the direction of Dr. Richard Weitz
* Helped assist with long-term paper and book projects relating to various international security issues
* Closely examined national security institutions in the U.S government system
The Embassy of Afghanistan January 2008 - March 2008
Political Affairs Intern Washington, D.C.
* Provided direct assistance in monitoring, researching, writing reports and correspondence for the Ambassador and his Political Officers
* Summarized official reports pertaining to security situations in Afghanistan for the Ambassador and staff, and drafted bi-weekly news memos on Latin American political, economic and local developments for the Ambassador and ministerial offices in Afghanistan
* Attended speaking events, lectures and Congressional hearings throughout D.C. on the Embassy's behalf.
World Affairs Council of Oregon June 2007 - December 2007
Administrative Intern Portland, Oregon
* Helped coordinate luncheons and speaking events by processing phone and web orders by council members
in addition to management of attendee list.
* Assisted K-12 Education department prepare for "Teach Africa" Youth Forum hosted at Portland State
University in December 2007 - contacted participating schools, prepared documents for the event, maintained participants registration log, assisted in marketing of event in addition to supporting other logistics as needed.
* Researched events for the International Visitor's Program while performing various administrative duties.
Washington Mutual Bank April 2004 - May 2006
Intern Portland, Oregon
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, International Security September 2010 - June 2012
Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver Denver, Colorado
GPA: 3.85
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies: Middle Eastern Studies September 2006 - June 2010
Portland State University Portland, Oregon
GPA: 3.90 Summa Cum Laude
HONORS
* Founders` Scholar, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver 2010 - 2012
* President`s List & Dean`s List, Portland State University 2006 - 2010
* Laurel Scholarship, Portland State University 2006 - 2008
* Honors College Washington D.C. Study Stipend, Portland State University 2008
* Persian Studies Scholarship 2008 - 2009
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