Senior Program Manager

Sam M. Jariri

**** *. ********** *********, *********, Virginia 22205

703-***-**** *******@*******.***

Clearance: Secret

Executive Summary

Seeking to contribute team management skills in international, federal, and state level involving

strategic planning, budget development, environmental compliance, and policy development.

Offer change agent expertise proven in a number of successful organizational changes which

enhanced growth and improved effectiveness. Knowledge and skills with DoD reporting

systems like DRRS, SORTS and ART.

Professional Profile

A specialist in democratic local governance with nearly 12 years of experience strengthening the

planning and management capabilities of newly emerging democratic local governance

institutions; In addition to focusing on the relationships between decentralization, poverty

reduction and good governance, expertise includes democratic institutional analysis, human

rights assessment, conflict resolution, program design, management and evaluation, participatory

workshops methods, natural resource management and planning, and spatial research and

analysis; Served as a consultant for Lebanese and Jordanian governments and have worked for

10 years in the Washington, D.C. area in the fields of human rights and political affairs.

Participated directly in developing international arrangements through Department of State

and/or Defense with the National Governments of Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and 14 Provincial

Governments in Iraq.

Program Management Skills

Leadership Executive Management Operations Consultant to Middle East Government

Strategic Negotiations Collaborated with Foreign Elected Officials Fiscal Programming

Senior Liaison International Coordination Analysis/Problem Solving Communication

Customer Relations Planning Mentoring Team Building Guide Collection of Facts, Systems

Research and Exploitation Presentations Training Project Coordination

International

Negotiator Senior Representative Advisor Coordinator Liaison Official Policy Developer

and Implementer Program Management, Analysis and Intelligence

EMPLOYER HISTORY

Government – Consultant 2002 - present

Create mechanisms for the Lebanese MP’s to evaluate current obstacles to cooperation between

political parties and within the mainstream society. Evaluate relevant issues of interest for

various parliament members and provide recommendations and advice on governance. Research

and analyze humanitarian issues with which society is faced. Provide conflict mitigation services

to work with diverse groups and NGOs. Advise on current political disputes to create new

development projects in the region.

GH Global Inc. Rosslyn, VA.

Senior Consultant January 2011 – Present

Provided project management for government agencies and followed up on the strategic plans

for expected outcomes. Worked on monitoring and evaluating of completed work by Project

Coordination. Analyzed and provided full reporting and guidance to be used for the various

projects. Worked very closely on related DoJ and DoD matters and provided accurate Subject

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Matter Advice. Provided organizational development and expert advice on various projects

including IT systems and new software. Managed large-scale MS Office 365, File Net project for

DoJ and DoD and managed approximately 4800 servers for two years

RTI International, Baghdad, Iraq – USAID Project June 2009 - December 2010

Legal Governance Advisor

Became conversant in the details of Law 21 and its application across the provinces served by

the regional hub to which the advisor is assigned. Provided 'real time' feedback to the Senior

Legal Advisor as to how the law is being applied across the region. Supported Iraqi professional

staff in encouraging the councils and their executives to perform their functions in accordance

with the law and project coordination. Backstop for the new development of bylaws and internal

regulations for the councils within the region. Translated and forward those regulations and

amendments/changes as they occurred. Recommended new training modules to address the

needs/shortcomings of the councils to the Senior Legal Advisor and Training Department, and if

approved, developed the content. Evaluated Status of Resources & Training Systems (SORTS),

File Net with USAID and DoD Officials and reviewed and made recommendations for Defense

Readiness Reporting Systems (DRRS).

Lincoln Group, LLC, Baghdad, Iraq October 2007 - April 2009

Senior Government of Iraq (GOI) Advisor

Advised Government of Iraq on communications, interpretations and marketing. Worked on

Press Conferences and preparations for matters under discussion. Mitigated issues between the

Iraqi government, US Air Force and Department of Defense. Worked extensively on Records

Disposition Schedules for the Air Force. Monitored and evaluated Status of Resources and

Training Systems (SORTS) and utilized the Air Expeditionary Force Reporting Tool (ART).

Executed evaluations of all political and cultural assessments for the Department of Defense and

Department of State. Evaluated Defense Reporting Readiness Systems (DRRS) according to

DoD guidelines. Advised on speeches, media campaigns, and governance. Provided advice on

quality assessments of data and made recommendations. Worked with SPSS applications to

produce indicators, percentages and data of all raw data collected for security and political

projects. Implemented MS Office 365 and File Net for DoD in Iraq for the Multi National Forces

and DoD users.

U.S. Department of State, Baghdad Embassy June 2005 - June 2006

Diplomat / Information Analyst – Liaison

Advised on reconstruction projects for rebuilding schools, police stations and road infrastructure.

Worked on financials and SPSS metric systems to layout costs for projects. Conducted

evaluations and assessments on all projects implemented and completed. Worked on Defense

Readiness Reporting Systems (DRRS) in a joint effort with DoD and the State Department.

Utilized Air Expeditionary Force Reporting Tool (ART). Analyzed data, made corrections and

recommendations for projected costs. Focused on Analyzing Status of Resources & IT Training

Systems (SORTS) in cooperation with DoD. Provided statistical data through SPSS application

regarding indicators and percentages of projects.

International Youth Advocate Program, Washington, D.C. August 2003 - 2005

Public Relations Advisor

Researched new international laws, business laws and Rule of Law. Produced new pamphlets

and other promotional and marketing materials. Created information technology designs for the

office and reviewed budgeting issues. Expanded knowledge of human rights violations.

Conducted multimedia forums for international violations according to international laws.

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NGO – Consultant 2003 - 2004

Conducted policy reform work for the UNIFIL Legislature/Parliament/Governance. Created

mechanisms for detecting potential conflict with disputing parties. Reviewed current policies and

advised on new ones that would be more effective. Addressed humanitarian issues dealing with

refugees and allocation of resources. Developed negotiation mechanisms to assist in curtailing

potential conflict between parties.

Cipher Systems, Crofton, MD June 2006 - 2007

Project Manager

Managed large-scale consulting projects from start to finish including educational research

projects that were worth $100K. Worked on focus group issues and biotechnology data quality

assessments. Wrote recommendations on findings and areas of improvement in four focus groups

such as pharmaceuticals and chemical companies and provided retail insight. Managed large-

scale MS Office 365 project of 700 servers

Center for Policy Analysis, Washington, D.C. January 2000 - 2002

Political Affairs Coordinator

Researched international laws on human rights violations in the Middle East. Managed and

constructed forums on human rights violations and the Rule of Law. Created new business

websites to increase more awareness on human rights violations. Implemented training course

for new recruits.

SAIS Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. August 1995 - January 2000

International Law Program Manager

Built expertise in international human trafficking and awareness. Doubled the amount of

information available on the issue of human trafficking and Rule of Law. Created new products

that substantially increased information technology and earnings.

Booze Allen and Hamilton, Washington, D.C. January 1993 - 1994

International Development Associate

Performed international business development and social development. Analyzed data for

projects in international development and critiqued all new international projects. Focused on

capacity building, due diligence, and issues related to international development. Worked on risk

management, financial reporting, contracts, contract management and proposals.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, P3 Scheduling and Accounting Software

EDUCATION

American University, Washington, D.C.

M.A. in International Peace and Conflict Resolution - May 2004

Certificate / Human Rights Law - May 2004

B.A. in Law and Society - May 2001

LANGUAGES English, Arabic, Translation and Interpreting

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