Security Clearance A Senior
Resume:
MR. KENNETH T. DAVIS, PhD
Aldie, VA
********@***********.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dr. Davis is a senior Defense Behavioral Economist, Congressional Affairs Supervisor, Defense Strategic Communications Officer, and Defense Researcher with strong Intelligence experience. He is a U.S. Military Officer Combat Veteran and U.S. Diplomat with a Top Secret Security Clearance and over 20 years of proven experience in the Federal, Private, and Academia sectors. He possesses a comprehensive background in Government Relations derived from conducting domestic and global operations in Iraq as a U.S. Marine Corps Captain and in Afghanistan as a Foreign Service Officer/diplomat. One of the few trained budget officers who has worked budgets at the execution level (USMC), Agency level (Treasury), President’s Budget PB (OMB), and then the Congressional mark up, committee/sub- committee (U.S. Army) and ultimately appropriated Congressional budget experience with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Dr. Davis possesses extensive knowledge in Financial Analysis and Federal Regulations. Defense Policy, and Intelligence Policy. As an Experienced Professor, School Administrator, Researcher, Curriculum Developer, National Security Fellow, Presidential Management Fellow, and International Think Tank Chairman, he is a well published Academic. Recipient of multiple awards for outstanding performance and professionalism, Kenneth has always been an over achiever. Career supported by a PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy in Behavioral Economics and vast operational experience in Defense, Diplomacy, Development, Strategic Health Policy, & Congressional Affairs.
• Congressional Affairs • Federal Budgets & Resources • Publishing & Analysis
• Global Health
• Defense Research
• White House Coordination
• Policy Implementation
• Strategic Communication
• Federal Budget Process
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) – Office of the Chief Management Officer (OCMO) ATSI, Washington D.C. DEFENSE OVERSIGHT AND COMPLIANCE BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIST (GS-15 equivalent) 2020 – Present
• Coordination with the White House – Executive Office of the President (EXOP) Office of Management & Budget (OMB) on all defense regulations and rules (which includes the Defense Intelligence Agencies)
• Coordinate with Congress – House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate on all defense regulations and rules. BIED SOCIETY – (International Affairs think tank) Washington D.C., London, Hong Kong 2014 – Present CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND BEHAVIORAL ECONOMIST (GS-15 equivalent)
• Manage Strategic Communication Plan in Congressional Affairs & International Policy Commission Program
• Manage Fellowship Program in numerous disciplines promoting individual advancement and a publication portfolio
• Manage the Study Abroad Program with yearly trips overseas to different countries of interest.
• Manage the Publications of the International Think Tank to ensure the highest quality, publishing and marketing. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) – Defense Health Agency (DHA) Akoya, Pentagon Washington D.C. DEFENSE HEALTH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLANNER (GS-15 equivalent) 2019-2020
• Managed the Health Management System (HMS) GENESIS transition and implementation.
• Managed the J-9 Training and Education Defense Health Portfolio, direct support to Gen Fligge.
• Managed the Research and Development Defense portfolio, Brain Health Awareness Month, etc. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (ASD) for Acquisition Technology and Logistics (ATL) SENIOR DEFENSE ADVISOR (SAF AQ) OBX Tek, Pentagon Washington D.C. (GS-15 equivalent) 2018 -2019
• Direct support to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (AQ) and lead to U.S. Defense Innovation Hubs.
• Coordinate on Congressional impacts and economics of defense contracts, specifically with small business enterprises. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) – Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (ODASD SE) SAIC, Pentagon Washington D.C. 2017 – 2018
DIRECTOR OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING OUTREACH & STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (GS-15 EQUIVALENT)
• Direct support to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and (2) SES Executives to all public and internal outreach, speeches, conferences, or presentations. Includes speech writing, editing, and promotion of DoD priorities.
• Develop and administer strategic communication programs utilizing strategic communication techniques in order to create ways to develop and articulate key themes and messages for communication that support strategic objectives.
• Providing persuasive arguments to influence acceptance and recommendations of changes for an organization or company to establish a reliable and integrated strategic communication process.
• Utilize program management techniques in order to advise on highly sensitive political, Congressional and strategic issues. Works closely with the IC communities, White House priorities, Senate priorities and Defense priorities.
• Lead project management practices in order to advise on programs involving media relations, and community relations services to an organization which assists leadership in articulating strategy and goals to members ensuring line of site and ensure strategic messaging aligns with overarching agency/company goals and strategy.
• Conduct complex analysis to advise leadership on a variety of complex, controversial, and/or sensitive issues up to the Congressional level, which includes intelligence community collaboration specifically with the National Reconnaissance Office
(NRO).
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS (FBI) – (PAE) Winchester, Virginia & Washington Field Office 2017 – 2018 FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH ANALYST
• National Name Check Program-financial crimes, counter terrorism, counter intelligence, fraud, & espionage cases.
• Intelligence and Law enforcement research and financial analysis to include work on the FBI Privacy Act Task Force.
• Providing persuasive arguments to influence acceptance and recommendations of changes for an organization or company to establish a reliable and integrated strategic communication process.
• Utilize program management techniques in order to advise on highly sensitive political, Congressional and strategic issues. Works closely with the IC communities, White House priorities, Senate priorities and Defense priorities. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY – United States Senate Russell Bldg., Washington DC 2015 – 2016 DEPUTY CHIEF, SENATE LIAISON DIVISION (GS-14 Step 2, acting GS-15)
• Managed and directed the work of Legislative Liaison Officers and Congressional Liaison personnel in the United States Senate; provided information, analysis and advice on current and emerging Army Congressional issues
• Developed and executed Congressional engagements to build trust and confidence in Army programs and all international affairs priorities; worked extensively with Public Affairs and Legal to avoid message and legal missteps
• Maintained strong relationships between Senators and Members of Congress, Congressional Staff and Army officials; gained Congressional support for Army budget, plans, programs, and policies
• Lead project management practices in order to advise on programs involving media relations, and community relations services to an organization which assists leadership in articulating strategy and goals to members ensuring line of site and ensure strategic messaging aligns with overarching agency/company goals and strategy.
• Conduct complex analysis to advise leadership on a variety of complex, controversial, and/or sensitive issues up to the Congressional level, specifically the Senate.
• Providing persuasive arguments to influence acceptance and recommendations of changes for an organization or company to establish a reliable and integrated strategic communication process. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) US Embassy Afghanistan 2010–2013 DIPLOMAT/NATO ECONOMIC ADVISOR (Foreign Service Officer, FSO-2, GS-14 equivalent)
• Advised Afghan Government on the dissolution of private security companies and the nationalization of security into a public- private partnership under the Ministry of Interior; coordinated key leader engagements in dynamic situations
• Managed the growth and development of Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) as Foreign Service Finance Advisor; increased revenue from $0 to $460M, and from zero employees to 40K in 18 months
• Reviewed over $1B in foreign assistance funding, Title II funds, Infrastructure Programing, Economic Growth Programing and development projects; briefed Ambassador and General Officers weekly on economic and legislative issues. Regularly briefed the Ambassador on Foreign Aid Budget and Security concerns. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) – Various Locations (PACOM, CENTCOM) 2001 – 2009 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICER (Captain (O-3) GS-13 equivalent) & Academic Officer (School Administrator)
• Developed curriculum for all financial managers and comptrollers in the Marine Corps and instructed 35 senior military personnel; monitored Congressional and Federal Travel Regulations for compliance
• Provided content to SharePoint as needed to assist with its business flow.
• Provided strategic goals and objectives allocations as needed to meet the agency’s performance needs.
• Produces the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submission and supports the refinement of budgets.
• Produced the Congressional Budget Justification on several priority concerns like the Defense Travel System. FELLOWSHIPS
PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW (PMF) 2013 – 2014
TERRORISM & FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE (TFI) BUDGET OFFICER (PMF), U.S. Treasury 2014
• Coordinated budget process with the Executive Office of the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), used Budget Formulation & Execution Manager (BFEM) software to process Performance Budgets in Domestic Offices, International Affairs Budgets, and the Terrorism & Financial Intelligence Budget. Specifically when coordinating with OMB and making payments to the UN, WB, IMF, and other International development banks
• Tracked changes on the budget by either or both houses of congress; and allowed the creation of budget sets that can be defined for maintaining distinct phases of the budget process. INTERNATIONAL TRADE SPECIALIST (PMF), Small Business Administration (SBA) 2013
• Specialized in business matters with China and Asia Pacific (including Trans-Pacific Partnership); coordinated with Office of International Trade and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership-USPTO China Lectures. ASIA PACIFIC NATIONAL SECURITY FELLOW
Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) 2009
• Research in the reunification of the Korean Peninsula with senior foreign diplomats and senior foreign military. FACULTY & CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR 2016-Present
The George Washington University, School of Medicine, Integrative Medicine Program
• Develop Curriculum, quantitative and qualitative Research, congressional budgets, Lyme and Brain Damage Research
• Research and Conference administration, coordination, and management. JOURNAL ARTICLE EXTERNAL REVIEWER 2017-Present
Forum: Qualitative Social Research Sozialforschung (FQS), Peer Review Online Multilingual Journal
• Faculty External Reviewer specialty Behavioral Economics & Grounded Theory. EDUCATION
PhD Public Administration & Public Policy (Behavior Economics), Walden University, Minneapolis, MN – 2014 Master of Public Administration, Public Policy (China Energy Policy), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK – 2006 Bachelor of Science, Asian Political Structures, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI – 1996 SELECT AWARDS
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (4) Navy Meritorious Unit (1), Combat Action Ribbon
(1), Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration PUBLICATIONS
Grounded Labels from the Behavioral International Economic Development Growth Path Model on Economic Development Patterns from 2002-2012, Davis, Kenneth T. Walden University, 2014 Behavioral International Economic Development Growth Path Model Journal of Business and Behavior Sciences, 2014 Dec. 1 Davis, Kenneth T. (ISSN 1099-5374)
The BIED Growth Path Model & Behavior Economic Labels, Kenneth T. Davis, the BIED Society, 2015 Labeling Matters: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Behavioral International Economic Development Growth Path Model (BIED-GPM), Kenneth T. Davis The BIED Society Review Autumn 2016 (ISBN 978-0-9982870-0-3) Assimilation: A Behavioral Economic Perspective, The Better Business Book, Authors Unite, Kenneth T. Davis, PhD, 2016 (ISBN 978**********)
Behavior Economics: Moving to a Service Economy too quickly, The Better Business Book II, Authors Unite, Kenneth T. Davis, PhD, June-2017 (ISBN 978**********)
Labeling Still Matters: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Behavioral International Economic Development Growth Path Model (BIED-GPM), July 2017, Kenneth T. Davis, PhD Faculty Research Symposium, National Harbor, Maryland
ECQ 1: Leading Change
Definition: This core qualification involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.
Completing a PhD while serving in Afghanistan as a U.S. Diplomat was a great experience. Identifying the three key Embassy communities in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development were not working well together. This brought on a passion to help these communities to interact and learn from each other before being sent to a key Global priority area. This revelation sparked the creation of the Behavioral International Economic Development Society or BIED Society. I serve as the Chairman of the Board of Regents and a Senior Research Economist helping graduate students get published in international affairs topics and helping them network in national and international venues through conferences, tours, meetings, and online events. This international mindset also forced steep learning in the non-profit sector and key partnership needs. By forming resilient plans that flex with change, we have built up a community of over 3,000 international affairs professionals and numerous publications. Being active in the international affairs think tank community allows invitations and insight into non-government and academic processes. This is valuable executive growth I regularly draw upon to enrich my federal leadership and management. Having key roles in government, academia, and the nonprofit sector has helped me build a strategic perspective, one with long term vision and short term mission accomplishment direction. I have been into combat twice, once as a hardened U.S. Marine Corps warfighter and once as a U.S. diplomat. I have managed high stress situations with powerful weapons and air support & high stress with no weapons, just my wits and a cross pen. To excel in different environments is the true test of a versatile leader. Being able to adapt and overcome significant obstacles showcases the flexibility needed to read each situation and evaluate what is the decision for the maximum results. I helped the U.S. Government signed over 88 contracts in a few short months while acting as a Chief of Mission key diplomat out of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. My results were thought of so favorably that I was extended to help the Army Corps of Engineers sign their 140+ contracts a year later. I was charged with promoting U.S. interests, NATO interests, and embedded with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior, to simultaneously promote Afghan interests, showing the ability to lead strategic change in complex and demanding conditions.
ECQ 2: Leading People
Definition: This core qualification involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. I have been the S-1 to a Battalion in the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) where I managed 481 Marines and Sailors in a combat environment. I also managed 1,884 Marines and Sailors Mail located in over 17 different locations and countries. Being organized is key but relying on the expertise on your team is the management style to success. Planning and training are important and needed but so is working as a team and encouraging decision makers to make important mission essential decisions quickly. Understanding what the short term and long term goals are and keeping the team focused is what helps develop pride and trust. It is also imperative to train your team, as a college professor and an Academic School Administrator, I am well versed in championing adult learning methods to build a well-trained flexible team of professionals. I have been through one of the premier leadership training programs known as the United States Marine Corps Officer training, focused on mission and personnel. I have held management positions in most jobs I have held, not because I seek leadership solely but because others see potential leadership and ask to make things happen. I am considered to be a 50/50 true split introvert/extrovert. I am very comfortable crunching numbers by myself or leading teams of thousands to accomplish key mission needs. To be a good leader, one has to be humble and rely on others, promote others to thrive, help and assist others to succeed, and when needed remove obstacles. Everyone succeeds when the right environment is created. ECQ 3: Results Driven
Definition: This core qualification involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. Being an over achiever is a quality often seen in the senior executive service. I graduated at the top of my class for my Master’s in Public Administration and carried a 3.86 GPA for my PhD studies and research. I was the youngest person in Command & Staff College as a Junior Captain who had raced through his professional military education (PME). I now have two jobs in addition to my Economist government job with the OSD CMO, I also serve as the Chairman of the Board of Regents to an International Affairs Think Tank promoting graduate students to publish in the broad field of International Affairs. I also serve on the Graduate Faculty for the George Washington University in the School of Medicine in the Integrative Medicine Program promoting research priorities and doing curriculum development to promote congressional research priorities. I have been a self-starter and initiator of projects beyond my position description since I was a young Lt in the Marine Corps. I have bought into the seek self-improvement philosophy and see myself as a lifelong learner. This has allowed me to grow in many areas simultaneously. Also holding several jobs at the same time throughout my career has allowed me to grow several complex skills in the public sector, private sector, and the academic sector helping me make mature decisions and gaining advanced insights to problem solving. I have held difficult to get jobs my whole career, from earning a United States Marine Officer Commission to being selected for the Civilian Response Corps and serving as a Foreign Service Officer (FSO). I then finished my PhD and was selected for the Presidential Management Fellow through the U.S. Federal Governments highly competitive selection process. As a statistician, I am always calculating risks vs rewards helping me get superior results consistently. I gained valuable technical credibility while working as the Director of Systems Engineering Outreach with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). My value came from leveraging the connections and skills I acquired while working in the U.S. Congress for Army’s Senate Liaison Division. Helping stand up the new office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, my role was to help the 170 key strategic defense engineers communicate to Congress on risks, requirements, funding, and effectiveness. As one of the only economists in the room, I regularly was able to articulate the economic impact of policy implications in relation to buying American computer chips as compared to a less secure option like from the People’s Republic of China. Knowing where your value is, helps create a more efficient team. I am seen as a results driven leader and continue to read new techniques and methods to stay a competitive leader.
ECQ 4: Business Acumen
Definition: This core qualification involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. I am currently the senior economist for the Office of the Chief Management Officer (OCMO) for the OSD and DoD. I am solely responsible for the Cost-Benefit Analysis for each rule or regulation that comes through the Department of Defense. Throughout my career I have managed key personnel and priorities that impact the strategic priorities for the Defense Department for financial and congressional law making, in the Department of Justice on intelligence and legal issues, for the Department of State for National Security and Foreign Assistance issues, Small Business Administration on International Trade issues, and the Department of Treasury on vital international and intelligence budget issues. While part of the OSD Research and Engineering team as the Director of Systems Engineering Outreach, I helped communicate the release of the Defense Digital Engineering Strategy showing my connection to key technology changes in defense systems and processes.
I also served as a Key Strategic Defense Health Agency (DHA) Communication Planner on defense priorities like the implementation of the Military Health System (MHS) GENESIS Electronic Health Record (EHR). While at DHS I also covered Research and Development (R&D) and Training & Education for OSD Health priorities. The transformation in Health care is one of the largest in U.S. history since the Civil War. Understanding the financial and human capital constraints allows for creative problem solving. My time working with the White House and U.S. Congress allowed me key insight to how the Defense issues are seen from political and other branches of U.S. Government. All of these skills I have acquired over the years help me build strong solutions that can minimize larger obstacle once out of the Defense Department for higher approval. This in turn helps me be an effective leader and business transformation initiator/facilitaror.
ECQ 5: Building Coalitions
Definition: This core qualification involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. As a trained U.S. Diplomat, I am considered to be an expert in coalition building. I was hand selected in 2010 to be part of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) interagency priority working with the State Department to implement the much larger interagency active component directed by National Security Presidential Directive 44 (NSPD-44) known then as the Civilian Response Corps (CRC). This involved a rigorous vetting process and extensive training from the State Departments Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the Department of Defense (DoD) National Defense University (NDU). Once trained in Embassy emergencies and Strategic National Priority Planning, I was added to the Civilian Response Corps – Reserve rolls, a quickly deployed team of qualified professionals to augment embassies during times of emergency or priority. In 2012 I was again selected and moved to the CRC active rolls and sent to Afghanistan to work on U.S. priorities. I was detailed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, (OTAN), as an Economic Advisor for the U.S. Embassy working with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior (MOI) as they stood up a State Owned Enterprise known as the Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF). My work was to ensure the enterprise operating with Western Business Standards. I often was the only American in the room when decisions were being made and needed to use advanced consensus building skills to facilitate U.S. priorities as well as the 30 countries in the North Atlantic Alliance. I was a member of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) a United Nations Security Council organization stood up to implement UN Resolution 1386. I also briefed the Ambassador weekly on the Afghan Business progress, UN ISAF progress, NATO APPF Advisory Group (AAG) progress, U.S. Intelligence interactions, and U.S. Interagency cooperation. The complex post showed how I can work under intense pressure, building networks on multiple levels, partnering with both U.S. and International Organizations to help the U.S. Government push key priorities, giving and taking to accomplish National and International goal/priorities.
MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: (Each must be addressed separately in your Supplemental Narrative Statement or resume. The total narrative for the MTQs must not exceed 2 pages.) 1. Knowledge of Federal Government accounting standards, financial management and reporting requirements. As a Financial Management Officer with the United States Marine Corps, I was formally trained in Federal Government accounting, Financial Management and reporting requirements. After using these skills as one of the first deployed Disbursing Officers to Iraq in 2004, I also learned complex humanitarian assistance (HA) and disaster relief (DR) disbursing in real world events like Pakistan HA/DR and Tsunami DR in Sri Lanka and Thailand in 2004/5 regularly working with the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet, the largest forward deployed fleet. I also provided support in HA/DR in Luzon, Philippines after Typhoon Ketsana and Parma hit back to back. Creative financial support was paramount in helping the local populations at a time of crisis and uncertainty. I went on to be the Deputy Disbursing Officer and Operations Officer for III Marine Expeditionary Forces (IIIMEF) in Okinawa, Japan. I then served a tour as the USMC Financial Management School Academic Officer where I was responsible for the Financial Management and Comptroller training for the entire Marine Corps to include all entry level students and all advanced training. While part of the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools (MCCSSS) I help organize and facilitate Certified Defense Financial Management (CDFM) training to build skills throughout the ranks and raise the skills and proficiency of financial management. In 2013 I was selected through a very competitive process known as the Presidential Management Fellow (PMF), a springboard into upper management in the U.S. Government. I served one year doing International Trade with the Small Business Administration and one year running performance budgets with the U.S. Treasury in Intelligence and International Affairs. While here I learned reporting requirements for many different International Organizations like the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and key international development banks. I am one of the few budget officers who have worked tactically (USMC), helped prepare the Agency level Treasury Budget, coordinated with the Executive Office of the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) and later spent time on Capitol Hill working in the U.S. Senate as the U.S. Army Senate Liaison Division Deputy and Acting Chief. While working in the Senate I gained valuable insight into the Congressional Budget making process through Markups and subcommittee hearings. I am a proven budget officer and financial management officer with advanced skills in Federal Government accounting, Financial Management standards, Comptroller training, and government/International Organization reporting requirements. 2. Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control Program. Currently, I am the Senior Economist for the Department of Defense (DOD) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Office of the Chief Management Officer (OCMO) in the Oversight & Compliance Division and Regulatory & Advisory Committee. I was the OSD Economist during the formulation of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). Reviewing all of the challenges and proposing new ways of protecting Enterprises and leveraging risk management are a regular part of my oversight responsibilities. While serving in the United States Marine Corps as a Financial Management Officer, I ran an Internal Control Program where we regularly evaluated clams, processes and procedures for compliance, fraud, and training issues. As an Economic Advisor and Economic Growth Officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) I have oversight compliance responsibilities for all contracts in the country of Afghanistan and worked with security issues for all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts in Afghanistan as the only diplomat assigned to facilitate APPF Contract signing during the most significant transformation in security overseen by the United States, ISAF, and NATO-OTAN.
3. Ability to provide leadership and direction in the
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