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I feel exceptionally privileged to be included on the Digital Leader NetZero50 List - https://www.netzero50.uk/ and particularly alongside so many…
I feel exceptionally privileged to be included on the Digital Leader NetZero50 List - https://www.netzero50.uk/ and particularly alongside so many…
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Acting in secret, Churchill formed a “Landship Committee.” To pay for it, he diverted money from an Admiralty fund for auxiliary machines. He put in…
Acting in secret, Churchill formed a “Landship Committee.” To pay for it, he diverted money from an Admiralty fund for auxiliary machines. He put in…
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I'm pleased to announce that I've graduated from Georgetown University with a Master's in Security Studies (concentration: U.S. National Security…
I'm pleased to announce that I've graduated from Georgetown University with a Master's in Security Studies (concentration: U.S. National Security…
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Volunteer Experience
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Trained Monkey
Team Rubicon, Inc.
- Present 11 years 11 months
Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Working with small teams of veterans and first responders to provide critical early-stage support to communities as they recover from traumatic events. I'm particularly interested in how Team Rubicon is field testing data collection, personnel tracking, and communication technologies.
Publications
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Hacking For Defense
U. S. Army
What is Hacking For Defense (H4D) and why does it matter? Darren and I describe H4D from the point of view of the Spring 2016 Stanford students.
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Using Harsh Feedback to Fuel Your Career
Harvard Business Review
Most people are not able to take advantage of negative feedback. Instead of focusing on the anxiety, we should view feedback an opportunity to correct weakness. This "slingshot" approach can make a huge difference over the course of our professional and personal lives.
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The Two Things Killing Your Ability to Focus
Harvard Business Review
Distractions and meetings kill our ability to focus throughout the day. This article outlines five simple practices that will help you make better use of your time: mindfulness; task organization; cleaning up; shrinking meetings; and adding margin time in between activities.
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Don't Repeat the 9/11 Mistakes
TIME
A reminder of how much America has learned since 9/11, and how France can use that to her advantage after suffering the terrorist attacks in Paris.
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How to Fix the Military's Millennial Problem
TIME.com
An investigation of the various challenges and options for the military to better identify and recruit young talented people.
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Iraq and Afghanistan Vets Pull No Punches with General Mattis
LinkedIn
A condensed summary of an intimate, closed-door session with retired Marine General "Mad Dog" Mattis.
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The Military's Support of the GOP is Shutting Down, Too
Foreign Policy
An assessment of how the military community is reacting to the fringe elements undermining traditional conservative party structures.
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The Pentagon Can't 3-D Print Its Way to Victory
Breaking Defense
A jointly-authored piece blowing past the hype about additive manufacturing. Jessie and I address some of the serious challenges remaining for this suite of technologies to be employed at scale in support of defense priorities, particularly overseas.
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Dodge the Draft, America
TIME Magazine
Looking at the merits of the case for mandatory national service.
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How Vets and Military Technology Are Helping at Home
TIME Magazine
A story from Moore, Oklahoma, where a volunteer disaster relief group named Team Rubicon helps vets bring their unusual skill sets to domestic crises.
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Fighting Men, Then and Now
TIME Magazine
A companion piece to my grandfather's thoughts on American foreign policy during the Vietnam War.
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Paying War's Price
TIME Magazine
The last of a three-part series on the warped incentives surrounding American war-making, its corrosive effects on our culture, and how to fix them.
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War By Any Other Name
TIME Magazine
The second of a three-part series on the warped incentives surrounding American war-making, its corrosive effects on our culture, and how to fix them.
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Wars Without Suffering
TIME Magazine
The first of a three-part series on the warped incentives surrounding American war-making, its corrosive effects on our culture, and how to fix them.
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A False Portrait
Boston Review
My response to a Chris Hedges' opinion piece on the nature of military recruiting, political decision-making, and class warfare.
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Spanish
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