Prepare comprehensive talking points for founder's national security TV and radio appearances.
Craft remarks and moderator questions for founder's speaking events and panels with elected officials, foreign leaders, and former cabinet members.
Assist with "The Morgan Ortagus Show" production by drafting questions, monologue topics, and booking guests.
Assist in developing messaging documents on national security for Hill staff and congressional candidates.
Compile research for national security op-eds.
Execute rapid response messaging on social media on key foreign policy topics.
Compile quarterly reports for donors and facilitate minute-taking during monthly board meetings.
Legislative Aide (National Security)
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
09.2023 - 12.2023
Continued previous duties as legislative correspondent.
Served as the office correspondence manager, leading the mail team with IQ and generated weekly statistics on our output to constituents.
Attended hearings, weekly committee meetings, and floor speech.
Drafted vote recommendations at both the committee and floor level for nominees and legislation.
Legislative Correspondent (National Security)
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
05.2022 - 08.2023
Wrote constituent letters for the national security portfolio.
Prepared briefing papers to provide the Senator with background and agenda items prior to his meetings with State Department nominees, foreign ambassadors, and defense and veteran organizations, as well as constituent groups.
Staffed Senator’s in-office meetings, primarily focused on Middle East issues.
Conducted meetings with lobbying, advocacy, and stakeholder groups within the Texas constituency to address global policy issues, particularly pertaining to Texas concerns.
Drafted decision memos to analyze cosponsorship and cosignatory opportunities for the Senator.
Assisted with preparation for Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings and business meetings.
Staff Assistant
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
10.2021 - 04.2022
Managed and processed constituent inquiries including one hundred flag requests per month as well as certificates to honor the milestones of constituents, and U.S. Capitol tour requests.
Greeted, escorted, and served as the first point of contact for 30 million constituents via phone operations.
Conducted interviews with potential intern candidates, served as their day-to-day supervisor and mentor to navigate Capitol Hill, and facilitated their assistance with legislative tasks with our policy team.
Supplemented the national security team with various projects.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Near Eastern & Judaic Studies
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
05-2021
National Security Fellowships/Experiences
U.S.-Iran Strategic Competition (September 2023- May 2024)
The Public Interest Fellowship & Alexander Hamilton Society
JINSA Congressional National Security Program to Israel (August 2023)
Foreign Policy Fellowship Program (March 2023 - May 2023)
The Wilson Center
George C. Marshall Fellowship (March 2023 - November 2023)
The Heritage Foundation
Congressional Defense Seminar Series (February 2023 - March 2023)
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Heritage Congressional Fellowship (February 2022 - July 2022)
The Heritage Foundation
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Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. 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Contributed to investor communications with data-backed insights to enhance stakeholder confidence and secure strategic funding.</li><li>Cross-Functional & Global Stakeholder Management: Functioned as the strategic finance business partner to cross-functional heads and the PUIG global finance team, aligning local execution with global financial strategies and compliance requirements.</li><li>ERP Transformation & System Automation: Led end-to-end ERP reimplementation to address system gaps, enforce role-based controls, and automate core finance processes—resulting in enhanced data accuracy, faster reporting and improved internal controls.</li><li>Costing, Inventory & Profitability Optimization: Designed and implemented plant-level costing models to ensure accurate COGS determination. Improved inventory management across pricing, consumption tracking, and aging analysis—enabling better working capital control and cost efficiency.</li><li>Manufacturing Finance & Statutory Compliance: Supervised end-to-end accounting for manufacturing operations and ensured full statutory compliance.</li><li>Financial Reporting, MIS & Profitability Analytics: Delivered accurate and timely monthly MIS reports, including P&L, Balance Sheet and KPI dashboards with deep-dive variance analysis across stores, business verticals, and geographies. Supported board-level decision-making through insightful presentations on financial health and business performance.</li><li>Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Planning: Led the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and rolling forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and market dynamics. Monitored key financial metrics to enable business decisions and proactive cost management.</li><li>Statutory, Internal & Tax Audit Management: Finalized standalone and consolidated financials under Ind AS and IFRS, ensured timely group reporting and compliance with international standards. Delivered clean and timely closures of statutory, tax, and internal audits in coordination with Big 4 auditors. Strengthened audit readiness through pre-audit diagnostics and rectification of recurring control gaps.</li><li>Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Ensured end-to-end compliance which includes ROC, RBI, FEMA, Income Tax, GST, Transfer Pricing, DTAA, and Customs. Reviewed cross-border contracts and transactions to ensure arm’s length pricing, accurate TDS application, and proper documentation under Transfer Pricing regulations.</li><li>Commercial Negotiation & Contract Governance: Led commercial negotiations and structured deals with vendors and franchisees. Reviewed key business contracts to ensure financial viability, risk protection, and compliance with regulatory standards.</li><li>Treasury & External Commercial Borrowing (ECB): Managed fund planning and liquidity management including ECB drawdowns, bank negotiations, and interest optimization. Improved working capital cycles through proactive cash flow forecasting and receivables control.</li><li>Internal Controls & Governance Framework: Led organization-wide reviews of internal control systems, identified process gaps, and redesigned or implemented over 40 SOPs and IFCs. Established a governance structure for financial discipline, risk mitigation, and policy compliance across departments.</li></ul> at Kama Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd. & PUIG India Pvt. Ltd.
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