KENNETH ???BRIDGER??? ROY 2000 South Eads St.

Apartment #815 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: (832) 754-7559 Email: bridgeroy02@gmail.com PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Government Relations Consultant, September 2010 ??? Present RigStat, LP, Sugar Land, TX ??? Serve as temporary Director of Government Relations in Washington, DC for the international engineering firm, which provides advanced technology services that improves the ability to effectively track and monitor the equipment and resources of numerous multi-billion dollar energy corporations ??? Advise the President/CEO and senior staff on government affairs pertaining to key energy issues, including security, safety, technology, and transportation concerns ??? Evaluate domestic and international events that could affect the business of the firm and the firm???s clients for strategic planning, such as potential terrorist attacks that may force the clients to reevaluate or realign their resources ??? Prepare, draft, revise, and/or edit various documents and materials, such as business brochures, fact sheets, reference manuals, meeting minutes, and reports ??? Provided guidance to the firm on potentially lucrative markets the firm can expand to, which will ensure it achieves its short- and long-term revenue

goals ??? Manage the sponsorship list for the Annual IEEE Global Communications Conference (December 2011 in Houston, TX) Graduate Assistant/Intern (Part-Time), September 2009 ??? May 2010 National Security Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY ??? Assisted office staff in planning for the Annual National Security Management Course (April 24, to May 7, 2010) that is one of the U.S. toprated executive education programs for national security studies ??? Collaborated with office staff in order to recruit and have over 60 high-level national security experts attend from a wide range of organizations, including the U.S. Departments of Defense and State as well as foreign government militaries ??? Monitored, evaluated, and researched international affairs and national security issues, such as updated terrorism tactics and efforts in rebuilding Afghanistan, and recorded their key findings for further office usage and policy research ??? Arranged and assembled the course briefing books and its supporting documents for speakers, professors, and attendees ??? Supported technology aspects of the course, for example ensuring the equipment and PowerPoint presentations were running properly before the speaker and/or professor presented his/her materials ??? Escorted course speakers, professors, and attendees, including journalists and senior defense/military officials, to and from course-related functions and

events, such as the airport, hotel, and receptions ??? Served as a Liaison for the "U.S. Congress" team during a two-day mock national security exercise, which increased the attendees??? knowledge and awareness of their decision making process when facing a potential national security issue Special Assistant for External Affairs, February 2005 ??? January 2009 Risk Management Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC ??? Appointed by the White House to serve as a Presidential Schedule-C Political Appointee for the Department ??? Served as Confidential Assistant to the Administrator, performing a variety of key managerial and communication duties, while assigned within the Office of External Affairs, on behalf of over 1,000 Agency employees and contractors ??? Served as Special Assistant to the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors (Nine Member Board), organizing booklets, meeting materials, and special events for the Board???s bi-monthly three-day meeting ??? Screened and tracked a weekly average of 100 communications and documents entering and leaving the Office of the External Affairs to ensure their accurate and timely completion ??? Monitored and researched national agriculture issues, such as weather affecting annual crop yields or the 2008 Farm Bill, and reported their key findings to senior Department officials that conveyed the information to the White House ??? Coordinated and prepared Agency documents and briefing materials,

such as the Weekly Activity Report, the Manager???s Report, Congressional testimony, and meeting presentations ??? Managed communication efforts by creating and organizing press kits to promote agricultural outreach and grassroots efforts to the private and public sectors, including over 1,000,000 producers nationwide ??? Liaison for the Agency in preparing briefing and transition books for new senior employees ??? Served as External Affairs Liaison while on FEMA Special Assignment in Louisiana for the Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort (September 2005) Mail Room Supervisor, December 2004 ??? January 2005 55th Presidential Inaugural Committee, Washington, DC ??? Developed and supervised a four-person mail operations team to support ticketing, fundraising, and public liaison efforts ??? Ensured daily mail delivery for 500+ staff, including tracking over $40,000,000 of incoming committee contributions ??? Worked closely with U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies to ensure the safety of the mail Correspondence & Operations Intern, August 2004 ??? November 2004 Bush-Cheney '04, Inc., National Campaign Headquarters, Arlington, VA ??? Coordinated and managed large-scale volunteer projects, such as leading a team in which the campaign was no longer backlogged with thousands of correspondence letters ??? Worked personally with security officials in order to ensure the safety of the incoming mail and packages to 150+ staff

Part-Time Intern, August 2004 Texas Office of State-Federal Relations, Washington, DC ??? Researched a variety of federal and state policy issues, including social security, health care, and homeland security, and recorded their key findings for potential and further office usage, for example Congressional testimony and meetings ??? Delivered a variety of correspondence and documents to Congressional offices Business Development, January 2004 ??? June 2004 InfoCom Solutions, LLC, Richmond, TX ??? Designed and coordinated the first marketing procedures for the telecommunications consulting company ??? Maintained accounting books for the company valued at over $2,000,000 while utilizing Quickbooks Pro Student Assistant, July 2002 ??? December 2003 Board of Regents Office, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX ??? Assisted office staff in preparing and planning the transportation procedures for Board members and their guests ??? Escorted Board members and their guests, including U.S. diplomats and Congressional officials, around campus for private and public events, for example Board meetings and sporting functions College Intern, June 2001 ??? August 2001 U.S. House Majority Whip???s Office, Washington, DC ??? Researched key legislative issues, greeted guests and visitors, provided tours, and performed basic office duties

EDUCATION MPA, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, August 2010 Concentration: International and National Security Policy ??? Global Program Winter Course (January 2010): European Perspectives on War at King???s College in London, England ??? Workshop and Lectures (July 2010): Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process at AlQuds University in Jerusalem, Israel Executive Certificate in Counter-Terrorism Studies, July 2010 (Study Abroad Program) International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel Graduate Certificate of Advanced Study in Security Studies, May 2010 Institute for National Security & Counterterrorism, Syracuse University Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security, May 2007 Texas A&M University, College Station BS, Texas A Texas A National Capital Texas A Basic HTML; Microsoft Office and Project; QuickBooks Pro; SPSS Software New Media Skills: Edited and Maintained Websites; Updated Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter