Carol FLEMING

Current

• Medical Education Coordinator at National Guard Health Affairs. Riyadh, KSA
• Partner & Co-Founder at Global Watchers Arabia
• International Affairs Specialist (Self-employed)

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Past

• Conference Coordinator at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Country Director, Pakistan at Lincoln Group
• Events Manager/Translation Manager at Peace X Peace

• Site Manager - Iraq at Titan Corporation
• Project Director - Security Division at E.J. Krause
• Operations Officer at CIA
• Operations Officer at Central Intelligence Agency
• Operations Officer at Central Intelligence Agency

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Education

• Northern Virginia Community College
• I to I
• George Washington University

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Industry

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Websites

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Carol FLEMING’s Summary

International Consultant (Aug 06 - present)
Riyadh, KSA

Global Watchers Arabia
Co-Founder & Partner

National Guard Health Affairs (Dec 07 - present)
Riyadh, KSA

King Faisal Specialist Hospital (April - Oct. 07)

Lincoln Group (Oct 05 - July 06)
Country Director, Pakistan

Peace X Peace (Feb 05 - Oct 05)
Events Manager/Translation Manager

Titan Corporation (Jan 04 – May 04)
Site Manager – Iraq

E.J. Krause (Feb 03 – Nov 03)
Project Director – Security Division

Central Intelligence Agency (Sep 1983- Feb 2003)
Intelligence Officer (1998-2002)
Posted abroad to South Asia with key management and operational responsibilities.

Intelligence Officer (1993-1998)
Posted to CIA domestic field stations.

Intelligence Officer (1983-1993)
Posted to CIA Headquarters, Washington DC
Education:
George Washington University, 1991-1993

Clearances:
Ø Top Secret with SCI and other special accesses
Ø Last background investigation: March 1999
Ø Last polygraph: April 1998.

Professional Awards:
Ø The first and only consecutive two time recipient of a prestigious CIA award in recognition of excellence in the collection of Foreign Intelligence and Operational Activity
Ø Recipient of an annual award for Telecommunications
Ø Recipient of special award from the Director of Central Intelligence
Ø Numerous exceptional performance awards for superior accomplishment and valuable service.

Professional Affiliations:
Ø Founder of the Technology Working Group, Islamabad, Pakistan (1998-2001)
Ø Vice President, Capital Area Sysops Association, Washington, DC (1992-1993)
- Member of the Women's Information Network (WIN), Washington, DC (2005 - present)
- Member of the Northern Virginia Arabic meeting group (2005 present)

Languages: knowledge of Urdu, Hindi, Arabic and Spanish.

Additional Skills: Fully conversant in all Microsoft software applications. Firearms qualified. Certified to teach English as a 2nd Language.

Carol FLEMING’s Specialties:

Diverse experience in the fields of international affairs, public relations, strategic communications, public diplomacy with substantial expertise in South Asia affairs, nuclear proliferation, counterintelligence, national security and emerging technologies.

Carol FLEMING’s Experience

• Medical Education Coordinator

  National Guard Health Affairs. Riyadh, KSA

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)

  Medical Education Coordinator within the College of Medicine of the National Guard Health Affairs. In this position responsible for implementation and execution of medical residency programs.

• Partner & Co-Founder

  Global Watchers Arabia

  (Partnership; 1-10 employees; International Affairs industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  Global Watchers Arabia is an international marketing research and leadership communications company based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Its capabilities are designed to assist clients in:
  -Market Research
  -Trend Analysis Reporting (TAR)
  -Media Analysis Reportage (MAR)
  -Personal Safety Report for Personnel (PSR)
  -Cultural Sensitivity Reports (CSR) for Saudi Arabia and oher Middle Eastern Nations
  -Public Relations & Media exposure in Saudi Arabia
  -Cultural Awareness Training
  -Links to joint venture partnerships with established businesses in Saudi Arabia
  -Developing a success-focused vision and strategy

• International Affairs Specialist

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; International Affairs industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years)

  Residing in Saudi Arabia where I am applying my skills and expertise as an independent consulting and freelancing in the area of strategic communications, public relations, public diplomacy and research and analysis. In this capacity I have undertaken the following projects:
  
  -working as a freelancer to Saudi Television hosting special programs on the English language channel Saudi 2. (ongoing)
  
  -worked as a consultant to the US firm Booz Allen & Hamilton assisting in the editing of research papers and studies of interest to BAH clients.
  
  -assisted a private business institution designing and implementing a series of courses and lectures on protocol, etiquette and best business practices
  
  -Mentor for expat women in Saudi Arabia (www.expatwomen.com)
  
  -liaise with IT firm on its business development and implementation of web portal services.

• Conference Coordinator

  King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Medical Practice industry)

  April 2007 — October 2007 (7 months)

  King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre is the largest hospital in the Kingdom as well as one of the largest employers of expat employees. As Conference Coordinator I am responsible for the organization and successful execution of the international medical symposiums and workshops sponsored by the Continuing Medical Education Department. KFSHRC holds circa 8 international symposiums and 10-12 workshops per year bringing in world reknowned specialists to the Kingdom who present the latest trends and techniques on medical care and practices in a variety of different disciplines. These events are recognized and accredited by the American Association of Continued Medical Education and the Saudi Commission of Continued Medical Education.

• Country Director, Pakistan

  Lincoln Group

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; International Affairs industry)

  October 2005 — July 2006 (10 months)

  Country Director, Pakistan. Responsible for establishing Lincoln Group presence in Pakistan and initiate business development. In addition, will assist and back up business opportunities in Afghanistan. (www.lincolngroup.com)

• Events Manager/Translation Manager

  Peace X Peace

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; International Affairs industry)

  February 2005 — October 2005 (9 months)

  Peace X Peace (PXP) is an international non-profit organization with an emphasis on world peace through the efforts of women. Responsibilities include:
  - As events manager responsibilities include managing all aspects of funding and outreach events initiated by PXP from start to finish. Serve as the PXP funding committee liaison officer.
  - As Translation Manager oversees the work of 285 PXP volunteer linguists covering 22 languages for translation of documents as well as translation of web content for incorporation into PXP's multi-lingual website. Additionally manage and oversee the requirements of communications and correspondence on a case-by-case basis.

• Site Manager - Iraq

  Titan Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Government Administration industry)

  January 2004 — May 2004 (5 months)

  Ø Safely and securely supervise U.S. citizen and Iraqi linguists in a war zone environment.
  Ø Identify, assign and securely transport linguists to military units in Baghdad, Tikrit, Mosul, Dohuk and Zahko for assignment based on evolving mission requirements.
  Ø Conduct evaluations, counseling, payroll and other personnel needs of linguists.
  Ø Act as a liaison between the military units and the linguists to ensure that the needs of the customer (U.S. military) are met as well as represent Titan interests.
  Ø Gained substantial knowledge and expertise of Iraq vis-à-vis the region, customs and culture.

• Project Director - Security Division

  E.J. Krause

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Events Services industry)

  February 2003 — November 2003 (10 months)

  Ø E.J. Krause puts on over 80 conferences a year, the orientation of the Security Division events are focused on security and counter-terrorism. These include four key events on critical energy infrastructure; global homeland security/weapons of mass destruction; maritime & port security which are held in the United States and Europe with plans underway to take the events to Asia, Russia and the Middle East as well..
  Ø Responsibilities include the full spectrum of conference planning and organization
  Ø Developed conference agenda
  Ø Identified eminent experts in the fields of security and science and global government officials to speak at the events
  Ø Developed business and exhibit sales leads
  Ø Generated attendance participation
  Ø Served as International Business Development Manager for E.J. Kraus’ electronic monthly newsletter “Homeland Security IntelWatch”

• Operations Officer

  CIA

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Affairs industry)

  September 1983 — February 2003 (19 years 6 months)

  Posted abroad to South Asia with key management and operational responsibilities.
  Ø Monitored and reported on issues of importance to Washington policymakers, i.e. nuclear proliferation; counterterrorism; regional political/military developments, as well as developments in technology in the region.
  Ø Initiated contact and interfaced with foreign government officials, scientists and representatives from both industry and academia in the region.
  Ø Provided briefings to senior officials from Washington.
  Ø Worked frequently in crisis situations and maintained high level of counterintelligence awareness.
  Ø Fulfilled all duties and functions associated with spotting, assessing, developing and recruitment of foreign assets as well as a manager and mentor to junior officers.

• Operations Officer

  Central Intelligence Agency

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Affairs industry)

  June 1993 — June 1998 (5 years 1 month)

  Posted to CIA domestic field stations.
  Ø Covered emerging technologies and managed international programs as a specialist assigned to those areas.
  Ø Met with industry, government, research laboratories and academia to track emerging technologies.
  Ø Responsible for international outreach programs which involved extensive travel to more than 30 countries and attendance at frequent worldwide conferences and trade shows.
  Ø Fulfilled all duties and functions associated with spotting, assessing, developing and recruitment of foreign assets.

• Operations Officer

  Central Intelligence Agency

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; International Affairs industry)

  September 1983 — June 1993 (9 years 10 months)

  Posted to CIA Headquarters, Washington DC
  Ø Managed and tracked international technology programs with an emphasis on telecommunications.
  Ø Assigned to Central Eurasia division following developments/activities in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, which included monitoring and managing activities related to overseas field stations in Central Eurasia.
  Ø Worked as an instructor teaching counternarcotics courses to foreign liaison intelligence services
  Ø Served for two years as a logistics officer.

Carol FLEMING’s Education

• Northern Virginia Community College

  Arabic 2004 — 2006

  Taking Arabic language courses to further broaden my skills. Have been maintaining a 4.0 GPA.

• I to I

  certification , ESL , October 2004 — April 2005

  Completed online course and now certified to teach English as a Second Language (ESL).

• George Washington University

  Certificate , Telecommunications , 1991 — 1993

  Asked to teach program upon graduation.

Additional Information

Carol FLEMING’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Blog
• My Company

Carol FLEMING’s Interests:

Knowledge of Urdu, Hindi, Arabic and Spanish International affairs, travel, current events, golf

Carol FLEMING’s Groups:

member Asia Pacific Golfers Association; founding member Pakistan Technology Working Group; member of the Women's Information Network (WIN); member of the Northern Virginia Arabic Language meeting group; mentor for expat women in Saudi Arabia (www.expatwomen.com)

•    Expat Network
•    GoSecure
•    Saudi Arabia Business and Professional Network
•    Friends of Saudi Arabia
•    Gulf Connexions
•    Saudia NetWork
•    Business Arabia Executives
•    Female Professionals in Saudi Arabia
•    Saudi Arabia Opportunities
•    Saudi Arabia
•    MENA

Carol FLEMING’s Honors:

first two-time consecutive recipient of CIA award for outstanding performance; recipient of award for excellence in telecommunications from Director of NSA

Carol FLEMING’s Contact Settings

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