Isabela Macavei

Recruited, managed, trained, and mentored a team of independent consultants across North America, Europe, and Asia to provide legal plans to businesses and families in the USA and Canada.

Provided management and program analysis to support programmatic operations across cyber development and joint interoperability efforts. Researched, gathered KPIs, and supported POAMs and contingencies tied to training for 800+ staff.

Developed procedures to close policy and strategy gaps and advised leadership on legal controversial issues and international agreements. Drafted orders based on the commander's critical information requirements and analyzed data to recommend courses of action supporting mission success.

Produced programmatic operations analysis reports for cyber development and related directorates, aligning research and KPI gathering to POAMs and contingencies. Supported training and operations for 800+ staff through ongoing financial project analysis and reporting.

Developed and implemented strategies aligned to the commander's vision by coordinating strategy, plans, and operations with allies and joint domestic staff. Served as Deputy to the Foreign Policy Advisor and supported inter-agency coordination and public-facing policy liaison work.

Led international maritime officers training across 15+ courses for officers from 75 countries by fostering academic conditions and drafting academic curricula and trend reports. Organized international events and served in public affairs roles, including certification as a Public Affairs Officer and Certified Instructor.

Assessed operations trends in theater and evaluated allies’ maritime security capabilities and capacity. Audited internal controls and assessed foreign contracts, briefing flag officers and drafting plans, point papers, reports, and Plans of Action and Milestones.

Supervised 200 foreign subcontractors supporting field missions under mil-to-mil program standards and coordinated planning for VIP visits. Managed legal documents, audited international agreements, and reviewed foreign subcontractor performance.

Coordinated international activities, exercises, operations, and project planning for NATO countries through liaison support to senior management, government leadership, and foreign embassies. Performed policy drafting, translation, and international legal/public affairs protocol support.

Supervised enlisted and junior officers while drafting a Federal Register policy establishing a privacy data sharing framework for the Ship Arrival Notice System. Advanced information sharing planning and policy work with government stakeholders to support privacy-compliant exchange.

Led procurement, subcontractors, and operations while projecting and managing budgets. Designed, implemented, and taught courses and received recognition for exhaustive legal investigation coverage on military case matters.

Conducted investigations of incidents and accidents on waterways as designated Maritime Investigative Officer by the Captain of the Port. Produced investigation outcomes to support maritime safety and operational accountability.

Managed major case investigations and performed forensic work including detecting forgeries, ballistics analysis, crime scene processing, labs, fingerprinting, and related evidence collection. Prepared legal reports used in litigation, including court-relevant findings for copyright infringement cases.

Master of Fine Arts (Creative Writing) program at Liberty University, completed to pre-thesis status.

Earned an LL.M. at George Mason University in 2020.

Completed an MBA (International Business) at Everest University from 2003 to 2005.

Completed a combined JD/LL.B. (law) program at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University from 1995 to 2000.