Current short resume

1. F. WILSON MYERS, SR. ATTORNEYAT LAW
205-381-5629  wilsonmyers@yahoo.com  Skype: wilsonmyers 3402 Loch Ridge Trail  Hoover, AL  35216
Attorney at Law with extensive international Rule of Law (ROL) and Justice Sector development experience. Analytical
professional skills with over 25 years as a criminal justice practitioner with 10 years of courtroom trial experience.
Collaborative communicator continually focused on acting as a liaison with high level officials in government justice
institutions, numerous civil society and professional associations, legal education institutions, and international organizations
on justice related matters. Areas of Expertise include:
 Strategic Planning
 Planning & Implementation
 Employee Training & Retention
 Project Management
 Mentor
 Budgeting & Cost Control
 Microsoft Office Suite
 Client Relationship Management
 Problem Analysis & Resolution
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION (IDLO), Kabul, Afghanistan  2015-Present
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ADVISOR (ITA)
 Leadership: Supervise the regional teams of local nation legal advisors (NLA) to enhance local justice sector institutions
and professionals through training delivery. As JTTP ended, manage the close-down of the teams.
 Quality Assurance: Review and edit curriculums to be delivered to Afghanistan institutions. Edit the bi-weekly report
for submission to our donor, INL.
USAID IRAQ ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROGRAM (IA2J), TETRA TECH DPK, IRAQ  2013-2015
DEPUTY CHIEF OF PARTY (DCOP)
 Leadership: Developed and oversaw implementation of annual work plan, monitoring and evaluation, weekly, quarterly
and annual reporting, and strategic planning.
 Liaison: Liaised with and advise Iraqi Bar Association, Kurdish Bar Association, law schools, Federal Supreme Court and
Higher Judicial Council, and Kurdistan Regional Government justice sector stakeholders regarding legal reform
initiatives, civil society engagement, and support for legal aid service delivery.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION (IDLO), Kabul, Afghanistan  2013
KABUL TEAM LEAD
 Leadership: Supervised Afghan instructors at the Advanced Continuing Legal Education in Afghanistan (ACLEA) 8-week
course and multiple 3 to 5 day seminars.
 Quality Assurance: Managed and oversaw the collection, editing and submission of weekly progress reports on
successes of program efforts for JTTP Chief of Party, IDLO, and INL.
 Mentoring Management: Mentored local Afghanistan lawyers, judges, police, and other justice sector professionals to
ensure they are working to a high quality within international rule of law standards.
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE (3161) | US EMBASSY AFGHANISTAN, Kabul, Afghanistan  2012
INTERAGENCY RULE OF LAW PLANNER AND DIRECTOR OF FIELD COORDINATIONAND SUPPORT
 Leadership: Supervised the activities of five Regional Command Platform Desk Officers within the Embassy’s
Interagency Rule of Law Office (IROL). Visited all Embassy regional teams and reported findings to Embassy leadership.
 Reporting & Analysis: Collected, synthesized, and reported data on current USG ROL projects.
 Organization Management: Planned, coordinated and conducted country-wide ROL coordination meetings and
represented IROL in Embassy-level meetings and stakeholders’ activities.
JUSTICE SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAM (JSSP), PAE GROUP, Kabul, Afghanistan  2011-2013
JUSTICE ADVISOR
 Quality Assurance: Monitored local cases of interest, in coordination with international organizations such as USAID,
United Nations, EUPOL, and relevant NGOs.
Educational Lectures: Supervised and taught at the Advanced Continuing Legal Education in Afghanistan (ACLEA).
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVILIAN RESPONSE CORPS, Washington, DC  2010-2011
JUSTICE SECTOR INTEGRATION SPECIALIST
 International Support: Supported effective and efficient integration of judicial reforms impacting institutions,
structures, entities, and processes involved in the administration of criminal and civil justice in host countries worldwide.
 Quality Assurance: Assessed justice systems and practices, including traditional, community, tribal and religious legal
practices, and formal and informal civil and common law dispute resolution mechanisms and practices.

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US DEPARTMENT OF STATE Baghdad & Erbil, Iraq  2006-2010
RULEOF LAW TEAM COORDINATOR (INL)| SENIOR PROVINCIAL LEVEL RULEOF LAW ADVISOR (CHIEF) Provincial Reconstruction
Team Leader (PRT),
 Leadership: Coordinated with the Department of Defense, USAID, Department of State, European Commission, European
Union, to support rule of law programming in Iraq, obtaining over $30 million in funding for Iraq-wide rule of law
programs implemented by various donors.
 International Networking: Developed networks and organic support structures to facilitate the functioning of the Iraqi
Bar Association, Iraqi Jurist Union, law colleges, and other judicial sector stakeholders including Iraqi judges, lawyers,
associations, and other governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
U.S. ARMY COMBAT ARMS VETERAN, RETIRED 06
EDUCATION
J.D.
CUMBERLAND SCHOOL OF LAW, Birmingham, AL
BACHELOR OF ARTS (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, Birmingham, AL
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ADVANCED AND BASIC UNITED NATIONS SECURITY TRAINING
AFGHANISTAN FAMILIARIZATION COURSE, RS 415, FSI
FOUNDATIONS OF INTERAGENCY RECONSTRUCTIONAND STABILIZATION, RS 500, FSI
PAE AFGHANISTANPRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING AND EVALUATION.
RULEOF LAW PRACTITIONER COURSEAND INTERAGENCY SENSE SIMULATION, USIP
SECURITY FOR NON-TRADITIONAL OPERATING ENVIRONMENT (SNOE), DOS DS
WHOLEOF GOVERNMENT PLANNING FOR R&S, COURSE 10, NDU