William E. Spindler has over 20 years of experience in foreign policy, national security affairs, and international program management. He has held positions as a political military affairs officer, international program manager, and associate professor of political science. Currently, he is an affiliated faculty member at Regis University where he designs and teaches courses on comparative foreign policies and governments.

1. WILLIAM E. SPINDLER<br />6808 Prince Drive, Colorado Springs<br />(719) 265-8250 ~ E-mail: Bspindler6@gmail.com<br /> CAREER SUMMARY<br />Twenty Years Foreign Policy Education and National Security Affairs Experience<br />International Program Manager and Overseas Missions Committee Chairman <br />Political Military Affairs Officer and Asia-Pacific Country Desk Officer<br />Associate Professor of Political Science and National Security Affairs Expert <br />PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<br />Affiliated Faculty 2001 – Present <br />Regis University, Colorado Springs, Colorado <br />Design and teach Comparative Foreign Policies & Comparative World Governments courses <br />Researched & wrote online faculty module for Comparative Foreign Policies course <br />Develop course objectives, review assigned readings, and assess adult student research<br />Selected to represent Regis University for 2010 Colorado state accreditation review <br />Missions Committee Chairman 2002 – 2009<br />Grace Bible Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado <br />Represented interests of overseas missionary churches to a 300 member US congregation<br />Promulgated & implemented church missions policy, including priority of financial support <br />Initiated 10% increase in missionary support to compensate for foreign exchange fluctuation <br />Planned and coordinated two international Missions Conferences w/ 20 missionaries and 100 guests<br />Prepared lessons, taught clergy, and conducted church site visits in Russia and Egypt<br />Political Military Affairs Officer 1995 – 1998 Headquarters, Pacific Air Forces, Honolulu, Hawaii<br />International political-military affairs officer for Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Sri Lanka <br />Program manager for $3.1B dollar foreign military sales & associated technology transfer case <br />Processed air-to-air refueling memorandum of agreement with Royal Thai Air Force<br />Organized, coordinated & participated in inaugural US-Singapore annual staff talks (AST) <br />Key contributor to Socialist Republic of Vietnam delegation’s first official visit to the United States <br />National Security Affairs Educator <br />Department of Political Science, US Air Force Academy 1991 - 1995 <br />Taught International Politics & National Security, US National Security Policy, International Organizations, Regimes, and Global Issues, and Managing Conflict, Regional Violence and Terrorism courses to over two -hundred undergraduate cadets at US Air Force Academy. Motivated and counseled cadets. <br />Director, US Air Force Academy Distinguished Speakers Program 1992 – 1993 <br />Supervised visits of over 40 eminent speakers, including a former prime minister and president. <br />Coordinated with Air Staff & embassies on invitations to former presidents and prime ministers. Management of Olin grant led to successful hiring of first Russian national on a US military academy staff.<br />University of California, Berkeley, California 1984 – 1987<br />Taught US National Security Affairs, Civil-Military Relations, and Military and International Law classes to over 75 cadets and undergraduate students at Air Force ROTC Detachment 085, UC Berkeley. <br />EDUATION & TRAINING<br /> <br />M.A., Public & International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington, DC <br />B.A., Political Science, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ <br />Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management <br />Studied foreign policy considerations of US security assistance programs<br />Examined interdepartmental organizational relationships and their impact on foreign military sales<br />Studied US Security Assistance Policy, US Foreign Military Sales legislation, and Arms Export and<br />Control Act <br /> <br />Air Command and Staff College <br />Analyzed domestic & international factors affecting US national security policy making process <br />Critically interpreted historical evolution of military thought from strategic to tactical level <br />Delineated critical changes occurring in global regions impacting aerospace power deployment<br />Squadron Officer’s School <br />Studied US National Security Strategy and International Relations <br />Studied strategic theory and general purpose forces of the US and its allies<br />Analyzed the defense posture of Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies<br />RELATED EXPERIENCE<br /> <br />Member: Rutgers University – Harvard Model United Nations Delegation <br /> Represented countries of Greece and Turkey at annual Harvard Model United Nations <br />Researched and Wrote essay: <br /> “Towards Realism in Foreign Policy” for publication by Air University Review <br /> <br />Internship: The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Researched and analyzed manuscripts and original correspondence of major military and political leaders of World War II era. Coded historical events. Assisted in preparation, drafting, delivering and critiquing of lectures, papers and seminars. <br />International/Cultural Experiences <br />Resided in Scotland – Two Years<br />Traveled through England, Scotland, France, and Germany <br />Short term trips: Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Russia and Egypt <br />Member: American Political Science Association <br /> <br />