Salim Elias Awad
Vice-President
salim26@msn.com

Military
United States Army
Staff Sergeant, March 2001 – May 2007

• Salvage Diver in underwater reconnaissance, construction, demolition, repair and salvage
• Managed department training activities for senior leadership
• Recipient of decorations and service awards for meritorious service during war and peace
• Hold current Department of Defense Top Secret Security Clearance with access to

Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) Assignments

• Fort Bennig, GA
• Naval Diving & Salvage Training Center, FL
• Fort Eustis, VA
• Operation Enduring Freedom
• Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Joint Task Force, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras

Education

Saint Louis University School of Law, Saint Louis, Missouri
J.D. candidate, May 2010

American Military University, Manassas, Virginia
B.A. in Intelligence Studies and Analysis, March 2007

United Nations Institute for Training and Research, New York, New York
Certificate in Peacekeeping Operations, July 2006

Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
Undergraduate Law Program, January 1995 – November 1996

Legal Practice Areas of Interests

• Litigation

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Law Student Division
• Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis, Young Lawyers Division (Student Member)
• Hispanic National Bar Association