Keith Alaniz is a US Army veteran who has worked in Afghanistan from 2011 to 2014 and is fluent in Afghan Farsi. He managed a $35 million construction program in Badakhshan Province and later served as advisor to the Provincial Governor of Wardak Province and the District Governor of Sayed Abad District, Wardak Province. Keith holds a Professional Engineer license in Civil Engineering from the State of Missouri. He earned a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science in Engineering Management from Missouri University of Science and Technology.