 Before joining the Defense Department, he was Chief Information Officer and senior vice president at JDS Uniphase and served on the economic development advisory council to the Fujian Provincial Government in the People's Republic of China.Brinkley left TFBSO in June 2011 and soon after was named Chief Executive Officer of North America Western Asia Holdings, his self-created firm.Although the initial authorization of TFBSO only pertained to innovations in the military's contracting methodology, by 2009, TFBSO operations in Iraq included foreign private direct investment; restarting state-owned enterprises, banking and financial networks; restoration of industrial capacity; corporate development; procurement assistance; private sector development; agricultural revitalization; and communications networks.