Background Investigator Level Iii
Current• Expedited federal national security/public trust background investigations within the purview of US Department of Defense/Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency/National Background Investigations Bureau for security clearance adjudications. • Reviewed/briefed case files to develop case outline, scope parameters, and prepare fieldwork.• Successfully carried caseload of as many as 30 cases at any given time within strict 7-21 day timeliness expectations.• Served as Lead Investigator responsible for coordinating field effort of a team of investigators to ensure complete/comprehensive case coverage as prescribed by federal government guidelines.• Contacted Subjects, Sources, Record Providers to schedule in-person testimony appointments.• Conscientiously zoned field testimony appointments to efficiently maximize daily productivity. • Obtained field testimonies from Subjects via long form interview processes ranging from 1-8 hours in length.• Obtained field testimonies from Sources, Medical/Law Enforcement/Employment/Military/Education record providers in accordance with strict federal protocols.• Developed and obtained additional Sources/Record testimonies as necessary to provide aggravating/mitigating factors of issue resolution attendant to adjudicative processes. • Drafted and maintained detailed and accurate notes of testimonies obtained within strict federal guidelines.• Composed typed, detailed, comprehensive and concise reports of investigation within federal guidelines requiring 100% consistency with handwritten notes.• Safeguarded, maintained and transported secret and highly sensitive national security data, and personal identifying information of Applicants and Sources.• Continually met and exceeded production, quality, and timeliness metric goals.• Maintained detailed payroll and expense report spreadsheets to account for personal fieldwork costs.• Excellent interpersonal, rapport-building, and interview skills.
