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Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

• Developed an entire intelligence process course on intel production for NATO students, covering the full intelligence production cycle.• Handpicked to instruct ISR management during Sweden’s first exercise as a NATO member, successfully adapting training to the dynamic excise environment and mentoring NATO students on the importance of increasing information sharing while simultaneously protecting sources and systems. • Instructed 80 NATO personnel, achieving a 90% satisfaction rate and a resulting increase in NATO intelligence production capabilities. • Mentor students to foster critical thinking and analytical skills.• Facilitate use of NATO advanced ISR tools, resulting in a significant enhancement of real-time intelligence sharing across allied forces.

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

• Team Lead – Deputy and primary on-site interface for customer support, streamlining communication between stakeholders resulting in 90% early delivery of products. • Directed research, analysis and production of over 150 finished information reports in three years, directly supporting mission-critical decisions. • Advised operational staff on intelligence and information processes, reducing errors by 10%. • Increased situational awareness of rotational staff by 40% through targeted briefings. • Devised strategies that filled 90% of identified information gaps.• Monitored relevant industry trends, best practices and emerging technologies to enhance information analysis and contributed to the understanding of the information environment. • Developed innovative proposals to meet 100% of customer requirements, shaping project foundations.

Reston, Va

• Advises the executive staff of the 7th, 19th and 20th Special Forces Group Targeting Team, CJ2, Chief Intelligence Officer for Operation Resolute Support, and the Combined Joint Intelligence Operations Center, daily.• Developed a bi-weekly, critical, multi-disciplined report of casualties which was disseminated to national level leaders in Afghanistan and was recognized by two separate commands and national level leadership for its impact and use in planning efforts.• Nominates counter-insurgency targets resulting in >30 tier one targets prosecuted, positively affecting the security environment in Afghanistan.• Produces comprehensive, all-source intelligence products which augment understanding of complex, adaptive threats, driving offensive planning and operations.• Lead Regional Open Source analyst, analyzing publicly available information impacting security operations, as well as transnational economic and political issues that affect policy.• Provides intelligence support for contingency operations, battle staff and operational planning, joint and multi-lateral training exercises and strategic engagement.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Advised the Danish Commanding General of the NATO Transparency, Accountability, and Oversight Task Force in Kabul. • Directed force protection intelligence operations for a national-level, high-visibility VIP visit to a vulnerable site as well as daily operations in Kabul that resulted in safe and successful missions.• Identified overages in staffing that resulted in saving over $50,000 annually. • Developed, implemented and managed all aspects of intelligence, planning, and force protection operations resulting in zero security related incidents to the task force.

Reston, Virginia

• Principal Senior Intelligence Analyst for the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA). • Routinely advised the TAAC-East Chief of Staff with counter-improvised threat analysis/targeting on complex, adaptive threat networks and personalities. • Served as SME during intelligence planning; interpreted and analyzed legal and policy guidance during planning and production. • Produced five all-source analysis products that included IED trend analysis, threat networks, vulnerability assessments, compounds of interest, and critical node assessments. • Products enabled the Afghan Security Forces to conduct targeted operations that led to increased security in eastern Afghanistan.

Reston, Va

• Instructed advanced analytic tools and techniques to over 80 senior and mid-level all-source analysts. • Mentored senior analysts/instructors on developing comprehensive, multi-intelligence, fused products in support of counter-improvised threat efforts. • Provided critical recommendations to the JIDO J7 educational program in preparation for a Defense Intelligence Agency Institute for Credentialing Excellence which resulted in a successful accreditation. • Used modern educational methods to maintain high student motivation, participation, information retention, and interest in improvised threats.

Sierra Vista, Az

• Established the Threat Management Office (TMO) at the Intelligence Center of Excellence. • Developed orders based contingency plans in order to integrate new ISR and IEW system architecture capabilities into the Army. • Developed comprehensive acquisition support plans for new intelligence collection platforms (SIGINT aircraft and ground sensors) that resulted in the approval and eventual deployment of those systems to the force. • Publically recognized for a 39% increase, year to year, in TRADOC readiness during annual external evaluation. • Developed and maintained expert knowledge of current and projected foreign weapon systems, intelligence capabilities and requirements, asymmetric threats, and approved threat scenarios/role playing exercises. • Represented the Intelligence Center interests at conferences and meetings as a threat subject matter expert.

• Certified 200 Warrant Officers annually as Intelligence Warrant Officers. • Developed curriculum, incorporated advanced analytical techniques such as critical thinking and structured analysis, operational requirements, and modern instructional practices into program. • Incorporated current events and asymmetric threats into lessons; developed and instructed the Intelligence Cycle and collection requirements program. • Aided in the development of and implemented instruction of advanced analytic tools and techniques such as Alternative Futures Analysis, Scenario Generation, Hypothesis Generation, Competing Hypotheses, Social Network Analysis, “What If?” Analysis, Outside-In Thinking, and other critical skills. • Mentored students on asymmetric threat analysis, counter-IED efforts, support to warfighting units, and using national-level products in support of operational and tactical maneuver.• Aided in the development of and implementation of a ground breaking counter violent extremist’s course, incorporating the Intelligence Center’s Cultural Center’s institutional knowledge into the Warrant Officer Training Branch.

Reston, Virginia

• Provided exploitation and asymmetric threat analysis/targeting on complex adaptive threat/IED networks and personalities. • Developed analytical strategies and produced threat network fusion support in a counter insurgency/counter IED UK Task Force, (Op Herrick 12–14 and Op Moshtarak). • Functions included targeting and nomination of objectives, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance management, research and analysis of open source, biometric, force protection, national-level products, and all-source/multi source data. • Produced and coordinated all-source IED trend analysis, threat networks, vulnerability assessments, and critical node assessments. • Conducted and coordinated comprehensive research of intelligence from the battalion to National Command level. • Integrated comprehensive IED intelligence, and biometric forensics with modern all-source analysis to identify IED networks and patterns of IED activity. • Prioritized and de-conflicted production to ensure the timely delivery of intelligence support in an austere, bandwidth constrained, high-paced environment. • Identified intelligence and resource gaps, ensured compliance with tasking and security policies as well as performed Operations Integrator duties as needed. • Provided on-the-job training and mentorship to junior and mid-level analysts. • Tracked all tasks and products to completion and provided quality control on all products prior to delivery. • Conducted liaison, facilitated reach-back, and operational coordination with US law enforcement, security and intelligence agencies.

Arizona

• Advised the Requirements Determination Directorate on a variety of TRADOC and Army Intelligence Center of Excellence projects. • Represented the Intelligence Center of Excellence as a subject matter expert, while visiting the Army Service Components, Combatant Commands, and the Combined Arms Center to obtain data for the design of future intelligence structures within the Army in order to develop, and advise on the intelligence force structure. • Conceived, designed, built, and maintained the MI Force Redesign team’s knowledge management system. • Specifically selected to participate in the Brigade Combat Team / Armored Calvary Regiment Holistic Review project which resulted in the Military Intelligence (MI) Branch retaining significantly more capacity and capability than other Army Warfighting functions. • Managed the overall MI Force Redesign project by reviewing DA level strategies, identified force structure gaps, developed alternate solutions to minimize operational impacts. Provided in progress reviews with senior level leadership. • Provided guidance in completion of tasks, and development of policy to Requirements Determination Directorate leadership. • Advised on concept of operations, plans, field manuals, and briefing products on the Base Expeditionary Targeting and Surveillance System – Combined project. • Provide guidance regarding production, indications and warning, collection management, targeting, imagery, network analysis, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, information operations, foreign disclosure, international engagements and threat analysis.

Heidelberg Area, Germany

• Analyzed, reviewed, and revised Combatant and Component Command Strategic and Theater wide operations, contingency, and crisis action plans to include pandemic events.• Recommended major theater of war contingency operations intelligence focus and updated intelligence products. • Wrote and briefed operation orders, Commanders and Executive summaries, and Intelligence Annexes with to Flag level commanders. • Prepared intelligence products and participated in staff-wide planning, war gaming and development of exercise threat scenarios using the military decision making process. • Planned, developed, and managed intelligence scenario data input for Theater and subordinate staff exercises. • Developed and coordinated the intelligence Joint Manning Document and requirements to ensure the intelligence warfighting functions for exercises were satisfied. • Developed Master Event Scenarios for exercising the Intelligence Warfighting Function. • Conducted frequent liaison with the Intelligence Community, DOD Commands, other government agencies and departments, joint, coalition, and subordinate intelligence planning organizations. • Proposed, developed, and implemented new approaches to complex planning, knowledge management, and exercise issues. • Recommend planning priorities and validated requirements for intelligence support. • Operated Intelligence-related computer systems. • Worked with operations personnel to coordinate issues and deployed to attend conferences and exercises as a representative of USAREUR G2.

Worldwide

• Operational experience as an All-Source Intelligence Technician in the headquarters of a Combined Joint Task Force in Baghdad, Iraq. • Was the Division Collection Manager and later, Fusion Cell Supervisor for Task Force Baghdad.• Assisted in planning and advised commanders on social, political, counter-terrorism, and force protection. • Ensured production products satisfied requirements. • Collected, analyzed, evaluated, and disseminated intelligence on political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographic, scientific, trends, and threat forces. • Responsible for, planned, and evaluated the intelligence training of senior enlisted personnel. • Provided oral briefs, threat analysis, indications and warning, targeting, asymmetric threat analysis, special and analytical studies for senior leaders and other government agencies in theater. • Exercised initiative, flexibility and innovation in accomplishing tasks without oversight. • Integrated National level products in daily briefs to provide increased situational awareness.• Daily duties included the use and management of intelligence-related computer systems. • Coordinated with the intelligence community, FBI, CIA, USSS, and similar federal level organizations regularly. • Evaluated investigative leads in determining possible locations of MIA and POWs for validity, duplication, possible success, risk analysis, and mission requirements.• Conducted extensive mission planning which took into account cultural, social, post-conflict and family member sensitivities, extreme weather, flora and fauna, and economic conditions of Vietnam, estimated resources needed to complete missions. • Wrote extensive reports for the League of American Families• Successfully led the Emergency Action Center in support of a 100 personnel Joint Field Activity.