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Kailua, Hi, Us

Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States

Subject matter expert providing threat analysis as it relates to U.S. Pacific and East Asia operations, activities, and initiatives.

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Senior Intelligence Analyst responsible for threat analysis, intelligence support to operations, and intelligence planning for East Asia. Core competencies include PRC military capabilities and their implications on U.S., Taiwan, and Japanese security, intelligence assessments of Special Operations, and U.S. security ties in East and Southeast Asia.

Boise, Idaho, United States

Iii Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan

Led a cross-functional team of multiple intelligence disciplines to support the targeting cycle while conducting intelligence operations planning, target development, and execution efforts to achieve objectives (including space, cyber, information, signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and human intelligence) through structured analytics and problem-solving.• Authored and implemented the Marine Corps Pacific Intelligence plan-of-action and milestones for transformational change to support operations in high-technology information environments (a one-year planning project) while working with a cross-functional team of six-member from seven different branches supporting (25,000 employees)• Researched, prepared, and delivered 100+ briefs and information papers to C-suite level senior executives, to include the Marine Corps Director of Intelligence, on issues from real-time threat reporting to analytical assessments and status reports—in high-stress environments• Organized and managed multiple operational planning teams as the senior intelligence member for creation, modification, and review of existing and new theater operational plans and campaign plans • Directed the target development process (joint lethal and non-lethal) for Marine Corps forces in support of INDOPACOM while supporting dynamic “fires” operations• As lead intelligence planner—developed the Marine Corps intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance integration plan for Joint Intelligence Operations with US Navy (7TH Fleet)• Managed the intelligence target development requirement process—coordinating the resource allocation of organic collection access and analytical resources while leveraging theater (COCOM) assets to support the joint targeting cycle• Drafted, developed, and refined III Marine Expeditionary Force’s new Priority Intelligence Requirements to support the Commandant of the Marine Corps directive for transformational change

3D Reconnaissance Battalion, Iii Mef, Okinawa, Japan

Led, supervised, and mentored over 150 employees (enlisted and officers) of the intelligence support organization on a daily, mid-term, and long-term basis.• Identified problem areas, counseled individual performers, helped workers understand responsibilities, outlined corrective-action plans, and measured ongoing performance while resolving inter- inter-personal conflicts for 150-member employees• Improved operational-support organization (logistics, communications, administration, and intelligence) with $5M in assets by implementing a corrective action plan to address a previously failed organizational inspection, achieving a 100% passing score for the company in a five-month period• Enhanced department’s proficiency by increasing junior and mid-level leadership training and certification through the development and implementation of quarterly and annual training plan for over 150 employees, attaining a 100% trained goal for the calendar year: 40% increase over the previous year• Managed fiscal budget and assets of over $10 million

3D Reconnaissance Battalion, Iii Mef, Okinawa, Japan

Monitored geopolitical and threat climate, maintained security access authorizations for the organization, and functioned as an advisor to the director, executive officer, and director of operations on all intelligence functions, security access, and operations. SME on all intelligence disciplines and their application across the spectrum of operations.• Planned, negotiated, and attained diplomatic approval for (team and sensitive assets) and then led crisis-reaction team supporting the U.S. Secret Service for POTUS Summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore and APEC Forum in Manila, the Philippines in two-weeks’ time• Planned and supervised team’s transportation, communications, logistics, and maintenance for missions in five countries across Asia• Implemented the use of a low-bandwidth Common Operating Picture (COP) for battlespace awareness for the reconnaissance battalion in-order-to reduce electromagnetic signature• Coordinated HUMINT support operations in conjunction with Reconnaissance Battalion activities• Key contributor to 3d Marine Division’s electronic warfare (EW) signature management plan• Created and managed the organization’s intelligence requirements management program—coordinating the asset assignment to critical requirements in support of the commander’s priority intelligence requirements

Force Reconnaissance Company, Iii Mef, Okinawa Japan

Managed intelligence and operations functions for advanced surveillance and reconnaissance organization (75-employees) with five subordinate branches.• Directed multiple concurrent and complex operations at disparate locations while managing $9M in assets and 75 personnel across five different departments throughout the company• Directed all logistics, communications, training, and intelligence operations in seven different countries across the Asia-Pacific region in support of global operations• Planned, trained for, and supervised 15 + diplomatically complex missions in seven different countries • Advised on and coordinated development of theater security cooperation operations and subsequent inclusion into combatant command theater security cooperation execution plan

Joint Us Military Advisory Group, Manila, Philippines & Monterey California

A highly selective program that funded graduate study, travel abroad, and placement at a U.S. embassy. Provided advice to executive and senior executive leaders regarding military, culture, religion, history, and politics for Asian countries. • Planned, attended, and advised theater security cooperation events• Managed the US-Philippines officer education exchange program (screened and interviewed Republic of the Philippines senior military officers for suitability for placement in US study programs in the United States)• Maintained the United States’ military aid portfolio to the Republic of the Philippines, overseeing and assisting in the vetting, adjudication, sale, logistical movement, and accountability of military equipment sold to the Republic of the Philippines• Led dozens of multi-national negotiations and meetings on topics including negotiating security operations, intelligence collection and sharing, and asset acquisition

3D Radio Battalion (Signals Intelligence), Kailua, Hawaii

Planned and coordinated intelligence-gathering operations and activities in support of collection requirements. While advising senior executive levels on the employment of organizational assets in support of signals intelligence collection operations.• Subject matter expert for signals intelligence policy and US regulation compliance for the organization• Coordinated subordinate organizations activities with the National Security Agency • Coordinated the training and deployment of subordinate elements (covering more than 120 service members) across the Western-Pacific area

Joint Special Operations Task Force, Asia-Pacific Region

Supervised and directed signal intelligence analytical efforts to determine threat organizations, network-links, and terrorist operations.• Planned, directed, and organized the use of $6M of top-secret intelligence collection assets (cyber and signals intelligence) over six months of work at five different locations in Southeast Asia against a leading multinational terrorist organization• Collaborated and coordinated extensively with dozens of cross-functional teams, including U.S. and international intelligence (NSA, CIA), law enforcement (FBI), and other government agencies, to locate transnational terrorists operating in the Asia Pacific • Planned and led a successful six-month operational deployment of a 30-member team (working in five different austere locations) under extreme stress and risk through the establishment of advanced technical training and implementation of risk reduction measures, which ensured no loss of assets • Directed and coordinated the data processing mechanisms between the department and the National Security Agency, which enabled the analysis of information (and creation of hundreds of finished intelligence reports) in support of major anti-terror operations• Produced 200 + finished verbal and written intelligence reports (a series of which were briefed to the President of the United States) by drawing upon recondite data, novel sources, inference, and intuition• Planned and implemented the collection, analysis, and evaluation of information and then connected data points to situation information that resulted in locating trans-national terrorists (including an FBI Top Ten Wanted Terrorist), and the eventual freeing of U.S. citizens• Managed technical-analytical efforts to determine threat organizations, network-links, and terrorists by incorporating technical and cyber information, which reduced threats • Provided intelligence as senior signals intelligence officer in Joint Special Operations Center

3D Radio Battalion (Signals Intelligence), Kailua, Hawaii

Deputy director for organization of over 100 employees. Responsible for the successful completion of projects and training to meet company deadlines. Supervised training in dispersed locations and remote training locations • Managed over six million dollars’ worth of organizational equipment• Helped employees understand responsibilities, identified problem areas, outlined corrective action, and followed up on performance

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Selected for highly competitive Marine Corps education program and commission as an officer in U.S.M.C.

5Th Marine Regiment & Second Battalion, 5Th Marines, Greater San Diego Area

Section chief and technical intelligence advisor to organization of over 5,000 members who were temporarily assigned abroad in support of a crisis intervention in austere locations.

Greater San Diego Area

Member of a 20 member information and intelligence collection coordination team.

Master'S Degree, International Relations And National Security Studies

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government