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Columbia, Maryland

Provides SIGINT analytical support and guidance to clients during all phases of targeting and defense mitigation.Researches, analyzes, and reconstructs target networks using various communications technologies.Coordinates and participates in meetings with various stakeholder organizations to share analytic findings and best practices; improves documentation and advanced analysis tradecraft.Performs metadata analysis of adversary activity leading to serialized reporting.

Ft. Meade, Md

Researched, analyzed, and authored reports in relation to network intrusion attempts, including defense mitigation strategies for DoD networks.Performed digital network and social network analysis as a key member of a team of analysts, linguists, and reporters prosecuting a CND mission. Developed signatures used by entire branch to identify and triage adversary activity without using their own analytic cycles to query.Created and briefed analytical techniques and tool usage to address identified knowledge gaps.Researched and promoted adversary infrastructure to gain better collection posture for National Security Agency analysts, resulting in more serialized reporting for IC customers.Functioned as a senior content and persona analyst satisfying IC customer information needs for operations.Managed and oversaw the professional development and recognition of 25 enlisted military members sustaining global priority SIGINT missions in support of US policymakers and military Combatant Commanders.

Buckley Air Force Base, Co

Guided a joint-service team to analyze and report signals of interest supporting counter-weapons trafficking operations throughout multiple regions of the world.Provided end-to-end mission direction/guidance to joint service military personnel responsible for 24/7 operations of state of the art digital signals processing systems.Directed initial signals analysis, processing, and real-time dissemination in support of national, tactical, and strategic consumers; fused multi-INT efforts throughout the operations floor. Led team’s participation in multiple inter-agency operation readiness exercises that helped the site to provide judicious, cohesive, and value-added support to real world crisis events.

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Oh

Identified and exploited adversary signals and issued tactical reports to the IC; utilized detailed analysis on enemy tactics and procedures to develop and update operational, contingency, and crisis action plans. Orchestrated a comprehensive aviation study exposing the operational and tactical troop movements of five adversary military divisions and provided a unique situational awareness of enemy fighter capabilities for U.S. Naval and joint service commands in the Pacific region.

Overseas

Facilitated the collection of information about enemy forces through the rapid and accurate exploitation and analysis of captured enemy documents, media, and other materials; provided actionable intelligence to tactical, operational, and strategic leaders.Supported criminal prosecution/legal process by maintaining chain of custody procedures and preserving the evidentiary value of captured materials.

Master'S Degree, Cybersecurity Technology

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Networks And Cybersecurity