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Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Part of a FSO team of five, managing, administering, andcoordinating the DOD or other industrial security program and other security activities to ensure compliance with NISPOM and company security policies and procedures, with a program covering over 800 employees.Initiated, processed and reviewed personnel security clearances and reinvestigations in DISS, maintaining all security documentation and files in accordance with DSS requirements. Conducted, SEAD 3, NATO, initial security briefings and debriefings, indoctrinating and debriefing dozens of employees ensuring completion of company and DoD requirements to include SF 312. Conducted interviews with candidates and employees with adverse information to ensure that they were clearance-worthy and within the standard of the SEAD 4. DISS and SIMS expert in checking clearance status, adding accesses, owning/servicing status, and all other information pertinent to employee status changes. Processed dozens of inbound and outbound visit requests at the collateral and SCI level, working with external agencies effectively to ensure success. Conducted monthly physical security inspections and coordinated with the guard team on monthly random employee inspections. TS clearance renewed August 2022, granted by DCSA. Completed the Center for Development of Security Excellence FSO Program Management for Possessing Facilities IS030.CU, July 2022.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Case Manager Conducting hundreds of investigations andevaluating a myriad of results for compliance with prescribed standards and criteria, identifying inconsistencies in information and forms, ensuring legal sufficiency of coverage of often complex and controversial investigative information, consisting of (but is not limited to) evidence of criminal conduct, inappropriate behavior in the workplace, alcohol and/or drug abuse, mental or emotional illness, unauthorized disclosure of classified information or other security violations counter to U.S. national security interests. Determined the initial and continuing eligibility of DoS personnel for access to classified National Security Information, access to intelligence information, and suitability for Federal employment end-to-end on over 300 cases at the T1-T5R levels, completing investigations 38% faster than the Division, within the first year and a half. Evaluated report results for compliance, finding inefficiencies and quickly expressing areas of improvement to the field, on 2,650 assigned leads. Effectively communicated and coordinated with dozens of Federal Investigators and Subjects around the country and the world on a daily basis, ensuring adequacy of reports, effective communication, and reconciling issues in a timely manner.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: A multi-disciplinary Analyst working as part of the DIA Threat mitigation Cell, supporting the agency 's Insider Threat Program mission to protect DIA personnel, property, information, and national security, from insiders who may use their authorized access to do harm to the security of the United States and its allies. Employing various methods, including User Activity Monitoring (UAM), counter-intelligence, and personnel security, to identify anomalous activity on an hourly basis, indicative of an insider threat; using proprietary correlation tools and intelligence resources, to provide a comprehensive product for intra-agency stakeholders and inter-agency partners. Dual function position, successfully serving as the Subject Matter Expert for Personnel Security in support of the agency's Continuous Evaluation (CE) Program within the office and with external stakeholders, solely responsible for standing up the program to report hundreds of reports to stakeholders. Certified in the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) Security Fundamentals Proficiency Certification (SFPC) covering Physical Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, Information Security, and General Security, 19 February 2020. Certified in Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) program within Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) in Insider Threat Privacy and Civil Liberties, Behavioral Science in Insider Threat, Insider Threat Records Checks, Preserving Investigative and Operational Viability in Insider Threat, Insider Threat Hub Operations, Critical Thinking for Insider Threats Analysts, and Insider Threat Mitigation Responses.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Examining cases of the greatest complexity, far exceeding production standards by adjudicating within the top 20th percentile in a 26-person team of senior-level staff within the first year. Expert knowledge of policies and procedures that relate to the examination and adjudication of initial and periodic reviews of Top Secret SCI security clearances for service members, civilians and contractors in accordance with National Intelligence Directives, the Department of Defense (DoD) Personnel Security Program 5200.02, Executive Orders, and the White House Memorandum "Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information." Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of requirements to meet the National Security standards for access to classified information with a 100% accuracy rating on adjudicative decisions, expert level knowledge in the use of government investigative databases. In daily contact with external stakeholders representing hundreds of applicants throughout the world by phone and email correspondence. CI Polygraph, passed 11/2017.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Staff Assistant to the Coordinator for Cyber Issues, Secretary's Bureau. Served as a liaison between the inter and intra agency as well as industry, building relationships with internal stakeholders and external agencies to achieve common goals. Part of the Management team, responsible for assigning and supervising the work of 16 action officers to ensure they are providing timely and accurate technical advice. Responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating dozens of meetings with stakeholders and foreign delegations. Reviewed dozens of resumes and performed interviews for new staff, interns and applicants for programs. Conducted independent evaluations on mission support functions and preparing recommendations, communicating findings and recommendations orally and in written form.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Worked on a five person Quality Assurance team that oversaw the statistical analysis and auditing for over 700 employees and managers of varying levels involving security clearance adjudication determinations meeting with national security laws and standards. Led or co-led various Working Groups building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Entrusted by the Assistant Director with composing and delivering responses to complex questions providing timely and relevant instructions and guidance to internal security professionals. Received a 4.3/ 5 on my 2014 annual evaluation for excellent communication in oral and written forms, ability to review and supervise the work of others below or above my pay grade, and ability to adjust to change, work pressures. Was tasked with taking on the Assistant Director's Secretary's dutieswhile she was on extended medical leave for over 3 months on top of my original duties. Served as the primary liaison for the Assistant Director responsible for assigning, reviewing and supervising tasks of 86 senior officials, successfully ensuring that their assignments were accurate, handed in before established deadlines, meeting with national security standards. Entrusted by the Assistant Director with composing and delivering responses to complex questions providing timely and relevant instructions and guidance to internal security professionals and other personnel requiring assistance in evaluating security processes.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: Senior Personnel Security Specialist examining cases of thegreatest complexity, identifying inconsistencies in information and forms, far exceeding production standards by adjudicating over 3,890 Department of Defense security clearance applications within a year. Expert knowledge of policies and procedures that relate to the examination and adjudication of initial and periodic full investigations, and interim security clearances for service members, civilians and contractors in accordance National Intelligence Directive 704 and 709, the DoD Personnel Security Program 5200.02, Executive Orders 10450, 12333, 12968, and the White House Memorandum "Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified Information." Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of requirements to meet the National Security standards for access to classified information with a 99.7% accuracy rating on adjudicative decisions. Expert level knowledge in the use of government databases. In daily contact with hundreds of external stakeholders representing hundreds of applicants throughout the world by phone and email correspondence. Completed the Advanced Adjudications Certification Course at the Defense Security Service in March 2014. Completed the Due Process Certification Course at the Defense Security Service in October 2014. Graduate of the Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC) from the Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE) of the Defense Security Service, June 2013. Completion of the DoD Basic Adjudicator's Certification Course, May 2010.