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- Oversaw and led an intelligence team of 5 analysts responsible for monitoring and providing strategic cyber defense of approximately 9,949 satellites, which represents a $630B industry.- Eliminated redundant cyber/space intelligence analysis conducted throughout greater Intelligence Community, saving approximately 50,000 man-hours annually, roughly $62.5MM annually.- Delivered threat briefings and published 26 peer reviewed / IC level products, impacting policy development, affecting U.S. Space Command and military branches, and increasing product engagement by 457%.- Reduced average Request for Information turnaround response time by 60% by successfully implementing in-house base knowledge resources.- Championed the acquisition of commercial cyber threat intelligence platforms for intelligence analysis, SOC, and network defender support. Conducted thorough comparative analysis of available tools and delivered compelling presentations on their strategic utilization.- Reduced individual large product production timeline from 8 months to 1 month with small products reduced from 1 month to 1 week and increased shop production by 600%.- Optimized cyber team member spin-up time by sourcing and vetting unclassified materials, facilitating foundational understanding of primary actors prior to entry into the office, decreasing individual spin-up time by 50%.- Researches, analyzes, and develops peer reviewed finished intelligence products on known and emerging cyber threat activity, for internal briefings to senior leadership and dissemination across the greater intelligence community.

- Established cyber component of U.S. Space Command red teaming function, adding 34 members, and conducting 6 annual exercises, with primary mission to train network defenders of the $14B Satellite Control Network.- Proposed and facilitated the procurement of two commercial cyber threat intelligence platforms for red and purple team support. Conducted comparative analysis of available tools and delivered in-depth presentations on leveraging the tools to meet mission objectives.- Orchestrated 11 large-scale exercises by providing threat intelligence and mission planning support, while facilitating cross-cultural communication, reducing planning timeline by 30% and increasing accurate threat replication by 38%.- Served as PM to manage disparate contract team of 19, overseeing 75% increase in contract size, including plans analysts, red team operators, EW operators, OW simulator developers, and instructors.- Identified defense shortcomings via exercises, implemented training which increased operator capacity to identify Indicators of Compromise by 100%, improving customer and trainee satisfaction by 36%.- Develops and conducts cyber intelligence briefings to teach known, emerging, and notional adversary threat capabilities, tools, tactics, techniques, procedures, and intent.

- Guided team of 79 analysts, liaising with the White House Situation Room during high-profile events impacting 5,000 satellites across 80 countries, preventing damage to $150B asset, saving 6 lives, and protecting 395+ other assets.- Provided intelligence and operational support to the $823M U.S. Space Situational Awareness program, achieving 100% mission success rate with 0% downtime due to cyber equities.- Minimized daily production timeline by 40% and increased IoC identification efficiency by 23%, accelerating event identification timeline by 36% while decreasing unnecessary response and escalation of false positives by 80%.- Performed analysis on developing threats, articulated developments and the related short term and long-term implications to senior leadership, watch floors, and intelligence community partners.

- Maintained personnel security clearances of 317 service members, ensuring no lapses in clearances occurred, enabling command to maintain full mission readiness, while executing 152 operations with 98% success rate.- Instructed 39 analysts across 16 commands on proper cybersecurity support, preventing compromise of 160x $125M aircraft and associated $350M joint mission planning system with 0 compromises during tenure.- Controlled cyber threat intelligence operations, maintaining the same operational efficiency as 4 analysts despite understaffing, resulting in 300% increase in command efficiency.

- Managed security program, overseeing 1,972 items, while maintaining uncompromised security program for 2 years, mitigating 297 security concerns, and preventing data spillage and mission compromise.- Performed a comprehensive technology refresh encompassing 264 workstations, ensuring seamless execution while minimizing disruption to operations.- Developed instructional briefs, dynamic simulator events, and course materials to support training of six squadrons, ensuring readiness for worldwide deployments.

- Provided intelligence support to 30x $36M platforms, delivering 3,800 hours of mission support, facilitating 39 counter terrorism air strikes, and increasing identification of escalatory activity by 28%.- Implemented new security controls on 506 user accounts, reducing workstation downtime and minimizing data spillage by 42%.- Managed and disseminated COMSEC and EKMS materials, ensuring proper use and implementation of cryptography, facilitating security and authenticity of communications.

Master'S Degree, Cyber Security Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Intelligence Studies, Concentration In Intelligence Analysis