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Florida, United States

Deland, Florida, United States

- Directly supervise ten Intelligence Specialists as the Targeting Division Officer for the Navy Reserve Branch of Naval Central Command (NAVCENT) in Bahrain- Develop and nominate targets in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility in support of NAVCENT- Perform quality control of past nominated targets to ensure they remain valid- Provide training on all-source analytics, DIA analytical writing standards, DIA sourcing standards, and assessment language to Junior Officers and Enlisted personnel- Provide training on analytical applications and tools to Junior Officers and Enlisted personnel- Work closely with Command Leadership to generate future tasking and improve agency collaboration- Proficient in NRO-developed tools, NSA-developed tools, NGA-developed tools, and DigitalGlobe software

Us Naval Forces Central Command (N2), Nas Jax And Nsa Bahrain

- Identified, collected, analyzed, and produced finished all-source intelligence products on adversarial naval activity in the Arabian Gulf accomplishing mission objectives- Designed and managed a new patrol database and inputted two and half years of data tracking 1,456 adversary patrols improving the N2’s ability to identify and analyze adversary’s trends in critical maritime chokepoints- Briefed 26 operations and intelligence sync briefs providing the Indications and Warning and Battle Watch analysis on significant Red Force developments and locations- Administered Information Warfare Program for approximately 40 senior and junior enlisted personnel

Horn Of Africa (J2), Djibouti

-Served as Interim Intelligence Director, an O-5 billet, for the Deputy Commanding General of the Military Coordination Cell in Somalia delivering peerless tactical intelligence support and acted as the United States’ primary intelligence liaison to partner forces and the Federal Government of Somalia- Used ArcGIS Desktop 10.6 to inform the Commanding General on 232 significant activities and trained four analysts on the application- Created KML/KMZ files using Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) coordinates to assign aerial and satellite surveillance and collection routes/locations of possible enemy encampments and movements- Supervised four all-source analysts in the production of 87 threat assessments and 120 tailored intelligence products- Composed 32 finished intelligence summaries resulting in published Defense Intelligence Agency products- Developed new Indications and Warnings improving force protection standards for 4,500 US personnel in forward contingency operations in East Africa- Administered the AFRICOM Information Warfare Program for approximately 60 senior and junior enlisted personnel- Proficient in ArcGIS Desktop 10.6, DigitalGlobe, KML/KMZ files, Google Earth, and OpenStreetMap

- Developed and deployed CENTCOM's first organic deep-learning model that can predict the UAS-types based on their attributes; This model is to be deployed and integrated into forward deployed anti-air missile systems and integrated into Palantir-related software- Briefed the Commanding General on new tools and resources personally constructed to track and alert forward deployed personnel of adversarial and state-sponsored unmanned aerial surveillance drones operating in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility- Scripted the automation of Global Command and Control System (GCCS) data from Agile Client to SQL Server for future AI research and development- Added a new state-sponsored UAS data stream to Commanding General’s Common Operating Picture- Developed geofencing (early indications and warnings trigger) for the J-38 Counter-UAS Team that sends email alerts in near-real-time of UAS activity near US installations - Developed and briefed J3 Operations Commanding Officer on a series of dashboards and web maps to help Operations visualize current and legacy datasets in ArcGIS Portal- Assigned as the ArcGIS Server Administrator and License Manager for CENTCOM’s ArcGIS Enterprise Server and Portal- Extract, transform, and load data to train and test in-house, organically developed models for deployment across CENTCOM Joint Directorates to solve problems at the Combatant and Sub-Combatant Command-level- Wrote the approved requirement for an ArcGIS Enterprise Server, REST API, and maintenance for the J-36 Command and Control Division- Develop relationships across Joint Directorates and agencies to showcase the J-36’s ability to develop and provide AI models for operational use- Proficient in Palantir-related software, JupyterHub, Jupyter Notebooks, GitLab, GitHub, ArcGIS Server Manager, AWS, ArcGIS Pro 3.0, ArcGIS Desktop 10.8/Online, ArcCatalog, ArcSDE, ArcPy, Microsoft SQL Server, and RStudio

- ArcGIS Developer, Data Editor, and Power User- Develop web applications using ArcPortal, ArcOnline, Survey123, Python, and IDLE- Developed a web application for mobile devices that is used in the field to gather data on structures destroyed by natural disasters. This data is then projected live in a ArcPortal dashboard for leadership to, not only have situational awareness, but prepare for upcoming threats to the local populace- Developed, created, and currently manage an ArcOnline web map application for Building and Code Compliance by utilizing Volusia County Property Appraiser CAMA sales and property owner data and geospatially relating that data to parcel polygons through self-constructed SQL queries, ArcMap data model, and an application programming interface- Develop data models and scripts to streamline and automate geo-processes - Explore the new ESRI applications and their applicable uses to improve Mapping and Address tasking and daily workflows- Train and assist staff members on new and current GIS software applications and on implementing new innovative ways of use- Create, edit, and analyze county-wide maps for Planning and Land Development Services while providing technical assistance to client municipalities, agencies, and departments on GIS technology and applications- Create, edit, and produce land development maps using raster and LIDAR data- Manage map layers and data integrity within the County’s Spatial Database Engine (SDE)- Edit GIS layers in ArcSDE to include the use of topology and versioning- Designed, created, and currently manage three SQL databases of over 700 address assignments, approximately 8,000 added and deleted parcels by the Property Appraiser’s Office, and 61 new subdivision developments- Manage GIS special projects as assigned and work with various departments to develop and maintain requested geospatial applications

- Designed, implemented, and managed a specialized SQL relational database of 458 IT Division software licenses, maintenance, master agreements, and contracts- Purchased over 176 pieces of equipment, programs, licensing, and maintenance through Advantage Financial Management System estimated over a million dollars- Tasked with data cleansing 3,803 Volusia County Government properties, constructing layers, and presenting a final product within ArcGIS- Compiled and monitored budgetary and statistical tables and reports for IT materials, programs, and applications- Proficient in ArcGIS Desktop 10.4/Online, Google Earth, Microsoft Office Suites including Access, and SQL

Rome, Latium, Italy

- Translated, analyzed, and drafted 32 daily open source reports for the US Ambassador concerning atmospherics between the US and Italian governments, including the Holy See- Drafted Department of State cables for further dissemination within the Intelligence Community- Prepared and attended briefings on areas of convergence between the US and Italian governments

Master Of Science And Technology Intelligence Degree, Data Science And Distributed Ledger Technology

Master Of Science Degree, International Relations

Bachelor Of Arts Degree, International Relations And Italian