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Wilmington, Nc, Us

Directly responsible for the development and implementation of a realistic and robust cyberspace environment, consisting of offensive, defensive, and red cell cyberspace teams, replicating real world capabilities to provide analytical problem sets for a Department of Defense (DoD) client. • Designed, installed, operated, and maintained targetable cyberspace infrastructure and provided detailed documentation and access for each device, platform, account, and persona throughout the planning and execution of the unit readiness exercise (URX)• Ensured compliance with policies, processes, procedures, and directives for all cyber teams and events within the URX• Responsible for briefing cyberspace operations plans to exercise development working groups, exercise branch synchronization meetings, in-progress and facilitated after actions reviews, distinguished visitors, etc.• Applied understanding of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT), Space Operations and Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities to include collections, analysis, and support to lethal and non-lethal targeting• Developed training infrastructure to achieve cyberspace related Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) training objectives including coordinating cyber enabling effects with USCYBERCOM/Interagency in support of direct action, advancing information operations and cyberspace operations capabilities• Provided the client with a weekly write-up of emerging threats that are focused on global cyberspace capabilities, technologies, and events in order to grow situational awareness, knowledge, and reach of the modern operational information environment (OIE)

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Directly supported Special Operation Forces (SOF) with timely, relevant, and accurate operational intelligence. Assisted in the planning, coordination, and execution of all Cyber Protection Team (CPT) Mission Element tasking to provide direct Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) to enhance Defensive Cyberspace Operations (DCO) security posture throughout the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN).• Served as the Intelligence liaison for the CPT to higher and adjacent intelligence organizations; facilitated intelligence acquisition and sharing• Researched emerging threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to guide the CPT Mission Elements during mission development and execution• Conducted open-source intelligence (OSINT) global situational awareness of current/emerging threats, security technology developments, and vulnerabilities• Seasoned expertise in commercial off the shelf tools (COTS) such as Dataminr, Mandiant, Crowdstrike, Open-Source Data Layer and Services (OSDLS), and Babel Street• Actively worked to identify opportunities to drive efficiencies within the threat intelligence team. This includes key areas such as global incident response management, vulnerability management, risk management as well as working to identify potential threats towards the organization• Assisted in fusing cyber threat intelligence capabilities with the broad spectrum of global security operations functions• Represented the CPT at professional seminars, conferences, meetings, exercises, and other events• Experience in monitoring in-house SIEM tools for GSOC vulnerability management• Achieved Initial Operating Criteria per USCYBERCOM direction

Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States

Served as the Chief of Intelligence for the unit providing the chain of command with timely, relevant, and accurate situational awareness to global events. Served as the Classified Material Control Custodian (CMCC) clerk monitoring the unit’s classified material holdings, signing in/out classified material with CMCC policy. Created and maintained the Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) program as the Assistant Program Manager in gathering operators, maintaining records, and organizing time to train.• Produced and oversaw the production of intelligence products for the unit• Operated Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) during exercises to increase situational awareness• Ensured the section’s gear and Equipment Density List (EDL) was accounted for daily while in the field• Maintained 100% accountability of classified documents and over $460K of highly sensitive equipment resulting in zeroloss and no security violations• Analyzed organizational training needs to determine needs; planned, resourced, developed new ideas, and executed constructive exercises• Mentored and advised subordinates per United States Marine Corps (USMC) standards and direction