Sara Mcfarlane, Mba Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, VA

• Directed a 15-person team that conducted acoustic accountability/reconstruction, procedural/policy compliance checks, product accuracy verification, and de-conflicted priorities to satisfy external deadlines.
• Developed, reviewed, and revised Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other internal documents to identify errors and ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Conducted daily in-depth IUSS acoustic contact analysis and track reconstruction on all site reported contacts along with detailed database management to produce performance-based feedback to 11 rotating watch teams.
• Implemented requirements to field elements to support technical, operational and analytical data collection efforts.
• Supervised and authored intelligence products detailing recently identified Acoustic Intelligence (ACINT) vulnerabilities, acoustic anomalies, and emerging tactical trends and assisted in the assessing intelligence.
• Researched, developed, and presented Executive Briefs to audiences including senior officials in the US and foreign militaries, supporting military contractors and professional industry audiences.

Virginia Beach, VA

• Independently maintained a real-time, worldwide, maritime, intelligence watch. Identified intelligence gaps and advised deployed IUSS assets on emerging operations and requirements.
• Collected and researched relevant all-source intelligence data for historical databases, system training and development of staff procedures on various Department of Defense (DoD) networks while simultaneously.
• Routinely evaluated, interpreted and integrated all source intelligence data into quality, innovative briefs. Consistently delivered flawless presentations to executive level audiences to include senior military.
• Consistently involved with daily interaction of external departments within the DoD intelligence community (IC) agencies and select foreign counterparts by supporting national collection efforts with detailed guidance.
• Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for incomparable performance managing a 24/7 rotation, maintaining over 1500 contacts data for theater Antisubmarine Warfare commanders and National Intelligence.

Norfolk, VA

• Supervised 16 SONAR operators through the successful completion of six major shipboard Antisubmarine Warefare exercises ensuring optimal sensor configuration and analyzing numerous acoustic signatures.
• Systematically reorganized, tracked and maintained undersea warfare critical certification requirements for successful unit level training events.
• Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for superior performance as SONAR supervisor and unmatched dedication as work center supervisor which directly contributed to unit level ASW certification and a major.

Head Quarters, International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan

• Lead manager of a foreign deployed Postal Operations unit in the NATO-led security mission for the coalition forces. Responsible for sorting mail, forwarding mail to correct locations, maintaining effective pace and.
• Created efficient routing of mail by producing accurate shipping documentations and packaging labels.
• Established customer service skills.
• Recognized awards as lead Manager of command level postal operations for the Commander of International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), United States Forces- Afghanistan and the U.S. Embassy- Afghanistan. Locations.
• Awarded the Joint Service Achievement Medal while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for volunteering over 400 hours supervising over 70 local nationals in their construction of three new United States.
• Vibrant trainer and instructor. Facilitated over weekly mail orderly classes to ensure qualification of over 165 mail orderlies. Mail orderlies were responsible for mail handling in over 50 individual units.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Leadership

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Supervision And Management