Amanda McDonald

• Oversee, supervise, and manages spatial analysis support for the350th CA CMD and three subordinate brigades.
• Coordinates and validates data collection requirements.
• Advises Command and Staff Officers on all aspects of geospatial operations.

3rd Combat Aviation Brigade – Hunter Army Airfield

• Serve as team leader charged with geospatial intelligence analysis, quality control, and synchronization
• Provide full motion video (FMV) and imagery analysis to support military operations.
• Manage geospatial intelligence analysis process into tailored finished products supporting key decision-makers
• Provide technical recommendations and support documentation to aid in GIS process improvement.

Combined Special Operations Joint Task Force- Levant

• Responsible for providing timely and accurate tactical and operational intelligence sensitive activities to counter-violent extremist organizations, malign threat networks, and complete with great adversaries.
• Supervise multiple teams of the military to craft geospatial products for the Commanding General
• Drive collaboration with Command Joint Task Force (CJTF) and integrate geospatial intelligence between CSOJTF-L staff operations and planning with subordinate units
• Coordinate geospatial intelligence and special activities operations with the U.S. Embassy Baghdad, and brief officers and ambassador-level clients regularly

210th Field Artillery Brigade –Camp Casey

• Supervised and trained 4 Geospatial Analyst and 5 Imagery Analyst
• Manage functions during the intelligence process, process geospatial intelligence-based decision-making process
• Ensured intelligence efforts focused on leadership on leadership’s established geospatial intelligence collection requirements
• Updated and maintained common operational picture (COP) used by staff members during the unit exercise
• Develop a standard operating procedure to assist commanders in identifying the volume of fire from an artillery unit
• Work independently and in a collaborative team-oriented environment, both supporting organizational objectives

10th Special Forces Group/European Command and Central Command Areas of Responsibilities

• Supervised five topographic analysts and equipment maintenance
• Evaluated source materials for all military geographic information analysis
• Supervised quality assurance during all stages of topographic operations
• Ensured required administrative, intelligence, source data, and reference files were maintained
• Advised Command and Staff officer’s on all aspects of topographic operations and doctrine

Special Operations Task Force- Afghanistan (SOTF-A)

• Supported 18 Special Forces Operational Detachments- Alpha (SFOD-A), 3 Advanced Operations Bases, and SOFT-A command and staff elements for mission planning and real-time situational awareness.
• Provided terrain analysis and seasonal effects on the environment to assist in operational planning for over 200 missions.
• Identified military installations, facilities, weapon systems, military equipment and defenses.
• Analyzed national technical means (NTM) imagery analysis and Full Motion Video (FMV) to produce geospatial intelligence for military operations.
• Complied both FMV and NTM imagery into intelligence products for use in briefings.

Special Operations Command Forward-Eastern Europe

• Provided geospatial intelligence support to SOC FED-EE and elements deployed to 11 countries in Europe.
• Collaborated with international military partners through the sharing of intelligence and knowledge.
• Utilize discretion and confidentiality in handling classified information
• Accomplished complex and short-suspense requirements in a high-tempo environment supporting deployed units.
• Responsible for all headquarters security functions, including courier orders, personnel security checks, and physical security.
• Collaborated with senior management to develop and implement strategies to mitigate security risks.

82nd Airborne Division

• Supported over 750 customer requests for information and applied detailed terrain analysis to every product.
• Supported three Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotations by providing geospatial and topographic analytical support to intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB) for Brigade Commander and the Brigade Staff.
• Appointed as the Request for Information (RFI) and database manager. Ensured cleanliness and organization of the GEOINT database.
• Identified and resolved data-handling errors and hardware conflicts to maintain organizational IMS infrastructure.
• Responsible for assigning each RFI a specific number for quick reference of geospatial products. Ensured the RFI book was up to date and organized daily.
• Devised and implemented reliable data management procedures to enable usability and security of geospatial data.

• Extract terrain data from remote-sensed imagery, field reconnaissance, digital data, existing topographic products, and other collateral data sources
• Record analysis results to military graphic data base
• Draw, scribes, digitizes, and scan cultural, topographic, hydrographic, and other features on overlay surfaces and digital formats
• Utilities basic drafting techniques to tailor terrain products
• Perform digital manipulation of topographic information by querying, viewing, evaluating, and downloading digital data