Amy Edwards
Scottsville,VA
Summary
A proven intelligence leader, exceptionally adept at balancing multiple, competing operational tasks and requirements. Over 25 years of experience in multiple sources; including Signals Intelligence, Geospatial Intelligence and Open Source Research and Discovery. A unique blend of leadership, emotional intelligence and technical expertise that unites teams to achieves goals across a broad range of objectives.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Collection Officer
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Springfield, VA
09.2018 - Current
- Experience in providing improved Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) support to Personnel Recovery (PR) to Department of Defense combatant commands and Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) schools, Interagency, and national-level rescue centers
- Created and implemented strategy for training, advise, assist and execution of large-scale and component level exercises utilizing vast PR professional network, resulting in increase from 0 to 25 supported events in one year of outreach and engagement
- Expert in training, conducting, collecting and analyzing Ground to Air Signals (GTAS) to include imagery analysis, collection management and product creation and dissemination
- Supervised manual and automated collection strategies to support full spectrum PR GEOINT support and connected with data processing teams to facilitate communication and collaboration
- Presented intelligent technical solutions and methodologies for mission challenges in data availability resulting in future NGA and JPRA joint emerging requirement that will bring critical data to operators in timely and easy to use manner
- Overhauled engagement strategy, mission focus, and internal instructions, SOPs and guidelines which increased effectiveness in DoD and Interagency outreach by 400%
Intelligence Branch Chief / Deputy Operations Branch Chief
JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY
Springfield, VA
08.2015 - 09.2018
- Lead 13 military, government and contract manning personnel in day to day operations spanning technical equipment operation, intelligence briefings and support to emerging technology assessments
- Integrated inter-agency personnel/hostage recovery efforts across Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, and Federal Bureau of Investigation; refined and defined requirements and synchronized objectives, eliminating interagency duplication of efforts
- Managed Open Source research team with intricate knowledge of policy and authorities in production of 11 highly sensitive critical products used throughout PR community
- Identified critical threats and vulnerabilities in operations and equipment, reducing threat to forces
- Spearheaded development of six test plans of new technologies and their execution, demonstrated effective integration of various tests that cut man-hours needed to complete by two-thirds
- Oversaw development of six test plans and their execution, streamlined various tests to cut man-hours need by two-thirds
- Established broad Personnel Recovery and Hostage Recovery network through unique support and products that were proven to be highly useful and innovative
- Maintained access in multiple programs with unique informational and technical applicability to Personnel Recovery
Intelligence Officer
Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific
Lemoore, CA
06.2012 - 07.2015
- Intelligence Branch Chief, managed nine military personnel in Intelligence and Security Fields, and indirectly more than 35 junior intelligence personnel in subordinate squadrons.
- Advised senior military members and commanders in weekly briefings based on current intelligence findings pertinent to areas of interest and ongoing combat operations.
- Prioritized threat levels for analyzing and communication combat support operations
- Special Security Officer for more than 500 personnel on NAS Lemoore. Responsible for security clearance initiation, renewal, and adjudication, as well as visitor access requests and physical security of classified spaces
- Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) Officer, responsible for 32 items of communications security materials with zero incidents.
Advised senior military members and commanders in weekly briefings based on current intelligence findings pertinent to areas of interest and ongoing combat operations - Identified major gap in aviation intelligence personnel's training prior to deployment, developed first ever, Intermediate Aviation Intelligence Course, that became Navy-approved course and consisted of 30 hours of advanced aviation intelligence training for members of deploying squadrons
- Applied new and advanced tools and techniques to work-up cycle with emphasis on memorization and data visualization. Managed successful completion of three courses, training 60+ personnel better preparing them for intelligence demands of preparing order of battle assessments, ingress and egress routes, suppression of enemy air defense, and combat search and rescue missions during operational deployment
Intelligence Officer
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
San Diego, CA
07.2010 - 07.2012
- Intelligence Officer for Helicopter Sea Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Squadron EIGHT charged with providing threat briefs prior to each mission flight
- Advised senior officers of current intelligence picture and enemy disposition to ensure safe ingress, helicopter landing zone identification and speedy egress
- Standardized intelligence portion of pre-flight brief in order to create continuity between flights, drastically increasing pilot confidence and understanding of information
- Deployed with Carrier Air Wing NINE and qualified as one of only three Admiral's Fleet Intelligence Watch Officers (FIWO), responsible for safety and real-time intelligence reporting for entire Carrier Strike Group. Flawlessly led watch throughout eight-month combat deployment, successfully completing over 1200 sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
- Conducted reconnaissance to compile threat information, focusing on locations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve
Education
Master's Degree - Human Systems Integration
Naval Postgraduate School, DAU
08.2013
Bachelor's Degree - Philosophy / Law & Society
University of California RIVERSIDE
06.1999
Skills
Leadership
Networking
Project Management
Decision Maker
Technical Solutions
Planning and Execution
Threat Management
Top Secret/SCI Clearance
Certification
GEOINT Requirements Management Course (GIMS) (2019)
CASO (Open Source and PAI Analysis) (2015)
Navy Intelligence Officer Basic Course (2010)
Navy Basic Instructor Course (2008)
Sharepoint (2017)
Microsoft Project (2017)
Languages
Korean
Limited Working
Hindi
Elementary
Timeline
Senior Collection Officer
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
09.2018 - Current
Intelligence Branch Chief / Deputy Operations Branch Chief
JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY
08.2015 - 09.2018
Intelligence Officer
Strike Fighter Weapons School Pacific
06.2012 - 07.2015
Intelligence Officer
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
07.2010 - 07.2012
Master's Degree - Human Systems Integration
Naval Postgraduate School, DAU
Bachelor's Degree - Philosophy / Law & Society
University of California RIVERSIDE
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