Anthony Hoffman
Temple,TX
Summary
Passionate and growth-focused analyst and leader. Possesses 20 years’ military experience in intelligence analysis, and over 10 years’ experience in threat-based virtual and infrastructure target development. A critical, creative thinker and innovative problem solver. Task-oriented, mission focused and a highly motivated self-starter that is dedicated to and believes in organizational objectives. Recognizes and harnesses talent to create and strengthen teams that maximize quality outputs. A master of vulnerability identification and exploitation.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Targeting Officer
United States Army
05.2021 - Current
- Train, develop and supervise over 100 analysts on threat target development principles, target selection, and target value analysis
- Reviews and nominates detailed target nomination reports for executive-level leadership approval
- Created a three-phased development model to develop analysts from beginner, journeyman and master in providing intelligence support to target, leading to an Army-recognized change in the unit mission and structure
- Introduced threat-based virtual and infrastructure targeting to a supported organization of nearly 25,000 personnel, improving their ability to synchronize and optimize operations internally, and coordinate with external agencies to achieve shared objectives.
Joint Targeting Officer
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
08.2018 - 05.2021
- Professionalized the target development program for three separate special forces headquarters operating across 50% of the world’s surface, synchronizing operations across seven levels of semi-autonomous organizations
- Created detailed target nomination report template adopted by executive level leadership
- Designed a 10-day purple team constructed training exercise to optimize the organizational operations process, using a threat-based targeting process as the center-of-gravity
- Implemented value analysis and systems analysis to communicate target significance and justification to executive-level leadership, resulting in nearly 100 approved targets within two years.
Futures Intelligence Officer
Asymmetric Warfare Group
08.2015 - 08.2018
- Published initial framework that established two new Army organizations (the Army Futures Command and the Security Force Assistance Brigade) within two years, designed to adapt and react to current and future threats to national security.
- Created the first tool for visualizing how to defeat threat-based targets across the physical environment and electromagnetic spectrum, helping executive-level leaders envision the complexity of military operations in future warfare.
- Professionalized the organization's intelligence network by cultivating key relationships with personnel in the U.S
- Intelligence community, including the NSA, CIA, Office of Net Assessments, and the National Ground Intelligence Center, resulting in programmed support that informed organizational intelligence gaps
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
05.2020
Honoree of Magna Cum Laude
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Building
- Exceptional Oral and Written Communication
- Self-Starter
- Adaptive and Innovative Problem Solver
Timeline
Senior Targeting Officer - United States Army
05.2021 - Current
Joint Targeting Officer - 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
08.2018 - 05.2021
Futures Intelligence Officer - Asymmetric Warfare Group
08.2015 - 08.2018
American Public University System - Bachelor of Arts, International Relations