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Austin Andrade

San Antonio,Tx

Summary

Experienced Intelligence Analyst with a strong background in data interpretation, geospatial analysis, and intelligence operations. Skilled at providing actionable insights and comprehensive intelligence assessments, leveraging TS/SCI and SAP/CAP sources to support strategic decision-making. Adept at identifying patterns, trends, and potential threats, enhancing situational awareness in high-stakes environments.

Key Strengths:

  • Intelligence Analysis & Reporting: Conducted in-depth analysis and developed intelligence reports that informed senior leadership on critical issues.
  • Data Synthesis & Interpretation: Integrated complex data from multiple intelligence sources for cohesive, high-impact reporting.
  • Technical Proficiency: Advanced user of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and intelligence software to streamline analysis and ensure precise data communication.
  • Leadership & Mentorship: Trained and guided junior analysts, improving team readiness and operational effectiveness.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Excellent verbal and written communicator, effective in cross-functional and joint operations, fostering collaboration and clear, strategic communication.

Detail-oriented, adaptable, and mission-focused with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality intelligence that supports and drives operational success.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Operational Intelligence Analyst

Command Undersea Surveillance
01.2022 - Current
  • TS/SCI and SAP/CAP Access: Leveraged Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) sources along with Special Access Programs (SAP) and Controlled Access Programs (CAP) to conduct in-depth intelligence analysis, ensuring access to the most accurate and secure intelligence data for informed decision-making.
  • Global Maritime Acoustic Surveillance: The IUSS provides extensive maritime surveillance by detecting, classifying, and tracking submarines, surface ships, and high-interest aircraft using a combination of persistent, long-range, fixed, and mobile systems.
  • Antisubmarine Warfare (ASW) Support: Enables antisubmarine warfare command and tactical forces by offering timely, accurate ASW reporting, ensuring rapid response to undersea threats and maintaining maritime domain awareness.
  • Data Collection and Analysis: Operates with dual focuses of real-time detection and long-term data gathering, supporting various mission areas including oceanographic and geophysical research, environmental assessments, marine mammal research, and counter-narcotics.
  • Command of Naval Ocean Processing Facilities (NOPFs): Directs NOPFs with tactical oversight of Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) ships, ensuring comprehensive coverage and effective processing of underwater acoustics.
  • Microsoft Office Suite Expertise: Highly skilled in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, using advanced functionalities to produce clear, data-driven reports, engaging presentations, and detailed intelligence analyses that support critical mission objectives.
  • Lead Intelligence Expert in Specialized Problem Set: Served as the lead subject matter expert within the problem set, providing authoritative guidance, mentorship, and insights that directly influenced tactical and strategic initiatives.
  • Data-Driven Intelligence Presentations: Developed high-quality PowerPoint briefings integrating complex intelligence data, enabling senior leaders to make quick, informed decisions based on well-structured, visually compelling intelligence products.
  • Advanced Data Analysis in Excel: Created detailed analytical models and data visualizations in Excel to track intelligence metrics, identify trends, and support proactive threat analysis, maximizing the impact of intelligence insights.
  • Strategic Use of TS/SCI and Controlled Sources: Synthesized intelligence from TS/SCI sources and SAP/CAP assets to provide a comprehensive understanding of high-priority threats, offering senior leadership a refined, multi-layered intelligence perspective.
  • Mentorship and Training: Provided hands-on training and mentorship to junior analysts on both Office tools and intelligence methods, ensuring consistent quality in reports, briefings, and data analyses across the team.
  • Problem Set Leadership and Analysis: Directed efforts in specialized problem areas, conducting detailed analysis and offering expert recommendations that shaped mission strategies and enhanced situational awareness for command and operational teams.

Geospatial/Intelligence Analyst Lead

USS AMERICA (LHA6)
10.2019 - 09.2021
  • Subject Matter Expert in geospatial intelligence, responsible for analyzing and interpreting complex geospatial data to produce accurate, high-impact intelligence reports supporting critical mission objectives.
  • Skilled Geospatial Analyst: Conducted in-depth research and analysis of satellite imagery, aerial photography, and other geospatial data sources, providing detailed assessments that enhanced situational awareness for decision-makers.
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency: Expert user of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, leveraging advanced features to create polished, data-driven reports, visualizations, and presentations that enhance the clarity and impact of intelligence findings.
  • TS/SCI Intelligence Operations: Utilized Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) sources to conduct high-quality intelligence analysis, ensuring accurate, reliable insights for mission-critical decisions.
  • Data-Driven Intelligence Presentations: Designed and delivered clear, well-structured PowerPoint briefings that integrated complex intelligence data, providing senior leadership with actionable insights in a concise format.
  • Advanced Data Analysis in Excel: Developed detailed spreadsheets and analytical models in Excel to track intelligence metrics, identify trends, and support strategic decision-making.
  • Quality Assurance Leader: Performed rigorous quality control checks on imagery products to ensure precision and reliability, contributing to the accuracy and credibility of intelligence deliverables.
  • Cross-Functional Analyst: Integrated multiple intelligence sources to generate actionable intelligence, synthesizing data into cohesive assessments that informed mission planning and operational decisions.
  • Lead Trainer: Mentored and trained junior analysts on advanced techniques in image interpretation and geospatial analysis, elevating team skill levels and ensuring high standards of analytical expertise across the unit.
  • Expert Communicator: Delivered presentations and briefings on geospatial intelligence findings, providing clear, concise insights that guided operational and strategic planning.

All Source Intelligence Analyst

US Navy
07.2016 - 09.2019

Mission Support Specialist (MSS) | U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) Key Achievements:

Pacific Theater | Intelligence Operations

  • Supported U.S. Forces in the Pacific Theater by conducting intelligence operations for the USPACOM Commander, sub-unified commands, and joint task forces, enabling critical strategic decision-making across the Area of Responsibility (AOR).
  • Coordinated intelligence planning with national and service authorities, ensuring alignment of intelligence objectives with mission priorities.
  • Produced and disseminated intelligence products to nationally tasked missions, delivering time-sensitive indications and warnings to forward-deployed tactical assets.
  • Mission Support Specialist: Key contributor to a joint service watch team supporting sensitive reconnaissance missions, directly involved in producing and controlling intelligence products for time-sensitive indications and warnings (IW) operations.
  • Subject Matter Expert: Coordinated and supervised all-source foreign naval activity tracks, enhancing operational understanding for USPACOM and PACFLT Joint Operations Watch Floors.
  • Intelligence Integration: Generated and disseminated intelligence reports and conducted daily briefings with NSA, USPACFLT, C3F, and CTF74, providing vital indications and warnings to support tactical operations across the Pacific AOR.
  • China Fleet Analyst: Created and shared daily intelligence reports on Chinese Naval activity, delivering critical insights to the intelligence community.

Retail Sales Associate

SAS San Antonio Shoes
01.2015 - 11.2015
  • Proactively approached customers on the shop floor, offering assistance and personalized recommendations
  • Achieved consistently high conversion rates through persuasive selling techniques
  • Assisted in inventory management, including receiving and restocking merchandise
  • Demonstrated expertise in product features and benefits to assist customers in making informed purchasing decisions

Retail Sales Associate

JCPenney
08.2014 - 01.2015
  • Demonstrated expertise in product features and benefits to assist customers in making informed purchasing decisions
  • Provided exceptional customer service, ensuring a positive shopping experience for all customers
  • Resolved customer complaints promptly and effectively, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business
  • Handled cash transactions accurately and efficiently, maintaining a balanced cash drawer at the end of each shift
  • Assisted in the training of new sales associates, providing guidance on company policies and best practices

Education

Associate's degree - Sports and Health Sciences, Concentration in Exercise Science

American Military University
11.2024

Skills

  • Intelligence Experience
  • Military Experience
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Assessments
  • Surveillance
  • Joint Operations
  • Information Security
  • Quality Assurance
  • Analytics
  • Data Interpretation
  • Problem-Solving Abilities
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Computer Skills
  • Updating Tracking Spreadsheets
  • Leadership
  • Team Management
  • Team Building
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Communication Skills
  • Verbal, Interpersonal, and Written Communication
  • Superior Interpersonal Skills

Timeline

Operational Intelligence Analyst

Command Undersea Surveillance
01.2022 - Current

Geospatial/Intelligence Analyst Lead

USS AMERICA (LHA6)
10.2019 - 09.2021

All Source Intelligence Analyst

US Navy
07.2016 - 09.2019

Retail Sales Associate

SAS San Antonio Shoes
01.2015 - 11.2015

Retail Sales Associate

JCPenney
08.2014 - 01.2015

Associate's degree - Sports and Health Sciences, Concentration in Exercise Science

American Military University
Austin Andrade