BRACKEN NAPIER
GSSO
Fort Walton Beach,FL
Summary
Senior Security Specialist with over 20 years in military and contractor roles, leading DoD SAP, SCI, and Intelligence Community security programs. Expert in NISPOM compliance, SAP/SCI execution, and SCIF/SAPF accreditation. Proven ability to partner with government and corporate leaders to ensure security compliance and operational success. Holds active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Senior Security Specialist / SAP–SCI GSSO (Acting)
ARMADA Ltd.
Hurlburt Field, FL
04.2025 - Current
- Serve as the senior security authority and primary point of contact for SAP and SCI operations supporting the 505th Test and Training Group, overseeing security compliance across multiple classified programs and facilities.
- Direct and administer physical, personnel, industrial, and information security programs in accordance with NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117), ICD 705, DoDM 5205.07 Vol. 3, and Intelligence Community directives.
- Lead SCIF and SAPF operations, including access control, IDS, alarm response, visitor processing, badging, and classified area integrity.
- Develop, implement, and enforce local security policies, SOPs, standard practices, and continuity documentation.
- Conduct self-inspections, vulnerability assessments, and compliance reviews; investigate security incidents and violations, prepare reports, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Provide security oversight for SCIF and SAPF construction, modification, and accreditation efforts, coordinating directly with government security officials.
- Manage classified material lifecycle operations and oversee personnel security actions, including access determinations, visit authorizations, read-on/read-off procedures, and foreign travel security requirements.
- Maintain continuous liaison with government sponsors, program managers, and corporate leadership to ensure mission-aligned security compliance.
Senior Intelligence Manager / Security Program Lead
United States Army
Multiple Locations
05.2008 - 10.2022
- Led and governed SCI security programs supporting operational, strategic, and special operations missions across multiple organizations and geographic locations.
- Interpreted, applied, and enforced Presidential Executive Orders, DCIDs, DoD Manuals, Army Regulations, and Air Force Instructions governing classified information and secure operations.
- Established and administered enterprise-level SCI policies, procedures, and access controls safeguarding sensitive programs, personnel, and resources.
- Exercised executive accountability for over $1M in classified and sensitive equipment with zero loss incidents.
- Served as principal security advisor to commanders and senior leaders.
- Directed security education, indoctrination, refresher training, and debriefing programs.
- Coordinated interagency and multinational security operations in classified environments.
Senior All-Source Intelligence Analyst (Special Operations)
20th Special Forces Group
CONUS & Afghanistan
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Led intelligence and security support for special operations deployments.
- Executed SCIF access control, read-on procedures, polygraph coordination, and classified briefings.
- Provided senior leaders with threat assessments, targeting intelligence, and operational updates.
- Integrated HUMINT, SIGINT, and OSINT into mission planning and security decision-making.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Project Management
04.2025
In Progress
- 4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Arts - Intelligence Studies (Counterintelligence Focus)
04.2025
GPA: Magna Cum Laude
- 2022-2025 - Dean's List
- 3.8 GPA
- Graduated magna cum laude
- Deterrence in the Digital Age, Capstone Project: The United States and the Future of Cyber Warfare
- Analysis on China Belt Road Initiative
Associate of Applied Science - Intelligence Operations
01.2019
Skills
- Enterprise Security Operations Management
- Project management
- Risk assessment
- Critical thinking
- Security operations
- Intelligence analysis
- Compliance reviews
- Team leadership
- Stakeholder engagement
- Training development
- Smart card technology
- Biometric security
- Security policy development
- Compliance management
- NISPOM Compliance (32 CFR Part 117)
- SAP & SCI Security Program Leadership
- SCIF & SAPF Operations and Accreditation (ICD 705)
- Personnel Security Lifecycle (DISS, NBIS, JPAS, e-QIP)
- DD Form 254 Development, Review, and Flow-Down
- Access Control & Video Management Systems
- Classified Material Control & Accountability
- Security Incident Investigation & Corrective Action
- Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Programs
- Government Liaison & Regulatory Coordination
- Security Education, Training, and Briefings
- Foreign Travel Security & Visit Authorizations
- Physical, Industrial, and Information Security
- Policy, SOP, and Continuity Program Development
- Multi-Contract & Distributed Workforce Support
- Federal information security management act compliance
- Information security management system
- Access control
- Certified information security manager
- Penetration testing
- Threat analysis
- Security architecture
- Incident response
- Security awareness training
- Entrance control
- Policy development
- Clearance oversight
- Credentialing policies
- Physical security
- Professionalism
- Access management
- InfoSec
- CCTV monitoring
Clearance
Top Secret / SCI with CI Polygraph – Active
Certification
• Special Security Officer (SSO) & SCIF Manager Certification
• Personnel Security Certification (DoD)
• JPAS, DISS, NBIS, e-QIP Training
• Suitability Adjudications & Action Procedures
• HSPD-12 / CAC Credentialing
• Conventional Physical Security & Crime Prevention
• Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP)
• Identifying & Safeguarding PII
• Personnel Security Certification (DoD)
• JPAS, DISS, NBIS, e-QIP Training
• Suitability Adjudications & Action Procedures
• HSPD-12 / CAC Credentialing
• Conventional Physical Security & Crime Prevention
• Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP)
• Identifying & Safeguarding PII
Technical Skills
DISS, NBIS, JPAS, e-QIP, IDS, ACS, Access Commander, Microsoft Office 365 (Excel Advanced, Word, PowerPoint, Teams), SAPFs, SCIFs, Access Control & Video Management Systems, Intelligence Analyst, Targeting Analyst, Palantir, FadeMist, JIDO tools, Intelsuite,
Core Security Competencies
- Enterprise Security Operations Management
- NISPOM Compliance (32 CFR Part 117)
- SAP & SCI Security Program Leadership
- SCIF & SAPF Operations and Accreditation (ICD 705)
- Personnel Security Lifecycle (DISS, NBIS, JPAS, e-QIP)
- DD Form 254 Development, Review, and Flow-Down
- Access Control & Video Management Systems
- Classified Material Control & Accountability
- Security Incident Investigation & Corrective Action
- Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Programs
- Government Liaison & Regulatory Coordination
- Security Education, Training, and Briefings
- Foreign Travel Security & Visit Authorizations
- Physical, Industrial, and Information Security
- Policy, SOP, and Continuity Program Development
- Multi-Contract & Distributed Workforce Support
References
References available upon request.
Affiliations
- US Army
Timeline
Senior Security Specialist / SAP–SCI GSSO (Acting) - ARMADA Ltd.
04.2025 - Current
Senior All-Source Intelligence Analyst (Special Operations) - 20th Special Forces Group
01.2019 - 01.2022
Senior Intelligence Manager / Security Program Lead - United States Army
05.2008 - 10.2022
Columbia Southern University - Master of Business Administration, Project Management
American Military University - Bachelor of Arts, Intelligence Studies (Counterintelligence Focus)
Cochise College - Associate of Applied Science, Intelligence Operations