Brandon M. Smith
North Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Highly trained in many facets of emergency services, with strong leadership abilities and a successful career in the U.S. Army, proactive and motivated, with a drive for excellence, goal-oriented and dedicated to high levels of achievement in chosen field. MCOLES certified police officer.
Detail-oriented intelligence professional adept at collecting and processing information. Strategic and organized with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Reviewing records and making sound judgments about personnel, risks and field operations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Intelligence Analyst
The North Group
04.2024 - Current
- Monitor social media using social media scraping tools for clients
- Conduct site security assessments for large- and small-scale events
- Create threat assessments for clients, their properties, and their venues
- Research and write weekly global intelligence brief covering geopolitical as well as national issues
- Conduct quality control and quality assessment of three junior analysts’ products before being delivered to the Intelligence Manager
- Monitor people of interest and maintain a persons of interest database
- Research and draft due diligence reports on various companies and individuals
- Business Development
- Produced multi-source intelligence reports and products for different agency customers.
- Developed recommendations to assist clients and agencies with efforts to advance intelligence gathering and interpretation in multiple theaters of operation.
- Created useful and timely intelligence products to support field operations.
- Assisted in creating high-level intelligence briefs for senior-level personnel.
- Developed standard operating procedures for intelligence operations and activities.
- Analyzed open-source intelligence data to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
Police Officer
North Las Vegas Police Department
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Receive, process, and disseminate requests for body worn camera footage
- Review and edit body worn camera footage per department policy and standard operating procedures maintaining the security of the public's and employee's personal identifying information
- Responsible for clearing months long backlog of requests for body worn camera footage bringing my division within 100% compliance
- Member of a two-person team responsible for staffing all department special assignment over time details resulting in each assignment being fully staffed and a customer satisfaction rating of 100%
- Responsible for implementing a user-friendly overtime tracking system, via an automated system, which will allow better and faster processing of requests and tracking of each individual employee’s overtime hours
- Responded to emergency calls to provide assistance to citizens in need.
- Built excellent rapport and working relationship with community to build trust and improve upon communication.
Detective, Major Crimes Unit
City of Flint Police Department
08.2021 - 12.2023
- Investigate crimes against people
- Draft search and arrest warrants
- Conduct complex case investigations
- Investigate cold cases
- Patrol assigned districts, conduct preliminary investigations, effect arrest of those suspected of crimes
- Seize and log evidence in relation to crimes or suspected crimes, identify suspects, Conduct and perform warrant sweeps
- Train newly certified officers
- Obtained and served search warrants related to ongoing cases.
- Identified witnesses and collected statements to gather information and pursue remedies for violations of legal standards.
- Investigated complaints brought by members of community by conducting interviews and compiling evidence.
- Conducted multi-scope research into suspects to determine criminal activities and suspect operating environments.
- Prepared case reports from allegations, transcripts of interviews and physical evidence.
- Oversaw criminal cases, coordinated investigations, and prepared evidence and investigators for court cases.
- Kept meticulous and detailed records of each case to avoid causing any problems with prosecution.
- Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches.
- Wrote detailed reports outlining case findings for internal files and legal purposes.
- Preserved evidence for court hearings and checked integrity of individual pieces.
Global Security Operations Center Manager
The North Group
04.2021 - 08.2021
- Manage GSOC development and operations as directed by TNG leadership
- Collect intelligence and advise TNG leadership and management on security matters, actors, and various other matters
- Assist in managing employee and contractor data, final oversight of all project financials before sent to billing
- Conduct risk assessments, threat assessments, and travel briefs, conduct background checks
- Conduct surveillance and intelligence gathering for various cases ranging from fraud to missing persons
- Managed work and performance of more than three employees.
- Processed payroll for over three employees as part of sound human resources and financial management strategies.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
Deputy Sheriff
Office of the Genesee County Sheriff
04.2017 - 04.2021
- Supervises inmates in the jail in accordance with the established policies, regulations, and procedures
- Patrols assigned areas for evidence of forbidden activities, infraction of rules and unsatisfactory behavior of inmates
- Observes conduct and behavior of inmates to prevent disturbances and escapes
- Obtains medical aid for inmates if needed, responds to all medical emergencies
- Physical Training Instructor for the Office of the Genesee County Sheriff Corrections Academy, Corrections Emergency Response Team Member
- Booking Deputy, Honor Guard Member, and Circuit Court Deputy
- Observed jail and inmate activity to maintain order and safety.
- Organized criminal documents such as logs, records, reports, and agendas to streamline processing and improve traceability.
Signal Collector/Analyst
U.S. ARMY
08.2006 - 12.2016
- Established and organized collaborative forms for Signal Intelligence Directorate leadership for maintaining operational effectiveness for 1300 multi-service personnel
- Trained, coached, and mentored up to 30 soldiers at a time, 26 over the number generally associated with the rank of Sergeant
- Decoded sensitive and Top-Secret digital information, reported to deployed forces throughout Pacific Command
- Lead the analysis effort of a 4-member joint service team, reporting increased by 11% during tenure as shift supervisor
- Produced 160 Signals Intelligence target packages; delivered actionable intelligence on insurgent areas of activity and patterns of life; removed over 50 targets
- Was awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Managed National - Theater Signals Intelligence assets satisfying over 55 requests for information; supported intelligence requirements during 40 operations
- Improved analytical abilities of the team by creating a Standard Operating Procedure for the team to maintain continuity of operations; first of its kind within the Cryptologic Support Teams
- Conducted training to several soldiers on analytic techniques, improving substandard analysts
- Analyzed routes for retrograde operations; effective employed tools to enable threat tipping and situational awareness resulting in zero attacks on over twenty convoys
- Maintained 100% accountability of over $800,000.00 in equipment during Cryptologic Support Team-26's phased retrograde, resulting in zero loss in mission coverage over supported targets
Skills
- Intelligence products
- Managing records
- Predictive analyses
- Threat detection
- Field Training
- Complex Case Investigation
Certification
- Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information with polygraph
- LERTA Graduate, 12/01/20
- MCOLES License, 52172
- Field Training Officer, 11/01/22
- Taser and OC Spray, 12/01/20
- SFST, 12/01/20
- GED: General Studies, 08/01/01
Licenses
MCOLES License, 52172
Timeline
Intelligence Analyst
The North Group
04.2024 - Current
Police Officer
North Las Vegas Police Department
12.2023 - 03.2024
Detective, Major Crimes Unit
City of Flint Police Department
08.2021 - 12.2023
Global Security Operations Center Manager
The North Group
04.2021 - 08.2021
Deputy Sheriff
Office of the Genesee County Sheriff
04.2017 - 04.2021
Signal Collector/Analyst
U.S. ARMY
08.2006 - 12.2016
- Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information with polygraph
- LERTA Graduate, 12/01/20
- MCOLES License, 52172
- Field Training Officer, 11/01/22
- Taser and OC Spray, 12/01/20
- SFST, 12/01/20
- GED: General Studies, 08/01/01
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