Brandyn McMahan

Consolidate and enter terrorism information from various sources by maintaining a database of terrorism identities.

• Receives, triages, reviews and processes terrorism information from US Government Agencies, databases, and other sources for inclusion into TIDE.
• Analyzes terrorism information in TIDE and export KST identities and biometrics to the Terrorist Screening Center.
• Uses knowledge of nominating agencies to communicate, clarify, and make recommendations regarding nominations and watchlisting processes.
• Develops, maintains and implements a daily review program to ensure data integrity of process nominations
• Delivers written assessments on quality issues with terrorism, identities and biometrics information in TIDE and nominations, recommending improvements to productivity and mission effectiveness.
• Utilize All-Source intelligence analysis from multiple government intelligence agencies, to analyze identity data and derogatory information regarding national security threats.
• Responsible for triaging, reviewing and synthesizing terrorism-related information from various agencies, databases and sources.
• Conduct deep-dive all source analysis to enhance biographical information, derogatory information, and biometric information. Integrate, evaluate, and submit information from multiple sources.
• Provided intelligence exploitation and and analysis during crisis events to support IC investigations.
• Participated in cross-group and agency coordination to fulfill mission needs.

Responsible for conducting Basic Phase Training assessments for United States Fleet Forces (USFF) surface combatant Ship's Signal Exploitation Space (SSES) teams.

• Co-developed Standard Operating Procedures to optimize proficiency and knowledge in time-sensitive SIGINT reporting mandated by Naval Information Operations Command. Dedicated an additional 96 hours of time assessing shipboard proficiency and providing feedback to improve quality in reporting throughout the fleet in accordance with national requirements.
• Utilized skills learned from Naval Instructor C-School (NEC 9502) to conduct classroom and shipboard SSES SIGINT instruction to improve readiness and efficiency

Managed and conducted daily operations utilizing the SSEE Increment-E cyrptologic collection suite to collect, analyze, and disseminate time-sensitive reports in accordance with customer requirements

• Served as a SSES Watch Supervisor, overseeing usage of SSEE Increment E and Cryptologic Carry-On Program (CCOP) operations.
• Authorized 200 time-sensitive reports and four critical messages during tenure as an operator and watch supervisor to include training and providing situational awareness and updates when guidance and policies changed.
• Qualified to operate the SURFR-2 UAV/UAS payload