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Bryan Strain

Fort Jackson,SC

Summary

Resourceful Supervisory Special Agent recognized for driving high productivity and ensuring efficient task completion. Specialized in leading investigations related to ICAC, sexual assault, and wrongful death, with extensive expertise in digital forensics collection and review. Proven leadership abilities enhance team performance while fostering a collaborative environment that empowers Agents to meet objectives under tight deadlines. Committed to continuous improvement and excellence in law enforcement operations.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Supervisory Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
Fort Jackson, SC
09.2023 - Current
  • Supervisory Special Agent in charge of 5 or more Special Agents. Mentoring and providing insight into investigative direction if needed. Allowing agents to find their investigative groove and style while maintaining procedural standards and policies. Conducts monthly case reviews, ensuring investigations are conducted with timeliness, thoroughness, and have timely reporting.
  • Digital Forensic OIC. Maintains the digital forensic extraction program at the Fort Jackson RA, and ensures that the software is up to date for best results. Liaison with the Military Judge Advocate regarding digital forensic expectations. Maintains a knowledge base on forensic extraction standards and methods, and instructs local agents on digital media review and collection best practices when on the scene.
  • Facilitated and nurtured a relationship with the South Carolina ICAC Task Force. In coordination with the Division Chief Child Exploitation Division, ASAC, DACID, received training from the task force and authorization of Fort Jackson Agents to participate in undercover operations.

Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
Fort Jackson, SC
01.2022 - 09.2023

Lead investigative Agent pertaining to sexual assault, fraud, wrongful death, internet crimes against children, child assault, and domestic violence. Worked jointly with the DCIS and the FBI in a high-profile investigation involving fraud, interstate fraud, international fraud, and aggravated assault involving service members.ers. Executed subpoenas, and magistrate authorizations.

Supervisory Special Agent of the Drug Suppression Team.

Digital Forensic Examiner

Department Of Defense Army
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
05.2019 - 01.2022
  • Handled, extracted, and examined digital media from supported CID offices within 6th Group. Documented technical notes and steps taken during each step of the process for disclosure during adjudication. Provided a written report containing the summary of findings. Advised case agents within 6th Group on the verbiage, and scope of the request for military magistrate authorizations and federal warrants.
  • Engaged in discussions at Microsoft Campus ICAC conference covering changes in legislation and case law related to geofence warrants, emerging technologies, and probable cause pertaining to the search of auxiliary digital media not connected to the original media.
  • Trained Agents within 6th Group on the procedures for digital evidence destruction while preserving the digital device.

Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
Fort Leavenworth, KS
01.2017 - 05.2019
  • Lead investigative Agent pertaining to sexual assault, fraud, wrongful death, internet crimes against children, child assault, and domestic violence. Executed subpoenas, magistrate authorizations, and federal warrants.
  • Lead agent pertaining to the identification and prosecution of multiple correction and detainment specialists (31E) and inmates located in the Fort Levenworth detention barracks contraband ring which included family members of inmates.

Special Agent Protection

Department Of Defense Army
Fort Belvoir, VA
01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Protection Agent for the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • Performed advanced site surveys, served as advanced agent preparing the site for arrival
  • Shift leader certified in charge of coordinating advanced Agents, and all protection Agent movement for the day
  • CONUS and OCONUS Special Agent in Charge and Assistant Special Agent in Charge certified and performed in thoses role in Iraq, UK, Norway, Belgium, Abu Dhabi, multiple CONUS locations, and the US state of the Union. Worked along side Department of State, Pentagon, US Secret Service, and the host country security team to arrange a safe and successful security plan.

Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
Fort Sill, OK
08.2011 - 01.2014
  • Lead investigative Agent pertaining to sexual assault, fraud, wrongful death, internet crimes against children, child assault, and domestic violence. Executed subpoenas, magistrate authorizations, and federal warrants.

Satallite Communications Specialist

Department Of Defense Army
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
05.2007 - 08.2011
  • Tactical satellite Communications specialist NCOIC in charge of a 4 man element providing communication to command teams in the field.
  • Deployed to Iraq providing tactical communications for the Multi National Corps-Iraq Command

Education

Warrant Officer Candidate School
Fort Rucker, AL
01-2021

Supervision of Criminal Investigations

Warrant Officer Basic Course
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01-2021

Senior Leaders Course
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01-2019

Advanced Leaders Course
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01-2013

Criminal Investigation

CID Special Agent Course
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01-2011

Warriors Leaders Course
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
01-2010

Bachelor of Science - Education

University of Georgia
Athens, GA
12-2002

Skills

  • Emergency Medical Technician-Basic-2009
  • Tactical Post Blast Investigations-2012
  • Special Victims Capabilities Course-2017
  • Advanced Fraud Investigations-2017
  • Advanced Crime Scene Investigations-2018
  • Introduction to Computer Hardware and Networks-2018
  • Cyber Incident Response Course-2018
  • Digital Evidence Acquisition Specialist Training-2018
  • Windows Forensic Examinations-2019
  • Cellebrite Certified Mobile Examiner Certification-2019
  • Forensic Intrusion in a Windows Environment-2020
  • DOD Cyber Crimes Investigator-2020
  • Advanced Mobile Extraction-2023
  • South Carolina ICAC Task Force Undercover Chat Training-2024

Timeline

Supervisory Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
09.2023 - Current

Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
01.2022 - 09.2023

Digital Forensic Examiner

Department Of Defense Army
05.2019 - 01.2022

Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
01.2017 - 05.2019

Special Agent Protection

Department Of Defense Army
01.2014 - 01.2017

Special Agent

Department Of Defense Army
08.2011 - 01.2014

Satallite Communications Specialist

Department Of Defense Army
05.2007 - 08.2011

Warrant Officer Candidate School

Supervision of Criminal Investigations

Warrant Officer Basic Course

Senior Leaders Course

Advanced Leaders Course

Criminal Investigation

CID Special Agent Course

Warriors Leaders Course

Bachelor of Science - Education

University of Georgia
Bryan Strain