Chris Boozier

Senior Counterintelligence Digital Threat Investigator and Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of three Senior Non-Commissioned Officers and a DoD Certified Digital Forensics Workspace. Conducted and provided direct support to national security investigations across eleven states, employing advanced CI and digital forensic expertise to safeguard critical national and defense infrastructure. Through collaboration with intergovernmental agencies, successfully thwarted foreign threats against U.S. Army equities while driving innovation in forensic technology and operational efficiency.

Key Achievements and Contributions:

• Conducted over thirty digital forensic examinations on removable media, smartphones, tablets, and computers, leading to two arrests for espionage, including one guilty plea.
• Performed hundreds of queries and log analysis of endpoints, routers, switches, and edge devices, enabling positive identification of nefarious or suspicious activity, resulting in confirmed attribution to suspected actors.
• Designed and implemented custom Python, Bash, and PowerShell scripts, enhancing investigative processes and operational capabilities.
• Spearheaded acquisitions of hardware and software technologies to streamline operational objectives resulting in reduction of long-term overhead expenses and overall efficiency.

Conducted more than twenty due diligence assessments, several vulnerability assessments, and over ten supply chain risk analysis reports utilizing multi-source methodologies to safeguard and enhance the research, development, testing, and evaluation of bespoke technologies and equipment. Identified critical system vulnerabilities in two technologies, ensuring risks were mitigated, and projects advanced to production without compromise. Regularly briefed findings to program management and senior executives, influencing key decisions on operational security and risk management.

Key Achievements and Contributions:

• Volunteered and selected for overseas duty, strengthened inter-agency collaborations and intelligence sharing resulting in the disruption and dissolution of international terrorist activities.
• Conducted over twenty detailed electromagnetic spectrum analyses of areas, technologies, and equipment, resulting in secure and effective testing and evaluation in facilities on critical systems.

As the Current Operations Non-Commissioned Officer, I managed and directed hundreds of task orders for Allied Command Counterintelligence from senior executive officers to five detachments for execution, facilitating counterintelligence operations involving over twelve national CI partner entities. Developed and maintained a knowledge management dashboard that improved operational understanding and efficiency ten fold. As a Counterintelligence Digital Threat Investigator, I conducted twenty expeditionary mobile phone acquisitions and examinations for multinational CI operations, yielding critical insights into reported incidents, sources, and the neutralization of criminal activities.

Key Achievements and Contributions:

• Conducted over ten digital forensic examinations of suspicious activities within NATO Communications and Information Agency enclaves, leading to the identification and neutralization of vulnerabilities and threats to critical systems.
• Established and cultivated relationships with external law enforcement agencies, fostering collaboration that resulted in decisive actions against criminal activities.