Clem R. Berger
St. Clair Shores,MI
Summary
Clem Berger has extensive project management experience. Clem demonstrates the ability to positively influence program and process performance by partnering with customers, management, and
functional staff. Supported marketing efforts through the authoring of Foreign Disclosure Technical Approaches, found key personnel for contract support, and provided foreign disclosure training avenues to enhance team capabilities.
Clem Berger has firsthand experience and knowledge of the SIGINT and COMINT mission, pace, and training needs.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
All Source Intelligence Technician
United States Army and Naval Reserves
Selfridge, Michigan
03.2002 - Current
- Serve as the subject matter expert in charge of intelligence analysis and synchronization at multiple echelons; responsible for managing information analysis from all sources and intelligence disciplines into finished analytical products in support of mission command (MC)
- Advises the commander and staff elements on intelligence planning considerations through analysis and tailored intelligence products
- Manages functions within the intelligence process, military decision-making process, and targeting cycle
- Integrates intelligence architecture in support of intelligence operations and maintains intelligence databases to support intelligence processes
- Completed five political/military white papers on foreign country policy supporting EUCOM JAC mission capabilities, providing in-depth background intelligence information
- Supported the MARITIME Branch as senior analyst providing quality checks on several monthly intelligence product series supporting foreign navies within the EUCOM area of responsibility (AOR)
- Manages All-Source Intelligence analysis as the technical and tactical expert in charge of multi-echelon intelligence analytical elements; by ensuring the fusion of information from all sources and intelligence disciplines into finished analytical products
- Responsible for integrating intelligence support into Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), full spectrum operations, targeting, and effects-based planning
- Integrate automated information systems in support of intelligence production efforts and maintain intelligence files and databases to provide intelligence support to the military decision-making process
- Also coordinate and collaborate with other analytical elements, specialized intelligence activities, staff, intergovernmental agencies in a Joint Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) environment.
Foreign Disclosure Officer
United States Army and Naval Reserves
Molesworth
08.2022 - 05.2024
- As a Reserve FDO Branch Chief, I lead and mentored 5 junior Warrant Officers and 20 Enlisted
- Soldiers
- My duties consisted of assigning, directing, and reviewing the work of subordinate employees, as well as planning, scheduling, and coordinating work operations
- FDO Branch Chief overseeing and supporting the Foreign Disclosure program in support of European
- Command Joint Analysis Center (EUCOMJAC) in United Kingdom and the Army Reserve Element (ARE) Detachment 3
- Adjudicated over 3400 products and 5600 sources of Classified Military and National Intelligence for release and/or disclosure to foreign countries and international organizations
- Responsible for reviewing and authorizing the disclosure of classified, sensitive, and controlled unclassified information (CUI), as
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- Facilitates the delivery of three four-day FDO courses as a military instructor
- The courses are designed to train individuals in foreign disclosure concepts and practices for adjudicating classified information to foreign partners
- Served as Officer in Charge (OIC) for eight officers located in five different states while deployed to
- United Kingdom supporting the FDO mission and administrative functions
- Lead and mentor, as the Reserve FDO Branch Chief, 5 junior Warrant Officers and 20 Enlisted Soldiers
- My duties consist of assigning, directing, and reviewing work of subordinate employees, planning, scheduling, and coordinating work operations
- Conduct quarterly and annual work performance evaluations and associated administrative functions
- Provide the review, release determination and sanitization, if required, of all U.S
- Government-controlled information prior to its sharing with allies and ensuring its protection under National Disclosure policies
- Synchronize OCONUS/CONUS reach-back elements with Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) to ensure analytical products match theater-deployed units and headquarters operational requirements
- Ensure adjudication criteria are met for foreign disclosures to include national interest, purpose, government to government, protection, access, third party and compromise.
Operations Center Technician
Federal Bureau of Investigation
04.2020 - 11.2021
- Identified subjects with little or partial information through researching FBI and National Crime Information Center (NCIC) databases
- Analyzed security concerns and criminal information for intelligence writing, such as composing a Guardian for a threat-to-life incident
- Organized, planned, and prioritized dynamic workloads to meet deadlines for assignments and projects, such as executing NCIC requests, responding to radio and phone calls, and fulfilling needs from other departments
- Appropriately managed information and ensured its proper use, storage, and dissemination, such as handling criminal information and operating in secure facilities
- Initiated emergency response protocols during emergency situations, such as bomb threat of federal building, loss of building power and response to terrorist incidents
- Managed Guardian, and Public Access Line (PAL) leads, analyzed the provided information for lead assignment and notified appropriate individuals for follow up
- Communicated and collaborated with program managers for reactive squads including Counter Terrorism and Violent Crime agent supervisors to handle critical incidents and follow response procedures afterhours
- Served as a liaison between the FBI and US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) during Bridge and Tunnel requests, including vetting and de-confliction of FBI’s proprietary databases, communicating with any involved case agents, and communicating local interest with the CBP officer
- Analyzed situations involving governmental powers and structures, due process, legal jurisprudence, electronic surveillance, search and seizure, jury trial, and other individual rights for decision making
- Organized and tracked documentation for Criminal History logs and entry of warrants; organized files and assisted with audits from the state of Michigan
- Monitored and communicated with agents over dispatch radio to run license plates; complete radio checks, testing equipment with resident agencies and ensure agent safety while operating in the field.
Intelligence Analyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington, D.C
05.2007 - 04.2020
- Produced 30+ internal and external in-depth analytical products to be disseminated within the FBI and to Other Government Agencies (OGA) relating to International Terrorism and Counterintelligence matters
- Provided analysis of raw data using various computer-based tools and manual processes that were included in analytical products that supported case relative intelligence information
- Accurately and effectively collaborated and communicated as a liaison between the FBI, state, and local law enforcement, and OGA partners with the FBI’s National Joint Terrorism Task Force
- Utilized FBI, USIC, and open-source databases to identify and gather information to assist with investigations and cases that have led to convictions and used to open new investigations
- Used problem solving and judgement skills when database searches yielded multiple identities or if information given did not lead to positive results to ensure that accurate information was being provided
- Evaluated and analyzed simultaneously occurring events and requests to prioritize and share information with the appropriate parties within the Law Enforcement community and various intelligence agencies
- Acted independently as the sole point of contact for the field office during after-hours shifts, used years of experience and judgement to determine pertinence, significance, and relevance of received leads and information and disseminated information appropriately
- Composed data and authored situation reports to brief executive management on current operations, news events, training, etc
- Confirmed, entered, modified, and removed wanted person records from databases while identifying threats while providing decision makers with the information they need to combat those threats
- Facilitated information sharing by developing relationships, forming networks, and partnering with international, national, state, and local contacts in the intelligence and law enforcement communities
- Assessed, collected, and disseminated raw intelligence while making real-time analytic judgements regarding specific and emerging threats
- Conducted numerous studies for identifying threats and trends.
Senior Designer
AEROTEK/Modern Engineering
03.1993 - 05.2007
- Lead Designer for the GMX295 Air Inlet Panel all through the WEO process
- Design Leader for GMX245 Corvette A-Pillar Applique in Exteriors Group
- Lead Designer for GM 360/370 Power Lift Gate Program with the Rear Closures Group.
Foreign Disclosure Officer
U.S. Army
Education
M.S - Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
Michigan State University
Lansing, MIDecember 2018
B.A.A - Organizational Administration
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MIMay 2000
A.A.S - Auto Body Design
Macomb Community College
MacombMay 1994
Skills
- Skills Summary:
- Current US TOP SECRET Security Clearance with Special Compartmented Information (SCI), TS/SCI
- Foreign Disclosure Delegation of Disclosure Authority Letter, USEUCOM, Stuttgart, Germany, 2017
- One Year Combat Experience in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
- 28 years military experience with the US Government in the United States and overseas as an All-
- Source Analyst with the Army, Intelligence Specialist and Aviation Boatswains Mate with the Navy
- Strong communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of
- Leadership and target knowledge, both inside and outside the organization, to give effective oral
- Presentations, and represent the position in interagency meetings
- Possess strong computer and typing skills with a vast knowledge and expertise in a multitude of systems
- To include Microsoft Office Suite and analysis and data mining programs on NIPR, SIPR, and JWICS
- Excellent time management, interpersonal, and organizational skills; strong work ethic and self-
- Motivated for independent or interactive work environments
Timeline
Foreign Disclosure Officer
United States Army and Naval Reserves
08.2022 - 05.2024
Operations Center Technician
Federal Bureau of Investigation
04.2020 - 11.2021
Intelligence Analyst
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington, D.C
05.2007 - 04.2020
All Source Intelligence Technician
United States Army and Naval Reserves
03.2002 - Current
Senior Designer
AEROTEK/Modern Engineering
03.1993 - 05.2007
Foreign Disclosure Officer
U.S. Army
M.S - Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis
Michigan State University
B.A.A - Organizational Administration
Central Michigan University
A.A.S - Auto Body Design
Macomb Community College
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