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Alexander Cuevas

Intelligence Analyst, BS, MS
San Diego,CA

Summary

Security expert with over 10 years of experience focusing on government and private sector emergency and crisis management as well as safety and security compliance. Experience working with Department of Defense and Department of State (OCONUS) in high-threat and high-risk environments.

Work History

Project Manager

Bogaard Group International
Los Angeles, CA
08.2021 - Current
  • Serve as a project manager working on several accounts helping clients to develop, maintain, and improve their security operations. Clients included Amazon Studios, Zynga, LA Philharmonic's YOLA, UC Merced Police, and Children's Institute Inc.
  • Assessed security compliance, security program organization, policies and procedures, general risks and vulnerabilities.
  • Developed reasonable and cost effective recommendations for security improvement.
  • Reduced security risks by providing efficient emergency response management.
  • Planned and implemented disaster management strategies such as evacuation plans and shelter management.
  • Studied organization's security policies and made appropriate changes to improve protection.
  • Identify threats
  • Assist clients in implementing the use of technologies/software for identification of real world risks and hazards in real-time.

Intelligence Analyst

Netflix (Agency Bogaard Group International)
Los Angeles, CA
02.2020 - Current
  • Conduct detailed assessments on threat actors, persons of interest, and maintain databases.
  • Support talent and executive protection details
  • Provide security/threat assessments for premiers and events.
  • Collect information related to COVID-19 global impacts as it relates to client operations and productions.
  • Lead and support COVID-19 response activities in EMEA. Activities include providing regional insight to country responses to COVID-19, support meetings that facilitate coordination between GSOC and EMEA Health and Safety Task Force, and provide daily regional COVID-19 updates that may impact client.
  • Monitor geopolitical events around the world that could impact client’s global workforce and business operations; and will identify, triage, and disseminate.
  • Alerts, warnings, and advisory event notifications to decision-makers and first responders.
  • Act as first point of contact for crisis management support and help coordinate incident response; assisting with event escalation and emergency communications to site, regional, and enterprise-level.
  • Maintain and develop systems for processing and triage of open source information improving GSOC common operating picture and supporting daily information collection for intelligence.

GSOC Supervisor

Stripe (Agency - Security Industry Specialists)
San Francisco, CA
03.2019 - 02.2020
  • Lead a team of nine operators in a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC).
  • Manage the development of the client's security control room into a GSOC.
  • Manage the collection, analysis, production, presentation, and dissemination of daily, weekly, periodic, and incident-triggered intelligence products.
  • Proactively enhance security using Ontic for protective intelligence. Played a crucial role in using Boolean logic to customize intelligence feeds enhancing client capabilities in tracking entities online.
  • Assist and lead investigations regarding security threats and potentially unlawful activity. Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners regarding these matters.
  • Manage User Threat and Self-Harm Incident Response Program ensuring proper de-escalation of an incident.
  • Develop tools, protocols, stand operating procedures for critical incident management.
  • Develop KPI's based on GSOC performance, client needs, and incident response resolution times. Lead the GSOC to meet 85% of KPIs at the end of Q2 to 100% beginning Q3.
  • Identify problems and deliver feasible and timely solutions increasing operational efficiency and better distribution of resources.
  • Produce analytical assessments related to safety and risk.

Intelligence Analyst

Facebook (Agency - Pinkerton)
San Francisco, CA
05.2018 - 03.2019
  • Provide Consultative Support to Social Media Client in their Global Security Operations Center (GSOC)
  • Communicate with cross-functional teams to provide up-to-date security threat assessments
  • Conduct damage assessments with comprehensive briefs
  • Produce daily situation reports on emerging global crises
  • Deliver oral and written briefings to members of the Client’s security team or business leadership teams.
  • Triage and quality assurance for Social Good programs
  • Proactively monitor global events, gather and disseminate information, assess the incident using structured analytical techniques.

Intelligence Analyst

Facebook (Agency - WorldAware)
San Francisco, CA
02.2018 - 05.2018
  • Provide Consultative Support to Social Media Client in their Global Security Operations Center (GSOC)
  • Communicate with cross-functional teams to provide up-to-date security threat assessment
  • Conduct damage assessments with comprehensive briefs
  • Produce daily situation reports on emerging global crises
  • Deliver oral and written briefings to members of the Client’s security team or business leadership teams.
  • Triage and quality assurance for Social Good programs
  • Proactively monitor global events, gather and disseminate information, assess the incident using structured analytical techniques.

Social Media Analyst

Facebook (Agency - Cognizant)
San Francisco
10.2017 - 02.2018
  • Remain knowledgeable and up to date about Leading social media products and community standards.
  • Analyze content based on market and geopolitical changes/fluctuations in accordance with client needs/policy.
  • Investigate and resolve issues that are reported on social media such as requests for account support and reports of potentially abusive content.
  • Analyze content in Spanish with high accuracy.
  • Knowledge and understanding of multi-national geopolitical events that may affect platforms, client and customers with a focus in Latin American geopolitical events.

Emergency Medical Tech/Dive Medical Tech

DOD/DOS (Agencies - GWU Department of Emergency Medicine/Comprehensive Health Services)
08.2007 - 12.2017
  • Worked in Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, and Dubai as an expat defense contractor on Department of Defense and Depart of State contracts holding a Secret Security Clearance.
  • Provide EMS services for private companies at public and private events.
  • Pediatric critical care
  • Train and supervise up to 3 other EMT’s on a given shift.
  • Develop emergency response plans for each event worked based on client needs and resources available.
  • Establish incident command and properly coordinate with other agencies in mutual aid responses.
  • Provide medical service and operational support 24/7/365 to US State Department (DOS) and US Department of Defense (DOD) missions. • Assistant EMS Captain in the production and presentation of daily Situation Reports/SITREP and Intelligence Briefings.
  • Utilize high interpersonal skills to build rapport with patients, colleagues, military personnel, the public, and other healthcare providers.
  • Work in a fast-passed environment under extreme stress while paying attention to detail.
  • Utilize creative problem solving to provide solutions to challenges in emergency situations.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Education

Master of Science - Security And Intelligence

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
12.2015 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Homeland Security

University of Maryland - University College
Hyattsville, MD
01.2011 - 05.2015

Timeline

Project Manager

Bogaard Group International
08.2021 - Current

Intelligence Analyst

Netflix (Agency Bogaard Group International)
02.2020 - Current

GSOC Supervisor

Stripe (Agency - Security Industry Specialists)
03.2019 - 02.2020

Intelligence Analyst

Facebook (Agency - Pinkerton)
05.2018 - 03.2019

Intelligence Analyst

Facebook (Agency - WorldAware)
02.2018 - 05.2018

Social Media Analyst

Facebook (Agency - Cognizant)
10.2017 - 02.2018

Master of Science - Security And Intelligence

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
12.2015 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Homeland Security

University of Maryland - University College
01.2011 - 05.2015

Emergency Medical Tech/Dive Medical Tech

DOD/DOS (Agencies - GWU Department of Emergency Medicine/Comprehensive Health Services)
08.2007 - 12.2017
Alexander CuevasIntelligence Analyst, BS, MS