Danielle Hodge-Foley

Duties:

• Make daily operational decisions and solve problems related to workflow and team performance.
• Oversee and coordinate all aspects of work activities including managing, planning, assigning and evaluating the full range of inspection, intelligence analysis, examination and law enforcement activities relating to the arrival and departure of persons, conveyances and merchandise.
• Primary focus is to guide and support the efforts of personnel responsible for identifying and preventing the entry of national security threats, illegal drugs and contraband, dangerous pathogens and disease, unauthorized individuals, and prohibited goods in violation of the law.
• Budget management to include running budget reports, assigning and managing overtime, and completing shift reports.
• Delegate taskings, conflict resolution, ensure compliance and evaluate employee performance.
• Motivate and support employees by recognizing their achievements, foster team morale and address concerns and challenges proactively.

Accomplishments:

• Successfully meet consistent deadlines and maintain high-quality standards in my work.
• Reliably manage daily operations, ensure smooth workflow and adhere to agency protocols.
• Effectively coordinate with other government entities to ensure clear communication and goal alignments.
• Developed new skills by volunteering to oversee the secondary processing and case work of inadmissible persons and subjects of interest, enhancing my expertise in handling complex cases and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Related Skills:

• Knowledge of customs regulations, immigration laws and trade policies.
• Ability to analyze and identify potential security threats and risks.
• Proficient in interpreting data from inspections and reports to make informed decisions.
• Skilled in handling and processing various documentation and reports.
• Attributes of leadership consist of team management, conflict resolution and decision making.
• Clearly and effectively communicate with staff, stakeholders and the public.
• Proficient in writing detailed and accurate reports for internal and external use.
• Able to assess situations and develop practical solutions in a timely manner.
• Easily adaptable to changing policies and procedures.

Tactical Terrorism Response Team - TTRT

October 2016 - June 2019

Houston, TX

Duties:

• Conducted interviews and lead examinations of known or suspected terrorists.
• Worked with relevant stakeholders, to include federal, state, and local law enforcement entities, as well as trade and community partners.
• Gathered and reviewed operational, sensitive and classified information for intelligence briefing, and recurring dissemination.
• Produced relevant information and intelligence reports to senior management and frontline personnel, including classified briefings.
• Conducted various law enforcement activities including surveillance and custody of evidence.
• Documented media exploitation (DOMEX) exams and collection of forensic evidence.
• Conducted research and analysis to identify patterns and trends in order to identify national security threats.
• Developed targeting rules and conducted special operations that addressed patterns and trends.
• Coordinated and synchronized efforts among teams and units with a counterterrorism nexus within the local area of responsibility.
• Conducted special operations in conjunction with other federal agencies that exposed terrorist propaganda resulting in adverse actions against possible, suspected and known terrorist.
• Increased team effectiveness through ongoing training and sharing best practices among fellow officers.
• Maintained a high level of professionalism in extremely sensitive situations,
• Effectively managed confrontations with non-compliant individuals.
• Evaluated traveler behavior to identify potential risks or indicators of criminal activity during inspections.
• Conducted thorough background checks on international travelers, utilizing various databases for risk assessment purposes.
• Protected national interests by detecting and preventing potential threats from crossing the border.
• Educated travelers on import regulations, promoting compliance with customs laws while facilitating efficient movement across borders.
• Contributed to intelligence gathering efforts through proactive monitoring of social media channels and communication networks for potential threats.

Accomplishments:

• Appointed TTRT port training officer.
• Uncovered terrorist propaganda through media search.

Operations and Planning Support/Scheduling (OPS)

August 2015 - October 2016

Houston, TX

Duties:

• Finalize schedules for passenger and tactical operations staff.
• Projected and assigned overtime assignments.
• Created staffing level reports.
• Maintained operating budgets and completed operational reports.
• Initiated and completed HFO and Port workload assessments.
• Tracked service port profile activities.
• Monitored reimbursable overtime, budgets and expenditures, wait time tracking as well as schedules and rotations.
• Created and disseminated various budgeting and scheduling reports daily to local management and the Houston Field Office in timely manner.
• Produced and distributed daily staffing schedules.
• Issued, maintained and tracked muster reports.
• Ensured government travel card applications were completed and assigned to the proper authorizing authority in time manner.

Accomplishments:

• Maintained 560 Reimbursable Overtime log/report monitored by Department of Homeland Security Headquarters.
• Generated, maintained and and oversaw the production of schedules of more than 300 hundred officers.
• Ensured all musters were issued and signed for by officers and management for record keeping purposes.

Federal Law Enforcement Academy Instructor - FLETC

August 2014 - August 2015

Glynco, GA

Duties:

• Served as a lead trainer at the CBP Field Operations Basic Academy.
• Responsible for teaching and administering scenario testing as well as primary supervision of trainees.

Accomplishments:

• Completed certification to become a CBP FLETC Instructor.
• Mastered military cadence for formal graduation ceremonies.

Advanced Targeting Unit - ATU

October 2012 - August 2014

Houston, TX

Duties:

• Targeted, intercepted and vetted high risk cargo and passengers with links to terrorism, narcotic smuggling and money laundering.
• Conducted research and analysis to identify patterns and trends.
• Provided guidance to brokers and importers on complying with CBP requirements to include assessing and collecting duty, releasing a variation of entries via Automated Caro System (ATS).

Accomplishments:

• Executed outbound currency seizure exceeding $100,000.
• Identified multiple licensing violations concerning the Department of State.

Counter Terrorism Response (CTR)

Outbound Currency Team

August 2009 - October 2012

Houston, TX

Duties:

• Initiated and successfully affected numerous seizures consisting of smuggled drugs, currency, protected wildlife, export violations and apprehending several NCIC fugitives.
• Escorted and monitored internal drug smugglers at remote sites (hospitals) providing physical security, filed testing documentation to include chain of custody of drug expulsion.
• Routinely worked with Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) and other federal, state and local law enforcement to develop intelligence pertaining to active and potential future criminal cases.
• Served as a field training officer concerning outbound currency procedures and protocols as well counter terrorism response initiatives and goals.

Accomplishments:

• Appointed as Counter Terrorism Response Field Training Officer.
• Executed multiple currency seizures exceeding $100,000.
• Levied multiple penalties to various airlines for non compliance.

Counter Terrorism Response

Passenger Enforcement Rover Team

Passenger Analysis Unit (PAU)

October 2008 - August 2009

Dallas, TX

Duties:

• Conducted interviews and lead highly sensitive examinations.
• Targeted and vetted individuals utilizing advanced manifests and reservation systems.
• Completed Sit Room reports.
• Coordinated efforts with the National Targeting Center (NTC) to obtain and report critically sensitive information.

Accomplishments:

• Participated in multiple drug seizures.
• Acquired intel that lead to an adverse admissibility action.

Customs Inspector/CBP Officer

September 2003 - October 2008

Dallas, TX

Duties:

• Interpreted and applied a broad range of federal, state and local agency laws and regulations relating to the admissibility of people.
• Collected Customs IRT duties.
• Initiated IPR violation seizures.
• Inspected private and charter aircrafts.
• Apprehended NCIC fugitives.

Accomplishments:

• Successfully affected multiple drug paraphernalia and IPR violation seizures.