Donald Mania

• Company Overview: International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) - U.S. Embassy-Ukraine
• Lead and empower crosscutting, geographically dispersed team of professionals who represent the United States in diplomatic engagement with foreign and domestic executive officials, agency heads, and members of Congress on matters concerning national security, military defense, civilian security, and anti-corruption.
• Optimized a crosscutting team in development and implementation of strategic vision for military defense and civilian security integration with an approximate $1B contract management portfolio.
• Mentor, persuade, and train global MIL / LE partners on strategic vision and need to adapt and implement Euro-Atlantic best business, HR, leadership, military defense and security practices.
• Developed a multi-agency $100M C4I program, in a layered multi-agency approach to protect CNI integrating radar guided EO/IR weapon systems to counter UAS, missiles, and SRG threats.
• Leverage relationships with foreign partners to support DAO, ODC, and OGA, as SME on Border Security and defense to enhance domain awareness, interoperability, and battlespace effectiveness.
• Conducted assessment of an aviation program to determine feasibility of UH60 and UH72 integration.
• Advanced the establishment of MOU and $3.5m IAAt between the U.S. and Ukraine to promote U.S. national security, implement anti-corruption efforts and support future economic investment in Ukraine.
• Supervise CORs managing over $100m in contracts involving construction, IT, and defense articles.
• Led development and execution of $60m in contracts for weapon systems and body armor.
• Engage customers, determine needs, implement solutions, manage contract documents in conformance with FAR, FAM, ITAR, EAR, policy, and international rules, regulations, and internal audit.
• Briefed General Officers on defense, security, and diplomatic engagement with managed partners.
• SME with international development of global counterproliferation strategy.

• Revitalized and led U.S. and locally employed staff in diplomatic, operational, and training of MENA partners in combating terrorism, terrorist financing, fraud, and transnational criminal organizations.
• Led first ever repatriation of stolen cultural antiquity to the Palestinian Territories.
• Promoted the integration and advancement of women in law enforcement through the training of senior leaders, as well as collaboration and mentorship between the U.S. and foreign law enforcement partners.

• Managed and aligned complex resources increasing team cohesion, development, and effectiveness.
• Led Task Force with more than 20 different federal, state, and local agencies.
• The supervisor was involved during the officer-involved shooting and coordinated the internal review and federal prosecution.
• Supervised evidence management team, ensuring compliance with policies, and enhancing accountability.
• Managed geographically disbursed FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force personnel, optimizing operational coordination to disrupt and prevent terrorist activity
• Supervised regional federal, state, and local human trafficking task force.

• Developed accredited bachelor's and master's degree programs in Homeland Security and Criminal Justice.
• Designed curriculum focusing on terrorism, cybersecurity, emergency management, risk analysis, and infrastructure protection.

Emphasised real-world experience through coursework, lab work, and field expereiences.

• Coordinated operational and administrative activity across the DHS enterprise to increase cooperation and effectiveness.
• Program Manager for large scale multi-agency enforcement operations
• Recognized by the White House for developing 2018-2023 DHS Northern Border Strategy.
• Regularly briefed executive leadership on significant activity including 4 terrorist incidents.

• Supervised defense experts with lifecycle management of the largest inventory of weapons system, body armor, and ammunition in U.S. law enforcement with over $300m in contract vehicles.
• Led development of $60m in contracting vehicles to support 65,000 armed officers.
• Led $40m acquisition process for current ICE service pistol.
• Identified challenges and shortcomings in processes and effected change to increase output, quality, and customer satisfaction while reducing cost basis by more than $10m.
• Evaluation Chairman for $95m multivendor body armor contract.
• Evaluated and assessed customer need resulting in the design, development and delivery of new weapons systems for use by HSI, ICE and BORTAC operators and snipers.
• Supervised armorers at CBP BORTAC, Harpers Ferry and Aretesia, FLETC, Ft. Benning, and Altoona.
• Oversaw ISO Certified Ballistics Lab annual delivery of nearly 100m rounds of ammunition.
• Managed and developed relationships with DOD at TACOM PMs, Picatinny, and Anniston Army Depot.
• Developed and led a precedent setting firearms examination program for HSI Puerto Rico.
• Oversaw inspection of approximately 13,000 U.S. Border Patrol M4s within a 6 month period.

• Led complex internal criminal and misconduct investigations, analyzed digital evidence for federal prosecutions, trained management on integrity and security matters
• Conducted internal audits and risk-based analysis, recommended policy changes, and collaborated with federal, state, and local partners.
• Trained more than 130 chiefs of police and law enforcement leaders in internal security and positive organizational culture.
• Collaborated with legal, HR, LER, and union personnel throughout the investigation and discipline process.

• Led and coordinated a global cyber-piracy investigation for Operation Buccaneer, resulting in 50 simultaneous search warrants in 7 countries.
• Conducted illicit arms trafficking, ITAR, and OFAC investigations involving the U.S. military aircraft and sensitive intelligence community technologies