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Isaiah James

Washington,DC

Summary

Senior Joint Staff J2 Action Officer within the Intelligence IT Integration Division on behalf of the Director for Force Modernization and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance / Battle-space Awareness SME with 16years of Intelligence Community(IC) experience. Specializes in problem-solving the nation's most challenging problem sets and excels within a "no-fail" mission environment. Proficient in staff coordination, traditional and non-traditional mission partner coordination, and publishing reports and assessments related to capability requirements development for the warfighter. Drafted staffed and briefed enterprise CJADC2 policy and Common Intelligence Picture governance at the Executive level. Maintains knowledge of JCIDS and emerging requirements processes in support of the warfighter. Trusted advisor skilled in research, analysis and examination of stakeholder technology, requirements, and policy. Interfaces, mentors and collaborates with enterprise experts and organizations. Provides
consultative enhancement recommendations based on industry and intelligence community best practices. Improves existing processes, procedures, technical enhancements, resource requirements and stakeholder engagement procedures to align with strategic goals. Provides advanced technical knowledge and analysis of highly specialized applications and operational environment for all tiers of the SOF enterprise and broader defense intelligence enterprise.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Intel IT Integration Division Action Officer

Cherokee Federal Solutions
09.2023 - Current
  • Provided Battle-space Awareness (BA) Functional Capabilities Board (FCB) with subject matter expertise to enable J2F/J28 and BA FCB to accomplish assigned missions.
  • Monitored Mission Partner Environment (MPE) efforts and working groups in support of international JROC activities.
  • Provide analytical and assessment support to identify, develop, track, and evaluate BA portfolio initiatives and programs, and provide recommendations to improve effectiveness of BA capabilities and portfolio management.
  • Supported and reviewed related Joint policy, CONOPS, standards, business processes, and spiral development activity, and determined impacts on intelligence enterprise and initiatives
  • Interacted with Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, CCMDs, and CSAs Enterprise governance, steering, and Joint Integration working groups
  • Performed research, collaboration, coordination and provide expert review and analysis on ISC2, JADC2, and others, to build requirements document packages and develop JS J2 position on DoD and COI taskers.
  • Intelligence Support to Command and Control Working Group Host and Secretariat (Mandated by CJCS)
  • Streamlined communication processes by organizing and managing regular interdepartmental meetings.
  • Enhanced project efficiency by developing and implementing detailed action plans with clear objectives and timelines.
  • Conducted thorough research for informed decision-making, providing comprehensive reports to senior management.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of critical projects, meeting organizational goals.

ISR Subject Matter Expert

Halcyon Group International
10.2022 - 08.2023
  • ISR, Collection Management and capabilities gap advisory capacity at the CCMD staff level down to the SOF team level
  • Implemented and introduced best practices for both conventional and SOF task forces within underdeveloped ISR battle spaces.
  • Traveled within CONUS and OCONUS as an ISR mobile training team
  • Conducted classroom training and AOR certification of ITC's and Collection Managers
  • Collaborated with senior management and business line management to identify and prioritize new concepts for development and launch.
  • Developed business cases, presentations and reports for senior management.
  • Documented client progress through case notes and documentation.
  • Designed and prepared technical reports, studies and related documentation.
  • Ran point on new business acquisition in continent, and achieved IOC.
  • Consulted on draft ICD's for SOF customer

Pacific Ped JADC2 Analyst / SME

Huntington Ingalls Industries
10.2020 - 10.2022
  • Developed operational concepts and standards for geospatial and full motion intelligence production within the new Pacific Ped construct to push toward FOC.
  • Identified key capabilities, systems, and tools for customer procurement to meet FOC
  • Supervised intelligence activities and provided technical, operational and administrative guidance and direction to enlisted soldiers.
  • Analyzed still and motion imagery and data to produce geospatial intelligence for military operations.
  • Surveyed and analyzed terrain to determine optimum equipment placement and use.
  • provided analysis of IC capabilities and in-depth programmatic advice
  • Provide briefings and advice to senior leaders and INDOPACOM staff members to inform recommendations and decisions
  • Collaborated with interagency partners at the spearhead of counter threat financing efforts within INDOPACOM

Senior Analyst

CACI
10.2018 - 10.2020

Provided PED and ISR Tactical Controller support to SOCOM customers around the globe in both deployed and CONUS capacities.

Deployed OCONUS multiple times as ISR Tactical Controller for JTF within multiple AOR's.

Senior Team Analyst which includes the following daily responsibilities:

  • Provide final QC for all IMINT intelligence products produced
  • Mentor and train junior and journeyman analysts to the expectations and SOCOM standards of the customer
  • Be the primary daily interface between government and contractor communications and requests.
  • Maintain and nurture relationships between client site and other government intelligence agencies.
  • Direct multiple organic ISR assets to fulfill customer intelligence requirements
  • Provide user feedback and criticism to refine emerging ISR technologies, to include artificial intelligence.
  • Evaluated and adopted new technologies to address changing industry needs.
  • Managed customer relations by developing effective communications process.
  • Oversaw installation of software programs and hardware systems to meet jtf requirements and Common Intelligence Picture (CIP) Modernization Initiative organizational goals through integration efforts.
  • Organized system infrastructure documentation and operating procedures, strengthening controls and enhancing overall performance.

Geospatial Analyst / Instructor

Booz Allen Hamilton
03.2017 - 08.2018
  • provided ISR ped support to the AF DCGS weapons system.
  • Coordinate/collect training materials/mission materials that can be used to build team training resources.
  • worked with the customer to apply lessons learned in multi-phased intelligence work to help streamline the AF DCGS intelligence process to more effectively meet customer requirements
  • coordinated with in-house targeting assets to plan and conduct ISR missions in CENTCOM
  • Sorted and routed incoming correspondence and messages.
  • Drafted military and nonmilitary correspondence.

Full Motion Video Analyst / Screener /Lead Initial Trainer

MacAulay-Brown Inc. / Air Force Special Operations Command
08.2014 - 02.2017
  • Exploited various ISR assets for special operations forces in CENTCOM, AFRICOM, and EUCOM
  • Created imagery and Geo-Int products used in executive briefs for the president and cabinet, and senior leaders of the pentagon.
  • Used Socet GXP, Arc-Gis, and MAAS systems to create KML's used by clients such as SOJTF and SOTF to the present day.
  • Drafted military and nonmilitary correspondence.
  • Sorted and routed incoming correspondence and messages.
  • Wrote office job descriptions and directives.
  • Served as custodian of classified documents.
  • Prepared documents for destruction.
  • Operated and maintained communications equipment.
  • Expert in tactical and technical guidance.
  • Surveyed and analyzed terrain to determine optimum equipment placement and use.
  • created and maintained guide lines for communicating with the various customers during the ISR PED process.
  • trained new contractor and air force personnel to the main qualification test standard in initial FMV analysis. 
  • Provided and coordinated multi-Int ISR PED support for "High Value National Targets"
  • maintained databases containing KMZs, KMLs, archived fmv feed, national imagery, commercial imagery, Controlled Image Base data, and various templates and SOP's guiding the creation of intelligence products in the ISR PED environment.
  • Effectively communicated with customers and players during mission to generate products that matched their needs in a timely manner.

Geo-spatial Imagery Analyst

United States Army
11.2009 - 08.2015
  • Served as custodian of classified documents.
  • Prepared documents for destruction.
  • Operated and maintained communications equipment.
  • Performed as a fire team member during situational training exercises and all infantry dismounted battle drills.
  • Drafted military and nonmilitary correspondence.
  • Expert in tactical and technical guidance
  • Exploited various national level imagery assets.
  • Created and published various "Imagery Derived Products" to the national imagery database maintained by NGA
  • Maintained a TS/SCI security clearance
  • Lead Geo-spatial Imagery Analyst during training exercise "BOLD KNIGHT"

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, Georgia
09.2014

Skills

  • Top Secret / SCI security clearance W/ CI Poly
  • Experience in every Area of Responsibility (AOR) as a part of the C5ISR enterprise
  • Knowledge of emerging technology concepts, capabilities, and trends in data, analytics and AI strategy and policy
  • Proven highly capable in delivering intelligence products in dynamic, high pressure and potentially devastating circumstances (related to national security)
  • Analytics program experience
  • Well indoctrinated in the forms of communication and language of Joint Force and SOF
  • Experience developing and staffing international defense strategies
  • Experience with navigating the Pentagon’s processes and the military chain of command
  • ETMS2 and JSAP correspondence and tasking
  • Technical Understanding of C5ISR capabilities and JADC2 integration
  • Experience advancing strategic policy initiatives within the federal government
  • Policy analysis

Certification

  • 35G Imagery Analyst October 2009
  • TS / SCI security clearance
  • SQL
  • TRADOC Deployed/Classroom Instructor and Lesson Planner
  • GEOINT Professional Certification (GA-II)

Timeline

Intel IT Integration Division Action Officer

Cherokee Federal Solutions
09.2023 - Current

ISR Subject Matter Expert

Halcyon Group International
10.2022 - 08.2023

Pacific Ped JADC2 Analyst / SME

Huntington Ingalls Industries
10.2020 - 10.2022

Senior Analyst

CACI
10.2018 - 10.2020

Geospatial Analyst / Instructor

Booz Allen Hamilton
03.2017 - 08.2018

Full Motion Video Analyst / Screener /Lead Initial Trainer

MacAulay-Brown Inc. / Air Force Special Operations Command
08.2014 - 02.2017

Geo-spatial Imagery Analyst

United States Army
11.2009 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Kennesaw State University
Isaiah James