JAMES EASAW
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Director of Program Management with full business accountability for revenue execution, and the development, planning, and delivery of innovative focused strategies, business objectives, and secure products and services related to the Department of Energy’s Strategic Partnership Program. Accountable for diversified portfolio development, management, and program execution that ensures national security products and services are delivered on time and on budget.
Joint Qualified Intelligence Professional and Navy Surface Warfare Officer with an extensive network of Intelligence Community (IC) and interagency contacts cultivated during nearly 30 years of service. Strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Global Security Programs
Honeywell FM&T
07.2022 - Current
- Providing leadership and management to the Special Programs business segments of the Global Security Business Division.
Senior Intelligence Programs Advisor
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Provided consulting services to a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia-based client.
Senior Intelligence Advisor and National Security Manager
MK41 Inc/Office of the Director of National Intelligence-President’s Daily Brief Staff
02.2019 - 08.2021
- Provided full-spectrum support to Executive Branch clients in the Washington, DC area.
- Leveraged mission knowledge to provide the expertise necessary to facilitate appropriate client staff access to programs and products.
- Provided executive secretariat and subject matter expertise for decisions boards.
- Assisted with the management of a multi-intelligence discipline portfolio that spans all IC controlled access programs and some Special Access Programs.
- Provided counsel and subject matter expertise for decision support on client implementation plans for compartmented access program requirements.
Senior Advisor to the Director
DOE Intelligence Operations Center
02.2017 - 07.2018
- Provided advice and counsel to the Department of Energy Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence Senior Leadership.
- Developed processes and procedures to establish DOE’s Intel Operations Center.
- Mentored, trained, and equipped the DOE’s Intelligence Operations Center Watch Officers to provide 24/7 I&W on DOE Intelligence priorities.
Senior Advisor/Assessments Consultant; Staff Officer
ODNI’s National Intelligence Management Council
09.2014 - 02.2017
- Led the analytic effort to assess the IC’s compliance with Presidential and Homeland Security Directives and provided insights into threats to critical infrastructure.
- Developed methodology and authored comprehensive study of USCG attaché production in support of DNI senior decision makers.
- Provided intelligence support to the NSC Presidential Transition Team.
Division Chief for Operations, Mission Assurance and Continuity of Operations
DIA/JCS-J2, Directorate of Current Intelligence
08.2012 - 02.2013
- Led the team responsible for the on-boarding, staffing, training, and certification of five rotational watch teams composed of 100+ senior, career intelligence professionals (O6/O5 and civilians) who are CJCS’s primary indications and warning (I&W) and current intelligence watch organization.
- Served as the senior advisor for the planning and execution of the Continuity of Operations (COOP) mission and Crisis Management Element.
Deputy Director of Intel
CJCS J2/23 Directorate of Current Intel
02.2011 - 08.2012
- Served as the leader and senior analyst of the Joint/Interagency Intelligence Team that includes all major U.S. Intelligence Agencies.
- Served as the primary watch liaison for Department of State, National Security Staff, and Department of Homeland Security on intelligence related matters; subject matter expert for all-source analysis, collection, integration, fusion and NC3 exercises.
- Served as CJCS J2 Secretary of Defense Daily Intel Briefer. Created, edited, and delivered high-level intelligence products and assessments to the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and their senior military staff.
Deputy Director of Intel
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Provided leadership and management to a 120+ person interagency intelligence team that provided Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, U.S. Africa Command, Department of State Embassy Country Team & Horn of Africa Partner Nations the intelligence needed to support operations, force protection and regional engagement.
- Provided in-depth, all-source holistic assessments on regional actors, influencers, and disruptors in the Horn of Africa used for key to senior leader decision- making.
- Key driver in the Intelligence Community effort to establish and maintain successful mechanisms to acquire and share intelligence with partner nations.
Senior Fellow, Federal Executive Fellow
The Atlantic Council
08.2008 - 08.2009
- Senior Fellow/Federal Executive Fellow conducting independent post-graduate research in U.S. National Security and NATO strategy, planning and political-military affairs.
- Sole author of eight articles ranging from analysis of U.S. policy in Afghanistan, NATO energy policy in the wake of the Russian invasion of Georgia and analyses of global piracy.
- Integral member of the International Security Program and DoD Liaison Team.
- Capstone: Aligning Shipbuilding to Meet 21st Century Challenges: Towards a National Shipbuilding Strategy and Plan; Federal Executive Fellowship Program Paper (July 2009)
Senior C4ISR Program Financial Analyst
Navy Staff/CNO OPNAV N80
10.2006 - 10.2008
- Advised Navy Executive Leadership on programming decisions for the DoD Battlespace Awareness Portfolioa portfolio exceeding $77 billion FYDP dollars.
- Served as the lead program analyst for National Intelligence Programs, Military Intelligence Programs, C4ISR/Battlespace Awareness, Information Operations, Space, Cyberspace, Meteorology, Oceanography and Special Access Programs.
- Briefed the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy and Vice CNO on Joint and Navy-specific C4ISR issues in the Navy’s Program Objective Memorandum related to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution process.
Senior Collections Officer
DIA Defense Collections Coordination Center
10.2005 - 10.2006
- Served as the SME for GEOINT, SIGINT and MASINT collection arbitration. Led the joint team that provided intelligence collections support to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Intel), Joint Staff, Combatant Commands and Director, DIA.
- Implemented coordinated collection strategies to maximize use of high-demand, low-density assets. Provided intelligence products and services to U.S. and Allied Warfighters and senior DoD leaders in support of military operations.
Education
Master of Arts - Business Management
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Phoenix, AZ12-2020
Certificate - Strategic Project Management
Harvard University, Division of Continuing Ed
Cambridge, MA04-2025
Post-Graduate Certificate - Business Management
Thunderbird School of Management, AZ State Univ
Phoenix, AZ05-2025
Master of Arts - International Politics And Security
University of Denver, Josef Korbel School
Denver, COBachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SCGraduate Economics: Quantitative Analysis & Macro
The American University
Washington, DCJoint/Allied Military History, Strategy, And Ops
US Army Command And General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth, KSSkills
- Strategic Project Management
- Program Management
- Business Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Government Relations
- Relationship Building
- Business Development
- Operations Management
- Problem-solving
- Corporate Communications
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Team Management
Certification
- Strategic Project Management - Harvard University Division of Continuing Education (April 2025)
- Business Management - Thunderbird School of Global Management (May 2025)
- Six Sigma Green Belt (Honeywell)
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Director, Global Security Programs
Honeywell FM&T
07.2022 - Current
Senior Intelligence Programs Advisor
08.2021 - 07.2022
Senior Intelligence Advisor and National Security Manager
MK41 Inc/Office of the Director of National Intelligence-President’s Daily Brief Staff
02.2019 - 08.2021
Senior Advisor to the Director
DOE Intelligence Operations Center
02.2017 - 07.2018
Senior Advisor/Assessments Consultant; Staff Officer
ODNI’s National Intelligence Management Council
09.2014 - 02.2017
Division Chief for Operations, Mission Assurance and Continuity of Operations
DIA/JCS-J2, Directorate of Current Intelligence
08.2012 - 02.2013
Deputy Director of Intel
CJCS J2/23 Directorate of Current Intel
02.2011 - 08.2012
Deputy Director of Intel
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
01.2010 - 01.2011
Senior Fellow, Federal Executive Fellow
The Atlantic Council
08.2008 - 08.2009
Senior C4ISR Program Financial Analyst
Navy Staff/CNO OPNAV N80
10.2006 - 10.2008
Senior Collections Officer
DIA Defense Collections Coordination Center
10.2005 - 10.2006
Master of Arts - Business Management
Thunderbird School of Global Management
Certificate - Strategic Project Management
Harvard University, Division of Continuing Ed
Post-Graduate Certificate - Business Management
Thunderbird School of Management, AZ State Univ
Master of Arts - International Politics And Security
University of Denver, Josef Korbel School
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of South Carolina
Graduate Economics: Quantitative Analysis & Macro
The American University
Joint/Allied Military History, Strategy, And Ops
US Army Command And General Staff College
Interests
Speed Chess
Economic Empowerment
Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteImportant To Me
Company CultureAffiliations
- National Society of Black Engineers - Member
- American Mathematical Society - Member
- National Naval Officers Association - Life Member
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