Jason Sayed

GS-9, Series 1801 Full-Time Employee, 40 hours/week.

Annual Salary: $66,300. Supervisor, Simon Cornelia (916)903-2860

• I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status): Adjudicate applications for individuals seeking to adjust their status to lawful permanent residents (green card holders) based on family, employment, asylum, refugee status, or under the Cuban Adjustment Act. Identify, articulate, and pursue suspected immigration benefit fraud, public safety, and national security concerns. Coordinate with Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) to verify the authenticity of supporting documents, ensure background checks meet national security standards, and refer cases with potential fraud indicators for further investigation.
• I-130 (Petition for Alien Relative): Process petitions filed by U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents to establish a qualifying family relationship with a foreign relative seeking a green card. Conduct interviews to verify relationship legitimacy, serve as a liaison to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and collaborate with FDNS to detect fraudulent relationships or identity fraud, ensuring compliance with immigration laws.
• I-589 (Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal): Process status adjustments for asylees seeking to become lawful permanent residents. Conduct administrative investigations and site visits to assess eligibility, review evidence, and coordinate with FDNS to detect fraud or misrepresentation in claims, ensuring that applicants meet the conditions for adjustment under asylum law.
• I-590 (Registration for Classification as Refugee): Adjudicate status adjustments for refugees seeking to adjust to lawful permanent resident status. Conduct interviews and review refugee status eligibility in partnership with FDNS, ensuring compliance with national security protocols and flagging any discrepancies for further investigation.
• I-290B (Notice of Appeal or Motion): Adjudicate motions and appeals filed by applicants challenging a denial or adverse decision. Collaborate with FDNS to review evidence, investigate claims of fraud or misrepresentation, and develop anti-fraud tools and methodologies to collect and analyze data on fraud trends.
• Military Parole in Place (PIP): Process parole requests for close family members of the U.S. military personnel who are unlawfully present in the U.S. Conduct interviews and work closely with FDNS to assess the legitimacy of humanitarian claims, and determine eligibility while ensuring the well-being of military families and safeguarding national security

Defense Contractor, Full-Time Employee Deployed, 80 hour/ week. Annual Salary: $127,000.

Supervisor, Ruth Schiatonn (910) 483-2881.

• Obtained background check data on characters, financial statuses, and personal histories from host country special operations candidates, Keta Khas-Afghanistan.
• Conducted a comprehensive background investigation and interviews with subjects, employers, associates, references, and others in Bagram Airfield.
• Evaluated candidate's trustworthiness and clearance level to access the Joint Information System during Afghan KKA Joint Operations.
• Performed financial background checks with the cooperation of the Afghan NDS, Ministry of Interior Affairs.
• Supervised and motivated field investigators, and collaborated with personnel to identify strengths and areas of weakness to overcome green-on-blue attacks.
• Conducted multi-scope research into subjects from various sources to determine criminal activities and suspect operating environments.
• Prepared subject reports based on DOD guidelines.
• Obtained and verified evidence by interviewing, observing, and conducting surveillance of persons of interest and targets.
• Trained team members on agency processes, Joint background investigation team, and investigation strategies.
• Traveled to near and far forward operating bases required for collecting specific information.

Defense Contractor, Full-Time Employee Deployed, 80 hour/ week. Annual Salary: $155,000.

Supervisor, Allison Pinney (910) 483-2881.

• Produced multi-source intelligence reports and outcomes for National Security Agency (NSA) elements in Dari, Farsi/Persian, and Pashto languages.
• Collected information about enemy finances through forced charity on locals (Zakat) from Afghan oversight Human Intelligence elements and briefed the U.S command leadership
• Reported incidents, suspensions, and AWOL during Afghan soldiers' training cycle to supervisory personnel.
• Briefed upper-level U.S. personnel on emerging insider threats that saved countless U.S. and Afghan lives.
• Screened and interpreted all-source intelligence information received from the Afghan National Directorate of Intelligence (NDS) using Dari/Farsi and Pashto languages.
• Supervised gathering, reviewing, and disseminating intelligence information from human sources in Dari/Farsi and Pashto languages, electronic sources, and counterintelligence cells.
• Created valuable and timely linguistic efforts that helped form the Intelligence fusion cell, IFC. This initiative was highly regarded by Afghan President Ghani and the U.S. chief of Operation.
• Developed recommendations to assist clients and agencies with efforts to advance intelligence gathering, translation, and interpretation in multiple theaters of Operation.
• Managed communication signals intelligence research and analysis for a $12M government contract named National Intelligence Management System (NIMS), producing tactical and operational SIGINT products related to insurgent activities and threats to regional stability
• Evaluate and interpret fifty SIGINT records in Dari/Farsi and Pashto languages, operator logs, formats, technical reports, and graphic reproductions weekly to determine internal characteristics of signals and discern communications structures and usage.
• Brief Intelligence Director as critical situations and unusual activities transpire, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of selected urgent transmissions.
• Perform thorough review and analysis of SIGINT to identify signals, detect abnormalities, and ensure signal exploitation activities are conducted in full support of operational language requirements and national interests.
• Maintain database of signal types and activities, ensuring metadata, query, data restructuring, and signals development adhere to Department of Defense linguistic standards.
• Attached to U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) Branch.

Defense Contractor, Full-Time Employee Deployed, 80 hour/ week. Annual Salary: $180,000.

Supervisor, Ruth Schiatonn (910) 483-2881.

• Prepared mission equipment for deployment and secured vehicles prior to transport for Afghan National Directorate of Security Task Force, NDS 01.
• Coordinated U.S. Aerial Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) with Afghan PC12 Aerial aircraft during Joint U.S. and Afghan operations that impacted seven districts in North-Eastern of the country.
• Educated newer members of NDS graduates on platoon inner workings, answered questions, and provided advice on daily duties.
• Coordinated work assignments, evaluated performance, and disciplined 140-member Afghan NDS security team.
• Supervised security of tens of millions of dollars' worth of sensitive equipment.
• Verified inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock, and investigated and adjusted discrepancies and errors during inspection routine when the Afghan Strike Forces switched Platoons.
• Developed course reconnaissance materials, training events, and adequate testing procedures to enhance the competency of 500 students in the aerial imaging course.
• Engaged enemy forces with anti-armor weapons in the field, while tracking enemy movements.

Defense Contractor, Full-Time Employee Deployed, 80 hour/ week. Annual Salary: $245000

Supervisor, Ruth Schiatonn (910) 483-2881.

• Conducted night raids against high-profile ISIS, Al-Qaida, and Taliban targets of national and international security threats.
• Developed Tactical Questioning (TQ) of detainees in Dari, Farsi, and Pashto languages on operations sites for rapid intelligence and associates in the target compound and perimeters, followed by in-depth interrogation at the detention facility.
• Integrated clear and concise communication in Dari, English, Pashto, and vice versa during Joint Operations between Afghan Special Operations Task Force and U.S. JSOC elements, and integrating both elements collaborated operational understanding to the Tactical Operation Center (TOC).
• Conducted and interpreted during Counter Intelligence (C.I.) Screening of Local Nationals and TCNs alongside U.S. DOD Special Agents.
• Interpreted from Dari, Farsi, Pashto, and Urdu languages to English and vice versa, while giving a heads-up to the Counterintelligence Agent for inconsistencies and false country-specific cultural and traditional alibis.
• Assisted in conducting interrogations of 324 Afghan Army KKA elements to prevent Green on Blue attacks, followed by an in-depth understanding of their allegiance and cooperation with the U.S military and their apparent intentions and expectations to meet operational integrity
• Provided simultaneous interpretation in Dari, Farsi, Pashto, English, and vice versa during detainee operations at Bagram Detention Facility and host country government officials who visited the facility.
• Provided input with the production of written reports developed from various translations of the materials and intelligence evidence recovered from target compounds while clearing the dialect and particular codes written in the evidence.
• Provided simultaneous interpretation during JSOC meetings and conferences between U.S. and Afghan Special Operations Command senior commanders, Afghan senators, and national security advisors.
• Conducted and prepared accurate translations and/or transcriptions of general intelligence and high-profile target packets from Dari, Pashto, and Farsi languages into English, maintaining the integrity and meaning of material and operational aspects.
• Supervised Reconnaissance/Surveillance and Intelligence ISR Voice tasks, Listening, and simultaneous translation of voice tasks to ground teams and NSA agents.
• Listened to and provided simultaneous translation of voice tasks to ground teams and the Tactical Operations Center (TOC).
• Performed in-flight live radio scanning and translation during combat missions, and provided live translation for NSA agents.
• Attached to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF-A), Task Force.

Service Member, 40-hour week. Annual Salary: $62,000.

Supervisor: Colonel John Cavazos (954) 559-2201.

• Company Overview: Combined Joint Interagency Task Force (CJIATF-435) and 46th Military Police Command.
• Worked as primary lead linguist handling high-class linguistics for Navy Seal Major General (Vice Admiral) in meetings and conferences with Afghan ministers, congress members, and senators
• Led a team of 27 professional linguists and trained them on intelligence-led translation and interpretation.
• Performed background investigations for 65 detainees at Bagram Detention Facility (DFIP), which resulted in court prosecution.
• Led and interpreted in a leader meeting between U.S. military generals and Afghan ministers, governors, senators, and congress members with U.S. Brigadier General.
• Assistant Advisor for Afghan Brigadier General at Bagram Detention Facility during the transition of troops, officer readiness, detainee operation, detainee rights, and family visitation policy resulted in a smoother transfer of the detention facility in Bagram Airfield.
• Coordinated with Afghan ministers, Congressmen, provincial governors, and senators during the transition of the Bagram detention facility and their visits with the detainees.
• Oversight of the operational security procedures during the visits.
• Developed intelligence-led analysis for Afghan counterpart interrogators during the transition of detention facility.
• Shoulder to shoulder training of Afghan military investigator during on-the-job training (OJT).
• Developed recommendations to assist clients and agencies with efforts to advance intelligence gathering and interpretation in multiple theaters of operation.
• Created valuable and timely intelligence products to support field operations for the 3rd Afghan Battalion.
• Supervised gathering, reviewing, and disseminating intelligence information from human sources, electronic sources, and counterintelligence for the Afghan 3rd Battalion.
• Applied new and advanced tools and techniques to the intelligence cycle, addressing complex challenges, emphasizing big data analytics and data visualization to help the smooth transfer of detention facilities.
• Produced multi-source intelligence reports and products for the Army Intelligence branch, National Security Agency (NSA).
• Briefed upper-level personnel on emerging threats after receiving intelligence from 3rd Battalion intelligence officers.
• Combined Joint Interagency Task Force (CJIATF-435) and 46th Military Police Command