Jesus Berlanga

In Garrison - January 2020 to September 2024

Section Lead Intelligence Sergeant for 1st Battalion 3rd Special Forces Group (1/3SFG) Headquarters Support Company (HSC) Military Intelligence Detachment (MID)

• Managed the professional development & workflow for a team of 8 analysts with geographically disparate problem sets & varying roles/ responsibilities.
• Enhanced team performance by orchestrating training sessions & scenarios using advanced analytical techniques, & intelligence software applications.
• Regularly produced & briefed intelligence products on complex geopolitical matters & technical multi-source intelligence to high level decision makers.
• Networked and collaborated with intelligence professionals & technical experts in numerous government agencies to enhance organizational capabilities when required.
• Supported the leadership of critical operations by consistently providing timely, accurate, & relevant intelligence assessments.
• Verified the accuracy & significance of intelligence by conducting thorough research utilizing numerous databases & intelligence software/agencies.
• Collaborated in the analysis of disparate sources of intelligence, developing hypotheses & intelligence gaps among peers, & formulating plans of action accordingly.
• Meticulously led the development of standard operating procedures for the creation of intelligence products & training in analytical tradecraft.
• Trained with various single source intelligence professionals to understand their technical expertise & better collaborate with & utilize their broad skillsets.
• Continuously escorted/denied entry & verified visitor eligibility for access into various sections of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs).
• Continuously conducted research at various clearance levels to maintain subject matter expertise in political, economic, security & social intricacies in areas of interest across the globe.
• Managed joint projects with numerous intelligence agencies to create in depth research products on niche topics of interest for high ranking political & military decision makers.

On Deployment

Lead Targeting Cell Intelligence Sergeant for the 3rd Special Forces Group (3SFG) Advanced Operations Base (AOB) in Niamey, Niger - May-December 2023

• Managed 3 targeting analysts responsible for illuminating the organizational structure of numerous terrorist organizations, locating key leadership for capture/kill operations, & providing intelligence support to all sections of the AOB.
• Managed the AOB common operational picture (COP) involving manually ingesting over a thousand intelligence reports & detailed updates on operationally significant developments into an interactive graphic.
• Pursued corroborating multi-source intelligence on key individuals to reveal their affiliations with terror groups & defended the findings to senior leadership in order to create actionable targets.
• Assisted in the creation of detailed collection plans for aerial assets in order to discover terrorist bed down locations (BDLs), logistical routes, and strongholds in areas of interest.
• Continuously monitored & researched foreign state actor military activity within our area of operations using a variety of collection methods & intelligence tools/databases.
• Collaborated with Psychological Operations experts to monitor various political movements & state actor misinformation campaigns following the July 2023 military coup d'etat in NIger.
• Collaborated with Human Intelligence specialists to assist & direct high profile sources of sensitive intelligence in hostile environments.
• Collaborated with electronic exploitation and Signals Intelligence experts to upload suspected terrorist affiliated satelite equipment & electronic signatures into government watchlists in support of targeting operations.
• Collaborated with Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) leadership to create the first comprehensive interactive map of all recent & historical improvised explosive device (IED) activity in Northwest Africa.
• Collected & analyzed large pools of open-source intelligence data to identify potential threats, assess the general shifts in sentiments among diverse populations, & enhance awareness of operationally significant developments/ vulnerabilities.
• Regularly supervised & fostered productive working relationships with high ranking Nigerien officers as they monitored our operations.
• Developed & presented the curriculum for a basic intelligence foundations course for the Nigerien National Officers Training School (EFOFAN).
• Coordinated with various intelligence agencies to provide fidelity & analysis of fast changing & multi domain crises for the highest levels of government.
• Functioned as team leader for a casualty evacuation & counter drone team in support of base defense operations, managed communications & orchestrated Combat Lifesaver (CLS) medical classes,

Senior Targeting Analyst for the Special Operations Taskforce for North West Africa (SOTF-NWA) in N'Djamena, Chad - August-November 2021

• Managed the SOTF-NWA Common Operational picture (COP) involving manually uploading hundreds of multi-source reports from various intelligence databases & any operationally significant developments into an interactive graphic.
• Collaborated with numerous government agencies, intelligence professionals, & allied militaries to illuminate the organizational structure, disrupt logistics, & eliminate the key leadership of several violent extremist organizations throughout Africa.
• Guided Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to areas of interest in support of the planning of large=scale clearing operations of terrorist strongholds in Northwest Africa.
• Assisted Psychological Operations leadership in the development & deployment of pro-western messaging campaigns in key African population centers.
• Provided intelligence support & physical security for Key Leader Engagements (KLEs) with high ranking tribal & foreign military leadership.

ARMADA Ltd. Positions

• Intelligence Analyst (IA1 & IA2)
• All Source Intelligence Analyst (ASIA)

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

• Currently over 50% complete with my Bs in Neuroscience

• Transferred to ASU for a Bs in Biochemistry solely to attend newly created online chemistry courses while in the Army.

• Ultimate goal is to earn my PhD in Computational Neuroscience or Neural Engineering & to one day propose & successfully lead my own research initiative for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

Intelligence

• Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Tactical Controller Course - US Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Intelligence Fundamentals Professional Certification - US Department of Defense
• Irregular Warfare Campaigning - John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
• All Source Production Operations - US Army Intelligence and Security Command
• Digital Intelligence Systems Foundations Course - Department of the Army

Cybersecurity

• COMPTIA Security+
• COMPTIA Cybersecurity Analyst+
• Certified Ethical Hacker