JESUS GONZALEZ
Sierra Vista,AZ
Summary
Experienced with complex investigations and threat assessments. Utilizes advanced analytical techniques to uncover potential risks. Track record of maintaining confidentiality and operational security.
Counterintelligence professional prepared to excel in high-stakes environments. Proven track record in identifying and mitigating security threats. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to dynamic situations. Possesses critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Highly skilled intelligence professional with comprehensive experience in counterintelligence operations. Proven ability to assess threats, gather and analyze intelligence, and implement effective security measures. Strong focus on collaboration and adaptability, ensuring reliable support in dynamic environments. Expertise in risk assessment, surveillance, and strategic planning with commitment to achieving results.
Detail-oriented intelligence professional adept at collecting and processing information. Strategic and organized with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Reviewing records and making sound judgments about personnel, risks and field operations.
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Counterintelligence Special Agent
Defense CI and Security Agency
10.2020 - Current
- Conducted thorough investigations to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities.
- Developed and executed counterintelligence strategies to protect national security interests.
- Collaborated with federal agencies to share intelligence and enhance operational effectiveness.
- Trained and mentored junior agents in analytical techniques and investigative procedures.
- Analyzed complex data sets to detect patterns indicative of espionage activities.
- Collaborated effectively with interagency partners to develop cohesive strategies for addressing national security concerns.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with foreign counterparts to facilitate intelligence sharing and collaboration.
- Enhanced counterintelligence capabilities by conducting thorough investigations and analysis of potential threats.
- Briefed senior leadership on key findings and developments, providing actionable insights for decision-making purposes.
- Briefed upper-level personnel on emerging threats.
- Conducted threat assessment and analysis of foreign adversaries in support of military operations.
Intelligence Research Specialist
OSD/DPAA Europe-Mediterranean Division
01.2012 - 09.2020
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Intelligence Research Specialist
OSD/Defense POW/MIA Office
09.2008 - 12.2011
- Responsible for the production of all-source analytic assessments monthly on cases of unaccounted-for servicemen lost during the Vietnam War; research and collected new data related to assigned cases. Directly and indirectly, supervises analysts assigned in the Operational Support Division/Collection Management. Delivers intelligence reports and presentations for mission-critical program planning and evaluation. Develops OSD/DPAA policy and Joint Commission Russian Directorate (JCSD) intelligence strategies that include strategic plans to fulfill intelligence-related requirements of Presidential Directives and provide the department with a relevant, comprehensive intelligence program. Resolves grievances effectively within the organization and ensures fairness in the process for both the individual and the supervisors. Persuade others to accept findings, recommendations, changes, alternative viewpoints, or to take a particular course of action. Centralize management of DPAA's Counterterrorism Program at Headquarters to limit “stove-piping” of information, to ensure consistency of counterterrorism priorities and strategy across the organization, to integrate counterterrorism operations here and overseas, to improve coordination with other agencies and governments, and to make senior managers accountable for the overall development and success of our counterterrorism efforts for the POW-MIA community, JCSD, and Personnel Recovery Agencies. Delivers intelligence reports and presentations for mission-critical program planning and evaluation. Fosters commitment, pride, trust to ensure collaboration between agencies and other IC partners committed to the POW/MIA efforts.
- Regularly exchanges assessments with DPAA, JPAC and community analysts to broaden understanding of loss incidents; maintain accurate database records of assigned cases; disseminates finished analysis and updates case summaries to appropriate requestors. Assesses Research and Analysis (RA) accounting databases, search engines, query software, and geographic information systems to identify and communicate errors or needed improvements to the appropriate Information. Share and disseminate information with law enforcement agencies, especially the FBI on cases related to Iraq war missing personnel (captured/hostage). Continue to conduct monthly video conferencing with the DIA, NSA, CENTCOM, State Department and FBI on missing and captured personnel.
- As the technical representative; provides oversight of the Division's intelligence collection plan; provides introductory-level training on methods to submit collection requests for Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Open Source (OSINT), and Human Intelligence (HUMINT); tracks current intelligence collection requests. Responsible for planning all-source intelligence analysis and assessment support. Conducts the collection, interpretation, evaluation, integration, production, and dissemination of analytical products. Serves as the liaison with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) on RA collection issues; liaisons with the Information Technology support staff to ensure RA user requirements for hardware and software are met. As a content manager, provide customers with an easily discoverable and accessible presentation of NGA's analytic intelligence and services. Collaborate with internal and external content producers to identify, define, and apply data quality and retention requirements for GEOINT content related to cyber, and ensure compliance by reviewing that content is current, accurate, appropriately tagged, service-enabled, and included in the overall data dictionary, also facilitate interactions between customers and producers to ensure that online GEOINT content is timely, accurate, and relevant.
- Annually provides training on systems tools used and available to support analysis and accounting to answer external inquiries per request of the analyst. Leads/facilitates and utilizes expertise to advance systems data sharing and community shared data applications among elements of the POW-MIA Community; the primary trainer on all intelligence systems and applications and training adviser for all aspects of intelligence training for all the departments. Researched, developed, and published clear and accurate responses to requests for information from policymakers, families and the public; provided analytical expertise in support of policy decisions; fostered collegiality and improved coordination within the personnel accounting community by continuously sharing data and coordinating assessments. Effectively communicate technical information to internal and external audiences. Composed and published research and analytic papers on topics that support the advancement of the accounting mission; provided accurate analytic briefings on diverse topics to include Cyber and Information Operations affecting agency expeditions.
Intelligence Operations Specialist
INSCOM, G3 Force Modernization
06.2007 - 08.2008
- Principal Intelligence Combat Developer for the Army’s all-Source Analysis System (ASAS). Directed Force Modernization Division support, managing Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) programs and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Information Technology (IT) systems, including All-Source Analysis, Distributed Common Ground Station-Army (DCGS-A) and all associated systems. Led vital programs to lead organizational change, implementing new technologies, policies, and procedures to improve the planning and management of military assets and resources. Led development and testing of new Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system for use in combat by Iraq and Afghanistan Military Intelligence units supporting ISR. Develop and validate the articulation of DCGS-A, CI, Cyber Defensive and offensive Ops and biometrics; policy, applications, functional management, budgeting, execution and programming as they apply to Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence operations.
- Facilitated cooperation and teamwork between 45 military, civilian and contractor personnel to field and manage 1,200 DCGS-A systems to 5 deployed units deployed in remote combat locations. Provided guidance and training on collection management, especially HUMINT and OSINT procedures. Identify intelligence gaps and develop detailed information needs, collection requirements, and access strategies to support future operations planning, targeting processes, and ongoing operations. Led 15 staff members to coordinate two major INSCOM events, exceeding expectations with more than 5,000 participants. Prepares significant studies, analyses, or assessments of highly sensitive and/or classified activities to determine the appropriate course of action to mitigate threats and resolve discrepancies.
- Ensure that the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, and Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) analysis is the first step in the analysis of the functional solutions for all ASAS, CI, Biometric, and supporting apps in the DCGS system. Deployed to Germany, South Korea, and Iraq to ensure contractors properly scheduled and conducted training for all new equipment and conducted required quality evaluations. Implemented best business practices and innovative information management systems to position the organization for future success, reducing time, cost and man-hours necessary to field critical new IT/biometric systems with a total value exceeding $12M. Reduced customer complaints by implementing on-the-spot training for these systems. Support CI/CT Division investigations involving activities concerning suspected offenses and participates in assignments involving CI/CT Division and IC agency threat analysis products for INSCOM and enhance Brigades CI teams.
- Prepared, validated, processed and approved material requirements and acquisition documents in compliance with INSCOM, DOD, and other federal agency regulations and policies. Oversaw procurement and contracting, preparing, justifying and administering program budgets of more than $12M, plus $2.5M in acquisition costs. Monitored expenditures and used cost-benefit thinking to set priorities, scheduling projects to save more than $1.5M. Advises and recommends innovative approaches for avoiding and/or resolving problems and reducing conflicts.
- Built coalitions internally and throughout the IC to accomplish mutual collection and reporting program objectives and goals. Employ the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System (JOPES) and produce deliberate and crisis action Operational Plans (OPLANs), Annexes, Appendices, Operations Orders (OPORDs), and Fragmentary Orders (FRAGOs) to plan and direct operations in support of Army, Joint, or Interagency missions. Participate in Boards and Working Groups at the tactical, operational, or strategic echelons to plan and integrate the deployment and employment of intelligence capabilities and synchronize current and future operations. Negotiated agreements to enhance information-sharing practices, providing guidance on more effective integration and implementation of policies, processes, standards, and technologies. Led the Information Sharing workgroup to set policy according to government regulations and requirements to fit DOD systems and include Law Enforcement agencies that support the Army's GWOT. Represents INSCOM G3 Force Modernization at DA, US MACOM meetings, conferences, work groups, and other professional meetings. Formulates intelligence concepts and policy and reviews OPLANS and CONPLANS for the suitability, feasibility, technical accuracy, adequacy, and integration. Designs and integrates policy and planning for intelligence support. Develops and integrates intelligence policy on the mission, strategy, doctrine, employment and command/control. Fosters commitment, pride, and trust to ensure collaboration between contractors, military and government employees.
- Supervisor: George Angel Lopez (703-706-1940)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Intelligence Operations Specialist (ICD)
INSCOM G3, Force Modernization
06.2005 - 05.2007
- Principal Intelligence Combat Developer for the Army’s All-Source Analysis System (ASAS), manage INSCOM’s operations and support (O&S) requirements for a multi-disciplinary family of intelligence systems supporting the global war on terrorism, in all phases of military operations across the full spectrum of conflict. Provide day-to-day systems expertise and knowledge and program management, to support the ASAS, ASAS-Light, and collateral remote workstations. Facilitate the application of best business practices. Provide advice and direction to the contractors building the information management of systems supporting open solutions to Army and intelligence community problems, related to combat development. Plan, program, and budget resources to sustain this capability of intelligence systems through 2012 by developing fielding plans for the life cycle replacement of critical equipment. Oversee contractor support activities for software and hardware upgrades, training, and material. Ensure that the program is on schedule and that the requirements are valid prior to initiate supporting documentation in the JCIDS process. Ensure that the Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, and Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) analysis is the first step in the analysis of the functional solutions for all ASAS, CI, Biometric, Cyber, and supporting apps in the DCGS system.
- Determine/recommend if a non-material approach or a material approach is required to fill a capability gap identified in the Functional Needs Analysis (FNA), to include the entire life cycle, the sustainment of the systems. Ensure that the Capability Production Document (CPD) captures the information necessary to support production, testing, and deployment of an affordable and supportable increment within an acquisition strategy. Ensure that CPD identifies, in threshold/objective format, the specific attributes that contribute most significantly to the desired operational capability. Deploys with the acquisition team to all enhanced Brigade locations, supervises the full installation of equipment, assist in the training and schedule of all systems, and assures that the unit and servicemen are satisfied with the systems. Evaluate system sustainment and follow up with solutions to system issues or delays 24/7.
- Coordinates with senior HQ DA officials on the strategy of sustaining ASAS until its assimilation within the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) program, represents INSCOM for all All-Source Analysis Forums. Assist in the implementation of Information Sharing Environment policies and processing of intelligence systems for the enhanced intelligence brigades to support Global War on Terrorism; and also support the law enforcement agencies in acquiring much-needed report for information documents, information sharing intelligence systems access, and training in the DCGS and CI HUMINT systems. Train law enforcement analyst in the law enforcement intelligence systems for which access is needed (e.g., RISSNET, LEO, HSIN, National LET system) Capabilities, functions, and features of the analytic capability including skills for analysis, analytic software, and special skills (shortcuts) needed for the systems. Teach, guide, and mentor analysts to create charts and accompanying processes sufficient to understand the two-way information flow for the intelligence structure. Foster and build solid relationships with trust and honesty, a bridge builder for future projects and commitment for upcoming missions. Monitors and develops resources and policies for intelligence training. Teach analysts to recognize the value of sharing intelligence information within your own agency, and encourage the practice of sharing information with other law enforcement and public safety agencies. Use the guidelines and action steps outlined in the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (“Plan”) to implement or enhance your organization’s intelligence function.
- The principal orchestrator of the INSCOM G3 Futures, Force management, and System Integration Conferences; ensures that all acquisition managers in the Department of Defense are notified and assisted throughout the registration process. Personalize communications from the start that helps make a connection and help VIPs feel welcomed; connect with their executive assistants as much as possible. Take the time to get an upgraded invitation with correspondence or a phone call to ask them about their preferences. Send bulk emails to other guests or participants of the conference as soon as possible. Manage the security and administrative issues, gather and brief, and prepare the teams prior to the execution of the conference. Ensures that the procurement of resources, meals, badges, access roster, and transportation of personnel attending conferences is taken care of.
- Supervisor: George Angel Lopez (703-706-1940)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Education
Master's Degree - Intelligence Studies
American Military University
Charles Town, WV, United States12.2012
Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice
Grantham University
Kansas City, MO, United States05.2010
Skills
- Operational security
- Open source intelligence
- Surveillance
- Technical surveillance
- Physical security
- Geospatial intelligence
- Threat assessment
- Cross-cultural communication
- Counterintelligence operations
- Foreign language proficiency
- Intelligence analysis
- Insider threat mitigation
- Intelligence reporting
- National security support
Certification
Completed thesis on Intelligence Information Sharing, 16 December 2012. Currently a member of the West Virginia Iota Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu Social Science Honor Society and the Golden Key International Honor Society.
Language Skills
Spanish: Spoken - Advanced, Written - Advanced, Read - Advanced
Timeline
Counterintelligence Special Agent
Defense CI and Security Agency
10.2020 - Current
Intelligence Research Specialist
OSD/DPAA Europe-Mediterranean Division
01.2012 - 09.2020
Intelligence Research Specialist
OSD/Defense POW/MIA Office
09.2008 - 12.2011
Intelligence Operations Specialist
INSCOM, G3 Force Modernization
06.2007 - 08.2008
Intelligence Operations Specialist (ICD)
INSCOM G3, Force Modernization
06.2005 - 05.2007
Bachelor's Degree - Criminal Justice
Grantham University
Master's Degree - Intelligence Studies
American Military University
Job-Related Training
- Intelligence Support to Information Operations, DIA, 05/2019
- Project Manager's Course (PMI), Alexandria, VA 01/2019
- Intelligence Support to Cyberspace Operations, DIA, Washington, DC 06/2017
- National Senior Intelligence Course, DIA, Washington, DC 05/2017
- Counter Terrorism Analyst Course, DIA, Washington, DC 06/2015
- DOD Counterintelligence Course, DIA, Washington, DC 06/2015
- OSD Policy Leadership Course for Directors, Washington, DC, 03/2015OSD Planning, Program, Budgeting, and Execution Course, Washington, DC., 01/2015
- Asymmetric Warfare Intelligence Analysis Course, DIA, Washington D.C., 08/2014
- Cyber Analysis Course, DIA, Washington D.C., 06/2014
- Intelligence Collection Managers Course, DIA, Washington D.C., 08/2013
- Intelligence Collection Course, DIA, Washington D.C., 02/2013
Desired locations
United States - VA United States - AZ United States - NY United States - PR