John Stearns
North Augusta,SC
Summary
Multi-disciplined intelligence professional with over twelve years overall experience in the intelligence field, accomplished in supervising 20 joint service and civilian subordinates engaged in multiple elaborate, top secret combat and intelligence operations. Two years experience as Mission Manager, four years experience as a Junior Passive Geolocation Operator, and nearly two years as a Senior PGO in current organization. Mentor to new contractors and military members in the organization and responsible for ensuring their readiness to JQS. Considered a SME in most aspects of the mission. Active Top Secret government security clearance with successful Full Scope/CI polygraphs.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Incident Response Intern
NCC Group
Cheltenham, UK
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Worked as an intern at NCC Group and received cyber forensics first responder on the job training
- Performed post-event analysis of real-world cases
- Gained experience in identification, containment, documentation, eradication, and recovery from malicious intrusions.
Senior Passive Geolocation Operator/Program Manager
Jovian Concepts
Fort Gordon, GA
03.2019 - 07.2022
- Mentor for new PGO trainees; to date, have trained over a dozen contractor/military PGOs and prepared them for SME review and subsequent JQS testing
- SME reviewer for the shop, ensuring contractors and military personnel are prepared for their final JQS examination
- Work a continuously changing and dynamic mission set under the Valdosta contract
- Recipient of the Mission Essential Mission Excellence Award for the fourth quarter of 2019
- Selected to spearhead newly created development team
- Engaged with customers, partners and constituent groups to create positive, trusting and professional relationships
- As the Program Lead, worked as liaison between Jovian leadership up north and MEP site leads at NSAG to facilitate bringing new hires onto Valdosta contract
Junior Passive Geolocation Operator/Jovian Section Manager
Jovian Concepts, Inc.
Fort Gordon, GA
11.2014 - 03.2019
- Completed four-week PGO course and fulfilled all requirements of the JQS process
- Work a continuously changing and dynamic mission set under the Valdosta contract
- Jovian Concepts Performer of the Quarter for 1st Quarter, 2016
- Section manager for Jovian South and responsible for six fellow Valdosta employees
- Recipient of the 2016 Gerald "Mac" Stum Award for Excellence in Innovation for role in helping to streamline customer front end support to make for a more efficient mission
- Mentor for new PGO trainees; to date, have trained over a dozen contractor/military PGOs and prepared them for SME review and subsequent JQS testing
Mission Manager/Squad Leader
US Army
707th MI BN, Fort Gordon, GA
12.2012 - 10.2014
- Supervised and provided administrative and technical support to approximately 20 missions per day.
- Mentored and counseled seven junior enlisted Soldiers and one NCO.
- Responsible for daily accountability of over 40 joint service and civilian personnel in the division; ensured all staffing requirements are met with no mission degradation.
- Provided daily brief to senior leadership; ensured senior leadership's situational awareness of USCENTCOM and USAFRICOM AORs across three mission areas.
Shift Lead/Team Leader
US Army
Overseas Location
12.2011 - 06.2012
- Maintained accountability of $580,000 worth of sensitive items during redeployment resulting in no loss statements.
- Responsible for maintaining the mission readiness of eleven contract linguists while deployed overseas.
- Worked with Platoon Leader as well as NSAG, TSA, and USARCENT to develop CONOP for new mission that would ensure intelligence community situational awareness in event that evacuation of US citizens becomes necessary.
- Conducted RF analysis, utilizing various organizational tools to enhance customer products.
- Led the train-up of the incoming platoon on the OND Theater Reserve SIGINT mission during the brigade RIP/TOA process.
- Directed thorough review of multiple SIGINT analysts’ briefings and assessments ensuring comprehensive and accurate products.
- Created weekly SIGSUM to ensure situational awareness of leadership.
- SME for Iraqi, Yemeni, and Egyptian AORs.
- Participated in HUMINT vetting mission, investigating local nationals applying for work at US installations in Kuwait.
Shift Lead/Reporter/Intel Analyst/Linguist Manager
US Army
Iraq
07.2011 - 12.2011
- Screened, researched, analyzed, and interpreted all-source intelligence information, including SIGINT and HUMINT regional analysis, and political analysis, for classified AOR to produce detailed written reports.
- Conducted site surveys of the RF spectrum to enhance the organization's mission and to boost situational awareness for force protection within the AOR.
- Directed the creation of target packages and conducted analysis that supported successful operations against multiple high value targets in the AOR.
- Drafted and released Top Secret Intelligence reports including both warning and threat analysis for dissemination to Brigade leadership and the Intelligence Community at large.
- Linguist manager for eight linguists; conducted quality control checks of their work and acted as liason between military unit and their civilian site manager.
- Was responsible for working with IT professionals at NSAG, Ft. Bragg, and Ft. Belvoir to ensure all classified equipment was functioning properly and all capabilities were maximized.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Digital Forensics
University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, UK06-2025
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC2004
Skills
- TS/SCI/SI/TK
- Active Full Scope/CI Polygraph as of January 2017
- MODE 1 Certification
- Target Digital Network Analysis Certified (NETA2008)
- DEPL2000
- DEPL3000
- GSM/CDMA familiarization
- Mind Manager
- DRT/Alaska
- 2/2 MSA Linguist (Last DLPT 2014)
- Tools and Database Knowledge Upon Request
Certification
Timeline
Incident Response Intern
NCC Group
08.2024 - 09.2024
Senior Passive Geolocation Operator/Program Manager
Jovian Concepts
03.2019 - 07.2022
Junior Passive Geolocation Operator/Jovian Section Manager
Jovian Concepts, Inc.
11.2014 - 03.2019
Mission Manager/Squad Leader
US Army
12.2012 - 10.2014
Shift Lead/Team Leader
US Army
12.2011 - 06.2012
Shift Lead/Reporter/Intel Analyst/Linguist Manager
US Army
07.2011 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Science - Digital Forensics
University of Gloucestershire