Kenneth E. Simpson
Union Bridge
Summary
Dynamic Counterintelligence Officer with extensive experience at NATO, excelling in signature reduction and HUMINT operations. Proven ability to enhance unit readiness and productivity by 10% through strategic planning and effective communication. Skilled in conducting thorough investigations and developing actionable intelligence, while fostering strong relationships within the intelligence community.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
COUNTEINTELLIGENCE/SIGNATURE REDUX/IDENTITY MANAGEMENT OFFICER SME
COUNTEINTELLIGENCE/SIGNATURE REDUX/IDENTITY MANAGEMENT OFFICER SME
Elkridge
05.2024 - 12.2025
- Support the development, review, processing, and execution of signature reduction plans, annexes, policies, and directives.
- Maintain knowledge of established signature reduction plans to ensure that they support current/future operations to support senior defense officials.
- Prepare and deliver signature reduction training to support and enhance unit readiness to provide training to individuals on threats, tradecraft, and countermeasures.
- Knowledge of ubiquitous technical surveillance, secure communications, risk mitigation techniques, cyber operations, threat actors, and technological trends.
- Perform organizational, individual, and operational due diligence IAW DoD policies to maintain plans, mechanisms, travel awareness, etc.
- Evaluates the sustainability of the unit’s signature reduction tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
- Develops responses to signature reduction requirements and assigned taskers while engaging associated organizations for support and collaborating or coordinating externally generated requirements.
- Supports the daily management and oversight of signature reduction OPSEC, including but not limited to the maintenance, issuance, tracking, recovery, inventory, and turn-in of signature reduction program items.
- Manages the cover registry and requirements.
NATIONAL SECURITY LEVEL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST
OMNIPLEX
Fredrick
05.2024 - 04.2025
- Conduct in-depth background investigations on individuals, including criminal history checks, employment verification, and reference checks.
- Conduct counterintelligence interviews in relation to national security.
- Analyze collected data to identify discrepancies or red flags that may indicate potential risks.
- Utilize surveillance techniques when necessary to gather additional information.
- Collaborate with law enforcement agencies and other relevant organizations to obtain necessary information.
- Prepare detailed reports summarizing investigation findings and recommendations for decision-makers.
- Implement fraud prevention and detection strategies to mitigate risks associated with hiring or granting access to sensitive information.
- Maintain confidentiality and adhere to legal standards throughout the investigation process.
PRIVATE CONSULTING SECURITY EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
PRIVATE CONSULTING SECURITY EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
Orlando
10.2021 - 03.2024
- Security Agent for a high-profile/high-threat client case.
- Provide close protection services for high-risk and high-profile individuals.
- Serve as a trusted advisor regarding security and risk management matters.
- Coordinate and oversee Logistics, Travel, and Transportation requirements.
- Conduct security assessments, advances, and site surveys.
- Monitor threat intelligence and develop risk management procedures and protocols.
- Provide surveillance and counter-surveillance.
- Coordinate and provide executive protection for the Senior leadership team on international trips to high-risk destinations.
- Supporting international travel for employees to high-risk areas.
- Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovation.
- Conduct close or static surveillance for high-risk individuals.
- Gather, analyze, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on threat and risk matters.
SENIOR ACTION OPERATIONS OFFICER ADVISOR
INSCOM
Fort Belvoir
08.2016 - 10.2019
- Provide senior staff/key leaders project support for INSCOM G3 operation; manage engagements, materials, and information for senior G3 leadership as Senior Counterintelligence advisor responsible for interaction with Combantant Command (CCMD) execution, coordination and synchronization of mission assists across seventeen major Combantant Command (CCMD) Commanders/Deputy.
- Coordinate leadership communications across subordinate directorates and across organization staff to ensure the intent for G3 is clear and consistent, which yielded a 10% raise in productivity through the organization in the collection program by directing, coordinating, reviewing, and evaluating requirements related to counterintelligence activities within the IMCC and coordinating those activities with INSCOM, DoD, and national agencies.
- Coordinate and provide oversight with input on presentations, papers, and materials IAW G3 senior leadership direction for MSC unit readiness through daily Battle Updates Briefs (BUB) and weekly Commanders Update Brief for the Commanding General of INSCOM.
- Established and implemented overall goals and priorities for the Intelligence production staff and plans, and developed policies and procedures for Intelligence Production, which yielded a 15 percent increase in production.
- Develop, implement, and track project milestones and risks that are associated with the intelligence analysis for senior officials within and outside INSCOM and the Intelligence Community.
- Remain conversant with the vision, mission, and intent of INSCOM G3 as the Senior Counterintelligence Action Officer advisor to the Operations officer, who was responsible for the coordination and approval of the implementation and development of new concepts, guides, and methodologies in the solution of unprecedented problems.
SENIOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS OFFICER/CHIEF INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR OFFICER
Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Naples
08.2013 - 08.2016
- Responsible for directing, monetizing, assessing, analyzing, and coordinating CI operational staff function at the Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, while providing CI program management support to senior CI operations leadership and providing operational production direction and guidance to divisions in the outlined area and AOR.
- Provide timely and accurate advice on all matters pertaining to Counterintelligence and HUMINT to management officials.
- Conducted analysis reports and supporting documentation involving critical, sensitive issues or cases and prepared case summaries and briefs for appropriate management officials.
- Manages intelligence-related security programs: Personnel Security, Information Security, Industrial Security, Security Education, Training, and Awareness (SETA), Foreign Disclosure, Communications Security, and Special Security Representative (SSR).
- Conducted debriefs with individuals for the NATO Research and Technology Organization (RTO).
- Conducted and developed case strategies for investigations into alleged violations of laws, regulations, and other irregularities by military and government officials. Conducts appropriate investigative activities, including interviews of suspects, witnesses, complainants, evidence collection, and utilizes discretion for securing facts and evidence in an international threat working group.
- Conducted comprehensive all-source research, analysis and fusion of traditional and non-traditional sources of information supporting the Insider Threat mission/program in an international environment, which produced over 200 reports.
- Additional duties: NATO Support to African Union, Addis Abba, NATO Intelligence training Group, Force Protection, and liaison with the host Nation, Cabinari Law Enforcement.
SENIOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICER INSIDER RISK/ THREAT LEAD
5th Special Forces Group
Fort Campbell
07.2009 - 08.2013
- Conducted CI and HUMINT support to the 5th Special Forces Group Airborne commander within the CENTCOM AOR for Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP) by providing CI inquiries, investigations, threat vulnerability assessments, and screening.
- Provides Force Protection vulnerability assessments and physical security of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force- Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP).
- Conducted and coordinated investigative activities, as appropriate, with key officials in a deployed environment that produced over 100 intelligence information reports.
- Conducted security inspections and surveys of suspected violations and administrative violations that are highly complex and sensitive in nature on building infrastructure.
- Prepared over 30 CI Threat and Vulnerability Assessments.
- Trained individuals in a group setting on Palantir Gotham for network analysis.
- Supervised and conducted CI and HUMINT operations investigations, Force Protection Source Operations, CI screenings, vulnerability assessments, Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) oversight, and briefings.
- Conducted and supervised counter surveillance and surveillance detection for the 5th SFG ODA pre-operation deployment training.
- Proficient in drafting special assessments, intelligence reports, bulletins, alerts, threat assessments, and other Intel products, as well as experience with operations of the Biometric Automated Toolset (BAT).
- Conducted basic trade craft surveillance techniques for the Regional Support Element (RSE), which increased its mission readiness.
- Conducted over 30 intelligence operations through the cellphone exploitation and exploitation of media.
- Conducted Signature Reduction duties, providing subject matter expertise during training events, conferences, working groups, and organizational meetings to support mission planning objectives and directed tasks.
- Review operational information, draft substantive operational reports, and assist in devising targeting packages with information from multiple sources via open source, restricted databases, and media exploitation.
SENIOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICER SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE (SAIC) / EVALUATOR INVESTIGATION LEAD
Camp Zama
Camp Zama
06.1997 - 07.2009
- Responsible for all Counterintelligence operations at a remote field office covering an area of 250,00 Square kilometers in Northern Japan.
- Conducted over 150 Foreign Travel and Visitor Pre-briefings and Debriefings.
- Executes the DoD Research and Technology Protection (RTP) for a sensitive facility, conducts CI support to force protection operations for United States Forces Japan (USFJ).
- Conducted and developed case strategies for investigations into alleged violations of laws, regulations, and other irregularities by military and government officials. Conducts appropriate investigative activities, including interviews of suspects, witnesses, complainants, evidence collection, and utilizes discretion for securing facts and evidence.
- Prepared CI Threat and Vulnerability Assessments.
- Prepared over 300 Intelligence Information Reports and Investigative Correspondence.
- Conducted and coordinated investigative activities, as appropriate, with key officials.
- Conducted case management activities, including documenting and tracking cases both within the intelligence community as well as cases referred from other government agencies to other investigative units, counterintelligence operations, and law enforcement.
- Coordinate support from Security officers while serving as a liaison officer to resolve appropriate issues associated with national security and provide coordination between the Intelligence Community (IC), Other Government Agencies (OGA), Naval Criminal Investigation Services (NCIS), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), Criminal Investigation Division (CID), counterintelligence, law enforcement, and the intelligence community.
- Investigates information of matters that are extremely sensitive and may cause actual or anticipated harm to DoD, National Security, military, or Government Officials.
- Responsible for editing 300 Intelligence Information Reports, answering DOD and National Level collection requirements, liaison contact reports and force protection information reports, managing the intelligence contingency funds process for CI and counterterrorism operations.
- Supervised Force Protection Plan for an OCONUS deployment in the Pacific while working out of the Embassy.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH03-2027
Skills
- Conduct and assess foreign intelligence elements (FIE)
- Assess International terrorist threats
- Perform signature reduction specialist duties
- Conduct CI/HUMINT-related support activities
- Synchronize and deconflict CI and HUMINT operations
- Conduct surveillance and counter-surveillance measures
- Debriefing and information gathering
- Develop liaison contacts within the intelligence community
- Prepare written communications and documents
- Support the development and execution of signature reduction plans
- Maintain knowledge of signature reduction plans
- Conduct low- to mid-level source operations
- Prepare and analyze reporting and case files
- Produce analytical reviews
- Identify investigative gaps and operational potential
- Produce comprehensive CI reviews
Certification
- Assets Validation System
- HT-JCOE Defense Strategic Debriefing Course (DSDC) (2011)
- Counterintelligence Special Agent Course (CISAC Badged and Credentialed 97B/35L) (2006)
- Counterintelligence Operational Activities
- Counterterrorism Analysis Course
- Joint Operations Support Basic (Cover Technician Course 2013)
- Antiterrorism Officer Basic (2007)
- Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA) Military Intelligence Collections Course (2010)
- The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation
- Advanced Course on The Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation
- Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) CJ2X Intelligence Multi Discipline Operational Training Course (2014)
- Counterintelligence Force Protection Source Operations
- Antiterrorism Force Protection Level II
References
Available upon request
Clearance
Top Secret Clearance granted 05/06/2024 SCI, CI POLY granted 03/15/24
Timeline
COUNTEINTELLIGENCE/SIGNATURE REDUX/IDENTITY MANAGEMENT OFFICER SME
COUNTEINTELLIGENCE/SIGNATURE REDUX/IDENTITY MANAGEMENT OFFICER SME
05.2024 - 12.2025
NATIONAL SECURITY LEVEL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION SPECIALIST
OMNIPLEX
05.2024 - 04.2025
PRIVATE CONSULTING SECURITY EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
PRIVATE CONSULTING SECURITY EXECUTIVE PROTECTION
10.2021 - 03.2024
SENIOR ACTION OPERATIONS OFFICER ADVISOR
INSCOM
08.2016 - 10.2019
SENIOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS OFFICER/CHIEF INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR OFFICER
Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
08.2013 - 08.2016
SENIOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICER INSIDER RISK/ THREAT LEAD
5th Special Forces Group
07.2009 - 08.2013
SENIOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE OFFICER SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE (SAIC) / EVALUATOR INVESTIGATION LEAD
Camp Zama
06.1997 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Southern New Hampshire University