Linneu Salles
Fairfax,VA
Summary
Professional Intelligence Targeter with over three years of experience in Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and geopolitical risk assessment. Proven track record of identifying threats to high-profile stakeholders and synthesizing complex data into actionable briefs for senior leadership.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Targeter
Red Five Security LLC
Arlington, VA
03.2026 - Current
- Quality Governance: Leading analyst on the Quality Control Task Force in auditing high-priority intelligence products to ensure 100% adherence to established SOPs and analytical rigor.
- Methodological Oversight: Review and validate complex investigations into persons of interest, serving as the final layer of technical review to mitigate risk for high-profile stakeholders.
- Advanced Targeting: Conduct specialized, deep-dive OSINT investigations that require a higher degree of technical precision than standard profile generation.
- Strategic Feedback: Provide direct technical guidance and corrective feedback to a team of 10+ analysts, translating quality audit findings into actionable professional development.
Open Source Analyst II, Portuguese Linguist
Red Five Security LLC
Arlington, VA
04.2023 - 03.2026
- Threat Mitigation: Utilize advanced OSINT methodologies to identify and investigate persons of interest, directly mitigating physical security risks to key stakeholders, in over 11,000 threat profiles and analytics reports.
- Data Visualization & Reporting: Engineer dashboards using Looker Studio and Google Sheets to track project-wide trends and assign risk ratings based on behavioral motivations. Subsequently mentored other analysts on these practices and standardized project-wide workflows by authoring SOPs, increasing team efficiency and reporting consistency.
- Intelligence Production: Coauthor high-level white papers on critical geopolitical and technical issues, including Chinese espionage, cyber threats, and intellectual property theft.
- Leadership & Mentorship: Direct the training and professional development of 10+ employees through structured shadowing sessions and guidance presentations covering proprietary tools, processes, and research methodologies.
- Boosted team morale and cross-departmental cohesion by spearheading corporate social initiatives and event planning as a team social activities coordinator and as a member of the company social committee.
Part Time Assistant Analyst
AUM Special Situations
Remote
01.2021 - 04.2022
- Financial Analysis: Conducted chart and press release analysis for over 200 companies to inform portfolio strategy.
- Economic Reporting: Produced weekly briefings on US macroeconomic activity and portfolio performance.
Summer Internships
United States Department of State
Sao Paulo, Brazil
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Geopolitical Analysis: Authored and contributed to diplomatic cables regarding cyber crime in Brazil, the economy, 5G infrastructure, and environmental policy.
- Crisis Reporting: Synthesized complex health data into weekly and bi-weekly COVID-19 reports for mission-wide Task Force leadership.
- Diplomatic Support: Prepared critical documentation and briefing notes for senior-level meetings and webinars regarding Brazilian-PRC economic relations.
Translator
Watching America
Remote
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Published 27 relevant Brazilian opinion news articles about the United States by reviewing multiple news sources and translating selected articles from Portuguese to English.
Education
Dual Degree B.A. - Government and Politics, and Economics
University of Maryland – College Park
01-2022
A.A. - International Studies
Montgomery College
Rockville, MD01-2019
Skills
- Languages: Native/Bilingual Proficiency in Portuguese; English
- Data & Analytics: Looker Studio, Stata, EViews, and R (Programming)
- Research & Intelligence: OSINT (Open Source Intelligence), Risk Assessment, and Foreign Media Translation
- Software: Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace
Timeline
Targeter
Red Five Security LLC
03.2026 - Current
Open Source Analyst II, Portuguese Linguist
Red Five Security LLC
04.2023 - 03.2026
Part Time Assistant Analyst
AUM Special Situations
01.2021 - 04.2022
Summer Internships
United States Department of State
01.2021 - 01.2022
Translator
Watching America
03.2020 - 05.2021
A.A. - International Studies
Montgomery College
Dual Degree B.A. - Government and Politics, and Economics
University of Maryland – College Park
Honors/Awards
University of Maryland – College Park, Dean’s List: Distinguished Dean’s List (Spring/Fall 2020, Spring 2022); Dean’s List (Fall 2021, Fall 2022)., Honor Societies: Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), and Alpha Lambda Delta.,
Montgomery College, Academic Honors: Dean’s List (All Semesters 2018–2019); Renaissance Scholarship Honors, Awards: Dr. Harry Harden Jr. Student Academic Excellence Award; Phi Theta Kappa