Richard Cedeno
Alexandria,VA
Summary
Accomplished and highly trained Information Operations, Psychological Operations, and Sensitive Activities professional with over 20 years of Special Operations Forces and conventional military experience; leading, coordinating, planning, and executing in support of National Security objectives at the tactical, operational and strategic levels of operation; experienced with Joint and Service planning, joint and service targeting processes, providing support to and integrating with US Department of State Country Teams, Geographic Combatant Commands, Theatre Special Operations Commands, Army Service Component Commands, Joint Task Forces and small teams.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Military InformaKon Support OperaKons (MISO)/InformaKon OperaKons (IO) Planner/INDOPACOM NCOIC
United States Army
- Responsible for the supervision, training, and daily operaKons of the RST in support of Joint Special OperaKons Forces (SOF), Army Service Component Forces and Interagency missions; responsible for analysis, planning, integraKon, implementaKon, monitoring, and assessment of all InformaKon Related CapabiliKes (IRCs) including MISO, Military DecepKon (MILDEC), Electronic Warfare (EW), Cyber and other relevant IRCs.
Sensitive Activities and MILDEC planner
United States Army
- Deployed in response to EUCOM Flexible Deterrence OpKons (FDO) countering the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Conducted over 15 Key Leader and General Officer level engagements demonstraKng superior communicaKon skills, while leveraging extensive SOF experience to provide valuable input to SensiKve AcKvity and MILDEC CONOPs and execuKons supporKng SOCEUR and EUCOM.
Lead IO Planner
United States Army
- Developed and executed a first-of-its-kind IO concept integraKng Social Media based web plahorms and geo-fencing capabiliKes for targeted message delivery
- This resulted in USARPAC and its components reaching target audiences that they would historically not have access to as well as integraKon of this concept by Special OperaKons Command Pacific (SOCPAC)
InformaKon Support Team Deputy Director
United States Department of State
- Developed Counter Violent Extremist (CVE) and Counter Terrorism (CT) soluKons that were congruent with the Integrated Country Strategy of the Chief of Mission and the Geographic Combatant Commander.
Southeast Asia Desk RepresentaKve
United States Army
- Responsible for analyzing the operaKonal environments of all countries in Southeast Asia with dedicated SOCPAC OperaKons, AcKviKes, and Investments; responsible for veong, validaKng, and staffing all contracted vendors' Performance Statement of Work (PSOW) in support of MISO series totaling over $600K.
Sensitive Activities Advisor
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
01.2023 - Current
Responsible for generating Sensitive Activities and Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) options at the Strategic and Operational level to combat the procurement and use of WMD.
MISO Team Chief
United States Army
07.2020 - Current
- Responsible for the readiness, discipline, morale, health, and welfare of 6 Soldiers and DA civilian.
Various Leadership PosiKons
United States Army
03.2003 - 11.2013
- Responsible for the training, health and welfare, and professional development of over 150 soldiers
- Responsible for the accountability and maintenance of equipment worth over $3 million.
Education
Skills
- Leadership & Management
- IRC & Effects Integration
- Interagency Cooperation and Coordination
- Program and Project Management
- Military Deception (MILDEC) Operations
- US Department of State Embassy Assignment
- Defense Security Cooperation
- Planning & Analytical Support
- Special Technical Operations (STO) planning
- Team and consensus building
- Target Audience Analysis
- Product design, development, and dissemination
- Joint Targeting Coordination and Battle Damage Assessment
- Project Management
- Palantir
- Planning and Decision Aid System (PDAS)
- Google Earth
- Intelink
- I-Space
- HOT-R
- M3
- PULSE
- Joint Targeting Toolbox (JTT)
- MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Clearance
Top Secret/SCI Clearance with CI Poly
Awards
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Joint Service Achievement Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Army Commendation Medal (5 OLC)
- Army Achievement Medal (3 OLC)
- Army Good Conduct Medal (7th Award)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2 stars)
- Iraq Campaign Medal (4 stars)
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Korean Defense Service Medal
- NCO Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 3)
- Army Service Ribbon
- Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 3)
- NATO Medal (2 stars)
- Combat Action Badge
- Parachutist Badge
- Air Assault Badge
- Army Basic Space Badge
Training
- Joint Staff Special Technical Operations (STO) Planners Course
- Joint Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Course
- Joint Military Deception Course
- Joint Staff Targeting Course
- Joint Staff Battle Damage Assessment Course
- Army Information Operations Planners Course
- Army Cyberspace Operations Planners Course
- Army Military Deception Planners Course
- Army Electronic Warfare Integration Course
- Psychological Operations Qualification Course
- Planning Decision Aid System (PDAS) Operators Course
- Army Space Cadre Course Phase I & II
- JSOU Special Operations Planning Course
- JSOU TSOC Staff Course
- JSOU Influence in Special Operations Course
- JSOU Special Operations Forces Security Cooperation Management Course
- Special Operations Language Training Course (Tagalog)
- Psychological Operations Advanced Leaders Course
- Psychological Operations Senior Leader Course
- SERE-C (High Risk) Course
- Special Operations Operational Design Course/Unconventional Warfare Planner Course
Timeline
Sensitive Activities Advisor
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
01.2023 - Current
MISO Team Chief
United States Army
07.2020 - Current
Various Leadership PosiKons
United States Army
03.2003 - 11.2013
Military InformaKon Support OperaKons (MISO)/InformaKon OperaKons (IO) Planner/INDOPACOM NCOIC
United States Army
Sensitive Activities and MILDEC planner
United States Army
Lead IO Planner
United States Army
InformaKon Support Team Deputy Director
United States Department of State
Southeast Asia Desk RepresentaKve
United States Army
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