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Sean Barnes
Intelligence Officer
Olney,MD
Summary
Seasoned management professional in the US Intelligence Community with a proven track record of building and leading high-performance, multi-disciplinary teams. Enhances team performance and operational efficiency through strategic planning and leadership. Focused on team collaboration and achieving results, with a strong commitment to adaptability and reliability. Skilled in resource management, team supervision, collaboration and policy implementation.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Branch Chief DDI CCI
CIA
01.2024 - Current
- Helped build, and currently lead, a multi-disciplinary analytic and operational team in the Directorate of Digital Innovation Center for Cyber Intelligence (DDI CCI), focused upon East Asian entities, technologies, tools, and strategies that undergird the ability to detect and mitigate foreign computer network operations
- Worked with interagency partners to assist policymakers, and operational elements, expand policy options and further USG operational activity within the East Asian network space-civilian and military
- Assembled and expanded a niche knowledge-base for improving USG understanding of IT network monitoring and security ecosystems, as well as the technical tools of information control in cyberspace
- Enhanced customers' baseline understanding on these topics and analyzing the challenges and opportunities of targeting East Asia's network defenses and technical controls
- Protected current operations and guided development by describing the nature of the counter-CNO threat to CIA, and NSA operators to ensure operations account for evolving capabilities
- Develop operational recommendations and opportunities for CIA and NSA to analyze East Asia's network defenses, evade detection, collect more information and control within its own network space
- Improved branch performance by streamlining operations and implementing efficient processes.
- Facilitated smooth transitions during times of organizational change by providing clear direction to staff members about expectations during restructuring periods.
Overview: Intelligence Officer
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
01.1997 - Current
- I have served successfully as an intelligence officer in the fields of information technology, telecommunications, counternarcotics, counterproliferation, information operations, and counterterrorism
- I have specialized in assembling and managing multidisciplinary teams of up to 60 officers that collect, analyze, and exploit information on adversarial elements, and decisionmakers responsible for espionage, influence, and attacks against US and allied interests abroad
- Received numerous Exceptional Performance Awards, and three Meritorious Unit Citations
- Hold a current TS/SCI security clearance with full-scope background investigation and polygraph
- Performed successfully across Agency directorates, and the US Intelligence Community
Senior Watch Officer DIR-OC
CIA
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Served on rotation as senior Directorate of Analysis representative to the Director's Operations Center (DIR-OC), providing warning of global events and coordinated reporting in support of meetings, policy discussions and travel
- Compiled, drafted and briefed written intelligence products, including the Director's Daily Executive Summary and Operations Center Selects and Press Summaries, capturing all noteworthy reporting exclusively for CIA Director, Deputy Director and Chief of Staff
- Received a Meritorious Unit Citation and two Exceptional Performance Awards
Branch Chief T2MC
CIA
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Stood up a new account and Community of Interest (COI) for humanitarian analysis in the Transnational and Technology Mission Center (T2MC), with an emphasis on complex emergency and natural disaster emergency analysis
- Worked with Agency Mission Centers, and many COI to build cross-cutting analytic consensus, and subsequent production plans, in support of current NSC requirements
- Working closely with T2MC and others to build profiles and drive collection against specific demographic selectors
- Received an EPA and MUC
Senior CA Officer
CIA
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Provided analytic assessments, measures of performance and effectiveness, for covert action (CA) programs
- Utilized targeting and analytic tools and data-sets, SATS, DA style and editorial framework, and cross-directorate coordination in the publication of longer products equivalent to Intelligence Assessments
- Regularly briefed Senate and Congressional oversight committees, operational counterparts and foreign partners as directed
Chief AMDT
NCTC
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Assembled and led a multi-disciplinary targeting and support team for advanced methodologies, data and tool development (AMDT) on rotation to the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
- Responsible for data and IT stewardship, and integration of data science and quantitative analysis into strategic intelligence production
- Built and managed multi-agency development lab for current and emerging tools, methods, and datasets
- Partnered with collectors, data scientists, and analytic methodologists from throughout IC in developing tools and quantitative approaches for targeting analysis
Chief Targeting IOC Group
CIA
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Assembled and led a multi-disciplinary targeting and tech-support team for advanced methodologies, data and tool development providing all-source analysis, multi-disciplinary technical targeting analysis, editorial services, and content for outreach, training, administrative and other duties relating to cryptographic programs in the Information Operations Center (IOC)
- Served collaterally as Senior Advisor and Special Assistant for Liaison to the Chief of Identity Intelligence Center (12C)
- Worked closely with operational customers at NSA, and the FBI domestic Technical Security Section, among others
Branch Chief IOC
CIA
01.2001 - 01.2010
- Served as Targeting Analyst, Team and Project Lead, Technical Operations Officer, and Technical Project Manager for operations against foreign cryptographic target networks
- Manager for targeting analysis focused on cyber threats and network security
- Senior Targeting Analyst in support of computer network security and network initiatives in IOC
- Worked closely with operational and analytic counterparts in IOC, FBI Close Access Unit and NSA Tailored Access Office
SOPO CNC
CIA
01.1997 - 01.2001
- Program Coordinator and Operational Targeting Analyst in support of Crime and Narcotics Center (CNC) counter-narcotics and counteriterrosism initiatives
- Worked with Agency, IC, military and law enforcement partner operational, analytic, and logistical elements and with foreign partners, to identify and counter illicit narcotics trafficking and concurrent terrorist activities in Latin America
Submarine Group Six, USS Tecumseh SSBN 228 (Blue)
United States Navy
01.1988 - 01.1994
- Completed sub-surface ballistic missile nuclear deterrent, refit and special project deployments
- Served in battlestations ship control, damage control and firefighting, interior communications, logistics, ordinance, general engineering and as certified nuclear weapons security reaction force team leader
- Honorably discharged and transferred to Active-Duty Reserves 1992
- Completed selection and training at Basic Enlisted Submarine School, New London Conn
- Awarded Sub-surface Warfare 'Dolphins' designator, qualified submariner
- Received Sub-surface Battle Efficiency 'E' device w/clusters
- Awarded Nuclear Deterrent Patrol designator w/clusters
- Awarded Good Conduct, Cold War and Humanitarian Service medals
- Distinguished Expert, small arms and close-quarters countermeasures
Education
Executive Leadership Development Program -
Stanford University Business School
Stanford CA01.2023
Executive Courses -
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Boston MA01.2022
Professional Training -
Sherman Kent School of Intelligence Analysis
Washington DC Metro AreaLatin American Area Studies Course -
Foreign Service Institute (FSI) US Depart of State
Arlington, Virginia01.1998
Masters Certificate - Computer and IT Network Design with Security
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore MD01.2007
M.A. - Secondary Education Curriculum and Instruction
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland01.1997
B.A. - History
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia01.1995
Skills
- All-Source Intelligence Analysis
- Structured Analytic Techniques
- Operational Targeting Analysis
- Program Briefing Expertise
- Current IC Tools Management
Accomplishments
- Supervised teams of up to 60 staff members.
Employment Verification
703-613-8165, 703-613-8166, three to five business days, Central Intelligence Agency, Human Resources Management, Washington, D.C., 20505
Certifications Organizations
- Certified Joint Duty Intelligence Community Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- Atlassian Certified Project Manager, LinkedIn Learning
- Systems Administrator Security Certification SASC, and Privileged User Certified
- Certified Computer and IT Networking Technician, Johns Hopkins University
- Life Member, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
Affiliations
- VFW, American Legion
Certification
ICAA, IC Joint Duty
Interests
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeContract WorkWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Work-life balanceCompany CulturePersonal development programsQuote
"But it ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done."
Rocky, speech to his son.
Software
Current Agency and IC tool and datasets
Timeline
Branch Chief DDI CCI
CIA
01.2024 - Current
Senior Watch Officer DIR-OC
CIA
01.2023 - 01.2024
Branch Chief T2MC
CIA
01.2021 - 01.2023
Senior CA Officer
CIA
01.2018 - 01.2021
Chief AMDT
NCTC
01.2014 - 01.2018
Chief Targeting IOC Group
CIA
01.2010 - 01.2014
Branch Chief IOC
CIA
01.2001 - 01.2010
Overview: Intelligence Officer
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
01.1997 - Current
SOPO CNC
CIA
01.1997 - 01.2001
Submarine Group Six, USS Tecumseh SSBN 228 (Blue)
United States Navy
01.1988 - 01.1994
Executive Leadership Development Program -
Stanford University Business School
Executive Courses -
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
Professional Training -
Sherman Kent School of Intelligence Analysis
Latin American Area Studies Course -
Foreign Service Institute (FSI) US Depart of State
Masters Certificate - Computer and IT Network Design with Security
Johns Hopkins University
M.A. - Secondary Education Curriculum and Instruction
Johns Hopkins University
B.A. - History
West Virginia University
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