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Desired Job Title
Personnel Security SpecialistProgram AnalystWork Type
Full TimeContract WorkLocation Preference
RemoteHybridOn-SiteOpen to relocation: No
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Stacey Adrienne Wells
Fort Meade
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Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Personnel Security Specialist
Department Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Fort Meade
08.2011 - Current
- Highly skilled Personnel Security Specialist with over 15 years of experience in safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring compliance with security regulations.
- Determine complex adjudication and suitability decisions within timelines for Military and Industry Contractors for employment with National Security.
- Compile, analyze, and evaluate investigative data on employees and prospective hires; this includes review systems, databases, responses to security questionnaires for completeness, reports of investigation, law enforcement documents, Incident Reports, and other source security information that contain personal history and related information associated with a subject to make suitability, eligibility and adjudication recommendations or determinations.
- Recommended decisions after thorough analysis of security data to ensure accurate adjudication and compliance.
- Requested additional information or documentation to enhance data analysis and support informed decision-making.
- Provided timely responses to inquiries regarding personnel security processes and background investigations while accurately evaluating, entering, and updating data in relevant systems with strong attention to detail.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills across all mediums and levels of the organization to deliver clear and concise personal security data, related sensitive information, and security requirements in a professional and effective manner.
- Act as liaison in the absent of Branch Chief on numerous occasions tasked to assign work, assist team members with questions or cases and successfully communicate issues that may arise and provide resolution.
Security Assistant
Bureau of Engraving Printing
Washington
01.2011 - 08.2011
- Perform a wide variety of administrative tasks and functions within the Bureau of Printing Personnel Security Division to include a high volume of interaction with employees, senior managers, investigators and applicants who are in the process of undergoing background investigations.
- Assembled and tracked security form packets for applicants, employees, and contractors, resolving discrepancies to ensure accurate processing.
- Reviewed clearance request forms and background investigation reports to identify and correct errors or omissions, enhancing the integrity of security evaluations.
- Conducts security name checks of limited scope, considering the applicant's background and the sensitivity of the position involved.
- Verifies position sensitivity and investigative requirement and reviews application materials for information of possible suitability concern to process personnel action recommendations.
- Processed and fingerprinted applicants as part of the clearance process and ensures that prints are of the quality to enable proper classification by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- Assisted with receiving, reviewing and processing HSPD-12 requests for badge reactivation employed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- Entered information into a variety of automated tracking systems Personal Identifiable Information (PII), Employee Suitability System (ESS), Equifax ePort, and the Cross Match Fingerprint database and maintained a high level of accuracy.
- Assisted new applicants with e-Qip (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigative Processing System) released and uploaded completed documentation package via e-QIP to initiate the background investigation.
- I have been trained in Personal Verification Identity (PIV) credential enrollments and activations, PIV Registrar Training and HSPD Registrar/Sponsor.
- Exercises extreme care in the handling of sensitive personnel security records and classified information to prevent inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of record content while information is being collected, processed, stored or destroyed.
Investigative Assistant
Office of Personnel Management
Fort Meade
03.2009 - 12.2010
- Worked as an Investigative Assistant for the Office Personnel Management Federal Service Investigative Division.
- I have strong working knowledge of automated database systems such as the Personnel Investigations Processing System (PIPS) and National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS) to conduct record checks which include Department of Motor Vehicle, local agency checks, court records, education, employment, credit, residents, birth, citizenship, marital status, and military records to develop resource materials, information of discrepant or derogatory nature.
- Analyzed evidentiary materials, including employment and loan applications, and investigative forms for accuracy and completeness, identifying deficiencies.
- Ensured information received is clearly identified with the subject of the investigation.
- Prepared clear and concise written testimonies and extension reports summarizing investigation findings for adjudication purposes.
- Determined appropriate issue code in a personnel security database in accordance with guidelines and stating favorable and unfavorable facts.
- Ensure Records of Proceedings meet all formatting requirements and make sure they contain sufficient information for adjudication purposes.
- Utilized a personal computer and software applications to track and enter data accurately.
- Typed a variety of narrative and tabular material, produce reports, letters, statements, collect, select, organize and compile data into written document in order to provide information to others with responsibility for format, spelling, punctuation, arrangement, and spacing of material.
- Maintained accountability of requests sent and responses received in various electronic files.
- Conducted quality review of reports and vouchers for accuracy and trained subordinates on compliance with established standards.
- Take initiative in carrying out recurring assignments independently without specific instruction, but referred deviations, problems, and unfamiliar situations not covered by instructions to the supervisor for decision or help.
Education
Yes - Criminal Justice
University Maryland University College
Adelphi, MD 05.2020 - 05.2024
Some college (no degree) - Criminal Justice
Prince Georges Community College
Glenarden, MD05-2019
High school diploma or equivalent - Academic
Eastern Senior High
Washington, DC06-1988
Skills
- Background investigation
- Security compliance
- Risk assessment
- Adjudication
- Data analysis
- Database management
- Client relations
Certification
- HSPD Registrar/Sponsor Certificate, 2011
- USAccess Program PIV Registrar Training Certificate, 2011
- Culture of Privacy Awareness Certificate, 2011
- PIV Activator Training, 2011
- The Conference on Customer Service Certificate, 2011
- The Administrative Assistants Conference, 2011
- Computer Information System, 2005
- GSA SmartPay Travel Card, 2009
- GovTrip Software, 2010
- Computer Use Awareness, 2006
- Safety Awareness, 2006
Languages
Advanced, Advanced, Advanced
Additional Information
50 WPM, MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Intermediate Excel, Intranet, Adobe Acrobat, TS SCI
Timeline
Yes - Criminal Justice
University Maryland University College
05.2020 - 05.2024
Personnel Security Specialist
Department Counterintelligence and Security Agency
08.2011 - Current
Security Assistant
Bureau of Engraving Printing
01.2011 - 08.2011
Investigative Assistant
Office of Personnel Management
03.2009 - 12.2010
Some college (no degree) - Criminal Justice
Prince Georges Community College
High school diploma or equivalent - Academic
Eastern Senior High