Tiffany Johnson
Raleigh,NC
Summary
Dynamic Facility Security Officer with extensive experience at Applied Research Associates, Inc., excelling in security program evaluation and risk analysis. Proven track record in managing personnel security clearances and conducting comprehensive training programs. Strong interpersonal skills and adept in DISS, ensuring compliance and fostering a secure environment for all stakeholders. Experienced Facility Security Officer with a strong focus on risk analysis, safety training, and security program management. Proven track record in ensuring compliance and fostering relationships with government agencies.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Facility Security Officer
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
RTP, NC
04.2024 - Current
- Capture and oversee the program security personnel functional services and taskings provided to the sector and divisions
- Manage and supervise multiple DoD Secure Spaces and IC SCIF
- Ensure the facility maintains its clearance status through NISS
- Direct the physical security and security specialist programs and oversee document control accountability
- Manage personnel security program and security clearance process for employees under the cage code through DISS and other customer databases
- Supervise the processing of new employee security clearances, including actions within government systems of record
- Conduct foreign pre/post travel briefings in compliance with government requirements
- Administer comprehensive security education training and awareness programs covering indoctrinations, annual refresher training, debriefings, and program-specific training
- Efficiently handle inquiries or investigations, prepare incident reports, POA&Ms, and necessary mitigation requirements
- Coordinate an administer security activities for classified contracts, ensuring compliance with contractual DD-254 obligations
- Foster and maintain relationships with government agencies, external customers, employees, and managers
- Provide day-to day operational, functional and administrative security support to the independent Program Management Office (PMO), government, program management and support personnel throughout the sector and divisions
- Develop, review, and update security program protection plans, security classification guides, and policies and procedures
- Support classification management and conduct reviews as needed
- Participate in program team meetings, offering guidance on program decisions, policies, and procedures
- Interpret policies and implement relevant security plans and procedures
- Submit and manage FCL sponsorship packages in NISS
- Verify the security clearance status of visitors, potential new employees, subcontractors, and consultants
- Address investigator requests for information on current/former employees
- Conduct annual self-assessments, monitor plans of action and milestones, and lead action tiger teams
- Sustain satisfactory ratings during government assessments and inspections
- Ensure the proper preparation and review of draft/original/revised DD-254s
- Monitor the status of contracts and provide updates to the Security Director of Operations
Corporate Facility Security Officer
Shield AI
02.2022 - 10.2023
- Responsible for overseeing and implementing security measures within a specific facility or organization.
- Help to guarantee the security and privacy of people, property, and sensitive information.
- Keep all stakeholders in the facility safe and secure by defending it against potential threats.
- Facilitate the submission and processing of personnel security clearances and periodic reinvestigations (SF86s) through Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP)
- Develop and conduct initial security awareness, foreign travel, and annual refresher training
- Prepare Visit Authorization Requests through JPAS
- Conduct security debriefings, collect and revoke badges, and cancel all Visit Authorizations as necessary
- Program Coordinator for Secure Web Fingerprint Transmission (SWFT) for electronic fingerprint card uploads
- Create and maintain Contract Security Classification Specification (DD254s) and issue DD254s as required
- Conduct facility verifications using the Industrial Security Facilities Database (ISFD)
Corporate Facility Security Officer
Applied Insight, LLC.
Fulton, USA
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Serve as the Corporate FSO and facilities administrator managing day to day operations of the Fulton, MD office
- Establish clear guidance for company employees by creating or modifying policies and/or procedures
- Serve as primary point of contact for all DCSA related matters involving personnel security
- Serve as the liaison with government customers on security related issues
- Review annual training to ensure compliance with the National Industrial Security Program (NISP), Cognizant Security Agency (CSA) requirements, and corporate security policies, procedures, and directives
- Implement and maintain access control systems to include badging of employees, visitors, consultants, and government representatives using Lenel an CCure to ensure compliance with company (VCP) visitor control policies and practices
- Conduct background and reference investigation
- Correspond with management and program directors to address, investigate, and resolve any security issues that arise specific to their respective contracts/programs
- Prepare, manage, and maintain all documentation required to maintain FCL
- Develop and provide comprehensive security education and annual security refreshers to include the NISPOM required topics such as Security Awareness, travel, and other briefings through online lunch and learns, and written correspondence
- Serve as ITPSO
- Ensure the safeguarding of classified, personally identifiable information (PII), and other sensitive, personal information with regards to reporting responsibilities
- Conduct annual self-inspections in accordance with NISOPOM regulations to ensure overall compliance status and mitigate possible security violations and instances of non-compliance
- Coordinate visit requests and other security related forms for employees as necessary
- Perform PCL maintenance in DISS to ensure proper review of clearance paperwork and submission for adequacy before final submission for processing
- Work closely with recruiting team to interview and onboard candidates, ensure search requests are clearly defined to include responsibilities and requirements, analyze information from applications to determine best fit, conduct interviews and onboarding of candidates and new hires, and develop and maintain strong business relationships with candidates
- Ensure smooth transition post-hire and assess new hire satisfaction
- Coordinate with recruiting and HR teams to ensure that new hire process is complete in a timely manner
Facility Security Officer
Leonardo DRS
Germantown, USA
12.2017 - 03.2020
- Direct in-house Security Education program for over 200 employees, ensuring overall safe conditions and physical wellbeing of all personnel.
- Lead Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA), formerly Defense Security Service, DSS annual inspections by providing oversight to facility staff and serving as the main point of contact for DCSA.
- Manage over 200 federal background check submissions and track ongoing investigations with DCSA and NSA in a timely manner to ensure personnel are hired with proper clearances and can maintain proper access and eligibility for their personnel security clearances.
- Conduct initial indoctrination training and security presentations on a regular basis and oversee annual security refresher training for all personnel.
- Maintain DD254 forms for subcontractors and coordinate visit request paperwork, ensuring 100% completeness.
- Submit, process, and manage over 600 personnel security clearances via e-QIP on a regular basis.
- Manage onsite paper and electronic security records by providing ongoing maintenance and performing regular monthly audits to ensure all security documentation and files maintained are in accordance with DCSA NISPOM requirements.
- Provide training to new employees during New Hire Orientation ensuring accurate and timely completion of required security paperwork.
- Provided administration and organizational paperwork for annual DCSA inspection resulting in a Superior rating with zero findings and zero vulnerabilities for two consecutive years.
Education
B.S. - Psychology
University of Maryland University College
Adelphi, MDSkills
- Security Administration
- Safety Training
- Facility Security
- Access / Visitor Control
- Security Program Evaluation
- Risk Analysis
- Security Awareness
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Intelligence Analysis
- Data Mining
- Database Management
- Written/Oral Communication
- Word Processing >75wpm
- Microsoft Office Suite
- DISS
- Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing
Military Experience
Intelligence Analyst/Security Manager, 06/01/07, 07/31/12, Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, Norfolk, MD, Provide daily executive-level administrative services of a diverse and confidential nature, Meticulously maintain daily/weekly/monthly schedule, including planning, coordinating, and prioritizing meetings and conference calls as well as staff briefings, Track deployment/redeployment of Fleet Anti-Terrorism Support Team Marines to and from different countries in theater, Security Coordinator responsible for submitting visit requests for personnel requiring security clearances, Create and maintain Isolated Personnel Reports (ISOPREPs) for deploying Commanding Officers and subordinate commands, Produce and issue courier cards, building passes, identification badges or access cards as required, Obtain and manage a Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) account to ensure the up-to-date clearance level of 18 subordinate commands, Handle highly classified and sensitive information affecting Senior Level Executives, Arrange meetings to include reserving meeting rooms and notifying all participants, Assist staff with proof reading, formatting and data input on Excel Spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations, and Word documents, Make required changes to produce error-free documents without supervision, Develop briefs and scenarios to be used for evaluating platoons preparing for deployments, Schedule briefs and debriefs for senior executive leadership, Teach Intelligence Training courses in order to prepare personnel to run and operate Combat Operation Centers, Track deployment/redeployment of Fleet Anti-Terrorism Support Team Marines to and from different countries in theater, Maintain liaison with National Geospatial Association as well as Army Commercial Imagery Team members to produce imagery and maps, Develop points of contact with Naval Criminal Investigative Service analysts to remain current on situations developing in the areas of operation, Developed weekly unclassified and classified briefs/staff reports to keep senior executive leadership, headquarters support staff, and subordinate commands abreast of developing issues, Obtain and manage a Joint Personnel Adjudication System account to ensure the up-to-date clearance level of 18 subordinate commands, Produce and issue courier cards, building passes, identification badges or access cards as required
Clearance
Top Secret/ SCI
Timeline
Facility Security Officer
Applied Research Associates, Inc.
04.2024 - Current
Corporate Facility Security Officer
Shield AI
02.2022 - 10.2023
Corporate Facility Security Officer
Applied Insight, LLC.
03.2020 - 05.2021
Facility Security Officer
Leonardo DRS
12.2017 - 03.2020
B.S. - Psychology
University of Maryland University College