Seasoned intelligence, defense, and security specialist with 15 years of experience in physical security, intelligence field operations, tactical analysis, and managing complex and high-risk operations. Proficient in Arabic, English, and French, with extensive operational deployments to Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Morocco, and Iraq.
NATO Country - Armed Forces, Department of National Defence
Collect, process, interpret, and analyze raw intelligence
Geopolitical threat, risk assessments, intelligence collection and analysis
High level security briefings and written products
Full cycle intelligence protocols: Plan and direct, data collection, processing and exploitation, analysis and production, dissemination and feedback
Plan, direct, supervise and execute complex Intelligence Operations and Security protocols.
Platoon Sergeant
NATO Country - Armed Forces
Team Leader, Section Commander, Platoon Second in Command
Head of security for high priority domestic operations including protecting heads of state and senior ambassadors.
Advanced training weaponry, junior leadership building, human relations and report analysis.
Language / Cultural / Security operations Advisor
NATO-Country Special Operations Command
Managed all linguistics, cultural & local population requirements for the All-Source Intelligence Centre (ASIC).
Senior advisor on cultural issues to the Middle East Stabilization Force (MESF).
Senior Instructor
NATO-Country Training Center
Provided training in support of the following requirements: First Aid, Urban operations and survival, operational field craft, and the advanced use and application of small and advanced weapons.
Reconnaissance operations.
Intelligence collection and analysis.
Olympics and Paralympics Security Team Commander
Forward Reconnaissance and Event Security
Conduct security audits & inspections, comprehensive risk and site vulnerability assessments, develop exercise simulation scenarios.
Education
University Diploma - Political Science / Middle Eastern Development & Culture
College Diploma - Commerce and Mathematics
United Nations Peace Operations - Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations Certificate
Griffith University (Australia) - Deception Detection – A Cognitive Approach to Credibility Assessment
The Black Swan Group - Advanced Negotiations
SANS Institute - SEC275, GIAC Foundational Cyber-Security Technologies (GFACT)
Privy Council Office (PCO) - Advanced OSINT research and collection
Skills
Advanced Field Operations (HUMINT)
ASIS Physical Security Professional (PSP)
Urban Tradecraft and surveillance/counter surveillance
Advanced Open Source Intelligence Investigator OSINT
CRYPTO Communications Security
NATO TS/SI clearance
Fluent in Arabic, English, French
Interviewing, Debriefing and Elicitation
NATO Special Operations Shooting Program
Suspicious Activity Investigator
Casualty and Trauma First Aid
Tradecraft, Survival and Operational field craft instructor
Awards
National Security Deputy Director Award, 2019
Armed Forces Decoration, C.D, 2016
Armed Forces General Service Medal- Expedition, 2016
Armed Forces Chief of Defense Staff Commendation, 2016
Armed Forces Leadership School Commander Commendation — Top Instructor Award, 2014
Human Intelligence Source Manager at Firebird Analytical Solutions and TechnologyHuman Intelligence Source Manager at Firebird Analytical Solutions and Technology
Intelligence Analyst at General Dynamics Information Technology – National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Security & Counterintelligence, Counterintelligence Analysis BranchIntelligence Analyst at General Dynamics Information Technology – National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Office of Security & Counterintelligence, Counterintelligence Analysis Branch