WILLIAM TALCOTT
SENIOR INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
10102 Paddock Oaks Drive Riverview, Florida 33569
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Senior intelligence professional with over 27 years of experience in planning, organizing, resourcing, and analyzing highly sensitive DoD, NATO, and US State Department information. Strategic, Operational, and Tactical analyst with extensive career in operation intelligence and theater intelligence planning. Combined Joint Task Force intelligence and senior analyst for Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations. Additional qualifications include:
* Over 15 years of direct experience in supporting in several oversea contingency missions, both conventional forces and US Special Operations Command and
Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF), Intelligence Fusion Centers (IFC) at both DoD and US Embassy to lead various lines of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to support the International Counter-Corruption, Human Trafficking, Drug Interdiction Task Forces
* Subject matter expertise in integrating over 100 ISR organic and theatre airborne and ground surveillance assets
* Track record of contributing in combating the threat of public corruption along the nation’s borders and points of entry to reduce vulnerability to drug and weapons trafficking, terrorism, alien smuggling, and espionage
* An active Top-Secret Security Clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information/Counterintelligence (SCI/CI) polygraph
Experience
2017
Jan
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Present
Training Representative
General Dynamics Information Technology United States Battlefield Information Collection and Exploitation Systems (US BICES) / Jordan, Kuwait, and Qatar
* Ensure proper coordination of battlefield intelligence gathering among all HQ and Joint Commands and participating Middle East and integrated US NATO Coalition nations
* Deliver real-time training mentoring to Coalition Nations in using the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (COIC) Attack the Network Tool Suites (ANTS) system
* Provide intelligence support to all representative nations and senior military personnel in using the Trusted Network Environment (TNE), multi-level security database, web, and e-mail capabilities for US Central Command (CENTCOM), US European Command (EUCOM), US Africa Command (AFRICOM), and US Pacific Command (PACOM)
* Facilitate training for military and senior civilian Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State personnel in effectively meeting organizational requirements in the Coalition Environment, which includes migrating and integrating existing and advanced multinational and Bilateral International Intelligence
2015
Jan
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2016
Dec
Intelligence Analyst, SC3 Risk Management and Intelligence Country Project Management
Balad Iraqi Airbase / Salah Ad Din, Iraq
* Directed a nine-member team in intelligence and risk management to encompass of multi-intelligence and information disciplines in three distinct lines of operational support to succeed risk assessment activities
* Contributed to the war against ISIL when there were no DoD members on the ground, led the development of actionable intelligence and information to the Iraq Army and Air Force elements that would negatively impact US interests and safety
* Delivered intelligence to the US State Department on ISIL leadership fund streams, PMU Militias, as well as ways that ISIL utilized seams within three governments to expose ways to move oil, funds, and fighters through Sal Al Adin and Ninawa provinces
* Spearheaded the development of all reports and training of intelligence, information, and counter-corruption of local and PMU militia, which entailed creating plans, policies, and procedures to improve the effectiveness of Balad Air Base security counter measures to deter, detect, and deny potential hostile adversary actions against all assets within the Balad Air Base
* Supervised a 13-person team of Iraqi, South African, and US contractors in creating and supervising local military and related training materials
* Submitted daily ad hoc reports, daily and weekly country situation reports, and specific activity reports as needed
* Initiated weekly intelligence and information development activities, which included routine OCONUS and CONUS conference calls, as along with management of all in-country visa requirements, country clearances, and rest and recreation (R&R) travel approvals
* Fostered partnerships between US Army and US Air Force USCENTCOM proponents
2014
Jan
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2015
Jan
Intelligence Analyst
GG-13 Army Capabilities Integration Center / Fort Eustis, VA, USA
* Demonstrated subject matter expertise as a US Government civilian working on the Army Futures teams for Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Command and Control (C4ISR), and other services’ ISR systems
* Identified effective Command and Control (C2) to include training practices across US Army systems and led HQ TRADOC-level coordination, integration, synchronization, prioritization, and management of capabilities development for all future army airborne ISR assets
* Performed qualitative and quantitative analyses of complex military and related issues supporting DoD Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS), requirements development/Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS), and Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPS)
* Formulated training, doctrine, leader development, and soldier solutions to meet capabilities requirements
* Participated in the creation, implementation, and analysis of action plans related to intelligence systems
* Evaluated operational needs statements focused on impact on existing and future army concepts and programs of record
2013
Jan
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2014
Jan
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) Subject Matter Expert | Instructor
TRADOC ISR TOPOFF Training Team, Obsidian Solutions Group / Tampa, FL, USA
* Trained senior staff members on CONUS/OCONUS ISR synchronization team support Army Maneuver Commander’s staff and collection managers deployed in hazardous combat locations and the major combined military training areas
* Directly coordinated with higher military headquarters, other government agencies, foreign governments, and industry units on TRADOC G2 ISR TOPOFF program and projects
* Offered guidance and mentoring to Brigade and Battalion staff and other NATO Coalition partners for immediate improvement on capabilities, limitations, and employment of various current intelligence systems
* Led the integration of probable Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT) and advanced geospatial intelligence into pre-deployment training, doctrine, and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
* Rendered consultative support on interoperability associated with the integration of all available air and ground intelligence reporting and ISR assets for intelligence in major CTC and Afghanistan
* Served as the lead contractor for the Afghanistan Army PC-12 Training Program, which included initiating training on integrating C4ISR and SOF operations
* Examined unit training scenario plans and integration of intelligence operational plans before rotation of every supported CTC unit
2012
Jan
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2013
Jan
Field Army Theater ISR Collection Manager
US Army Eighth Field Army Korea / Yongsan Air Base, South Korea
* Functioned as the chief of collection management, which involved planning, managing, and defining collection requirements for at the Field Army Theater level for all Joint and Combined Coalition Forces on the peninsula
* Directed the operations of the G2 Directorate Collection Management and Dissemination Section, which included allocating work assignments, facilitating training, and evaluating subordinate work
* Evaluated and drafted intelligence information reports (IIR) for submission to all elements of the 501st MI BDE and USFK J2-ISR cell, as well as to the Ground Component Command Combined Analytic and Control Cell (GCC CACC) in response to local-, Theater-, and National-Level Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism Collection Requirements
* Collaborated with team members in handling intelligence exploitation processes and relevant training tactics and procedures
* Rendered analytical guidance to Counterintelligence Targeting processes to determine entities posing intelligence risk to USFK/ROK alliance
* Worked with Division- and Brigade-Level Command teams in preparing intelligence reports; maintained quality control of all intelligence reports prior to final publication
2011
Dec
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2012
Dec
Theater ISR Collection Manager
US Army Eighth Field Army Korea / Yongsan Air Base, South Korea
* Conceptualized and implemented more than 200 hours of sustainment training course, including ranged weapons, demolitions, and SOF vehicle movement training
* Incorporated all special operations forces (SOF) ISR assets in the Korean Theater of Operations, resulting in a 95% success ISR tasking rate
* Attended daily tactical decision making to guarantee the highest operational readiness standards and performance
* Partnered with MARSOC, SEALS, Operational Detachment Alpha teams (OD-As), and Korea SOF units to organize training requirements, physical fitness and training, logistics, airborne support operations, and airspace de-confliction between US Army and the Republic of Korea host army
* Led over 80 IMINT immediate collection requirements and two remotely piloted aircraft planning missions supporting OD-A
* Authored a Predator and Reaper Combat Remotely Piloted Aircraft (CRPA) tactical employment guide for SOCKOR, the first major update to the tactical operations manual in five years
2010
Jan
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2011
Dec
Strategic ISR Plans, Strategies, and Policy Officer
US Army CENTCOM CCJ2-ISR Division / Tampa, FL, USA
* Ensured operational readiness of two US Army Headquarter Combatant Commands, including US CENTCOM Headquarters Forward in Qatar and a member of the Joint Command (IJC CCJ2) in Kabul Afghanistan
* Assigned tasks for the HQ Task Force for daily intelligence collections, including more than 22 lines of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, U2 flights, and daily expenditures of over $10m of DoD assets
* Took charge of verifying, processing, overseeing, forwarding, reconciling, and disseminating responses and requirements, as well as handling management functions during routine, contingency, Special Access Program (SAPs), and compartmented projects, operations, and exercises
* Formulated new strategies and procedures, as well as integrated intelligence collection requirements (ICR) into an overall plan for assigned program area
* Fulfilled role as the senior analyst in the CJTF-CCJ2 Intelligence Division, liaising with DIA, CIA, NSA and other agency analysts on current known Joint IED defeat operations
* Maintained updated on substantive events and issues affecting Joint IED defeat on a global basis
* Identified and integrated ISR collection guidelines within the active ISR plan while guaranteeing proper plan coordination through USCENTCOM staffing directives to achieve maximum focus against the commander’s priority intelligence requirements (PIR)
* Partook in intelligence community efforts by creating new collection concepts, studies, and architecture related to intelligence collection, collection management, and requirements management
* Spearheaded the swift deployment of new collection tasks and functions by implementing new plans, policies, or strategies across the USCENTCOM Intelligence and Operations Division
* Liaised with other CENTCOM directors and intelligence agencies to meet CENTCOM ISR and Theatre Regional Command ISR collection needs
* Coordinated with ISR planners and strategic reviewers in evaluating several long-term planning missions
* Generated and submitted weekly reports and initiated analytical studies of ISR and PED programs
* Demonstrated extensive understanding of mission, functions, organization, capabilities, doctrine, and policies associated with the National Foreign Intelligence Community, along with the ability to analyze, interpret, and integrate joint requirements into intelligence collection plans, activities, and operations
2009
Jan
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2010
Dec
CENTCOM Strategic ISR Senior Watch Officer
CENTCOM CCJ-2 Division (ISR) / Tampa, FL, USA
* Supervised a team of 14 military and DIA civilian personnel in maintaining a 24/7 situational awareness of the Theater ISR posture and architecture for the Commander
* Led coalition reconnaissance operations in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) in alignment with Theater Strategic Requirements established by the commander
* Performed daily monitoring and collection of over 100 organic, theater, and national ISR assets supporting Afghanistan and Iraq Joint Operating Areas (JOA) and throughout the USCENTCOM AOR
* Provided consultative support to the JIEDDO mission using extensive knowledge of principles, methodologies, and concepts of complex intelligence functional areas
* Created an effective ISR assessment cell to track the effectiveness of Theater strategic goals by regional commands to guide the IJC CCJ2-ISR Division chief in prioritizing resources and activities
* Managed the delivery of ISR support in the Afghanistan theater following deployment to Qatar CENTCOM Forward Headquarters (CFH) at Al-Udeid Air Base, and to International Joint Command HQ (IJC) in Kabul, Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom 09-10
* Evaluated contingency plans for suitability, feasibility, and technical accuracy in terms of requesting, planning, and executing ISR missions
* Assumed responsibility in handling daily Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) Annex and ISR allotment for the IJC Theater over 250 hours of daily ISR and other Theater support
* Oversaw all aspects of the strategic planning process, which included monitoring trends within the intelligence community and formulating concepts for future growth to support mission evolution and align with changing CENTCOM theater priorities and requirements
Education
Excelsior College, Albany, NY
Bachelor of Science / Liberal Arts History
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