BRUCE ARRINGTON

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Focus of Interest: Humanitarian Peacekeeping Operations

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Analytical, dedicated, and compassionate professional, with experience and leadership in ensuring maintenance of peace within the environment. Demonstrated successful career in intelligence operations, peacekeeping operations, and global humanitarian and disaster relief operations. Acquired more than 25 years of experience in intelligence operations, acquisition, and peacekeeping operations throughout a diverse military career achieving the rank of Colonel. Capable of adapting to fast-paced environments, while overcoming complex operational challenges in areas with security challenges. Effective at multitasking within a fast-paced environment.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

HQ NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA), SPRINGFIELD, VA

Director, NGA Intelligence Operations Center - 2012–Present

- Lead NGA’s robust operation center spanning three locations; in-charge of providing on-time, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence to the president, senior policy-makers, first responders, and military personnel worldwide throughout the year, 24-hours a day

- Develop a response enterprise, responsible for supporting various simultaneous mission areas, including priority military and intelligence sensitive operations, homeland defense, and global humanitarian and disaster relief operations

- Establish an innovative and collaborative computer-based environment for the improvement of geospatial intelligence support for more than one million customers

OFFICE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) DEFENSE, ARLINGTON COUNTY, VA

Deputy Director, Office of NGA Defense - 2011–2012

- Directed comprehensive daily NGA support for Pentagon senior leadership through active interaction with the Office of Secretary Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and national agencies for unified geospatial intelligence support

- Successfully executed NGA’s worldwide geospatial intelligence operations to support the Pentagon 24x7 operation center, which involved assuring precise drafting of concise executive summaries for joint staff decision makers

- Selected to lead the Pentagon office engagement and collaboration activities with the nation’s most senior DoD officials which focused on geospatial intelligence priority requirements

- Guided division chiefs and assumed the responsibility for approximately 90 military, civilian, and contractor personnel

AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (AOC), RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, GERMANY

Division Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance - 2010–2011

- Strategically planned and executed the daily operation for a 100-person intelligence division for the African continent

- Led Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya conflict) in targeting perfect kinectic planning, which yielded huge effects; saved thousands of Libyan civilian lives; key coordination with US and coalition partners for over 2000 missions

- Developed and directed all-source intelligence analysis, ISR operations planning, and assessments to maintain adherence to the Joint Force Air Component Commander Presidential directed objectives and guidelines

- Crafted predictive and timely intelligence, ISR collection, and force protection recommendations for the Air Force’s newest Combatant Command to ensure safety of thousands of Americans

AIR FORCE AFRICA COMMAND (AFRICOM), RAMSTEIN AFB, GERMANY

Deputy Director of Intelligence - 2008–2010

- Supervised the staff of 50 military personnel focused on intelligence security cooperation, project development, and budgetary requirements in alignment with the National Security Strategy

- Spearheaded diverse training to ensure African military unit operational readiness and complex system requirements compliance

- Demonstrated proficiency in formulating over 100 threat-based policies and detailed guidance for US Air Force intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) missions in Africa

Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Mission Inspector - 2004–2008

- Trained and directed a 10-member Joint Service Military and Civilian Team in carrying out Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) nuclear inspections for over 22 high profile diplomatic missions

- Excelled as a senior US government (USG) on-site representative, responsible for leading a highly intrusive and politically sensitive inspections of air, sea, and ground-based nuclear forces in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan

- Provided continual solutions for compliance and inspection issues with host-nation government officials

- Acted as the lead USG diplomatic representative and escort officer to Foreign Inspection Teams during reciprocal START inspections at strategic nuclear weapons facilities in the United States

- Resolved all technology gaps in $10M budget resulting in enhancements to the operational capabilities for DTRA, DoD, and government agencies in response to WMD threats

JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTER PACIFIC, PEARL HARBOR, HI

Pacific Command (PACOM) J2, Senior Intelligence Operations Watch Officer - 2003–2004

- Guided thousands of multi-service professionals in military intelligence operations for critical missions, which covered half the globe and DoD’s largest Combatant Command in the Pacific Area of Responsibility

- Authored and validated execution of operational assessments to combat potential intelligence threats, adverse political issues, and tactical military operations of 44 countries within the United States Pacific Command

- Formulated over 100 oral and written presentations for PACOM’s senior General officer and component commanders in creating national decision making products and reports

Earlier Career Positions Held:

JOINT INTELLIGENCE CENTER PACIFIC, PEARL HARBOR, HI

Chief, Southeast Asia Counterterrorism Branch Deputy Division Chief (Northeast Asia)

DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS HQUSAF, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, DC USA

Chief, ISR and Information Operations (10) Personnel Management and Training Initiatives Executive Officer

INTELLIGENCE GROUP, BOLLING AFB, WASHINGTON, DC

Chief Combat Intelligence Systems Branch

AIR INTELLIGENCE GROUP (PACAF), OSAN AIR BASE, KOREA

Executive Officer to the Commander

OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON (AMC), MCGUIRE AFB, NJ

Officer in Charge Intelligence Training Element and Assistant Flight Chief Intelligence Flight Commander

508TH MISSILE SQUADRON (AFSPACECOM), WHITEMAN AFB, MO

Flight Instructor Missile Combat Crew Commander

OTHER EXPERIENCE

UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA (UNMIL) DEPLOYMENT, MONROVIA, LIBERIA

Division Chief, Civil Military Coordination (CIMIC) - 2009–2010

- Stellar military leader and United Nations senior representative for US embassy in Liberia during 10-month deployment

- Wrote executive level comprehensive civil affairs course of action for the President of Liberia; benchmark for the government’s inaugural capacity building programs to support Government of Liberia’s Poverty Reduction Programs

- Extensive experience with conflict resolution and Peace Keeping operations; personally conducted 20 self-assessment inspections to Liberian communities to identify a tailored poverty reduction strategy for the citizens

- Acknowledged as #1 ranked officer during high demand United Nations Deployment; led the UN’s effort in assessing Liberia’s Civil Military Coordination strategy and implementation plan

- Quickly spearheaded NGO, host nation and private sector CIMIC comprehensive plan for three million Liberian citizens; efforts were invaluable in synchronizing US and international diplomacy development contributions

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration - WEBSTER UNIVERSITY, SAINT LOUIS, MO

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, GRAMBLING, LA

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

- Combat Intelligence Systems Course

- Intelligence Planner’s Course

- Strategic Arms Reduction Talks Inspector Training

- United Nations Deployment Course

- Kofi Annan School of Peace Keeping

- United Nations Civil Military Cooperation

- Contract Officer Training Requirement’s Course

- Joint Interagency Multi Planner’s Course

- Joint Professional Military Education - Anti-Terrorism Level I/II Training

- Contingency Wartime Planning

- Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training

- Civil Military Coordination Training

- Conflict Resolution and Negotiation Training

- Air Force Intelligence Officer Training

- Crisis Mitigation

- Contemporary Foreign Policy Issues

- Phase II–Acquisition Program Management Course

CERTIFICATIONS

Minuteman II Nuclear Missile Crew Member/Instructor Certification

Command and Control Intelligence Center Certification, United States Pacific Command

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Nuclear Weapons Inspector Certification

Level B Certification in Requirements Management, Defense Acquisition University

RECENT MILITARY AWARDS

The Meritorious Service Medal (First Oak Leaf Cluster) - Apr 2011

Joint Service Commendation Medal - Jan 2010

The Defense Meritorious Service Medal - Jul 2004

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