DARRELL L RAKESTRAW

***** *** **** ******

Mineral, Illinois 61344-9117

309-***-****

acrzef@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/darrell-rakestraw/38/6a0/96a

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Nanninga Trucking – (08/31/2015 – Present); Commercial Semi Truck Driver

Unemployed (06/03/2015 – 08/30/2015)

G&M Distributors, LLC (11/24/2013 – 06/02/2015) Director of Operations; Galesburg, Illinois

Main Accomplishments

Provided oversight of warehouse operations (inventory, shipping, receiving), product delivery, purchasing, maintenance and recycling.

Implementation of Voice Pick Technology

Reorganized organizational structure for more accountability

Duties: Director of operations for a distribution center.

Specific Task: Management of day to day activities associated with a distribution center.

Oversee and supervise the processes of receiving and dispatch of goods from the warehouse

Lead a team of workers, and delegate and supervise their work

Keep record of the entire inventory stock in the warehouse

Comply with legal processes and documentation of inbound and outbound goods

Maintain Occupational Safety and Health Administration norms for the safety of warehouse workers

Inspect and maintain the quality and standards of goods and supplies

Recruit staff and organize on-the-job training

Evaluate report and budget plans for the warehouse

Maintain productivity and order accuracy to achieve a high warehouse service level

Review and work with cross department management to improve upon the overall customer’s experience with the company

Patriot Holdings, LLC (11/18/2013 – 11/21/2014) Market Development/Inventory Management; Annawan, Illinois

Main Accomplishments

Market development for retail sales

Project administer for Biodiesel refinery construction

Research coordinator

Customer intelligence

Market Intelligence

Educational development

Duties: Market development for renewable fuels.

Specific Task: Researched renewable fuels requirements for retailers and determine candidates for conversion to offering renewable fuels.

ManTech (10/15/2008 – 09/28/2013) Program Manager/Senior Intelligence Analyst; Rock Island, Illinois

Main Accomplishments

Program Manager for $10,000,000 contract providing intelligence support to the Army Sustainment Command maintaining superior ratings and profits above projection

Rated top 5 percent of Program Managers

Team lead of highly successful group of analysts across a multi-country area of responsibility

Recognized expert in coordinating, facilitating, and performing analysis activities consistent with organizational requirements to ensure organizational success

Recognized expert in presenting analysis findings daily for executive level consideration

Duties: Program Manager for $10,000,000 contract providing intelligence support to the Army Sustainment Command and subordinate organizations.

Specific tasks: Interface with senior leadership; coordinate, facilitate, and perform intelligence analysis activities consistent with leadership requirements; independently collect and analyze data to identify trends; prepare intelligence products; establish and maintain systematic, cross-referenced intelligence records and files; determine the significance and reliability of incoming information; analyze and evaluate intelligence holdings to determine changes in an adversary’s capabilities, vulnerabilities and probable courses of action; present findings to senior leadership for their consideration.

Kepler Research (01/07/2008 - 10/15/2008) Strategic Policy Analyst (DIA); Arlington, Virginia

Main Accomplishments

Recognize expert in policy and organizational structure development

Accomplished in daily interacting and coordination with internal and external business associates

Duties: Provide strategy and policy analysis to the Defense Joint Intelligence Operations Center.

Specific tasks: Provide advice on policy and organizational structure development; produce concept of operations, intelligence studies, and requirements analysis; interact and coordinate with internal and external associates; develop strategy, policy development, program implementation and evaluation, and performance analysis to integrate and synchronize military and National Intelligence capabilities.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (03/21/2006 - 01/06/2008) Information Technology Portfolio Manager (CJCS); Arlington, Virginia

Main Accomplishments

Recognized expert in providing analytical and technical support to organizational IT portfolio by providing qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop portfolio management responsibilities, create the portfolio, and conduct analysis on the portfolio

Recognize expert in investigating and analyzing various data registries to identify and recommend appropriate IT investments for Functional Control Board review and approval for inclusion in an IT portfolio

Recognized expert in providing support to the Planning, Programming, and Budget Execution (PPBE) process and any requirements for program budget analysis of systems, programs and initiatives

Duties: Develop, recommend, and apply metrics used to assess organizational IT portfolios and coordinate between the Business Mission Area, Enterprise Information Environment Mission Area, Intelligence Mission Area, and external IT domains.

Specific tasks: Provide support to the Functional Control Board and provide IT portfolio management support to organization requirements. Provide written analyses supporting IT portfolio change recommendations; provide support to the Planning, Programming, and Budget Execution process and any requirements for program budget analysis of the organizations portfolio of systems, programs and initiatives; investigate and analyze various data registries to identify and recommend appropriate IT investments; identify, document and provide recommendations regarding IT priorities for mission accomplishment.

Paragon Dynamics (08/07/2004 - 03/20/2006) Program Management Communications Externals; Fort Meade, Maryland

Main Accomplishments

Recognized subject matter expert on the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) and the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) for implementation of new program at the national level

Appointed liaison to internal organizations and Department of Defense to ensure coordination in the program’s growth

Duties: Provide analysis of the Communications Externals program at the National Level.

Specific tasks: Review program requirements for disconnects and redundancies, generating new requirements and leveraging those requirements to current and future architectures; liaison to internal organizations; developed program documentation that provides a complete background, overview and context of operational capabilities.

Arctic Slope Regional Communications Corp. (2002-2004) Lessons Learned Analyst (USA FDIC); Fort Huachuca, Arizona

Duties: Responsible for interviewing returning veterans to gather Lessons Learned to analyze, assess and provide recommendations for improvement to C4ISR capabilities and concepts.

Specific tasks: Responsible for authoring studies, technical reports and information papers based on Lessons Learned from Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Global War on Terrorism. Facilitates coordination with Combatant Commanders, and Department of the Army to ensure all intelligence Lessons Learned is documented for future studies. Conducted doctrinal study of Intelligence Support to IO utilizing JIOC, DoD, Joint and Army IO policies.

US ARMY 1982 – 2002 Chief Warrant Officer 3 (SIGINT/All Source)

FUTURES DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATION CENTER, Fort Huachuca, AZ 1998 to 2002

Supervisor Combat Development Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) 2000 to 2002. Officer in Charge for the program development of the US Army Intelligence Center TENCAP system fielding requirements.

Manager Combat Development Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) 1998 to 1999. Lead action officer for the development of Joint Capabilities Integration Development System documentation for MASINT in support of Army XXI and Army after Next.

JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER, San Antonio, TX 1995 to 1998. Information Operations technical analyst and primary Intelligence expert for the Joint Information Operations Center US Central Command support Team.

101st MILITARY ANALYSIS BATTALION, Fort Riley, KS 1992 to 1995. Supervisor SIGINT Analysis Section, TENCAP manager for 1st Infantry Division and Officer in charge for TENCAP data analysis and timely intelligence information delivery.

1982 to 1992 Various Assignments US Army TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS:

U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL

Military Intelligence Warrant Officer Adv. Course

Emanations Analysis Technician Certification

Warrant Officer Technical / Tactical Certification

Warrant Officer Candidate School

Basic Non-Commissioned Officers Course

EW/SIGINT Non-Communications Collector Course

CERTIFICATES TECHNICAL / PROFESSIONAL

Mission Support Planning, Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management, DAU

Fundamentals of System Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, DAU

Introduction to the DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) and Portfolio Management

Combat Development (System Acquisition), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

MASINT Collection, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

Dynamics of International Terrorism, USAF Special Operations School

Cross Culture Communications, USAF Special Operations School

Sub-Saharan Africa Orientation, USAF Special Operations School

Indications and Warnings, Joint Military Intelligence Training Center

Interagency Operations Security (OP380), National Cryptologic School

Joint Tactical Command and Control Warfare, Naval Technical Training Center

Middle East Orientation Course, USAF Special Operations School

Joint Psychological Operations, USAF Special Operations School

Classic Wizard Basic Operators Course, Naval Security Group Activity

HONORS/AWARDS:

Meritorious Service Medal 2nd Award

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Army Commendation Medal 4th Award

Joint Services Achievement Medal 2nd Award

Army Achievement Medal 4th Award

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

PUBLICATIONS:

ISR Congressional Report

Communications Externals Concept of Operations

US Army Measurement and Signature Intelligence Concept of Operations

NAME: Darrell Rakestraw

REFERENCES:

ManTech (10/15/2008 – 10/2013) - Program Manager/Senior Intelligence Analyst

Walter Pollard – Executive Director at CACI International

(Walt was Senior Executive Director and my supervisor ManTech)

acrzef@r.postjobfree.com

(W) 202-***-****

(M) 703-***-****

Patrick Simpson – Vice President Business Development at MacAulay Brown

(Patrick was my division lead, Military Intelligence Operations Division, at ManTech

(M) 703-***-****

Sean McKinley – Intelligence/Budget Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton

(Sean was the Program Manager on location for ManTech and the person who recommended me for his replacement)

(W) 314-***-****

(M) 563-***-**** – Best contact number

Dwight Bullard – Consultant at TechWise

(Dwight was the Intelligence and Security Element Chief on location and my customer)

acrzef@r.postjobfree.com – currently in UAE, email is the best contact

(M) 971-**-***-****

Kepler Research (01/07/2008 - 10/15/2008) - Strategic Policy Analyst (DIA)

James Wilson – President and CEO at Kepler Research

(Jim was the President and CEO in 2008 as well, small company. Supervisor at the time was Chris OConners – 202-***-****; not sure if he is still there)

Kepler Headquarters

(W) 703-***-****

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (03/21/2006 - 01/06/2008) Information Technology Portfolio Manager (CJCS)

Bernard Forcier – Bernie was the division lead but I have lost track of him. Last known number was 703-***-****

SAIC Headquarters

(W) 703-***-****

Annette Redmond - Director, Army Intelligence Community Information Management

Army Intelligence Chief Information Officer

(Annie was the Director, Enterprise Integration and Information Sharing,

Joint Staff J2, Pentagon. I worked directly for her.)

acrzef@r.postjobfree.com (email is all I have – trying to track down phone number)

Paragon Dynamics (08/07/2004 - 03/20/2006) Program Management Communications Externals (NSA)

Kevin Miller – President and CEO of Sciolex Corporaton

(Kevin was the Program Business Group of Directors of Operations East Coast Region at Paragon Dynamics; also a fellow Warrant Officer)

acrzef@r.postjobfree.com

(W) 703-***-****

(M) 571-***-****

Artic Slope Regional Communications Corp. (2003-2004) - Lessons Learned Analyst (USA FDIC)

Lori Sieting – Program Manager

(Lost track of Lori but her last contact information was 520-***-****)

ASRC Federal Headquarters

(W) 30 837-5500

GENERAL DYNAMICS, (2003) - Engineer / Intelligence Broadcast Service (IBS)

FUTURES DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATION CENTER, Fort Huachuca, AZ 1998 to 2002

Supervisor Combat Development TENCAP SIGINT (2000 to 2002)

Manager Combat Development MASINT (1998 to 1999)

John Custer - Director, Federal Missions and Programs at EMC

(John was the Commanding General (Commandant) at Fort Huachcuca; US Army Intelligence Center and School)

(M) 703-***-****

Charles Hayward – Director, Strategic Business Engineering & Capture at CGI Federal

(Charles was the Intelligence Commander of Excellence, TRADOC at Fort Huachuca)

acrzef@r.postjobfree.com

(M) 520-***-****

JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS CENTER, Kelly, AFB, TX 1995 to 1998

Eric Wallace

Rick Josten

(Eric and Rick are still working at the JIOWC and we were all on the CENTCOM Support Team)

JIOC Headquarters

(W) 210-***-****

(M) 210-***-**** –Eric

PERSONAL REFERENCE

Alfred Smith - CEO Welkin Associates, Ltd.

(Al is a fellow Warrant Officer, we went through training together)

(W) 703-***-****

(H) 703-***-****

(M) 571-***-****

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