Manager Security
Resume:
RAMON CARDONA Jr.
San Diego, California *****
*********@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Dynamic leader, strategic thinker and decision-maker process expert. Possesses an active Top
Secret Clearance (valid until 2015) and a native Spanish Speaker (3/3 DLPT). Versatile
professional who offers Physical Security Management, Intelligence Analysis, Force Protection
Measures, Structure Vulnerability Assessment and Antiterrorist Force Protection. Other
qualifications include Multi-Agencies Liaison expertise along with combat tested abilities related
to solving problems, organizing/managing resources, training lead/supervising others, and
coordinating with international officials on multiple projects.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feb 2010- Mar 2011, Intelligence Analyst, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Counter Narcotics
Division (Western Hemisphere), Washington DC - All Source Analyst, Area of Responsibility
(AOR) of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), focusing on Narco-terrorism
and trafficking routes from Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to Mexico. Temporary duty to Mexico in
order to support the Directorate for Intelligence and Security (J2), Joint Interagency Task Force
South, United States Army Southern Command Information Analysis Center, United States
Intelligence and Law Enforcement Agencies.
• Served as the primary Liaison between ONI and U.S. MILGROUP, U.S. Law Enforcement
and Intelligence Agencies, Mexican Navy Intelligence and Security Offices, Host Nation
National Level Intelligence and Security Agencies.
• Performed All-Source analysis of trafficking illicit drugs and network association of Mexico's
Drug Organizations (DTOs).
• Assessed developments which would change the methods or vulnerabilities of Narco-
Terrorists and the operational plans to counter such threats.
• Collected, reviewed, interpreted, evaluated, and integrated data from multiple sources in the
process of analyzing target activities and DTOs.
• Provided all-source strategic, operational and tactical analytic support to the maritime
counter-narcotics mission in the form of briefs and ad hoc interdiction support to law
enforcement and combatant commands.
• Provided counter-narcotics related operational support in the form of timely answers to
Requests for Information, Daily Updates, and through ongoing Smuggling Pattern Analysis.
• Identified intelligence gaps, specified collection requirements to fill gaps in information,
evaluated resulting intelligence and developed analytical tools and methodology.
Jul 2007- Dec 2009, Senior Security Coordinator, DynCorp International, Bogota Colombia.
Supervised the security and intelligence programs and Procedures in support of the Department
of State (DoS) Aviation Division, and Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement
operations while adhering to local established procedures for Security and Intelligence in
Colombia. Implemented/supervised security and intelligence procedures in order to protect
personnel, equipment and assets in Colombia. Interface and coordinate with INL/OA, DOD,
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Dept. of State and Host Nation Security Agencies to meet established Country Security and
Intelligence objectives.
• Performed Liaison duties and coordination efforts with U.S. Embassy Regional Security
Office, U.S. MILGROUP, Host Nation Law Enforcement, Colombian Intelligence Agencies
and Colombian Military Intelligence.
• Supervised the individual Physical Security Program, Security Awareness Program,
Individual Anti-Terrorist Awareness Program and pre-deployment Forward Operating
Locations (FOL) security surveys and threat assessments
• Advised the Country Security Manager, Site Managers and Senior INL/OA Advisor on
Physical Security and Force Protection issues in country and Site Defense plan
• Supervised one Security Coordinator, six Force Protection Specialists, six Intel Security
Planners, eighteen contracted security force and two Security Clerk personnel on Force
Protection related matters
• Performed risk assessments and operational impact analyses
• Developed risk mitigation and incident/crisis response strategies
• Provided technical support to the field: security assessments, security plan development,
crisis/contingency planning, and other security related functions
• Drafted security policies and procedures in accordance with company regulations
• Collected and compiled safety, security and intelligence related information, field incident
and situation reports
• Drafted security reports: Daily Force Protection Summaries, Warning and Advisory, Threat
Assessments, Vulnerability Analyses
• Developed and facilitate threat-specific security training
Jan 2007-Jan 2008, Military Analyst I, ITA International, Va. Beach, Va.
Assisted in the development of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command’s Riverine
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Squadron essential combat skills training document governing basic and advance combat
training skills. Developed the small arms and crew serve weapons basic and advance
training program, Close Quarter Combat (CQC) and Advanced Military Operations on
Urbanized Terrain (AMOUT) curriculum for the Navy’s Riverine Squadrons.
• Served as the Assistant Director of Unit Level Training Program, Contract/Project
Supervisor for the Force Protection, Basic and Advance Combat Skills and Combat
Lifesaver training portion of the United Sates Navy Maritime Civil Affairs Course.
Military Experience, Ft. Bragg, NC and Afghanistan
Special Operations Civil Affairs’ Detachment Manager. Managed activities of 21 individuals
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involved in anti-terrorism while controlling $5 million in assets. Performed duties as the
Force Protection Manager, Safety Manager and Detachment Intelligence Manager. Other
daily duties included; Company Antiterrorism Manager, Information Manager and Personnel
Security Manager. Managed, collected, processed and analyzed all intelligence gathered
from the Detachment prior of disseminating it to Coalition Forces or government agencies.
Served as a liaison with all HN assets conducting daily coordination, tracking, and Tactical
Analysis in support of SFOT-A Force Protection.
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Special Operations Civil Affairs’ Team Manager. Managed a four-person Civil Affairs Team
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Alpha while coordinating humanitarian assistance and civic action projects. Collected,
managed and analyzed intelligence that assisted US forces to recover 8 weapons caches
with a total of over 400 weapons of different types and 20,000 rounds. Established,
managed and coordinated Force Protection and base security measures on a remote newly
constructed Base Camp while deployed to a combat zone.
• Regional Survey Team Member (RST), Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant
(18F). Managed twelve to eighteen Special Forces Sergeants while conducting special
reconnaissance for U.S. diplomatic facilities in the Caribbean as well as Central and South
America area of operations. Complete knowledge of Special Operations (SOF) crisis and
contingency planning policy and procedures, and SOF operational tactics, techniques and
procedures (TTP) which were enforcing to maintain the correct product for the end user.
Performed force protection assessment, risk assessment and security vulnerability
assessment throughout the AOR. Excelled in roles including Crisis Response Team Leader,
Country Chief, and Security Advisor.
• Special Forces Assistant Operations and Intelligence Sergeant. Performed duties to
establish intelligence nets, conducts agent handling and prepares agent reports within the
operational area. Maintains all classified documents in the operational area and establishes
destruction and evacuation plans. Jan 1998-Feb2001, Instructor, Special Warfare Center
and School Fayetteville, NC
• Special Operations instructor. Served as a Special Operations instructor for the Special
Forces Advanced Reconnaissance, Target Analysis, and Exploitation Techniques Course
(SFARTAETC) and the Special Operations Training Course (SOTC). Responsible for the
safe execution of over 5,000 course hours of high risk live fire training of close proximity of
small arms fire and detonating explosives. Supervises, plans, and leads marksmanship and
close quarters battle evaluations, defensive driving, rappelling, building climbing, direct
actions missions and hostage rescue with a final training exercise with accountability and
maintenance of a training facility and specialized equipment.
EDUCATION: BS-CJA, National University (170 Credit Hours) – currently enrolled
Professional, civilian, and military training programs:
Initial Surveillance Detention Course, Personnel Security Management Course, Information
Security Course, Operation Security Fundamentals Course, Antiterrorism Trainer Course (Level
I & II), Instructor Training Course, Personal Protection/Mobile Force Protection Course (Level I
& II), Individual Terrorism Awareness Course, Special Operations Target Interdiction Course,
Dynamics of International Terrorism Responsible Officers Course (Force Protection Level I and
II), Peacetime Governmental Detention/Hostage Detention Course (SERE), Negotiation and
Mediation in a Middle Eastern Cross-Cultural Environment Course, Special Operations Civil
Affairs Qualification Course, Army Ranger School, Special Forces Advanced
Noncommissioned Officers and Operation/Intelligence Course, Special Forces Advance
Reconnaissance, Target Analysis and Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Qualification Course.
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