Quality Control Support

Hamid “John” Arghandiwal

Email: abn7ne@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 510-***-****

Clearance: TOP SECRET//SCI w/CI Polygraph - SSBI

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Experience in manipulating and contributing to: ONEROOF, NSANET, SIPRNET, PENNANTRACE, Microsoft NT applications (PowerPoint/Word/Excel); Working knowledge CENTRIX

LINGUISTIC CERTIFICATIONS AND SCORES

• DoD Certified Pashto Linguist: Written and Oral: 4

• DoD Certified Dari/Afghan Farsi Linguist: Written and Oral: 4

• DoD Certified Arabic Linguist: Written and Oral: 4+

• DoD Certified Urdu Linguist: Written and Oral: 3

LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND DIALECTS

• Native proficiency: English, Pashto, Urdu, Dari/Afghan Farsi and Arabic

• Arabic Dialects: Modern Standard, Classical, Qurani/Hadith, Saudi Arabian, Hejazi, Emirati, Yemeni, Kuwaiti, Iraqi, Jordanian, Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Sudanese

• Pashto Dialects: Peshawari, Kandahari, Logari, Nanghari, Paktiawal

• Farsi Dialects: Persian, Afghan, Hazara

EDUCATION

• 2011 to Present – Pursuing Bachelor of Arts in Intelligence Studies at American Public University

• Estimated completion in 2015

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAT III SR Linguist / Cultural Advisor

Mission Essential Personnel, FOB Salerno, Khost, Afghanistan

Jan 2012 – Present

• Provided direct daily cryptologic support to Task Force DUKE, Task Force SPARTAN and Task Force RAKKASAN Brigade SIGINT team, Task Force 3-10 SIGINT targeting team, Counter-IED Intelligence Analytical Team SIGINT-3, CT Threat Finance Cell, HUMINT Terrain team, Fusion Analysis Cell, Cryptologic Support Team (CST)18

• Worked closely with Task Forces Spartan and Task Force RAKKASAN Irregular Warfare Analysts (JIEDDO/COIC) as well as National Reconnaissance Office, NGA and Biometrics analysts

• Led team of four CAT III linguists to take the SIGINT mission to the next level

• Regularly worked 12-hour shifts at the division, brigade and battalion levels managing perpetually under-staffed teams of CAT III linguists throughout missions supporting various tri-graph intelligence agencies and military task forces

• Directed two teams of CAT III linguists at the brigade level to scan, transcribe, and analyze time-sensitive/important audio materials

• Routinely tested incoming linguists at brigade headquarters ensuring accurate credentials and quality of work

• Supported intelligence Document Exploitation (DOCEX) center through in-depth, nuanced and accurate document translations

• Successfully expanded the TF SPARTAN and TF RAKKASAN SIGINT missions making it the most prolific producer of translations in Afghanistan by any conventional force

• Typically helped brigade SIGINT Officers in Charge to organize and prioritize the targets and execute AO (Areas of Operations) HVT missions successfully

• Managed to quickly identify brigade target sets and threat levels resulting in an enhanced level of situational awareness to brigade commanders

• Trained a team of four CAT III linguists in how to recognize individual voice patterns, code words, discern slang, geographical dialects, and speech analysis

SENIOR CAT III Linguist / Cultural Advisor

Mission Essential Personnel, AROCC BAF, Bagram, Afghanistan

Feb 2011 – Jan 2012

• Provided US/NATO forces with cryptologic support and real-time translation of live tactical events

• Conducted Quality Control of assigned analysts and trained new hires on internal Afghanistan Remote Operational Cryptologic Center (AROCC) operations

• Scanned and prioritized massive quantities of media through the ONEROOF and UIS systems

• Supported Voice Language Analysis cell (VLA) missions for the AROCC

• Provided Special Operation forces with Near-Real-Time sensitive target visibility including theater High Value Target (HVT) characterization and pre-kinetic-strike target validation and verification

• Provided direct COMINT support to 421 Troops In Contact (TIC) events and tailored reporting to six regional commands and two Special Operations task forces

• Provided linguistic support to the Language Analysis Cell operations at AROCC at Bagram, Afghanistan

• Trained new AROCC hires in cryptolinguistic translation and voice analysis

• Led teams of scanners in prioritizing and categorizing reams of audio materials to meet the customer’s requirements

• Managed the schedule of 12 CAT III linguists during 24/7 COMINT missions ensuring continuous coverage during Troops in Contact events

• Tested new CAT III linguists internally for AROCC language proficiency qualifications and appropriate labor allocations

• Voluntarily provided regular language classes at the AROCC for other CAT III linguists as needed in an effort to improve the team’s language skills

CAT II Linguist/Cultural Advisor

Mission Essential Personnel, FOB Airborne, Wardak, Afghanistan

Feb 2010 – Feb 2011

• Supported the resident U.S Army Counterintelligence Special Agent in Charge, Army Criminal Investigative Division (CID), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Military Police (MP), Field Detention Site (FDS), U.S. Army States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), United States Naval Special Warfare (USNAVSPECWAR), Biometrics analysis office

• Served as Arabic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Urdu linguist for CJ2X, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A)

• Conducted over 500 counter-intelligence subject interviews, 400 Preliminary Credibility Assessment Screenings System examinations (PCASS) and served as cultural awareness advisor for CJ2X, USFOR-A

• Sole linguist support to force protection /Counterintelligence Support Team (CST) 17

• Supported the special agent in charge along with the HCT team in HUMINT operations

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