Christine Lucas
**** ***** **** **. *******, Va. 20170
*********.*******@*****.***
Top Secret Clearance
Education
Bachelor’s Degree: Business Administration, Strayer University
Certified Industrial Security Professional
Certified Pearson VUE Test Administrator
Certified Kryterion Test Administrator
US Air Force Veteran
CAREER SUMMARY
Investigative services professional accomplishing a wide range of Government Investigations in various levels of access and clearances. Thorough knowledge of U.S. Government contract requirements pertaining to executing investigations of potential security clearance holders and employees.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Special Investigator US Government 9/2003 to Present
Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Special Investigator, Independent Contractor
Perform detailed/complex background investigations for federal security clearances, conduct formal interviews of subjects of investigation and their sources.
Review court, police, education and mental health records for suitability.
Organize and submit written reports for adjudication in a timely fashion. Serve as a trainer to new investigators and monitor their productivity.
Mentor junior Investigators to enhance productivity.
Assume the role of Team Lead in the absence of current Team Lead
Conducting Federal Background Investigations to ensure integrity and national security.
Facilitate the evaluation of determining an individual’s trustworthiness for positions where classified and sensitive information may be at risk.
Collecting and developing information from source testimonies to verify the validity of the statements
by individuals seeking employment or renewal of security clearance with the United States
Government in various agencies and capacities.
Prepare reports of investigation findings within accordance of Federal and Local Government guidelines.
Regularly engage in dialog with managers and representatives at contractor facilities, various US
Government organizations and law enforcement agencies.
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Insight Global 6/2018 to 8/2018
Herndon, VA.
Corporate Recruiter
Responsible for sourcing and vetting qualified candidates for DOJ, DHS and USMS contracts.
Conducted candidate interviews via telephone and in person.
Coordinated and conducted job fairs.
Processed new hire packets for candidates onboarding.
Placed open job postings on various career boards, at local employment offices and department of labor offices.
Created and distributed companywide job posting for open positions.
Received and vetted applications from candidates prior to forwarding to appropriate hiring managers.
Entered candidates into the Kronos application tracking system.
Processed successful candidates into the SAFES and Valiant.
11th Hour Service 6/2016 to 12/2016
Springfield, VA
AFSO/Recruiter
Responsible for daily security operations and NISP/NISPOM compliance
Develop and deliver annual security education/training as required by the NISPOM
Train employees in security policies and procedures to ensure compliance with government, customer, and company regulations
Maintained a relationship with the local DSS Representative, and customer security contacts
Upload data into JPAS
Process visit requests
Performed security clearance updates
Kept FSO informed on all security issues
Sourced and Recruited candidates for Department of Defense Audit readiness Professionals
Sunset Learning Institute (SLI) 2/2016 to 6/2016
Student Services Coordinator
Work closely with technical support staff to help ensure classrooms have the required technical capabilities for all training events (e.g. laptops, projector, audio visual, specific software, etc.).
Coordinating program logistics (including reserving event space, training set up (e.g. audio visual, room layout, etc.), scheduling events, answering participant and customer inquiries, tracking applications, and tracking inventory levels of class materials
Manage an authorized testing center for Pearson VUE, Red Hat and Kryterion.
Proctor tests adhering to all rules and procedures established.
Ensuring availability and network connectivity to testing material during established business hours.
Maintain and promote webpages and calendar of events
Answers, Inc.
Herndon, VA 5/2001 – 9/2003
System Administrator
Responsible for managing and over-seeing the Infrastructure of an $8 Million Corporation and its’ family joint venture companies.
Responsible for onsite support at Corporate and Satellite offices to include all technical hardware and software associated with the Telecom, LAN, and WAN.
Troubleshoot and support users’ desktop and peripherals.
Conducted troubleshooting, testing, upgrades and replacement of LAN servers and software.
Managed E-mail and user accounts for over 100 corporate and remote users.
Database administrator for several company database operations
TimeBridge Technologies, Cisco Gold Partner
Lanham, MD 5/1999 – 5/2001
Network Engineer / Project Manager
Responsible for county wide WAN infrastructure upgrades to Fairfax County public schools and administrative office LANS and WANS. Participated in site surveys and submitted Statements of Work (SOW) for each targeted facility.
Successfully managed network engineers as well as outside venders to meet contract benchmarks and deadlines.
Submitted status reports to the customer and interacted on a daily basis with venders, county employees and company managers.
Participated in site surveys of Fairfax County facilities, documenting existing infrastructure and making recommendations of revising and implementing a more effective, efficient WAN overhaul while utilizing current technology.
Managed outside vendors hired to complete new cabling requirements
Managed engineers in building and installations of Routers while meeting bench marks.
Attended weekly Fairfax County IT status meeting, providing real time status details on each project and facility, identifying any potential problems or issues that required additional attention or time.
Completed each project in a timely manner while meeting budget and deadline requirements.
Performed as Team Lead and engineer, responsible for replacing legacy servers at all customer sites around the country.
Ensured all equipment was successfully built to specifications, delivered to the sites and all data was successfully migrated and functioned properly.
Responsible for ordering the new equipment, building and installing the software packages, thorough testing, delivery and installation.
Established a process with venders pertaining to the logistics of shipping equipment from the TimeBridge office to the customer sites.
Installed and tested software prior to shipping to customer sites.
Traveled to designated sites around the country, installed new equipment on site, tested all functions and troubleshoot any problems with the servers and migrated data on existing servers to new servers.
Compiled weekly status reports and attended all staff meetings.
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Community Service Activities
Volunteer for a local animal rescue organization, transporting and fostering dogs from shelters. Coordinate and attend animal adoption events at local venues.
Participate in spring cleanup in The Town of Herndon VA and spend many hours cleaning creeks and wooded areas in the local area.