Margrit A.-K. Jenkins

***** ******* ******* ***, ******, TX 77346 * Phone: 281-***-**** *

* ac8dwo@r.postjobfree.com*

Profile

Intelligence Research Specialist at Homeland Security Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Houston holding a Top Secret Security Clearance. Core responsibilities include all aspects of in-depth analysis of criminal schemes; profiles of subjects and businesses investigated, target link analysis and related charts for trial preparation, intelligence information reports, trend analysis reports, briefings, perusal of classified traffic, recommendations pertaining to the focus of investigations, lead development and analyses for the U.S. Assistant Attorney. Deferred Retirement

Investigative Assistant at Homeland Security Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Houston holding a Secret Clearance. Responsibilities encompass full gamut of target and co-conspirators biographies. Participation in raids on target enterprises; preliminary analysis of criminal schemes; target profiles; graphical representation of fact finding; charts for operations and trial; extensive data mining and systems research in support of ongoing investigations, lead development.

Office Manager in the Regional Security Office at the U.S. Embassy The Hague, Netherlands holding a Top Secret Security Clearance with background in analysis, fraud and crime investigation in various U.S. Embassies. Possess well-developed skills in analytical interviews in French, German, and Albanian as well as the adjudication of thousands of U.S. visa, passport and citizenship applications with a thorough knowledge of U.S. federal immigration laws and regulations. Proficient in analyzing crime patterns, trends and criminal profiles as a major contributor to the Department of State Visas Shark (organized crime) and Visas Viper (terrorists) programs. Experienced in the detection and analysis of several cases of alien smuggling, human trafficking, money laundering, identity fraud, controlled substance violations and trafficking, as well as Nigerian and other scams.

Skilled in organizing office information systems including post security announcements, maintenance and activation of post’s emergency action notification plan, filtering of critical reporting information and action requests originated at the Department of State Diplomatic Security, USCBP, USCIS, US Secret Service and FBI with major focus on Counterintelligence and Terrorist Task Force cables. Proficient in bringing crucial information to the attention of the RSO special agents and the surveillance detection team.

Proficiency in four languages (English, German, French, and Albanian).

Able to lead others in demanding circumstances and serving as information clearing house in incidents with post security ramifications and a rising threat level environment

Related Experience

INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH SPECIALIST (40 hours, GS 13)

April 2010 to April 2018: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Houston

Supervisor: Shane Jaime (Special Agent) – phone: 281-***-****

Salary: a/$ 109,000.

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Responsibilities include target, criminal conspiracy and enterprise analysis, analysis of financial data pertaining to the criminal enterprise, intelligence information reports, intelligence bulletins, Homeland Security analytic reports; briefings to the Special Agents, the Supervisory Special Agent and the Assistant Agent in Charge; link charts and time lines, database mining in furtherance of ongoing investigations; presentation of analytical findings to the Assistant U.S. Attorney; travel pattern analysis, targeting of suspicious travelers; identification and profiles of conspirators; analysis of links between investigative cases; court data monitoring; business profiles. Analysis of criminal schemes and patterns using sophisticated analytical tools and systems. Deferred Retirement

INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANT (40 hours, GS 07)

October 2007 to April 2010: Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Special Agent in Charge Houston

Supervisor: Armando Astorga (Supervisory Special Agent) – phone: 281-***-****

Salary: a/45,000

Core responsibilities include extensive support to special agents’ investigations of human smuggling and trafficking cases and related crimes. Conduct preliminary fact-finding research in the areas of human smuggling and trafficking crimes encompassing the full gamut of database checks and leads analysis. Perform graphical analysis of criminal target/victim relationships in link charts reflecting personalities, telephone connectivity/history, chain of events, timelines and vehicle usage. Provide key support to a large-scale and very successful operation targeted against several illegitimate transportation companies engaged in human trafficking in Houston, create all analytical charts for take-down. Peruse classified traffic and briefs the Supervisory Special Agent.

REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICE MANAGER (32 hours, FS 7)

April 2006 to present: U.S. Embassy The Hague, Netherlands

Supervisor: James P. Eisenhut (Special Agent/Assistant RSO) – phone: +31-70-310-****

RSO: Roberto Bernardo (Special Agent/RSO) – phone: 31-70-310-****

Salary: a/$ 32,797

Responsibilities include all aspects of office management, analysis, RSO information program management, incident reporting, investigations and assistance to the FBI, management of U.S. mission access control procedures. In charge of quarterly status reports, drafter of incident reporting cables and contributor to other reports, e.g. post-specific Security Profile Questionnaire submitted to Washington annually. Maintains a profile of walk-in informants. Participate in meetings with local law enforcement bodies. Detected an American citizen’s criminal charges.

Accomplishes an argumentative draft to the host government city council to re-emphasize the embassy’s physical security concerns regarding the city’s approval for a high rise building construction in the embassy’s immediate neighborhood. Drafts talking points for the front office to be used in a meeting with the local police to enhance their level of awareness and cooperation in securing the mission. Organizes a visit by the Department of State Weapons of Mass Destruction Division to provide awareness and first responder training to mission employees, the local guard force and the Marines. Participates in budget meetings to analyze funds allocation, expenditure and budget reconciliation and prepares budget cables.

Participates in a three-member technical evaluation panel to analyze bids on the local guard force solicitation worth over one million USD.

Participates in Lean Six Sigma methodology project team member to revamp the embassy’s information systems.

CONSULAR ASSOCIATE (full time, Grade FS 6) - TREATY TRADER/INVESTOR VISAS AND US. CITIZEN SERVICES – CLASS/PIERS NAMECHECKS AND ANALYSIS - BIOMETRICS COLLECTION AND EVALUATION

2005 – 2006 U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Netherlands

Supervisor: Gwendolyn Webb (Vice Consul) – phone: 597-472-900 ext. 2235

Consul General Michele T. Bond – phone: 202-***-****

Salary: $39,691

Analyzes treaty traders and investors’ portfolios by scrutinizing individual company’s solvency, liquidity and profitability through vetting of confidential financing records, investments, expenditure habits and market strength and pre-adjudicated those cases for visa eligibility purpose. Analyzes and investigates fraud cases. Serves as notary public and provided full range of emergency services to U.S. citizens. Conducts consular lookout accountability system and U.S. citizen name checks and analyzed the results.

Collects biometrics and evaluates the results.

CONSULAR ASSOCIATE (full time, Grade FS 6) - VISA AND PASSPORT ADJUDICATION,

US. CITIZEN SERVICES

2001 – 2005 U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania

Supervisor: Charles Morril (Vice Consul) – phone: 355-*-***-***

Consul: Alma Gurski – phone: 355-*-***-***

Salary: $38,875

Adjudicates thousands of non-immigrant and immigrant visas, U.S. passport, Consular Report of Birth Abroad cases and conducted analytical fraud interviews to determine applicant bona fides. Analyzes the fulfillment of complex laws in US citizenship applications and adjudicates those. Upon preliminary fact finding, analyzed, investigates and adjudicates fraud and criminal cases including blood feud crossing into the US, alien smuggling, human trafficking, allegation of child abuse, document fraud rings by using the local forensic document laboratory, numerous identity fraud and material misrepresentation as well as controlled substance trafficking cases working in close concert with the RSO, FBI and ICITAP. Drafts quarterly fraud trend reports submitted to Washington. At the conclusion of intensive analytical interviews, achieves confession and timely retraction from material misrepresentation in at least two visa applicant cases. Is a major contributor to Visas Shark and Visas Viper Program preparing and submitting relevant reporting cables. As such, analyzes evidence from various written sources to determine subjects’ match with pre-defined criteria of organized crime or assistance/abetting of terrorist activities on a backdrop of country-specific organized crime trends and threat level. Identifies an individual whose assets were frozen in the Department of Treasury lookout system detecting connections to organized crime. Alerts RSO and FBI on wanted persons and fugitive felons applying for visas or US passports and facilitates a contact. Monitors the trial of a US citizen charged with deception, fraud and crimes involving moral turpitude and attended court sessions. Conducts a prison visit to another U.S. citizen. Analyzes and drafts budget plans using Program and Representational funds. Works with the Department of State Overseas Buildings Operation on an extensive consular section extension project. Drafts a space utilization re-design. Mentors nine local federal employees to achieve an average of 90% outstanding results in their consular correspondence course certification. Is in charge of offsite fee collection, user-pays-information and appointment system project including market analysis and negotiations with local banks and other public institutions.

PROFESSOR OF BRITISH HISTORY (4 hours/week)

2005 University of Shkoder, Albania

Supervisor: Professor Refik Kadija

Conducts lectures and seminars to second year English students for a full academic year on Saturdays.

CONSULAR ASSOCIATE (full time, Grade 6) - FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGER, VISA AND PASSPORT ADJUDICATION, US CITIZEN SERVICES

1999 – 2001 U.S. Embassy Bamako, Mali

Supervisor: Susan Archer (Vice Consul) – phone: unknown

Salary: $30,719

Adjudicates close to one thousand non-immigrant, immigrant visas, U.S. passport and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad applications, serves as post’s fraud prevention manager detecting and investigating numerous alien smuggler, identify and document fraud cases and assisted in a case of children smuggling. Fosters extensive liaison with the host government police and immigration authorities.

OWNER/MANAGER OF LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

1994-1998Bonn, Germany

Establishes, owns and manages a foreign language institute- clientele mainly from the U.S. embassy and military community and foreign diplomatic missions – provides German, French and English language classes in groups and private tuition exposing students to language and area studies.

Provides translation services in German and English.

TRANSLATOR

1996-1998Embassy of Kuwait Bonn, Germany

Provides translation services in the health unit (English-German-English)

TRANSLATOR/INTERPRETER

1993 Embassy of Ghana Bonn, Germany

Serves as translator and interpreter (English-German-English)

Skills

Analysis Teaching/lecturing

Adjudication, fraud prevention and investigation English, German, French, and Albanian proficiency

Office management Computer literate (Word, Microsoft Office 2010)

Education

Current Currently completing a master program in

Master of Business Administration

(California Coast University)

Spring 2020 expected graduation date

California Coast University

2016 Bachelor of Science Business Administration – Summa C

um Laude

(California Coast University)

1990 Course in Conflict Management

Center for Psychology Bonn, Germany

1999 Basic Foreign Service Consular Course

Schultz Foreign Affairs Training Center Arlington, VA

1998 Albanian language training and area studies

Schultz Foreign Affairs Training Center Arlington, VA

1998 English language teaching seminar

Schultz Foreign Affairs Training Center Arlington, VA

1986 Teaching Certification Secondary School Education;

Study Seminar Siegburg, Germany (Thesis in “Islam”)

1985 Master of Arts in Education

(French language &literature, religion, education)

University of Bonn, Germany equivalent of GPA 3.5 out of 4.0

Honors & Certificates

* Certificate of Appreciation U.S. Embassy Bamako, Mali in 2001

* Meritorious Honor Award U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania in 2003

* Extra Mile Award U.S. Embassy Tirana, Albania in 2005

* Franklin Award U.S. Consulate General Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2006

* Franklin Award U.S. Embassy The Hague, Netherlands 2006

* Certificate of Academic Achievement in Business Law awarded by California Coast University in 2006

* Certificate of Academic Achievement in Criminology by California Coast University in 2007

* Bachelor of Science Business Administration – Summa Cum Laude

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