Management Information Technology

Gregory B. Septer

** ****** ****** ********, *** Jersey 08610 609-***-**** ******@*****.***

Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major / New Jersey State Police Lieutenant & Instructor / College Professor Technology guru with solid qualifications in managing operations, project management within the nation’s premier fusion center, ensuring 24X7 coherent, consistent, and well-coordinated safety and security. Leads 25+ sworn and civilian personnel in facilitating the timely flow of terrorism-related threat information, suspicious activity and Emergency Management activities. Functions as fusion center liaison with diverse state, regional, and national operational watch centers, intelligence organizations, and homeland security agencies. Holds FBI-issued Secret security clearance, 6/11- Present.

Core Competencies

Watch Operations / Crime & Threat Analysis Homeland Security / Critical Infrastructure Protection

Situational Awareness / Asset Deployment / Risk Management Liability Determination / Managerial Efficiency

Background Investigations Suspicious Activity Reporting / Quality Assurance

Criminal Forecasting / Trending / Safety & Security Geo-Spatial Predictive Analytics

Office of Emergency Management / Incident Command System Liaison Partnerships / Global Staff Leadership

Information Systems Management / Project Management Intelligence-led Policing Strategies Experience and Accomplishments

New Jersey State Police, West Trenton, NJ 9/94-Present Lieutenant, Intelligence Watch and Warning Unit, Regional Operations and Intelligence Center 5/14-Present Maintain 24x7 responsibility for sustaining fusion center safety and security. Conduct investigative activities, identify and collect counter-terrorism data, coordinate information and generate reports, monitor electronic media broadcasts for terrorist activity indicators / precursors, and provide tactical intelligence.

Implemented a Project Management procedure and SWOT analysis that identified the need for upgraded technology and an enhanced administrative infrastructure guiding intelligence collection, production, dissemination, and manpower allocation. Seized the opportunity to institute cutting-edge data management systems, update intelligence-led policing techniques, and streamline manpower, culminating in a 65% reduction in overtime.

Vendor sourced to secure cost efficiencies and partnered with IT Bureau to customize systems to meet law enforcement agency needs, concurrently focusing on privacy issues and civil rights / civil liberties policies throught the use of Project Management techniques.

Executed tactical plans to expand sharing of information with increased transparency across all sectors. Increased communication and cooperation among law enforcement stakeholders, boosting situational awareness, tactical intelligence, and asset deployment capabilities.

Sergeant First Class, Intelligence Watch & Warning Unit, Regional Operations and Intelligence Center 10/12-5/14 Managed private and public sector partnerships and guided allocation of federal, state, and local resources; facilitated investigative process via geo-spatial predictive analytics.

Led unit in identifying and evaluating homeland security threat streams specific to New Jersey and surrounding regions, focusing on regional infrastructure vulnerabilities.

Enhanced reporting capabilities between fusion center and its partners. Instituted email distribution procedures.

Provided real-time analysis of incoming raw information to Emergency Operations Center personnel.

Established and was Project Manager for multiple inter-agency IT related projects. Unit Head, Information Sharing Unit, Information Technology Bureau 10/11-10/12 Upgraded all building-level technologies.

Chief Technology Officer for the New Jersey Regional Operations and Intelligence Center managing the implementation of state of the art technology through progressive grant funding.

Accomplished improvements in connectivity, data-management, and life-cycle management capabilities while acting as the Project and Program Manager.

Assistant Unit Head, Information Security Unit, Information Technology Bureau 8/08-10/11 Managed information security throughout the Division of State Police.

Accomplished an unblemished record void of intrusions and data loss.

Significantly improved the connectivity of 650+ law enforcement agencies and communications with the FBI Criminal Justice Information System.

Assistant Unit Head, Promotional Systems Unit, Human Resources Section 4/04-8/08 Managed state police HR functions, mentored troopers in advancing their education, forged partnerships with local colleges to cultivate recruitment opportunities, and implemented a unified system for promotions.

Worked with a contract vendor to develop a standardized test, culminating in an influx of optimally qualified troopers.

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Gregory B. Septer 609-***-**** ******@*****.*** Continued Instructor, State Police Training Bureau, Sea Girt, NJ 3/03-4/04 Conducted formal training of recruits and existing troopers; implemented academy-related procurement function. General Road Duty Trooper 9/94-3/03

Performed general traffic, policing, and investigative duties. Military History

United States Army 5/83-9/10

Senior Operations Sergeant Major / Acting Command Sergeant Major, Civil Affairs Command, Ft. Bragg, NC 8/08- 9/10

Trained and ensured the mission-readiness of 3,000+ global soldiers, oversaw the maintenance of $3.5M+ worth of equipment, and played a lead role in 2 Iraq deployments in support of the XVIII Airborne Corps, First Infantry Division, US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Command .

Supported the development of operational plans, policies, employment concepts, force requirements, and joint doctrine for Homeland Security, Homeland Defense, Civil Support, and Emergency Preparedness.

Program Manager and Project Lead on multiple deployments, training and implementation of military support needs with multiple simultaneous projects to provide Military Support across multiple operational areas.

Provided guidance in assessing and utilizing government agency resources.

Participated in the analysis of existing foreign nation treaties and agreements. Achieved accelerated promotions: Second Lieutenant, National Guard and Reserve Unit, Ft. Benning, GA (5/83-3/87), National Guard Reservist, National Guard and Reserve Unit, Ft. Lewis, WA (3/87-2/90), Enlisted Officer, Civil Affairs Unit, Ft. Bragg, NC (2/90-9/06), Senior Enlisted Advisor, Reserve Affairs, 18th Airborne Corps, Ft. Bragg, NC (9/06-8/08). Teaching Experience

Fairleigh Dickenson University, Teaneck, NJ 1/06-Present Adjunct Professor for Master and Bachelor level courses in Homeland Security, Information Technology, and General Studies

New Jersey State Police Academy Instructor, Sea Girt, NJ 10/03-12/06 Education

United States Sergeants Major Academy Phase I, Fort Bliss, TX June 2009 Masters of Information Systems / Management, University of Phoenix February 2007 West Point Command and Leadership Program, NJ State Police, Little Egg Harbor, NJ December 2005 Bachelor of Science Degree, Industrial Engineering and Technology, The College of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ May 1987

(Emphasis: Use of Computers and Computer Numeric Machinery) Technology Skills

Project Management Institute,, Mutualink Interoperability Communications, Vir-Sec Secure Internet Products, Multimedia Sharing Products, Microsoft Office Suite Professional Affiliations

Project Management Institute

Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Ombudsman and NJ State Police Military Liaison Professional Association of Diving Instructors- Rated as a Master Instructor and Development Staff-Instructor New Jersey Association of Accident Reconstruction Accident Society (NJAARS) National Association of Professional Accident Reconstructionist (NAPARS) National Eagle Scouts Association

Civil Affairs Association

1/315th Infantry Officers Association

1st Infantry Division Life Member

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