Security Management

ANTHONY SWALES Day: 301-***-****

**** ********* ***** *******: 240-***-****

Waldorf, MD 20602 Email: *************@*****.***

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OBJECTIVE

To obtain a rewarding position within the defense industry as an Assistant or Primary Facility Security Officer that would be beneficial for the company applying my extensive Security management background.

INVESTIGATION AND ADJUDICATION SUMMARY

Current DoD Top Secret/PPR clearance [02/11/2013] with eligibility of SCI-DCID 6/4 Type Investigation [03/24/2012 DIA]

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Excellent familiarity with DoD and Intelligence Community security clearance procedures

Knowledgeable of NISPOM, ICDs, JAFANs, and applicable customer-driven directives.

Experience configuring, monitoring, upgrading and maintaining systems hardware, software and related infrastructure.

Strong analytical skills; ability to work with technicians from various engineering disciplines to troubleshoot complex system-level issues.

Superior breadth of personnel security and administrative experience

Core Competencies include:

Experience in the U.S. Government, DoD, Intelligence or contractor community

Sound ability to multitask

Robust Interpersonal Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Solid Organizational Skills

Keen Customer Service Oriented Skills

Microsoft Office Suite Competency

Personnel Security Administration

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DELL Technologies Inc.

150 Presidential Way, 3rd Floor, Woburn, MA 01801

Security Specialist

August 2016 - Present

Responsible for supporting and administering personnel security aspects for Department of Defense and civilian agency customers to include the facilitating and record management of all investigation/re-investigations for security clearances and public trust suitability.

Administer and manage all department required training associated with NISPOM requirements.

Provide primary support and liaison between the department and business for all personnel security matters.

Administer security programs and procedures for classified, CUI, or proprietary materials, documents, and equipment.

Obtain rulings, interpretations, and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations from government agencies.

Maintain manuals outlining regulations, and implement processes and procedures for handling, storing, and keeping records and for granting personnel and visitor’s access to restricted records and materials.

Implement various plans to include OPSEC, Emergency Action, facility policies and procedures.

Conduct meetings, security education classes, various security briefings, and security audits, as required.

Conduct initial pre-screening interviews of new hire candidates.

Process all clearance actions in accordance with government and company PERSEC procedures.

Familiar with classification management process and classification guides associated with DoD information.

Conduct security education and awareness training, investigate security violations and incidents.

Working knowledge of government databases: JPAS, e-QIP, ISFD, eFCL.

PE Systems

10201 Fairfax Boulevard, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22030

Alternate Facility Security Officer

May 2016 – August 2016

Maintain strict confidentiality as related to all security matters.

Manage the facility security program at the PES Arlington facility.

Advise SAFTAS PM of all security matters.

Ensure compliance with the National Industrial Security Operating Manual (NISPOM), DoD 5220-22-M, all facility Special Practice Procedures, the Automated Information Systems Security Manual, individual contract security instructions as written on the contract DD 254, Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS).

Maintain personnel spreadsheet with all applicable security information.

Interact frequently with the Corporate FSO and with the cognizant Defense Security Services (DSS) Industrial Security Representative (ISR), ensuring compliance with the NISPOM

Maintain knowledge in relation to security clearances and security practices.

Manage all security clearance processing for personnel assigned to the facility and maintain security records on each employee as applicable, including consultants.

Maintain control of visitors to the Arlington facility.

Process visit authorization requests in JPAS for personnel for classified visits.

Process notification letters and visit authorization requests for new Task Orders.

Maintains separate contract files for each contract with a DD 254.

Provide periodic security briefings to employees (NATO, OPSEC).

Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with co-workers, and customers.

Follow policies and procedures as described in corporate manuals and directives.

Maintain a safe and secure environment for Defense Healthcare Management Systems personnel.

Work in collaboration with different government agencies and private sectors to ensure compliance with governing policies and regulations.

Educate organization on Foreign Travel Requirements and assists staff with providing appropriate documents.

Manage Physical Access Control System (PACS) and processes requests for access at multiple locations.

Coordinate the scheduling and conduct Antiterrorism Program Reviews (ATPRs) and other various site visits.

Coordinate Antiterrorism Level I, Active Shooter, Occupant Emergency Plan/Shelter in Place, and Espionage Awareness Training for organization.

Contact the lessor via phone, email or ticketing system in all building inquiries and service requests pertaining to the building safety and security services provided inside or outside of government floors and/or suites.

Notify in-processing personnel to enroll in the Emergency Alert and Mass Notification System(s), Incident Management Notification System (PINS) & Defense Health Agency (DHA) Send Word Now.

Assist with safety and security procedures as a member of the company emergency team and oversee evacuation exercises to identify and fix safety glitches.

Complete and conduct leased facilities protection and hazards risk assessment to identify hazards or vulnerabilities.

Complete and conduct Antiterrorism Vulnerability Assessment annually or as needed to identify gaps in security program.

Coordinate Annual Safety Program Evaluation; track open actions for correction of identified workplace hazards; provide updates until all are corrected or mitigated.

Jardon & Hardon Technologies Inc.

2001 Jefferson Davis Highway # 309, Arlington, VA 22202

Security Specialist / Legal Assistant June 2015 – May 2016

Assisted the Department Counsels (DCs) and Administrative Judges (AJs) along with Government adjudicators with administrative work loads that pertain to applicants who've applied for secret and top secret clearances that are found with adjudicative discrepancies according to the DoD Directive 5220.6.

Reviewed, evaluated and resolved complex and sensitive adjudicative actions which included Personnel Security investigations (PSIs) and Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP) information to grant, denial, revoke, or suspend a security clearance.

Succeeded in situations that involved conflicting testimony, sources, and degrees of significant information in security eligibility cases and applied general adjudicative guidelines requiring my personal experience and judgment.

Served as 2nd level reviewer for cases with significant derogatory information adjudicated by lower graded personnel security specialists.

Developed and implemented policies and procedures for evaluating the character, background, and history of candidates for employment nominated for access to classified or sensitive information.

Provided justification for all final decisions made on cases by preparing correspondences in final form identifying the reason(s) for unfavorable personnel security actions.

Established and maintained liaison with various federal investigative and personnel agencies on a continuous basis.

Provided guidance to entry-level or lower graded personnel security specialists on resolving simple to difficult adjudicative actions.

Represented the agency’s interests in security seminars, workshops, and various security-related meetings and provided answers to customers within and outside of the agency on security related issues.

Documented all personnel security determinations within the agency’s automated information systems.

Performed database checks for adjudicative decisions or responding to inquiries.

Managed a suspense roster of PSI cases to ensure responsible cases were finalized in proper procedural format and timely manner.

Assisted lawyers with caseloads; regarding suitability, investigative, and the overall scope involving the adjudicative process of the SF-86.

Assisted in identify security related issues, problem solve, recommend and resolve security issues by creating memorandums; i.e. Interrogatories, SORs, etc. that are sent out to applicants to clear or clarify national security issues.

Made copies, file and organize of TSCR or ADP cases, File of Relevant Material (FORM) and Discoveries (DISC) cases, I review and check for accuracy and grammatical errors pertaining to all documents.

Ensured that documents are received, accurate and disbursed to their proper destination in a timely fashion pertaining to the adjudicative process.

Assisted in training; educating new incoming personnel by teaching them procedural duties of the agency. Prepare government memorandums and procedural task, which allow applicants; to appeal their cases made by Administrative Judges.

Created, mailed, (FORMs) and (DISCs) out to applicants for court hearing purposes. Responsible for inserting (DCs) upcoming court dates, video teleconferences, etc. into outlook calendar so that (DCs) may coordinate with upcoming DOHA events and schedules.

Implemented/tracked data into DOHA database pertaining to court case information.

Disbursed caseloads to (DC), along with being responsible for obtaining/printing applicant’s credit reports from Equifax, which is shipped weekly daily FedEx packages to remote DOHA staff and applicants.

Provided and view security information from (JPAS) pertaining to current security clearance information.

Maintained and update (REDACTS); copies of administrative decisions in library.

Assisted in managing all Statement of Reasons (SORs) that come from the DoD CAF organize, assign, file and distribute.

Made and received phones calls to applicants and Facility Security Officers; consisting of answering, informing, and resolving issues pertaining to the legal and adjudicative process of their case.

Delex Systems Inc.

13865 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 250, Herndon, VA 20171

Program Security Specialist September 2014 – June 2015

Collaborated with a team of non-supervisory personnel (civilian, military and contractor) and Team Lead on matters relating to personnel security program priorities.

Assisted with providing support in coordinating, tasking and managing security action responses.

Supported the Security Manager in executing security briefings, reports, and as needed.

Ensured that agency policies and priorities are being followed.

Assisted in researching documents and streamlining security procedures.

Assisted with work pertaining to procurement, inventory, document/media control, and destruction of cryptographic material.

Maintained electronic and hardcopy security files as appropriate.

Verified personnel security files in JPAS and other government databases.

Performed Program Indoctrination and Security Education, Training and Awareness, Foreign Travel and Courier briefings/debriefings;

Provided support to the customers, assists team members with maintaining operational systems; supports classified meetings; assists with security incident inquiries.

Assisted in onboarding and out-processing of personnel.

Conducted visitor/access control, processes base/facilities access requests for visitors, including, verifying authorization for access; maintains facility access rosters.

Responsible for ensuring that all material and media contains proper classification markings, and cover sheets;

Performed courier duties and prepares courier authorization letters for approval.

Responsible for the control and accountability of incoming and outgoing classified material.

Responsible for destruction of material and maintains all receipts and logs as required.

Operated secure communication systems; Sends and receives faxes, scans documents, maintains necessary files, and prepares all packages for mailing.

Utilized various IT systems/programs including Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS), Joint Application Development (JADS), Security Information Management System (SIMS) and BASIICS.

Tatitlek Corporation

4485 Danube Drive, King George, VA 22485

Security Assistant November 2013 – September 2014

Safeguarded sensitive personal information in accordance to PII regulations.

Managed and updated employee clearances in the Visitor Control Personnel System (VCPS) Database.

Established, maintained and deactivated security files for all students that held positions at NSWCDD, included secure badges for students on LWOP until return or separation.

Established and maintained security files on approximately 3,800 NSWCDD personnel (civilian, military and new hires).

Validated SF 5521, SAAR-N, SAR form s and other required forms, to ensure all information required was complete.

Prepared new hire check-in orientation brief packages.

Conducted electronic fingerprinting for submission of personnel security investigations.

Maintained and managed Command Security Directors calendar; solve scheduling conflicts.

Maintained effective communications via telephone, email, fax, and face-to-face with all applicants, employees, outside visitors, administrative personnel, and upper level management on a daily basis.

Opened and secured building, file cabinets containing sensitive and personal information and classified safes.

SKC LLC

1850 Centennial Park Drive, Suite 505, Reston, VA 20191

Property Book Specialist August 2011 – November 2012

Assisted supervisors and other Government personnel in completing inventories, identifying owners of property found during inventory, and processing lateral transfers between accounts. Provided a complete and accurate accounting of all government furnished equipment (GFE) in multiple physical locations.

Ensured that property was procured through various means then properly received, recorded, accounted and reported in accordance with customer/Agency instructions.

Utilized standardized data formats and nomenclature used by the customer/Agency in order to provide accurate accounting of all equipment.

Skillful with multiple property accounts, and Agency-specific systems and databases such as PASS, ILS, TMS and SharePoint systems.

YOH Services LLC

15002 Northridge Drive, Suite 100, Chantilly, VA 20151

Facility Security Specialist March 2011 – August 2011

Assisted with the administration of all aspects of personnel security included tracking and follow-up of clearance paperwork -routinely interfaced with employees and the Office of Personnel Management, Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office, and investigators

Daily tasks included maintenance of all security related files and applicable laws and regulations as spelled out by the supported Government entity.

Proficient in a variety of contract and security requirements, policies, and regulations for Personnel Security, Information Security, Counterintelligence, Communications Security, and Physical Security.

Effectively provided quality control oversight throughout the Bio, and clearance process creating a higher applicant approval rate.

Proficiency with Bio, SF85s, SF 85c's, and SF 86 government documents and other government clearance paperwork.

Ability to meet strict deadlines, in fast pace environment while maintaining high quality output.

Established, maintained, and updated files, databases, records, and other documents, concerning applicants and performed routine analyses and calculations in the processing of data for recurring internal reports.

Proficiency with MS Office software application (MS Excel, MS Word, etc.) SharePoint and other 3rd party security and facility management (CMMS) software applications

Inquiries Incorporated

129 North West Street, Easton, MD 21601

Personnel Security Analyst August 2010 – March 2011

Responsible for the proper submission of the SF85, SF85P, SF85PS and SF86 and SF86A (eQIP) and associated documentation to a variety of government agencies.

Assisted with the initial enrollment of all applicants including new Government personnel and contractors.

Responded to inquiries and provided status updates to Government managers and contract technical representatives.

Initiated requisite preliminary security checks in the e-QIP system and reviewed personal documents, Personnel Security Questionnaires (SF86/85p), and other records for potential derogatory information -serving as the first line in adjudication.

Proficient and able to navigate Personnel Investigations Processing System (PIPS) and Background Investigation Tracking System (BITS).

Tracked personnel security packages for timely submission.

Collected metrics data for inclusion into the weekly and monthly metric reports to ensure processing goals were met.

Contributed to the preparation of management reports and annual customer required clearance reconciliation reports as required.

Worked closely with Program Managers and customers throughout the clearance process.

Prepared indoctrination documentation; scheduled indoctrinations; managed clearance access rosters; notified cleared personnel of periodic reinvestigations; maintained personnel security files, and performed JPAS record maintenance.

Reviewed SF85Ps and SF86s for correctness and submission per the customer’s requirements.

Assisted customers with their personnel security packages and associated investigation and reinvestigation requirements.

Possess strong working knowledge of e-QIP, JPAS, and the Personnel Security requirements of the National Industrial Security Program Operation Manual (NISPOM).

Be familiar with ICD 704, DCID 6/4 and other applicable US Defense, Department of State, Federal Services and Intelligence Community Personnel Security regulations and directives.

Swales Technologies / PSI Pax Inc.

23330 Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 335, California, MD 20619

Consultant / Help Desk September 2007 – August 2010

Provided technical and administrative support for management of company implementation efforts such as orders, trouble ticket status, inventory, accounts, and project management.

Researched and prepared orders and contract modifications; administered follow-on support; submitted requests to modify user accounts and computer software configurations, and performed follow-up; maintained local database of user accounts and assets; monitored and analyzed Trouble Ticket reports; prepared special reports as required by Government sponsor; coordinated and follow-upped with the vendor and personnel and other government organizations; researched legacy application issues using the DON Application and Database Management System (DADMS) and ISF-Tools; trained personnel on management software and others as needed.

Assisted customers in resolving basic technical problems by providing scripted guidance regarding software and hardware problems.

Resolved and/or referred more complex technical problems through a defined escalation process.

Identified, evaluated, and prioritized customer problems and complaints to ensure inquiries were resolved appropriately.

GCC Technologies

21945 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653

Protocol Specialist October 2005 – September 2007

Managed, planned and executed all Protocol program arrangements required for official sanctioned visits and appearances with Department of Navy and Department of Defense, foreign embassies, state and local organizations.

Coordinated, consolidated and implemented protocol policies and procedures into an integrated protocol program for Department of Navy and Department of Defense.

Arranged and coordinated full itinerary for conferences, official luncheons, dinners, receptions, briefings, changes of command, honors, promotion and award ceremonies and special gatherings.

Responsible for planning, coordinating and executing distinguished visitor operations for the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

Provided protocol training on meeting complex protocol requirements.

Responded to information requests regarding policy, procedures and regulations govern the Access Control Program and the Visitor Request Program.

EDUCATION

College of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown, VA; currently pursuing a Business Administration Degree

Leonardtown High School, Leonardtown, VA; 06/1995

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Joint Personnel Adjudication System [JPAS]

Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing [e-QIP]

Industrial Security Facilities Database [ISFD]

US Army Contractor Automated Verification System (ACAVS)

Background Investigations Tracking Systems (BITS)

Personnel Investigations Processing System (PIPS)

Security Information Management System (SIMS)

Microsoft Office Suite Applications Competency

RELEVANT TRAINING

Facility Security Officer (FSO) Program Management for Possessing Facilities Course (currently pursuing certification)

Facility Clearances in the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) Course

Basic Industrial Security for User Agency Personnel Independent Study Course

Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) / Joint Clearance and Access Verification System (JCAVS) Virtual Training for Security Professionals Course

Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing (e-QIP) Independent Courses

Industrial Security Facilities Database (ISFD) Facility Clearance Verification and Notifications for Industry Course

Introduction to DoD Personnel Security Course

Personnel Security Management Course

Introduction to Information Security Course

Introduction to Suitability Adjudications for DoD Course

Introduction to DoD Personnel Security Adjudication Course

Special Access Programs (SAP) Overview Course

Intelligence Oversight Awareness Training Course

Identifying and Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

Information Assurance / Computer Network Defense Information Sharing Course

DoD Information Assurance Awareness

Developing a Security Education, Training and Awareness (SETA) Program Course

Integrating and Threat Awareness Into Your Security Program Course

Insider Threat Awareness

DoD Foreign Disclosure Information Course

Foreign Ownership Control Influence (FOCI) Process and Tool Guide Course

FASTRAC Suite of Courses

Lock and Key Systems Course

REFERENCES

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