MARK K. HILL

*** **. ******** *** ****, Largo, MD 20774 cell 301-***-****, home 301-***-****, email: adbmgm@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY

Seasoned, dedicated, and mission oriented Personnel Security Specialist/Adjudicator with excellent leader- ship, communication, and problem solving skills with more than 10 years in the Personnel Security Field. Versed in security principles, methodology, security practices, and making suitability/fitness or security determinations.

HIGHLIGHTS

Skilled in complex issue resolution. Adjudicators Professional Certification (APC). OPM/FIS Essentials of Suitability Adjudication Program (ESAP). Skilled in identifying potential risk indicators in Reports of In- vestigation (ROI).Excellent investigative skills. Excellent training and team building skills. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Present Security Clearance: Public Trust

Unemployed - January 2020 - Present

Will Technology, Inc (WTI) /U.S. Census Bureau

1301 K Street N.W. Washington, DC 20012

Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

Personnel Security Specialist Team Lead

. Per guidelines contained in 5 CFR 731 and the 2020 Decennial Case Processing, reviewed employment applications, OF-306, and Criminal History Reports (CHR) and made fitness determinations for employment for applicants

(Enumerators, Census Field Supervisors (CFS), Clerks, Recruiter Assistants, and Office Field Supervisors (OFS) to fill Low Risk (LR) positions to service the U.S. Census Bureau 2020 Decennial program.

. Prepared and forwarded Letter of Interrogatories (LOI) to applicants to address issues identified during pre-employment review that required them provide documentary evidence to mitigate issues identified.

. Trained incoming Analyst

. Conducted weekly team meetings identifying results, trends, and new processing requirements

. Conducted weekly training as needed

Unemployed - December 2018 - August 2019

DHS/FEMA - Contract Compliance Section Intake and Compliance Branch Per- sonnel Security Division 500 C St SW, Washington, DC 20479 1/2015 - 11/2018

Senior Personnel Security Specialist

• Per guidelines in DHS Instructions Handbook 121-01- 007- 5 CFR 731, and EO 12968, make suit- ability/fitness and/or security determinations on individuals for entry and retention, in Public Trust Positions, and Permanent Full-time Positions (PFT).

• Reviewed Tier 1 (T1)/NACIs to determine fitness for Non-Sensitve/Low Risk positions

• Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated T2, T3, T4, and T5 Investigations to determined fitness for

• Moderate - Critical Sensitive positions.

• Evaluates and recommends procedures for processing adverse information pre and post hire

• Trained and 2nd Reviewed cases of all Intake and Compliance Division personnel (10)

• Requests investigative files from external agencies.

• Writes comprehensive adjudicative report.

• Access credit report history and findings via Data Facts.

• Analyze case files comprised of personnel security questionnaires and investigative reports which may include: security violations;

• Prepares a detail request for further investigation that properly sets forth the basis for the request and the scope of the investigation required.

• Extraction of file data, and making impartial judgments of cases involving problems of outstand- ing difficulty or sensitivity and incompleteness or inconclusiveness of evidence.

• Prepare Letters of Interrogatory (LOI) that identifies fitness/security concerns that must be ad- dressed or resolved by employee.

3/2013 – 1/2015 - U.S. DoD CAF. Industry Div 600 10th St, Suite 160 Ft. Meade, MD 20755

Senior Personnel Security Specialist

• Per guidelines in DoD Directive 5220.6, 5220.2R and NISPOM 5220.22-M, review and evaluate case files including complex reports of investigation and related documentation in industrial per- sonnel security cases referred by the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office because they contain significant derogatory information concerning the applicant's eligibility for a security clearance for access to classified information.

• Analyze case files comprised of personnel security questionnaires and investigative reports which may include: the results of industrial security administrative inquires of security violations; and classified counter-intelligence documents in order to determine appropriate course of action to reach a determination as to whether it is clearly consistent with the national interest to grant the applicant a security clearance.

• Reviewed Tier 1 (T1)/NACIs and T4 (BI) to determine fitness for Non-Sensitve/Low and High risk positions

• Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated T3, and T5 Investigations to determined eligibility for access to classified information.

• ModerateM- Critical Sensitive positions.

• Prepares a detail request for further investigation that properly sets forth the basis for the request and the scope of the investigation required.

• Extraction of file data, and making impartial judgments of cases involving problems of outstand- ing difficulty or sensitivity and incompleteness or inconclusiveness of evidence.

• Prepare Letters of Interrogatory (LOI) that identifies security concerns that must be addressed or resolved by employee.

• Prepare Statements of Reasons (SOR) that identifies security concerns that may result in denial or revocation of security clearance.

March 2012 to 3/2013 - Trinity Technology/FDIC

3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 703-***-****

Senior Personnel Security Specialist

• Review, analyze, evaluate and adjudicate background investigations (SSBI, ANACI, NACLC) for Service/Contract employees.

• Prepare written correspondence to Service/Contract employees regarding access approval, propos- al to deny and denial determination.

• Consistently adjudicate cases per guidelines in FDIC Personnel Security Program, FDIC Laws, Regulations and Related Acts (Part 336 and 366) and Suitability Guidelines per 5 CFR 731

Ensure that timely requests were made for additional or missing information and follow up to ensure requested information is received.

• Requests additional information to reopen investigation on cases to fully develop or mitigate in- conclusive or derogatory element of information and followed up to ensure the requested informa- tion was received.

• Prepare Letters of Interrogatory/Statements of Reasons for Employees/Contractors to explain, dis- pute or mitigate case issues prior to making a final suitability/security determination.

• Prepare Letters of Notification for Employees/Contractors for issuance and include in security file. January 2009 to July 2010 - Jupiter Corporation/U.S. Army CCF Fort Meade, MD. 301-***-**** Richard Straughn

Personnel Security Specialist

• Reviewed, analyzed and adjudicated background investigations (SSBI, ANACI, NACLC) for Ser- vice employees.

• Prepare written correspondence to Service employees regarding access approval, proposal to deny and denial determination.

Utilize the Clearance Adjudication Tracking Systems (CATS), Defense Central Index of Investi- gations (DCII), Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and DoD Employee Interactive Data Systems (DEIDS)

• Developed standard case notes for a variety of case issues.

Consistently adjudicate cases per guidelines in DoD Personnel Security Program (DoD 5200.2- R)

and Personnel Security Program (AR 380-67) .

• Ensure that timely request were made for additional or missing information and followed up to ensure requested information was received.

• Requested additional information to reopen investigation on cases to fully develop or mitigate inconclusive or derogatory element of information and followed up to ensure the requested information was received.

• Prepared Letters of Interrogatory/Statements of Reasons for Employees to explain dispute or mitigate case issues prior to making a final suitability/security determination.

• Respond to numerous calls and email inquiries from Security Officers regarding security clearance access.

• Interact in a courteous and professional manner to maintain a working relationship with all employees throughout the agency.

• Consistently demonstrated comprehensive knowledge or rules, regulations and procedures governing the protection, retention and destruction of sensitive information in files and on the computer by possessing and protecting passwords.

• Consistently adjudicate cases in a timely manner and complete it to the point where Reviewers/Team Chiefs only approve or disapprove the final. SKILLS

Computer Literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel and Access, ISMS, CATS, JPAS, DEIDS, DCII, BITS, SARS, PIPS, CVS, and other office databases. EDUCATION/ TRAINING

AAS Criminal Justice – Kaplan University

Adjudication Professional Certification (APC) Certificate Essentials of Suitability Adjudications Program (ESAP) Crystal City, VA OPM/FIS Essentials of Suitability Adjudication Program. Crystal City, VA Central Adjudication Tracking System (CATS) Training, Ft. Meade, MD. Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) Training, Ft. Meade, MD. DCII Training, Ft. Meade, MD. DEIDS Training, Ft. Meade, MD. e-QIP Training, DOJ, Arlington VA.

PIPS Training (DHS/TSA, Arlington, VA)),

Advanced Adjudication Training (DHS/TSA, Washington, DC) DoD Introduction to Personnel Security

DoD Personnel Security Adjudication Course – Linthicum Hts, MD Sensitive Security Informa- tion (SSI), Arlington, VA.

Computer Security, Arlington, VA.

HAZMAT Training, Fall Church, VA.

Central Index System (CIS) Training, INS, Washington, DC. REFERENCES UPON REQUEST

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