Arben Zerani

Nationality: Albanian

Address: Str.Osmet, nr.58, Mjul Bathore, TIrana

City Tirana

Post Code / Postal Code / Zip Code 1003

Country Albania

Tel No (mobile) 003***********

E-mail address adi49h@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

School / Institute / University: Albanian Military University

Date From: September 2001

Date To: August 2004

Qualification: Bachelor

Subject / Major / Specialization: Security

School / Institute / University: University of Tirana, Nature Science Faculty, Information Technology

Date From: September 2005

Date To: September 2010

Qualification: Bachelor

Subject / Major / Specialization: Information Technology

Job Related / Professional Training:

Course Name: Strategic Intelligence leadership Course

Provider Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington DC

Date From April 2018

Date To May 2018

Course Name Program on Terrorism and Security Studies

Provider George Marshall European Center for Security Studies

Date From August 2019

Date To September 2019

Course Name Critical Infrastructure Protection

Provider Zagreb

Date From April 2017

Date To April 2017

Languages:

Level of your English language: Excellent

Spoken proficiency Excellent

Written proficiency Proficient

Employment History Current Employer

Employer's name Albanian Ministry Of Defense

Type of Business Security

Address line Rruga e Dibres

City Tirana

Postal Code / Post Code / Zip Code 1005

Country Albania

Telephone number 003***********

Employment history:

1.

Job Title Staff Officer

Department Albanian Army/General Staff

Date appointed 1 August 2016

Current work station.

Main duties:

●Planning, updating, and integrating all aspects of security (Personnel, physical, information, and industrial security), SOP, and controlling the enforcement of the security rules.

●Verifying the operational status of security measurements, capacities available, and those who applied. Maintenance contracts and taking corrective actions as appropriate and/or reporting any deficiencies noted.

●Controlling the application in accordance with Security Regulations, including Industrial Security and Information Assurance (IA) regulations.

●Developing and implementing procedures covering the receipt, processing, circulation, protection, and dispatch of classified documents; ensuring that these are implemented and checking that relevant inventory records are properly maintained.

● Ensuring the security arrangements for classified meetings in accordance with security assessment, evaluating security violations, and taking appropriate action, as required.

● Administering security clearance procedures and maintaining security clearance records for contractual staff. Acting as a technical advisor in all matters connected with personnel, material, industrial and Information Assurance (IA) security.

2.

Employer's name: KFOR Kosovo

Type of business / Industry: Security

Position: KFOR Intelligence Fusion Center Chief (KIFC)

Date started: July 2018

Date when left: December 2018

Reason for leaving: End of Deployment

Main duties:

●Responsible for commanding leading and managing the overall KFOR Intelligence Fusion Centre (KIFC) section.

● Processing the information in accordance with the COM KFOR PIR-s the guidance given by ACOS J2 and new topic need for information.

●Conduct intelligence planning on a strategic, operational, and tactical level as required in the MDMP process coordination with the actors.

● Production and approval of all requested documents briefings and intelligence reports.

● Ensures that leadership and staff are informed of current intelligence situation and al intelligence relevant to ongoing operations incidents or events that directly or indirectly indicate to SASE and FOM. Assist JOC in tasks and requirements as required.

● Provide direct feedback to the originator of the intelligence report as well as to the Collection Management and plan section in order to direct the intelligence assessment, thus focusing the collection effort. Responsible for proposing the final version intelligence product to J2 Director.

3.

Employer's name: KFOR Kosovo

Type of business / Industry: Security

Position: KFOR Head Quarter Security Officer

Date started June 2014

Date when left: January 2015

Reason for leaving: End of deployment

Main duties:

Performed duties of the Terminal Area Security Officer (TASO) for Head Quarter Support Group (HSG), supervised the implementation of ACE Directive 70-1 and HQ KFOR Security Supplement, and responsible for a security education program for all HQ KFOR personnel. Responsible for coordination of the efforts of all HQ KFOR security personnel.

I chaired the HQ KFOR Security Committee planned and coordinated all protective security measures for HQ KFOR, and advising the staff and all Branch Security Officers (BSO) on all aspects of security.

Authorized the issue and withdrawal of Security Passes. In cooperation with J2, produced threat assessments with main focus on physical security issues at HQ KFOR. Liaised with J2X CI to update the Head Quarter KFOR blacklist. Controlled and updated access regulations to HQ KFOR. Controlled temporary vehicle and personnel access to HQ KFOR.

4.

Employer's name KFOR

Position Join Operation Center Land desk Officer

Date started July 2012

Date when left January 2013

Reason for leaving End of Deployment

Main duties:

Monitors the situation development and the execution of land operations in the AOR. Constitutes the direct link between the HQ and the MNBG's and COMKFOR Force Troops. Responsible for updating JOCWatch (Situation awareness), dedicated parts of KFOR Portal,

and maps. He runs the Kosovo Force Tracking System (KFTS)

Command Post level 2 and ensures close cooperation with LNOs and Plans Officers of subordinate units staff in order to keep the database updated. Furthermore, act as a Special Projects Officer on rotation or by ability with other Land Desk Officers.

5.

Employer's name Ministry Of Defense

Type of business / Industry Security

Position Deputy Security Officer and Security systems Manager Officer

Date started March 2009

Date when left August 2016

Reason for leaving Appointed to another Duty

Main duties:

●Security Policies and Standards Procedures

●Anti-Virus o Platform hardening (Windows, Unix)

●Maintenance of Security Systems (physical barriers, surveillance systems, electronic controls) and ensuring the enforcement of the Security rules.

●Database hardening

●Close Cooperation with the Military Police and J2 with the regarding potential Security threat.

●Maintain the confidentiality of all privileged and sensitive information.

●Operates facility surveillance systems in accordance with low

●Remote access security

●Vulnerability Management (networks scans and patching)

●Operates surveillance software applications including but not limited to i-View, iGNet, iGWatch Software, Window Vision

●Security Incident Response

●Host/Remote Program and Microsoft Office Suite Program. • Responsible for the maintenance of surveillance records and documents.

●Maintains the following logs: entrances/departures log from surveillance room, video archive library log, malfunction/repair

● Meets the attendance guidelines of the job and adheres to regulatory, Albanian Army policies and procedures.

Motivation, Skills & Experience:

During my career, I have used different methods of analysis as searching, collating, and recording information for personnel, private companies, and other entities that have been engaging with the Albanian Armed Forces.

Moreover, for specific topics (as given by superiors) the management of data that I have collected and processed was crucial for the analytic processes. I have supported also analyzing security incentives in high-level events in NATO and Albanian Armed Forces. I was involved in planning, coordinating, and enforcing all protective security measures related to the Military Committee Conference held from 15-17 SEP 2017, in Tirana Albania. During this event, I have supported the coordination of all actors such as u intelligence and counterintelligence components, security components, close protection teams, and military components.

This event allowed me to see and deal with multiple challenges involving security, counterintelligence, and intelligence planning.

An example of a time I exceeded customer expectations:

During certain tasks from the superiors, I always use clear, logical steps and judgment to

Understand an issue from all angles before proposing a solution to the seniors. During the analysis processes, I have used different analytical tools as association matrices, link diagrams, or synchronization matrices for correlating different entities and providing strong judgment and supporting vetting process and security. Additionally, as a Current Intelligence Chief in Intelligence Fusion Centre of J2 KFOR, I have been employed different analytical processes and tools including Analyst Notebook. I have applied NATO Indication and Warning System methodology on creating scenarios, indications and warning and analysis for threat. I have used as well analysis of competing for hypothesis a very useful tool that enables the creation of different hypotheses and tools for weighing each of the hypotheses according to evidence that has been collected and processed during the work. I have applied critical thinking as the main core concept in analyzing different events and information. Moreover, if executing action is needed apart from various intelligence sources like surveillance, HUMINT, SIGINT, IMINT, and reconnaissance, the information coming from collation sometimes makes the difference since this shows the history of the topic.

Communication skills:

As a team leader, I have applied different methodologies that enabled me to building coordination of all efforts in the team to achieve success. These included the focus on the problems rather than focus on each member’s pattern in the office. I have maintained the unity effort by involved also in dealing with challenges that team member has faced. During this work, I did not apply that traditional banner “I am the boss”. However, I have worked together with the team to give a proper example of how a task is achieved and support if necessary. By giving, an example increased the personality and respect within the team. I have been open-minded to the problems and as well for good practices that came from other members of the team that I have managed. Talking with the members of the teams that I have managed was very crucial even in moments that are more critical. I would focus my efforts on building a very strong communication to understand as well the problems that a person would have and thus avoiding challenges to the teamwork.

The communications in the group proved to be perfect to me by providing general information, education, and praise; I tried to avoid individual direction or criticism in the group. I have used, praises in public, and I have used criticize in private for each team member by identifying problems but as well as giving guidance and

Direction on how to overcome problems. I have always met with my team members face to face to avoid any misunderstand confusion or conflict. That enabled as well to understand more the team members by looking at their reactions to the conversation that have been involved and assured level of comprehension and the agreement by the team members. During my job, I have worked with basic and more advanced databases, which were used in Albanian Armed Forces and NATO, including formerly Joint Operation Intelligence Information Systems (JOIIS) and NATO Intelligence Toolbox (NITB) and with the current one Intelligence Functional Service (INTEL-FS). In Albanian Armed Forces I have used simple databases such basic based on excel formats and ones that are more complicated especially those I have employed for personnel vetting as a personal database, and other. During these processes, I have used extensively the search and exploitation methods of the database.

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