Japhia Hester-Heard
Washington, DC *****
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Objective
Energetic, goal-oriented professional seeking a challenging assignment within the IC Granted a TS-SCI Security Clearance; CI Polygraph process initiated at current position Education
North Carolina State University August 2014 – August 2018 Raleigh, NC
Major: Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, and Society (Interdisciplinary Studies) Bridging the gap between technical experts and policy makers by conducting accurate research to offer well-informed solutions and facilitate positive, efficient change in both the public and private sectors Minor: Double Minors in General Biological Sciences and Military Sciences Extra-Curricular Activities:
• Cadet Historian/Public Affairs Officer in Army ROTC
• Team Leader in Young Life College (Christian Campus Ministry)
• Member of Global Village Living and Learning Community Experience
Illuminate Mission Solutions January 2021-Present
Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Terrorist Screening Center (TSC); Vienna, VA
• Currently an intelligence analyst on a subcontract under BAE Systems in TSC's Terrorist Screening Operations Unit
• Producing near real-time analysis and sending encounter notifications to CONUS intel agencies and OCONUS Legal Attaches (LEGATs) empowering local law enforcement/TSA/CBP and FBI operations across the globe 826th Military Intelligence Battalion, U.S. Army Reserves December 2018 – Present Fort Devens, U.S. Army Base; Devens, MA
• Current S3 section Intel Plans Officer and Former Training OIC and Collections Management and Dissemination Officer for a Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Interrogation BN that conducts theater level interrogation operations, detainee screening, document and media exploitation (DOMEX), target exploitation (TAREX), strategic debriefing, counterintelligence, and analysis in support of the deployed commander's Theater Interrogation Facility (TIF) or as the Army component of the Joint Interrogation and Debriefing Center (JIDC)
• Assists the Commander in individual soldier readiness and battalion-level task training
• Attended MI Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC) at Fort Huachuca, AZ to qualify as an All-Source Analyst (35A)
• Promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant (O-2)
The Buffalo Group September 2019 – October 2020
U.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center; Charlottesville, VA
• Provided finished, integrated biometric analysis, and contextual Identity Intelligence on individuals to counter insurgent, IED, and related threat networks via vetting, screening support, and mitigating insider threats in order to drive collection operations and enable military force protection
• Completed a 5-month forward deployment supporting Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) Operation Inherent Resolve's (OIR) CJ2X at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. When CONUS, continued providing support to theater-specific HUMINT/CI operations from a reach-back team
U.S. Army 335th Signal Command - Theater Provisional March 2020 - May 2020 Theater Intelligence Platform- Central Command; Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
• Internship positioned under the forward deployed Cyber G-2 commander, who oversaw Cyber operations for the entire Southwest Area Region
• Trained in defensive cyber operations and strategic/theater/tactical cyber threat intelligence alongside Raytheon contractors and NSA government employees
Cyber Protection Brigade, U.S. Army Cyber Command June 2017 – July 2017 Fort Gordon, U.S. Army Base; Augusta, GA
• Army internship with Military Intelligence Cyber Fusion Cell
• Trained in Cyber warfare capabilities, in both the defensive and offensive spectrum
• Attended and recorded Requests for Information during task force level cyber command briefs
• Received a Certificate of Excellence in recognition of contribution to the Intelligence Analyst teams