Threat Analyst Program

AMY L. CLYMER

Colorado Springs, CO ***** 719-***-**** ***********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Proven record of academic course and exercise planning, and delivery. Experience with all levels of government including Department of Defense, Intelligence Agencies, Civilian Federal, state, and local agencies, academic and industry partners.

Core Expertise

Science and Technology and Experimentation Project Manager

Modeling and Simulation Academic Instructor

Exercise Planning and Development Top Secret/SCI clearance

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Emphasis in Human Resources June 2007

University of Phoenix, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Capstone: Strategic Management of Human Capital in Non-traditional Career Fields

Senior Management Institute for Police/Police Executive Research Forum Session 29, June 2004

International Command and Leadership School for senior police executives. Intensive training in management concepts and practices for law enforcement partnerships with business and all levels of government.

Bachelor of Arts, New Mexico State University 1986

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal Analyst

United States Space Command March 2021-present

Peterson AFB, Colorado

Space Domain Awareness SME

Identify high-risk edge cases and future disruptive technologies

Identify shortfall and capability gaps in space domain.

Recommend and advocate for material and non-material solutions to fill capability gaps

Develop DOD Capabilities Document and submit to Joint Chiefs of Staff for approval

Brief Senior Executive Service and Flag Officers on space related matters and technology initiatives

Industry and Academic Engagement

oUniversity of Colorado-Boulder, Naval Post-graduate School, Tulane University, among others.

oSpinLaunch, Sandia National Labs, Boeing Corporation, NASA etc.

Principal Analyst

AF Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP) Jan 2019-February 2021

Schriever AFB and NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center

Develop Talon Project solutions and make recommendations to US Government

Develop concept of employments to integrate national capabilities intelligence fusion engine (THRESHER) into NORAD & USNORTHCOM Command Center.

Develop curriculum and facilitate training for operational end users of THRESHER.

Conduct analysis to evaluate user adoption of THRESHER in N2C2.

Prepare technical reports including CONEMP and other technical reports.

Senior Exercise Planner

Ardent Sentry, DOD National Level Tier 1 Exercise April 2018-January 2019

NORAD & USNORTHCOM J7 Directorate

Planning, development, execution, and support for joint, national, multi-national, cyber domain exercises.

Use DOD Joint Training System integration to develop inputs into the Joint Training Pan and end-to-end processes supporting the Joint Event Life Cycle.

Oversight of Training, Education, and Assessment Working Groups.

Collect, analyze, and provide recommendations to identify training objectives.

Draft scenarios for Government review, propose planning schedule, coordinate and provide white cell exercise control.

Facilitation and logistics of exercise planning meetings and workshop/conferences.

Exercise Simulation Cell/Trainer

Missile Defense Agency, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado 2018-2019

Provide simulation cell support for MDA Ballistic Mission Defense Wargames.

Participate in public relations exercise and war-game training events for MDA symposium attendees and employees.

Program Analyst

Missile Defense Agency, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado 2017-2018

SETA to MDA Directorate of Warfighter Integration

Missile Warning/Missile Defense Analyst

Support Modeling and Simulation Program for AEGIS Launch Exercises: Missile Defense Space Warning Tool (MDST)

SETA to MDA Directorate of Warfighter Integration

Conduct gap analysis re: Warfighter Requirements

Technical Consultant

Millennium Engineering and Integration, Arlington, VA 2015-2016

Technical Consultancy on National Security Innovations ISO the US Special Operations Warfighter

Support DEA and SOF in development of non-traditional technology for deployment of personnel in hostile environments. Technical Partner: NSA

Identify technical partners, develop technical requirements, author technology and program funding proposals.

Science and Technology Directorate 2005-2015

HQs NORAD and USNORTHCOM Peterson AFB, CO

Senior Executive

Futures Group within Interagency Coordination Directorate

GS-15 IPA NORAD and USNORTHCOM from FFRDC (Riverside Research)

Authored and led multiple Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations, Coalition Warfare Programs, and Small Business Innovation Research programs.

Worked with Army, Navy, AF Service Labs, DARPA, National Labs, Defense Industrial Complex, Commercial Technology providers.

Naval Post-Graduate School Visiting Research Professor

Identify gaps and bridge technology gaps identified by Combatant Commander on behalf of its warfighters.

Wrote and managed international technology development in partnership w/Israeli Ministry of Defence re: electro-magnetic sensor technical collection

Rapid Fielding Programs Managed from Concept to Transition:

oDeployment of tunnel detection technology on SW Border and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) (Rapid Reaction Tunnel Detection-R2TD)

oDevelopment for the use of robotics to traverse difficult terrain while mapping subterranean structures.

oCWP partner with/Israel Ministry of Defence re: electro-magnetic sensor technical collection capability

oS&T development for detection and neutralization of underwater-improvised explosive devices in a US ports and harbors. (PESIEDON)

oDevelopment and technology evaluation re: hyper spectral sensor technology to support law enforcement in the detection marijuana grows and mega-methamphetamine labs in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility (HERCULES)

Influenced policy regarding interagency coordination applicable to USNORTHCOM and partner core missions

Resolved challenges between geographically dispersed work teams (US and international) regarding programmatic challenges, budgets, and schedule timelines.

Executive Fellow

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington D.C. 2004

National Joint Terrorism Task Force

Selected as FBI Executive Fellow

Intelligence and Threat Analyst in FBI National Joint Terrorism Task Force.

Police Commander 1991-2005

Operations Division, City of Grand Junction, Colorado Police Department

Command city wide operations. Responsible for supervision of all routine and emergency response call for service. Department consisted of 110 sworn, and 50 civilian personnel in a mid-sized city

Implemented unified command system in oversight of large-scale critical incidents.

Administer agency budget including personnel and procurement of equipment.

Investigated extremely complex internal affairs concerning department personnel.

Resolved complex issues between citizens and department personnel, include pursuit reviews and use of force review to resolution; maintained required documentation.

Develop department wide deployment and training schedule.

SCHOLARLY WORK AND TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS

NORAD-USNORTHCOM: An interagency collaboration: stand-off detection of methamphetamine super-lab production. Final Report, 8 October 2010

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Civil Air Patrol Integrated Technical Operational Logistics (CAPITOL) Airborne Real-Time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance (ARCHER) marijuana detection mission test and evaluation. Final Report, January 2008. Clymer, et al.

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Civil Air Patrol Integrated Technical Operational Logistics (CAPITOL) Airborne Real-Time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance (ARCHER) Operation Southeast Watch Mission test and evaluation. Final Report, January 2008. Clymer, et al.

US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory. ERDC/GSL TR-06-21: Tunnel detection demonstrations: Otay Mesa and Calexico California. December 2006. Clymer, et.al

Conference Paper: Unmanned tunnel exploitation: how is robotic reconnaissance mitigating risk in tunnel detection? IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security, 2009.

Institute Defense for Government Advancement, 6th Annual Border Management Summit: Securing Our Borders with Policy, Procedure, and Technology. Arlington, VA October 2010

Institute Defense for Government Advancement, 2012 Border Management Summit:

North Seattle, WA July 2012

Institute Defense for Government Advancement, 4th Annual Border Management Summit Southwest: Securing the U.S.-Mexico Border with Tactical Strategies and Technologies. Tucson, AZ. May 2013

INTERVIEWS/ARTICLES

National Defense Magazine interview with Stew Magnuson. Tunnel Detection Test Site in the Works. Posted December 2009

New Tunnel Detection Test Site in the Works (nationaldefensemagazine.org)

National Defense Magazine interview with Stew Magnuson. Tunnel Detection Task Force Speeds Sensors, Robots to Border. May 2011. Posted

Tunnel Detection Task Force Speeds Sensors, Robots to Border (nationaldefensemagazine.org)

IGDA Interview with Marissa Alvord. The Holy Grail of Geology and the Benefits of Robotic Reconnaissance. How is robotic reconnaissance mitigating risk in tunnel detection? May 2012. Posted http://www.idga.org/unmanned-systems/articles/the-holy-grail-of-geology/.

Border and CBRNE Defense, Border Security Management Roundtable. What are the Main Challenges for Effective Border Security and How Can Technology Help Alleviate Those Challenges? BCD October 2012 Vol 1, Issue 2.

RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION

Marijuana and Methamphetamine Suppression: Application of Technology to Detect Marijuana Grows in US National Forests (Mendocino National Forest, CA) and Detect Mega Methamphetamine Labs during the Production Phase (Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA) and Detect Go-Fast Watercraft as Illegal Drug Delivery Mechanisms in Maritime Environments (Opalocka, Florida)

Identified, experimented with and fielded detection technology in real-world drug eradication operations and simulated environments. End State was transition and operationalization of these technologies to counter Trans-National Terrorist Organizations (CTO)s. Equipment fielded on Southwest Border and Operation Enduring Freedom, (Afghanistan) 2013.

AWARDS

2013 Office of Secretary of Defense, Rapid Fielding Directorate Joint Capability Technology Demonstration Team of the Year

2004 Commendation for Performance, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2005

2003 City Wide Supervisor of the Year, Police Department, City of Grand Junction Colorado, 2004

2001 Meritorious Commendation for Cooperative Engagement with Interagency Partners, 2001

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