Security Clearance Machine Learning

Hugh C. Mueller

**** ********* ***** 571-***-**** (C) Annandale, VA 22003 ******@*****.***

Security Clearance: TS/SCI with polygraph

Education

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. Master of Arts in Near Eastern Studies, 3.8 GPA. Defended my thesis, The Arabic Revolt and Its Importance, in English and in Arabic.

Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California. Arabic, DLPT: 2, 2+, 2.

Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of Science in Human Development, 3.4 GPA.

Professional Experience

Summary: Senior intelligence officer with 22 years’ military experience as an Infantry Officer and Middle East Foreign Area Officer as well as 19 years’ experience supporting DIA, the Joint Staff, JEIDDO, ODNI, and NGA. Active-duty service with DIA includes tours of duty in Jordan, Kuwait, and Yemen. Civilian experience includes more than four years of service with ODNI, seven years of service with NGA, and several years supporting DIA and other agencies. Very familiar with collection and analytic standards. Extensive experience in working with the senior levels of the IC to include writing policy documents and briefing the most senior leaders of the IC.

May, 2021 – May 2025: Expert Functional Specialist and Advisor, Peraton, Inc, Springfield, VA.

Provided expertise, guidance, consultation, facilitation, and thought leadership to the client and/or project team based on specialized in-depth expertise in such fields as: engineering and technology; policy and administration; planning; analysis; training and development; facilities; communications; visual design; human capital; business; and management. Ensured that quality was an integral part of the development, design and manufacture of products or services. Monitored requirements through test and measurement activities; managed/led quality assurance activities. Served as Senior Technical Writer/Editor as needed.

February, 2019 – September, 2019: Decision Scientist, Favor TechConsulting, LLC, Bolling Air Force Base.

Employed mathematics, statistics, information science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, network science, probability modeling, data mining, data engineering, data warehousing, data compression, data protection, and/or other scientific techniques to correlate complex, technical findings into graphical, written, visual and verbal narrative products on trends of existing intelligence data to leverage other IC data sources. Developed and utilized machine learning and data mining algorithms, including, but not limited to prediction algorithms based on open source capabilities. Integrated or coded algorithms to support Government intelligence search and discovery missions. Made effective practice recommendations on managing data within hardware, software, storage, and bandwidth constraints. Employed data science techniques to support predictive analysis, social media and crowd-source data analytics, war gaming, and strategy development. Employed exploratory analysis and rapid iteration techniques of large volumes of data to quickly derive intelligence. Prepared products to describe and document findings and activities.

April, 2018 – January, 2019: Program Mission Manager, Xcelerate Solutions, McLean, Virginia.

Senior staff officer providing support to the National Intelligence Management Council (NIMC). Specifically, served as a Program Mission Manager (PMM) in the office of the National Intelligence Manager – Near East (NIM-NE). Supported the government staff in developing and producing a broad range of written products in support of the NIM and the Deputy NIM. Assisted the government customer with the preparation and assembling of packages of written products. Created talking points, Intelligence Community (IC) posture papers, and memos in preparation for meetings that take place at the most senior levels. Maintains situational awareness of a variety of Near East Area of Responsibility (AOR) issues. Responsibilities included managing a portfolio that included seven countries, and publishing a weekly update regarding those countries. Other duties included updating the Near East portion of the IC’s mission priorities on a biweekly basis, assisting in tracking and completing tasks, and performing other duties as assigned.

July, 2017 – April, 2018: Senior Collection Advisor, Synertex, LLC, McLean, Virginia.

Senior advisor responsible for coordinating the activities of the National Intelligence Collection Board (NICB) to ensure that intelligence collection gaps are covered and that there is no duplication of effort in answering duplicate questions across the various government agencies and offices, and the various intelligence disciplines. Responsible for coordinating the activities of all the Intelligence Community (IC) members as those members’ efforts pertain to collection efforts and deconfliction thereof. Supports the development and implementation of multi-discipline intelligence strategies. Also works closely to ensure that the NICB is working in close coordination with the National Intelligence Analysis Board (NIAB), so that these two executive organizations are maximizing the capabilities of the IC in collecting and analyzing the most important information in support of policy makers and warfighters. Supports the preparation, production, and coordination of written products and briefings for senior policy makers, military decision makers, members of Congress, and other major stakeholders. Responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and hosting of the 2018 National Intelligence Collection Summit.

June, 2010 – June, 2017: TASC/Engility

July, 2013 – June, 2017: Senior Intelligence Analyst, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Experienced Intelligence Professional providing support to Government customer senior leadership responsible for cross-community engagement and collaboration on Activity Based Intelligence (ABI), analytical methodologies, frameworks, and tools. As a Subject Matter Expert (SME), ran Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in support of developing ABI tradecraft. Provided analytical insights to assist Geospatial Analysts and Imagery Analysts in the conduct of their missions, and advised senior leadership on relevant technical, tradecraft, and policy issues. As part of ABI, conducted pattern of life analysis to form models and predict behavior. Applied project management skills to ensure comprehensive planning, budgeting, and coordination for successful project execution and delivery of capabilities which met mission expectations. As ABI SME, acted as liaison to community partners. Supported community fora to enable solutions that advance multi-INT data and service sharing, including coordination and execution of capability and tool demonstrations. This IC coordination required working with the highest representatives of ABI and other disciplines, from ODNI, NGA, DIA, DoD, and NRO. In addition to ABI, duties included working directly for the NGA Technology Executive using GEOINT tools such as ArcGIS, Google Earth, and Palantir. Developed and maintained the NGA automation operational needs database on SharePoint. Served as Operations and Plans Officer at the National Media Exploitation Center (NMEC) as needed during surge periods and planning sessions.

June, 2010 – July, 2013: Senior OSINT and DOMEX Advisor, McLean, Virginia.

Senior intelligence staff officer supporting the Office of the Director of National Intelligent (ODNI) with the highly visible mission of working Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX). Translated strategic community mission and execution objectives and policies into concrete objectives, plans, and priorities for implementation by automation program managers, collection mission managers, and evaluation of OSINT outputs by analytic mission leaders. Ensured an IC-wide perspective of OSINT collection requirements was applied to recommendations for resource allocation to improve OSINT collection and analysis support capabilities. Represented the ODNI across the Congressional and Executive branches of the Federal government, the IC, and to state, local, and tribal interests regarding OSINT collection requirements. Ensured that all OSINT activities were optimally integrated into core IC collection and analysis processes. Advised IC organizations on the use of data mining and social network analysis as part of their collection and analysis missions. Provided instruction to IC organizations on the use of ThemeMate, Auto Analyzer, and other open source search tools and collection management systems. Assisted in managing the IC OSINT collection requirements process, with particular emphasis on improving the Open Source Collection and Acquisition Requirements Management System (OSCAR-MS). Assessed performance management criteria, metrics, and reporting processes supporting effectiveness assessments of the OSINT discipline, to include emerging technologies. Translated strategic community mission and execution objectives and policies into tangible and dynamic OSINT enterprise objectives, plans, and priorities. Was personally responsible for coordinating monthly Collection Requirements Management Subcommittee and OSCAR-MS Engineering Review Board meetings. Represented the Special Advisor for Collection Requirements Management in his absence.

May, 2009 – May, 2010: Site Lead, GS5, Reston, Virginia.

Site Lead at the Open Source Analysis Augmentation Center (OSAAC), supporting the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). Directly managed 13 associates in three areas: The Global Information Research Center, the Cultural Research Center, which included researching topics in English and Arabic, and the Conference Center. Served as executive editor and release authority for all written products sent to the JIEDDO COIC and the JIEDDO J2. Served as the sole point of contact and interface to the government for matters associated with the production and relevance of open source products delivered in support of counter-IED (CIED) operations. Was primarily responsible for efficient and effective open source research, analysis, and reporting of information related to various agencies, and the operation and integration of war gaming in support of counter IED operations. Oversaw the management of a $3.5M annual contract with JIEDDO.

August, 2007 – April, 2009: Senior Intelligence Analyst, SAIC, Arlington, Virginia.

Senior Intelligence Analyst responsible for intelligence analysis which included OSINT, SIGINT, ELINT, HUMINT and MASINT. Worked directly with customers and team members to determine project scope and specifications in support of the Navy N2. Provided research and analysis to support intelligence organizations and the Department of Defense. Was responsible for preparing and presenting analysis of final products to customers, to include briefing senior members of the US Government. Supported policy and procedures development for agency, interagency, and community wide support. Used link analysis, machine learning, and behavior model building in conducting predictive analysis regarding potential conflict in the Middle East and other areas. Assisted in establishing operational objectives and assignments. Used Arabic language skills in researching open sources. Involved in developing, modifying, and executing company and client policies which affected immediate operations. Used ThemeMate, Auto Analyzer, and other tools to search for and collect open source and social media data. Special areas of responsibility included serving as Middle East subject matter expert, Arabic language translation, and mentoring of mid-level and junior intelligence analysts.

July, 2006 – July, 2007: Intelligence Analyst and Program Manager, Computer Sciences Corporation, Fairfax, Virginia.

As intelligence analyst, performed all-source intelligence research and analysis on foreign underground facilities. Used a variety of technologies and tools to produce intelligence reports, briefings, and other products for US Government clients. Assessed relevance of collected data, prepared reports on analysis results, entered information into client databases, and fulfilled other ad hoc requirements. Used Arabic language skills to exploit non-English data. Interacted frequently with government intelligence analysts to coordinate task assignments. As the Site Lead, was directly responsible for supervising five intelligence analysts, and overall responsible for supervising 19 intelligence analysts. As the On-Site Program Manager, was responsible for managing a $3.4M annual contract with the US Government.

July, 2004 – July, 2006: Defense and Army Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Sana’a, Yemen.

Served as the representative to Yemen for the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Army Chief of Staff, the Combatant Commanders, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, foreign nations, and other organizations in Yemen. Observed and reported defense, security, and political-military intelligence pertaining to Yemen and the region in accordance with national requirements. Advised the U.S. Ambassador on defense-related matters and served as a member of the Country Team in Yemen. Was responsible for the day-to-day functioning and budget of a Defense Attaché Office composed of four military staff members. Managed overt and special intelligence collection efforts in Yemen. Was responsible for coordinating all military activities between the Armed Forces of the U.S. and Yemen. Worked directly with and provided support to Special Operations Command-Yemen (SOC-Yemen) and Special Operations Command-Horn of Africa (SOC-HOA). Was responsible for all military intelligence exchange between the U.S. and Yemen, and for all U.S. military intelligence activities in Yemen.

June, 2001 – June, 2003: Joint Headquarters Director, Office of Military Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Kuwait.

Provided advice, assistance, and training to the Kuwait Armed Forces in the development of an integrated management structure and doctrine to field new systems and implement the Kuwait approved Defense Review Group recommendations. Supervised ten officers from three services assigned to the Joint Headquarters. Advised the Directors of the Kuwait Joint Staff on improving operational readiness, national defense command structure, and the integration of a new Command, Control, and Communications architecture of the Kuwait Armed Forces. Provided instruction and briefings to senior Kuwait Armed Forces officers in Arabic and English. Translated official documents for senior embassy officials. Performed liaison duties in support of U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) coalition operations.

August, 1997 – June, 2001: Infantry Officer, Fort Benning, Georgia.

S-4 of the Infantry Training Brigade, XO of 2-58 Infantry in the Infantry Training Brigade, XO of 3-47 Infantry in the Basic Combat Training Brigade, and S-3 of the Basic Combat Training Brigade.

February, 1996 – August, 1997: Foreign Area Officer, Defense Attaché Office, U.S. Embassy, Amman, Jordan.

Among other duties, planned, coordinated, managed, and executed sensitive political-military programs between the U.S. and the Jordan Armed Forces. Coordinated the U.S. Central Command Combined Exercise Program, including Exercise Related Construction, Title 10 programs, and Humanitarian and Civic Assistance projects. Coordinated all Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S./Jordan classified contingency planning. Coordinated the Central Command and SOCOM counternarcotics program and activities in Jordan. Planned, coordinated, and supported joint and combined Special Operations training exercises. Coordinated the Joint Military Commission Military Cooperation Subcommittee. Served as Focal Point Systems Control Officer and Embassy point of contact for Special Category Programs.

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