Training Management

Christopher S. Biggers

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

**** – 2011 Quintessence Intelligence Systems: Sr. Consultant Washington, D.C./New Delhi, IN

• Provided strategic direction and analysis on market entry, best practices, and procurement strategies for a South Asian branch; Represented QIS in India during on-site research and information gathering

• Advised on the QIS business plan providing a cost-reduction strategy, CSR plan, and information to support trading, investment, and geopolitical analysis

• Created processes and developed an analytical framework upon which to create financial and geopolitical risk related products

2009 – 2011 US Department of Defense: Intelligence Officer Washington, D.C.

• Collaborated with the Intelligence Community to exploit collateral and provide written analytical products to present a better understanding of foreign economic, political, and military activities

• Assessed military installations, equipment defenses, and determined Air, Air Defense, and Ground Order of Battle and associated capabilities

• Supported treaty monitoring and non-proliferation by tracking changes in foreign military inventories for arms transfer tip-offs as well as confirmed or denied ongoing arms transactions with other branches of the Intelligence Community; addressed potential risks associated with weapons proliferation and the subsequent regional impacts

2009 – 2009 Hudson Institute: Political-Military Analyst (Internship) Washington, D.C.

• Wrote briefs on South Asia and the Middle East and the related conflicts in those regions

• Produced written products for Hudson’s Peacekeeping Project & researched and edited sections on the Project for National Security Reform.

• Helped organize and transcribe Hudson events; attended, reported on, and recorded other public events for the Department of Political-Military Analysis

2008 – 2009 Springer Publications: Writer/Researcher Heidelberg, DE

• Contracted to write entries for the International Encyclopaedia of Civil Society 2009 edition

• Authored the sections: The Asia-Pacific Philanthropy Consortium, The Center for American Progress, The European Cultural Foundation, The International Business Leaders Forum, The Organisation of the Islamic Conference and The Rand Corporation

2008 – 2008 Government of India: Political Advisor/Consultant New Delhi, IN

• Advised senior UPA officials on the US-Indo Civilian Nuclear Deal

• Conducted cost-benefit research on the 1, 2, 3 Agreement including domestic, regional, and political impacts with special attention on infrastructure and development

• Briefed US-Indo relations from the Cold War to present providing structured narratives

• Wrote memos regarding the trade relationship between US and India

SKILLS

Process & Risk Quintessence Intelligence Systems Washington, D.C.

Management • Created process and workflow models for on-going process improvement including management of third party vendors for content management system development

• Monitored potential competitor products, identifying best practices that directly related with QIS business strategy and goals

• Addressed operational risks by creating a business continuity plan for a branch in India; created risk and issue logs to mitigate risks to aid in the decision making process

Communication, US Department of Defense Washington, D.C.

Teamwork & • Created collection strategies and produced intelligence reports in a timely, concise, and Client Engagement accessible way to cater to the intelligence customer

• Established and maintained relationships with intelligence customers in order to understand the issues concerning them

• Provided tip-offs to key individuals within the intelligence community in order to facilitate greater information flows and collaboration for intelligence problems

• Aided fellow analysts during training exercises providing added value to the individual analyst and tradecraft development

Springer Publications Heidelberg, DE

• Wrote sections within the International Encyclopaedia of Civil Society based upon the criteria provided by the customer

• Collaborated with other team-members writing sections – reviewing, correcting, and tailoring information to comply with Springer standards

• Volunteered to proof read other sections whose topics directly related to my own providing added value to the content of my sections

Strathclyde University Washington, D.C./St. Louis

• Attended the National Association for College Admission Counselling Conferences in 2009 & 2010 on behalf of the University to promote an international education

• Sat with other panellists to discuss international education, the Bologna process, and the associated gains in human capital with high school administrators and counsellors

• Strategized with Strathclyde representatives on how best to approach US universities in order to maintain a steady flow of students

Computer Literacy Proficient understanding of routers, TCP/IP protocols, & firewalls

Proficiency in Mac OS, many Adobe products, Norton Ghost

Experienced in Google Earth, KML, XML, & ESRI’s ArcGIS suite

Languages German (Professional), Russian (Elementary), Hindi (Elementary)

EDUCATION

2012 – 2013 United Nations Peace Operations Training Institute Washington, D.C.

•Certificate of Training in UN Peace Support Operations (Expected 2013)

2011 – 2012 Georgetown University Washington, D.C.

•Certificate in International Business Management (Expected 2012)

•Coursework: Int. Finance, Trade Policy, Global Business Strategy, & Int. Marketing

2007 – 2008 London School of Economics and Political Science London, UK

•M.Sc. in Global Politics

•Coursework: Global Political Economy, International Development, Security Studies

2002 – 2007 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, N.C.

•B.A. (Cum Laude) International Development & German; minors in Sociology & Political Science (GPA 3.64)

•Nominated for the North Carolina Political Science Prize 2007

•University of North Carolina Travel Award 2004, 2005

2005 – 2006 Mannheim Universität Mannheim, DE

•Landesstiftung Baden Württemberg Academic Merit Scholarship (Alumnus)

•Americans for Informed Democracy Berlin Scholarship

•Coursework: Germanistik, International, Human Rights, & Intellectual Property Rights Law

2004 – 2005 Strathclyde University Glasgow, UK

•English-Speaking Union Ambassador Scholar to the UK (Alumnus)

•Coursework: International Relations & Sociology

CERTIFICATIONS / COURSES

US Army Leadership Training Course Certification, Fort Knox, KY, 2002

Conflict Analysis & Interfaith Conflict Resolution, US Institute of Peace Certifications, Washington, D.C., 2009

Exploitation of Synthetic Aperture Radar, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency College, Fort Belvoir, 2009

Conventional Forces of Europe Treaty Inspector Courses, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2010

Civil-Military Relations, Central Intelligence Agency Sherman Kent Center for Intelligence Analysis, 2010

Basic Analytical Training, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency College, Fort Belvoir, 2010

Geospatial-Intelligence Training Program, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency College, Fort Belvoir, 2010

Hindi Level 2 Language Course, International Language Institute, Washington, D.C., 2011

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Washington, D.C.

Alumni of the English Speaking Union of the United States, Greensboro, N.C.

Contributing Analyst on the South Asia & Economic Warfare Desks at Wikistrat

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