Michael Avila

Experience

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  C/1-9 IN REGT

  Sept 1999 - Sept 2000

  Mechanized Platoon Leader
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  C/2-19 IN REGT

  Oct 2000 - Jan 2002

  Executive Officer
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  HHC/1-502nd IN REGT (101st Airborne Division (Air Assault))

  Aug 2002 - Dec 2003

  - Responsible for the personnel service support functions of an Air Assault Infantry Battalion Task Force of over 700 Soldiers. - Responsible for strength accounting, replacement operations, casualty reporting, legal administration, awards, evaluations, financial administration, personnel actions, and coordination for religious services- Primary medical planner for battalion-level combat operations and for all planning and battle tracking operations of logistic support element- Responsible for risk management and assessment for real-world and training missions for battalion-level operations Show less

  • Assistant Battalion Operations Officer

    Mar 2003 - Dec 2003

  • Battalion Adjutant

    Aug 2002 - Mar 2003
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  D/1-502nd IN REGT (101st Airborne Division (Air Assault))

  Dec 2003 - May 2005

  Company Commander

  - Company Commander of a 91 Soldier Air Assault Anti-Armor Infantry company with the requirement for no-notice deployment anywhere the world- Developed and conducted a comprehensive training program which ensured the readiness and proficiency in anti-armor and air assault operations. - Performed training and resource management including the responsibility for the accountability and maintenance of assigned company property worth over $22 million. - Responsible for the health, welfare, safety, discipline, moral, and accountability of all assigned Soldiers Show less

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  Virginia Tech Army ROTC

  Jul 2005 - Feb 2008

  Assistant Professor of Military Science

  - Served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science responsible for the training, developing, and mentoring of all Army Cadets- Primary instructor of all pre-commisioning tasks with emphasis on land navigation, small unit tactics, marksmanship, and physical training preparing Cadets for attendance at the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC)- Virginia Tech cadets exceeded the Brigade, Region, and National averages at the annual Leader Development Assessment Course - Selected as the Senior Military College Instructor of the year in 2007 Show less

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  Defense Intelligence Agency

  Jul 2009 - May 2012

  - Developed assessment metrics, methodologies, and executed all-source assessments and collection analysis against national military collection strategies and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) unified intelligence and collection strategies in support of the Secretary of Defense's National Military Strategy, Joint Staff, and Combatant Commands- Developed processes and tools to characterize and advocate for DoD requirements for future collection architectures, systems, and processes. Led and directed complex projects, programs, and assignments to improve collection strategies and effectiveness- Project lead for all high value USCENTCOM Defense Collection Strategies and DIA's Pre-Crisis Syria Working Group assessments team Show less - Developed intelligence planning processes and integrated them with the Secretary of Defense's Adaptive Planning and Execution System and identifying and coordinating intelligence planning training requirements for the Department of Defense (DoD) with Combatant Commands, Combat Support Agencies, Services, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Joint Staff- Project lead for functional requirements for the Intelligence Planning Tool to facilitate online collaborative intelligence planning efforts- Collaborated in the development of intelligence planning policy guidance articulated in the Guidance for the Employment of the Force (GEF), Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP), and other specific intelligence planning tasks and objectives published as a supplement to the JSCP Show less

  • Collection Strategist

    Sept 2011 - May 2012

  • Joint Intelligence Officer

    Feb 2010 - Sept 2011

  • Joint Intelligence Plans Officer

    Jul 2009 - Feb 2010
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  513th Military Intelligence Brigade

  May 2012 - Jul 2014

  All-Source Fusion Chief

  - Managed and synchronized a multifunctional data analysis section of 68 personnel with two outstations to produce all source intelligence products for senior leaders and units operating in the U.S. Central Command area of operations- Interfaced with national and defense intelligence agencies to assist in satisfying USARCENT intelligence requirements

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  Defense Intelligence Agency

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2016

  Senior Program Analyst

  - Managed and programmed resources to execute all-source intelligence capabilities consisting of over 30% of the multi-billion dollar General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP) budget that included the Service Intelligence Centers and the Defense Intelligence Agency- Formulated DoD, JCS, and national intelligence production resource policy and contributed to the development of programming guidance for the Intelligence Community impacting personnel, procurement, R&D, and operations and maintenance funding- Evaluated service resource requests and applies resources within GDIP to satisfy critical intelligence production needs supporting planning, operations, force readiness, force protection, counter terrorism, and counter proliferation missions Show less

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  United Nations

  Feb 2015 - Nov 2015

  Chief of Intelligence

  - Managed the operations and production a multinational/multi-agency intelligence staff for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic- Served as the Force Commander's senior intelligence advisor and was responsible for developing intelligence products to support all military operations and assist military and civilian senior leaders in strategic level decision making process- Synchronized the intelligence collection and production efforts of all MINUSCA military headquarters and battalions throughout the Central African Republic Show less

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  United States Southern Command - Joint Intelligence Operations Center

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2020

  - Led a data analysis and operations division of 64 personnel focusing on the Caribbean and Latin America that provides time sensitive intelligence on counterterrorism, counter transnational organized crime, and counter threat finance to senior leaders within the U.S. government- Built strategic relationships and partner capacity by planning and executing numerous subject matter expert exchanges in conjunction with the J2 Intelligence Security Cooperation/Engagements Division with Latin America and Caribbean countries Show less

  • Division Chief, Transnational Threats Intelligence Division

    Nov 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Branch Chief

    Sept 2016 - Oct 2017
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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2022

  Special Operations Forces Integrator
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  United States Southern Command

  Apr 2022 - Nov 2023

  Senior Counterdrug/Terrorism Policy & Strategy Officer
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  Department Of Army

  Nov 2023 - Jun 2024

  Deliberate Planner at United States Southern Command
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  CACI Ltd

  Jun 2024 - now

  Strategic Planner / Operations Integration