Christian Ferguson

Experience

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  US Air Force Reserve

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Cadet IMT Flight Commander

  Trained and prepared 25 cadets for Field Training (FT), developed leadership skills, and promoted espirit de corps for all

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  US Air Force Reserve

  Aug 2012 - May 2014

  Cadet Mission Support Commander

  Providing mission support and leadership for approximately 80 cadets at ROTC Detachment 030, University of Arkansas. Practiced leadership and followership skills by planning and implementing the activities under the supervision of the active-duty cadre.

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  United States Air Force

  May 2013 - Nov 2022

  Serves as the primary intelligence official and deputy director to the USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center (UAWC) in support of EUCOM and NATO strategic operational, & tactical war-gaming events. Led ten-man team to interpret/communicate USAFE-AFAFRICA and NATO training priorities. Leverages the functions and data available in USAFE-AFAFRICA organizations for 21 nations. Supported JUNIPER COBRA, ASTRAL KNIGHT, AFRICAN LION, and all SPARTAN exercises (Warrior, Shield, Reaper, and Dagger). Delivered products, plans & briefings to NATO exercises, EUCOM, and the intelligence community. Maintains a Top Secret/SCI security clearance. Show less Senior most Intelligence Officer at the USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center (formerly Warrior Preparation Center). Responsible for intelligence guidance to all 14N Intelligence officers and security of the SCIF facility. Oversees Group’s security procedures to maintain control of classified material in U.S. only, NATO, and coalition partner environments; SCI security authority for contractors and government/military officials. Formulated security policy, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods at various levels and degrees of security controls. Led Classified Military Information (CMI) and/or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) disclosures for the UAWC to 15 NATO and/or Partnership for Peace (PfP) nations. Show less Led 120 multi-disciplined intelligence analysts; interpreted dynamic priorities within the EUCOM and AFRICOM AOR/AOI. Directed Distributed Ground System (DGS) intelligence mission crews encompassing 6 professions & 13 focus areas—achieved optimum daily Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR) tasking, collection, production and dissemination of all-source intelligence. Formulated processes to exceed training & readiness requirements—aligned flight activities with theater COCOM Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIRs)/focus areas. Steered theater ISR strategies & collection; leveraged $3 Billion DGS architecture—analyzed adversary posture & capabilities. Relayed USAFE-AFAFRICA intelligence and operations directives, missions, functions, goals, roles, responsibilities, requirements, and objectives to tactical operational units across the AOR. Show less Led processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) management team; monitored & enhanced ISR strategies. Matched ISR capes to theater collection needs; synchronized 7th Air Force Commander’s (7AF/CC) objectives with Indications & Warning (I&W) mission. Refined theater Essential Elements of Information (EEI); tasked assets IAW Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR), Produced daily, weekly, & monthly PED assessments for briefings to 7 AF/CC, 607 Air Operations Center (AOC), and United States forced Korea (USFK). Show less Managed, supervised, and performed intelligence activities and functions to include coordinating collection operations and requirements in support of CFACC ISR activities. Support to civil authorities in times of crisis by providing actionable intelligence to AOC commander and divisions through correlation of allsource reporting, analysis and dissemination of real-time threat indicators, and creating informational briefs and products to provide briefings to decision makers and coordinating with DOD and other agencies. Produced detailed schedule of various military platforms conducting intelligence collection. Show less Lead planner for exercise VIGILANT ACE 2018; synchronized intelligence research, analysis, and data extraction for use in Intelligence exercise products; fused ISR capabilities against North Korean aggression; executed 20 ISR & 230 combat sorties. Guided the planning, organizing, and directing of intelligence, industrial and personnel security functions for KEY RESOLVE 2017 & 2018; drove 26K sorties, 3K collected targets; 1st US/ROKAF wartime ISR support plan certified by MAJCOM. Appointed security manager to conduct analysis to identify security program deficiencies to reduce the risk of national security damage. Maintained security programs within 7th Air Force to maintain compliance with security policies and/or regulations. Conducted unbiased, difficult research, identify appropriate available systems/data sources, and produce collections requirements assessments that answer specific tasks to link and leverage agency capabilities and to develop new methods, approaches, or procedures. Facilitated the integration of Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and other allies with US joint forces. Served on staff of an exercise control cell during exercise planning, execution and post-execution (i.e. lessons learned) activities. Process requests for funds for events/activities for host nation and US entities. Show less Supported $4 Million MQ-1 Predator employment at a tactical operational unit, including joint, special operations & multi-COCOM priority missions as part of a three-man aircrew. Orchestrated real-time, actionable intelligence among global/coalition partners to support 24/7, 365 days a year combat operations with capabilities to collect, process, exploit, and disseminate (C-PED) accurate and timely. Reviewed and interpreted collection decks, Air Tasking Orders (ATO), Special Instructions (SPINS), Air Coordination Orders (ACO) and more. Conducted analysis and production of intelligence plans, reports and other products on adversary weapons, tactics, & geopolitical situations in two AORs. Delivered (mission, threat, mass, etc.) briefings to aircrews via oral presentations and written communications format. Utilized mission software, including Google Earth, Falcon View, NGA ArcGIS. Show less Trained as an Intelligence Officer on a wide array of missions and weapon systems. Provided the baseline initial skills necessary to understand national intelligence community (IC), Joint, DoD structure, organizations and mission/functions, inter-relationships and operations. Taught the ability to maintain control of classified material, assimilate disparate data, render knowledgeable and accurate assessments of the implication of such data estimates, and make effective recommendations under conditions of urgency and pressure. Show less

  • Deputy Exercise Director/NATO liaison

    Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

  • Senior Intelligence Officer & Foreign Disclosure Officer

    May 2021 - Nov 2022

  • Intel Ops & C2 Flight Commander/NATO liaison

    Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Imagery & SIGINT Flight Commander

    May 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Mission Operations Commander

    Dec 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Intelligence Collections Manager

    May 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Senior intelligence Duty Officer/OIC Scheduling & Plans

    Dec 2017 - May 2018

  • Korea Exercise & Management Staff

    Nov 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Intelligence Operations Supervisor

    Apr 2015 - Oct 2016

  • Mission Intelligence Coordinator

    Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

  • 2nd Lieutenant & Intelligence Officer Trainee

    May 2013 - Sept 2014
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  US Air Force Reserve

  Nov 2022 - now

  Strategy and Plans Intel Officer, J2, AFRICOM

  Provides Intelligence on various US items of interest in the African theater of operation. Coordinate in a joint environment on various strategic plans and intelligence reports.

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  SAIC

  Nov 2022 - Apr 2024

  IAMD SME, Academic Instructor, Intelligence Advisor, System Designer, & SSR

  Academic Instructor develops and teaches the United States European Command (USEUCOM), United States African Command (USAFRICOM), US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (U-A), and the NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) training requirements supporting Integrated Air and MissileDefense (IAMD). Also, develops lessons and materials with several variations, including but not limited to: Area Air Defense Commander (AADC); Regional Air Defense Commander (RADC); Sector Air DefenseCommander (SADC); US only and NATO-releasable Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)Orientation and familiarization training; emerging threats, to include Counter-Unmanned AircraftSystems (C-UAS), hypersonics, cyber, electronic warfare, and other refresher or future trainingand briefings as required by the Government. Formats for required lessons and materials includebut are not limited to PowerPoint presentations, videos, and web-based content.SSR maintains responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the facility’s SCI security program. Develop and teach the United States European Command (USEUCOM), United States African Command (USAFRICOM), US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (U-A), and the NorthAtlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) training requirements supporting Integrated Air and MissileDefense (IAMD). Identify the educational requirements and develop lessons/briefs based on the inputs of subject matter experts and guidance of UAWC leadership. Thoroughly research, develop, update, and document all formal training programs. Create and maintain course catalogs; update and post content for promotional products to include websites and SharePoint pages. Solicit and evaluate student feedback for each training program; apply to continuously improve lesson content and delivery and provide comments to military leadership. Worked with concepts such as ABAD, layered defense, mosaic warfare, etc. Show less

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Apr 2024 - now

  IAMD Plans and Policy Planner and Subject Matter Expert

  Provide strategic air planning and professional knowledge support to a component Air Force Division. Synchronize Air Component, Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) plans and programs with strategic and theater plans and guidance to align with Command and U.S. European Command (EUCOM) theater and campaign objectives.Analyze and design theater and contingency air operational and contingency plans supporting the client. Prepare recommendations and facilitate the development of U.S. and multi-national solutions, including contingency crisis action planning and operational execution tactics, techniques, and procedures supporting EUCOM assigned missions. Support multiple end users in the European theater by synchronizing programs and plans across various directorates, Wings, Program Offices, and Major Commands.Use Air Force and joint operational doctrine and publications, provide analytical support for developing operations plans, policy, and procedures for Air Force and deployed forces supporting air component operations, activities, and investments in the AOR. Support future IAMD roles and missions, coordinate and make recommendations for developing emerging IAMD Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. Provide analytical support for creating and staffing air component policy and plans, including building high-quality graphics, documents, briefings, and products suitable for senior leader decision-making and approvals. Show less