John (Ayden) Thomas

Experience

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  US Army

  Apr 2008 - May 2014

  - Engaged community, and state level leadership, civic organizations, veteran’s organizations and members of over 90 separate learning institutions. - Led over 170 subordinates by providing quality guidance, direction, training and motivation. - Developed an organizational training plan geared toward professional and personnel development. - Responsible for 8 facilities covering more than 18000 square miles and 11 counties of North Carolina. - Developed a focused marketing, engagement and public relations plan for my organization increasing production goals by 158%. Show less Directed physical security functions for over 800 personnel and served as cultural advisor to senior organization officials. Conducted threat vulnerability assessments for living and work areas for over 2,000 personnel. Represented senior leaders on matters related to the classification of national security information and established security education programs. Developed four standard operation procedures for an organization of over 2000 and cleared 11 facilities of classified and sensitive information resulting in no loss or compromise of sensitive or classified intelligence information. Show less Responsible for over $140 million dollars of government equipment. Managed all administrative functions and personnel actions for an organization of over 240 personnel. Produced written directives, coordinated and planned training events and directed weekly synchronization meetings. Developed a catalog function and naming convention for the accountability of over 45 military vehicles that enhanced vehicle readiness and organizational efficiency. Led tactical shooting operations for over 240 personnel in preparation for deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Show less Prepared and delivered over 100 intelligence briefings to the Commanding General of 25th Infantry Division. Set priorities and focus of work for five subordinate intelligence professionals. Developed an accountability format that allowed for the processing and analysis of over 10,000 significant enemy events while in combat operations. Identified a critical error in codifying historical information that lead to better accountability of enemy events and ultimately better understanding for senior officials. Show less Directed the physical security functions for an organization of over of over 300 personnel. Led the coordination of security procedures at polling stations within the province of Tuz, Iraq during the 2009 provincial elections. Developed joint targeting meeting with three Iraqi police chiefs creating a multi-city most wanted list and tracking database. Led the establishment of a criminal and terrorist based warrant tracking system in which senior Iraqi leaders pursued wanted individuals based on rule of law principles. Show less

  • Regional Recruiting Manager

    May 2012 - May 2014

  • Senior Intelligence Analyst

    Sept 2010 - May 2012

  • Company Executive Officer

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2010

  • Intelligence Operations Officer

    Apr 2009 - Jan 2010

  • Senior Intelligence Officer

    Apr 2008 - Apr 2009
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  US Army

  May 2015 - Sept 2016

  Intelligence Observer, Coach and Trainer

  - Served as direct liaison to senior leaders to advise and assist in tracking the organization’s progress towards achieving its training and certification goals. - Unit Public Affairs representative responsible for public relations and marketing of the organizations interactions with over 1,600 clients. - Expertly demonstrated skill to work within a team environment and produce papers, briefings, or recommendations in an academic, military and business industry. - Liaison with 43 business partners to develop 5-year organization goals and training plans. - Responsible for the primary corporation goal of designing a training program to increase professional knowledge and job expertise. Show less

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  Target

  Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

  Operations Manager

  - Inspired team to achieve great performance as part of a critical supply chain network, leveraging cutting-edge logistics technologies to help drive sales, profitably and delivery of product. - Enforced a culture of lean manufacturing principals and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership to 35 full time team members. - Trained, developed and counseled employees to develop a high performing team while adhering to safety measures. Held monthly employee meetings to give information, take feedback, and provide training updates. - Identified inefficiencies in operation processes and led development of systematic improvement measures. - Diligently maintained safety and quality standards to ensure business needs and level of service remained high. - Led regular stand-up meetings, events and continuous improvement projects with measurable goals. Show less

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  CACI International Inc

  Apr 2017 - Jan 2018

  Project Manager

  • Project Manager responsible for providing intelligence support to the Federal Protective Service (FPS), part of the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)• Senior intelligence analyst directly responsible for 3 senior contract analyst and for providing recommendations, guidance and mentorship to 3 senior federal intelligence analyst• Provided direction and guidance to staff members and to management officials, regarding various policies for completing hiring procedures• Synchronized efforts with management and subordinate staff members to ensure proper adherence to all HR and HR related principles, statues, regulations, and guidelines.• Provided information and analysis to assist the branch chief and the division director with activities pertaining to planning, directing, and coordinating programs, which enhances the knowledge and skills of the employee• Developed framework for FY-18 intelligence production plan and product proposal formats• Drafted and reviewed threat assessments; weekly intelligence briefings to senior government officials and executive leadership team members• Responsible for analyzing all source intelligence, counter-terrorism and homeland security information and Law Enforcement information for the protection of federal facilities located in the U.S.• Supervised production of weekly all source intelligence briefings and oversaw development of periodic intelligence bulletins • Implemented analytical tools, concepts and methodologies consisting of analyst portfolios, tasks trackers and knowledge management filing systems to enhance division efficiency and continuity• Prepared monthly and quarterly intelligence and administrative reports, assessments and materials for publications, statistical summaries and other material concerning program operations• Extensive knowledge of Intelligence community information data bases as well as DHS systems and databases Show less

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  US Army

  Jan 2018 - now

  Responsible for oversight of the Army Reserve CBRN Response Enterprise (CRE). Areas of focus consist of operations, training, logistics, budget, and global force management. Led Army Reserve Defense Support to Civil Authority (DSCA) preparedness through policy guidance, training and relationship building. Tracked over 25 million dollars in Homeland Operations Budget and placement of over 110 million in Commercial Off the Shelf equipment used to support Technical Support entities across the United States. Show less

  • Private Public Partnership Operations Officer

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Homeland Security Operations Manager

    Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

  • Movement and Logistics Specialist

    Jul 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Executive Officer

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2022