Walter Hamilton

Experience

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  B Co, 313th MI Bn, 82nd Airborne Division

  Sept 1993 - Oct 1995

  LLVI Team Sergeant
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  2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)

  Oct 1995 - Jul 1997

  Senior SIGINT Advisor
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  Detachment Utah, 742nd Military Intelligence Battalion

  Jul 1997 - Jan 2000

  EW Voice Int Operator
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  A Co, 313th Military Intelligence Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

  Jan 2000 - Jun 2001

  LLVI Squad Leader
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  Special Operations Training Detachment

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2003

  SOT-A Observer Controller

  • Conducted formal after action reviews• Provided written assessments• Observed and assessed training readiness• Planned and coordinated training, administrative actions, intelligence data oversight, logistical and communications support• Volunteered to lead the annual fund raiser for the organization; annual contributions exceeded previous year’s• Trained and mentored five employees to operate unsupervised• Supervised the maintenance and accountability of $275 thousand worth of sophisticated electronic equipment with zero losses• Trained forty personnel on the Military Decision Making Process (MDMP) Show less

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  7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

  Jan 2003 - Aug 2008

  SOT-A Team Leader

  • Performed quality control• Supervised four employees• Supervised the maintenance and accountability of $1.5 million worth of sophisticated electronic equipment with zero losses• Planned and coordinated training, administrative actions, intelligence data oversight, logistical and communications support• Managed manpower, retention, readiness and performance evaluations for 4 employees• Mentored two junior leaders• Conducted on-the-job-training for three new employees and successfully integrated them into team Show less

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  HSC, 3/7 SFG(A)

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2010

  Detachment Sergeant

  • Planned and coordinated training, administrative actions, intelligence data oversight, logistical and communications support• Managed manpower, retention, readiness and performance evaluations for 33 employees• Mentored 7 department managers• Supervised the maintenance and accountability of $8 million worth of sophisticated electronic equipment with zero losses

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  HHC and C Co, 519th MI Bn, 525th BfSB

  Jun 2010 - Nov 2011

  1SG

  • Planned and coordinated training, administrative actions, intelligence data oversight, logistical and communications support• Managed manpower, retention, readiness and performance evaluations for 110 employees• Established a mentorship program that was adopted by the next high headquarters• Designed and implemented a human resource management and accountability database; Improved productivity by reducing the required number of personnel for human resource management from 5 personnel to 2 personnel• Mentored 18 department managers Show less

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  7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

  Dec 2011 - Apr 2016

  Advanced Collection Team Chief

  • Reduced training fund expenditures by $1.5 million over a five-year period• Assess, document, develop, and supervise technical training program for 110 Signals Intelligence professionals• Certify tactical STG operators and instructors in multiple technical disciplines • Train Special Operations Forces in radio frequency theory and fundamentals of tactical operations with practical exercises• Create training presentations, tests, study guides, hands-on exercises, demonstrations, and practical exercises• Test hardware and software performance in multiple platform configurations; recommend enhancements• Conduct technical environment surveys with a variety of equipment• Account for $13.5 million worth of sophisticated electronic equipment with zero losses• Mentored 20 team leaders Show less

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  OWT Global, LLC

  May 2016 - Apr 2020

  SIGINT/Technical SME
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  OWT Global LLC

  Apr 2020 - now

  • Director, Strategic Initiatives

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Director, ISR Strategy and Growth

    Dec 2022 - Jun 2024

  • Director of Special Programs

    Sept 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Director Of Information Technology and Security

    Apr 2020 - Sept 2022