Gary Burress

Experience

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  US Army

  Jun 1998 - Jul 2003

  SFC, Superintendent, Northeast Asia Division

  Relevant Skills:Briefing executive staffDeveloping and editing finished productUnderstanding of COLISEUM and similar data bases for collection managementDescription of Job Performance:Analyze Chinese, Russian, Mongolian, and Japanese forces and write assessments of political-military, ground forces, maritime, and air forces information to support the Commander of the Pacific Theater and the Department of Defense (DoD). Brief and present daily findings to senior leadership and the PACOM Commander. Direct production of 60 joint service and DoD civilian analysts in the number one division in JICPAC including the ELINT, Modernized Integrated Data Base (MIDB), Political-Military, Ground, Naval, and Air branches. Edit and approve finished intelligence products produced by the branch analysts. Schedule all division personnel for daily tasks according to priority of events, evaluate job performance, and guide individuals toward professional advancement. Ensure personnel perform assigned tasks to the highest standards. Serve on Crisis Action Teams as political/military analyst for crisis actions pertaining to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Develop timely situational awareness of intelligence threats and provide information to PACOM leadership. Show less

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  Great-Circle Technologies Inc

  Nov 2003 - Sept 2004

  Intelligence (HUMINT) Subject Matter Expert

  Relevant Skills:Understanding HUMINT tasking and collectingInnovative developmentDescription of Job Performance:Teach imagery and geospatial analysts to access HUMINT tasking mechanisms, provide the resources required to submit formal and informal tasking requests to the proper controlling authorities, and provide feedback and results of such requests. Document, explain, and maintain specific disciplines and provide authoritative knowledge resources for the introduction and education of the multiple intelligence disciplines involved in the Multi-Source Requirements Project. Invite NGA analysts to attend the National HUMINT Collection Directives (NHCD) discussions at the National HUMINT Requirements Tasking Center (NHRTC). Introduce analysts to the NHCD editing and creation process, their first tool to influence HUMINT collection. Make available to the analysts, through networking, the process of direct on-line tasking for HUMINT resources. Show less

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  Harding Security Associates

  Dec 2004 - Nov 2005

  All-source Terrorism Analyst and HUMINT Subject Matter Expert

  Relevant Skills:Briefing executive staffCreating and presenting terrorist targeting packetsSelected as HSA employee of the month for excellent predictive analysis; awarded bonus and promoted to the DHS contractDescription of Job Performance:Develop processes for the integration of multiple data sources (HUMINT, IMINT, MASINT, SIGINT, ELINT, and Open Source) into comprehensive intelligence products (targeting packets) in order to answer requests for information from US Army units fighting terrorists in Iraq. Conduct analysis of raw intelligence traffic using M3, Querytree, Pathfinder and other data bases to find terrorists responsible for attacks on US troops. Provide in-depth research and coordination of resources from multiple agencies throughout the Intelligence Community. Gather SIGINT data and cell phone analysis of terrorists and associates from SIGINT toolkit in MS Excel spreadsheet. Input the data into Analyst Notebook for input into terrorist targeting packets. Create the best possible location information for the targets utilizing ArcGIS or Google Earth, present the resulting map and overlay information, and develop snapshots using Analyst Notebook charts and imagery into MS PowerPoint Presentations. Write an in-depth analysis and assessment on each targeting packet to explain the results of the analysis, brief INSCOM leadership on the entire targeting packet and send the resulting targeting packets to US Army commanders in Iraq. Show less

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  HSA Inc.

  Nov 2005 - Oct 2010

  HUMINT Reports Officer and Production Management Specialist

  Commended by ICE for unprecedented reporting in massive media exploitation operation resulting from a suspected terrorist attempting to enter the United States.Perform the management, collection and dissemination of raw intelligence information from DHS component and partner operations, investigations, sources, and contacts while protecting sensitive information according to DHS security requirements. Coordinate reporting with the intelligence, policy, and law enforcement communities through written IIRs. Write and release an average of four IIRs daily from suspicious incidents and contacts. Ensure IIRs' quality control, compliance with intelligence oversight mandates, satisfaction of collection requirements, and compliance with dissemination and security policies. Collaborate with DHS and Intelligence Community (IC) elements to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, executive orders, and directives promulgated by Congress, the Attorney General, the Secretary of DHS and the Director of National Intelligence to achieve IC goals and objectives. Using classified search tools and open sources (TECS, ATS and SNS), find related information on cases and apply law enforcement techniques to immigration, drug enforcement, and Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) information to DHS reporting criteria and apply the technique to IIRs. Write many specific IIRs based on information from exploitation or captured hard drives and cell phones (Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX)) of terrorist suspects. Release DHS IIRs via message traffic to the IC and State & Local law enforcement, security, and safety entities. Show less

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  Six3Systems

  Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

  Counterintelligence (CI) Analyst

  Awarded a bonus for helping to develop an innovative new procedure to assist DHS components in active CI cases.Research requirements and directives for gaps in intelligence information, apply CI analytic techniques to identify and evaluate risks, patterns, and trends and assess emerging foreign intelligence services' (FIS) threat to DHS. Keep in-depth records and know specific FIS tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP). Collect, research, and analyze classified and open source intelligence for foreign intelligence and surveillance information relevant to DHS in support of CI investigations and operations as well as for inclusion in a CIPD daily finished product. Coordinate reporting with the intelligence, policy, and law enforcement communities in order to write raw intelligence reports (counterintelligence Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs)). Research classified and open source data bases and Social Networking Site (SNS) for FIS TTP and its impact on DHS and their components and write DHS assessments. Coordinate with CBP, FBI and National Geo-Spatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) in preparation of CIPD assessments. Work as the lead analyst for compilation of the CIPD daily finished product, publish it in Sharepoint (CIPD Web page) and send it to DHS leadership and via e-mail to CI coordinators at DHS components. Create a SNS for CIPD in which DHS agents and analysts can easily collaborate. Use Automated Targeting System (ATS), Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS) and other classified and unclassified Web sites to exploit documents and media in search of information on suspects in criminal CI cases for CI agents. Write IIR evaluations using HUMINT Online Tasking and Reporting (HOT-R) to help collectors and IIR authors tailor their future products to better address customers’ needs. Maintain raw intelligence and finished product evaluation spreadsheets and track CIPD article submissions for Homeland Intelligence Today Indications and Warning product. Show less

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  FedEx SmartPost

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2016

  Parcel Assistant

  Responsibilities: Handle and sort hundreds of packages per hour, stack them on pallets or load them on semi trailers for distribution, scan each package to ensure accuracy. Lift heavy packages and work at a very fast pace. Three times awarded for excellent performance and perfect attendanceGold Star Award winnerHelped team achieve new record for number of packages sorted in a daySkills: Agility in handling many packages safely

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  Eiden Systems Corporation

  Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

  Senior Counter-insurgency Targeting Analyst, National Ground Intelligence Center

  Relevant Skills:Thorough understanding of counter-insurgency targeting principalsUnderstanding of raw intelligence information and reportingAnalyst skills developing targets and writing complex product to display analysisExpert use of 15 intelligence community Web pages and search enginesExpert Microsoft Office Suite skillsDescription of Job Performance:Research information on required targets from coalition forces in Iraq. Develop processes for the integration of multiple data sources (HUMINT, IMINT, MASINT, SIGINT, ELINT, and Open Source) into comprehensive intelligence products (targeting packets) in order to answer requests for information from coalition forces. Conduct analysis of raw intelligence traffic using Palantir, TAC, M3, open sources and SIGINT data bases to find suggested terrorist targets. Provide in-depth research and coordination of resources from multiple agencies throughout the IC. Gather SIGINT data, email, social network and cell phone analysis of terrorists and associates. Input the data to Palantir or Analyst Notebook for inclusion in terrorist targeting packets. Create the best possible location information for the targets utilizing ArcGIS or Google Earth, present the resulting map and overlay information, and write executive summary to describe the recommended way forward. Add imagery and Google Earth snapshots of target areas to MS PowerPoint Presentations. Write an in-depth analysis and assessments on each targeting packet to explain the results of the analysis, brief NGIC senior leadership on the entire targeting packet and send the resulting targeting packets to the requesting units in Iraq. Show less

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  CENTRA Services

  Oct 2016 - now

  Senior Research Analyst, Department of Homeland Security, Joint Analysis Group

  Relevant Skills:Expert use of Intelligence Community Web sites to search for subject backgroundTeaching new employees to research and write Intelligence Information ReportsMastering of HUMINT On-line Tasking and Reporting (HOT-R)Experience using NSAs Grapevine message systemDescription of Job Performance:Perform the management, collection and dissemination of raw intelligence information from DHS component and partner operations, investigations, sources, and contacts while protecting sensitive information according to DHS security requirements. Write many specific Intelligence Information Reports (IIRs, now Homeland Exploitation Leads (HELs)) based on information from exploitation of captured hard drives, cell phones and other media (Document and Media Exploitation (DOMEX)) of terrorist suspects. Release DHS IIRs or HELs via message traffic using Grapevine to the Intelligence Community. Coordinate reporting with the intelligence, policy, and law enforcement communities through written IIRs and HELs. Using classified an unclassified search tools and open sources (TECS, ATS and SNS), find related information on specific terrorist subjects and use Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment (TIDE) information to DHS reporting criteria and apply the technique to IIRs and HELs. Show less