SFC John Giersdorf

SFC John Giersdorf

Dates of Service: Jun 1985 - Jul 2006
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Military Intelligence (HUMINT) experience at Tactical, Joint and Strategic levels in a wide range of positions: USCENTCOM Threat Vulnerability Assessment team member in Iraq, Interrogation Instructor and training developer, Operations NCO at the USCENTCOM J2X-HU, Strategic Debriefer and Interrogation Advisor with 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and tactical interrogation.

Military Experiences

Jun 2005 - Jul 2006
Department of Defense Strategic Debriefing Instructor
Strategic~!
Jun 2004 - Jun 2005
NCOIC Threat Vulnerability Assessment Team
Military Intelligence Vulnerability Assessment Team Member, Linguist and Intelligence specialist for the USCENTCOM Joint Security Directorate (Forward) evaluating the implementation of and compliance with DOD, DOS and USCENTCOM standards and policies for AT/FP at bases, facilities and training deployment sites in the USCENTCOM AOR.
Sep 2003 - Jun 2004
Senior Training Developer
Provided Training Requirements Analysis System (TRAS) documentation using the Automated Systems Approach to Training (ASAT) for active and reserve component 97E (HUMINT Intelligence Collector) Advanced Individual Training Course, the 97E Basic Non-commissioned Officers Course and the Department of Defense Strategic Debriefing Course (DSDC).
Sep 2001 - Feb 2003
309th MI
Senior Instructor
Supervised, trained, evaluated and counseled over 300 97E Initial Entry Trainees and careerist students on critical task performance during practical exercises in an Advanced Individual Training environment. Wrote, reviewed and edited lesson plans to ensure synchronization with current Army doctrine. Presented instruction to students. Role-played a variety of Human Intelligence sources for students.

Deployments

(2 years, 2 months)
Apr 2015 - Apr 2016
Afghanistan ribbon
Jun 2004 - Jun 2005
Iraq ribbon
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
NCOIC Threat Vulnerability Assessment Team.

Military Credentials

Individual & Special Skill Schools
Foreign Language Skills

2004

Czech (3/3)

1993

Russian (1/1+)

Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

2010 - 2013

1995 - 1996

Excelsior College

Bachelor's Degree, General Studies

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