SFC Sean Spears

Army | Signals Intelligence Analyst

Dates of Service: Nov 1992 - Feb 2015

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Highly analytical, well-organized and decisive SIGINT professional with more than 22 years of strategic and operational experience in various national and tactical intelligence settings. Accomplished military veteran and forward thinking individual who has drive, ambition, ability, and strong team-working skills which enable me to work individually or as part of a group.

Military Experiences

Oct 2011 - Nov 2014

Security Specialist

470th MI BDE HHC, 470th MI BDE, USARSOUTH | JBSA - Joint Base San Antonio, TX

Served as the Assistant Special Security officer of over 800 Soldiers, 200 contractors, and 100 DA civilians; responsible for personnel security, security clearance management, security awareness, and sensitive compartmented information; provided protection and accountability for all classified material; responsible for antiterrorism and OPSEC requirements and training; assisted units in preparation for physical security and arms room inspections; oversaw all badging rights and protocols for the entire brigade; in charge of all safe combinations and inspections and equipment within each safe; managed OMNI lock program; developed and implemented security policies and programs for all types of security disciplines.

Oct 2008 - Feb 2010

Mission Supervisor/Senior SIGINT Analyst

742nd MI, 704th MI BDE, INSCOM | Fort Meade, MD

Supervised the research, analysis, and reporting of multiservice members assigned to the National Security Operations Center (NSOC); coordinated analytical findings on various terrorist topics and provided timely, vital information throughout the IC; responded to time sensitive queries from various national intelligence agencies and forward deployed assets; collaborated with National Geospatial Agency analysts on daily multi-media intelligence reports; prepared comprehensive reports on target data as well as provided target and technical analysis for various customers in support in support of the Global War on Terrorism; oversaw SIGINT support which led to the assault of various development sites and the removal of numerous combatant commanders and specialists.

Nov 2004 - Jul 2008

Senior Linguist/Analyst

JPAC, PACOM HQ, PACOM | Camp Smith, HI

Senior Analyst/Linguist on joint teams deploying to SRV to investigate incidents involving unaccounted-for Americans lost during the war in SE Asia. Assisted the Investigation Team Leader in resolving operational and personnel issues. Conducted in-depth witness interviews and interpreted for senior Vietnamese government officials. Evaluated data from national agencies, all-source intelligence, and field reports to develop investigation requirements. Drafted reports and summaries for dissemination to national agencies. Served as the Detachment 2 NCOIC during three Joint Field Activities. Prepared and presented excavation decision briefings for senior staff. Conducted in-depth case reviews with counterpart analysts from the Defense POW/MIA Personnel Office.

Deployments

(2 years, 5 months)

Feb 2010 - Feb 2011

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)

Trained over 25 SIGINT units by providing them on-site trouble shooting, collection management, direction finding, and geolocation in two different forward areas of operations; performed active collection and airborne and ground precision geolocation for ODA teams and Special Forces units.

Jul 2003 - Oct 2004

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan

Served as the Communication Intelligence (COMINT) team supervisor and enclave administrator; performed research using various open source resources, collateral information, classified databases, automation tools, and other applicable resources, including unclassified and classified independently to advance target discovery and development efforts.