May 2019 – September 2019: Special Agent (SA), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Birmingham Division, Huntsville Resident Agency: Office of Private Sector Coordinator
As Office of Private Sector Coordinator, tasked with providing threat briefings to companies across Northern Alabama. These briefings included both industry-specific and general threat overviews of the investigative priorities of the FBI to include Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, Cyber, and Criminal threats. These presentations were to groups of all sizes including small to medium businesses, large corporations, and state and national conferences held in the Birmingham area of responsibility.
June 2014 – May 2019: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Birmingham Division, Huntsville Resident Agency: Counterintelligence Program Coordinator
As Counterintelligence Program Coordinator for Northern Alabama tasked with creating and implementing the investigative strategy for the FBI Birmingham Division and the 10 Special Agents, two Intelligence Analysts, and a Support Operations Specialists assigned to the program. Developed the strategic plan for the FBI in handling and mitigating current and emerging counterintelligence threats targeting Northern Alabama. Worked closely with the cyber program to coordinate investigative efforts between the two programs. Also managed the overall outreach program for FBI Birmingham. During this time in position, rebuilt the counterintelligence program to include the merging of cyber and counterintelligence assets to better address the evolving nature of nation-state affiliated threats targeting the cleared defense community in Northern Alabama. Also tasked with conducting extensive outreach to both private and public sector partners in Northern Alabama by providing threat and risk intelligence to employees across the domain to educate all business levels of the threats targeting their business sector.
Helped create the National Defense Cyber Alliance that merged FBI resources with government and cleared partners to review and mitigate cyber threats targeting the cleared defense community.
Due to an internal FBI policy, SSAs at the field level can only keep this position for seven years. Due to previous SSA time in the Cleveland Division, the seven-year mark was met at the end of April 2019, otherwise, this position would have been maintained up to retirement.
March 2014 – June 2014: SSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters: Special Assistant to the Deputy Director
Oversaw the daily schedule and special projects assigned to the Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterintelligence Division at FBI Headquarters. Coordinated meetings with other Senior Executive Staff members in both the Counterintelligence Division and other FBI Headquarter Divisions. Was first occupant of this position with the FBI.
March 2013 – March 2014: SSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Inspection Division, FBI Headquarters: Team Leader
Led teams of veteran supervisory FBI Agents in conducting field office and program inspections, sensitive internal investigations and Legal Attaché inspections in Brasilia, Brazil and Buenos Aires, Argentina. These inspections involved extensive planning, coordination, and organizing of several disparate FBI entities to create pre-inspection evaluations, on-site inspection operation, and post-inspection reporting. In addition to field office and national level program evaluations, led two teams to investigate FBI Special Agent-related shooting incidents. These investigations were time sensitive and involved close coordination with FBI and local law enforcement partners in the field offices where the shootings occurred.
Coordinated the creation of a unique leadership evaluation process that served to rate executive and middle management leaders across the FBI.
August 2011 – March 2013: SSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Counterintelligence Division, FBI Headquarters: Unit Chief, CD-8B
Created and managed the Cyber/Counterintelligence Human Targeting and Operations Unit, the first counterintelligence unit embedded with the Cyber Division to merge the investigative disciplines associated with cyber and counterintelligence Special Agents. This Unit was created to blend the investigative capabilities of FBI Special Agents with subject matter expertise in the cyber the counterintelligence disciplines. This Unit created five unique investigative operations that sought to mitigate the threats posed by hostile nation state cyber actors targeting companies in the United States.
The success of this original five-person unit was eventually developed into a 30 plus person section within the counterintelligence division.
June 2009 – August 2011: SSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cleveland Division: Cyber Program Coordinator
Led eight Special Agents in investigating all forms of cybercrime and nation-state affiliated directed computer intrusions across Northern Ohio. Rebuilt the program from an underperforming program to one of the blue-chip cyber squads in the FBI. The success of this program led to the FBI expanding its scope and spinning off a second squad to mitigate the cyber threats in Northeast Ohio. Led the investigation and prosecution of an international cybercrime organization in Romania. Was responsible for the successful prosecution of online child predators, the surveillance of nation state cyber infrastructure, and the building of the Northern Ohio Innocent Images Task Force.
July 2007 – June 2009: SSA, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cyber Division, FBI Headquarters: Supervisor, Computer Intrusion Unit 1
Provided program management for over 10 cyber squads in FBI Field Offices across the United States. Also worked with Strategic Alliance partners across the FVEYS (Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand) on cybercrime issues of mutual interest. Formed the first cyber working group with the Russian Federal Security Service designed to share cybercrime intelligence and mitigate cyber threats originating from Russia. Led the investigation and dismantlement of a large international Botnet managed by individuals in the Netherlands and Brazil. Created and maintained working relationships with international partners in the UK, Netherlands, Estonia, New Zealand, Canada, and Australia.
January 2000 – July 2007: Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Charlotte Division: Cyber Squad, Squad 3
Investigative Special Agent on one of 16 original cyber squads in the FBI. Investigated criminal and nation-state affiliated-sponsored computer intrusions, online crimes against children, and online intellectual property rights crimes. Created the first online undercover platform targeting the online criminal warez community, responsible for $12 billion annual loss to the private sector. This case resulted in search warrants and arrests in over 20 US cities and seven foreign jurisdictions in 2004 and 2005. Was awarded the Attorney General’s Award for cyber investigations in 2005.
September 1999 – January 2000: New Agent Trainee, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Training Division, FBI Academy, Quantico, Virginia
FBI Special Agent Trainee. Participated in required New Agent Training to include, classroom instruction, firearms training, defensive tactics training, and practical applications training.
