Angel Crawford

Program Manager

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A dynamic, mission oriented, proven Counterintelligence (CI), Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and enterprise intelligence professional with over 18 years of Department of Defense (DoD) operational and intelligence related experience, with emphasis in counterintelligence (CI), counterespionage (CE), and counterterrorism (CT) investigations and operations. High level of experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) CI and HUMINT communities with an excellent understanding of the broader U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). An extensive background of diverse, tactical, operational, strategic, and staff level assignments and deployments in the USINDOPACOM, CENTCOM, ARCENT, and AFRICOM areas of responsibility, including combat areas. Executive level briefing skills and exceptional interpersonal and coordination skills across international and interagency boundaries advocating Army equities. Proven success in organizational management; able to quickly identify, research, evaluate, and resolve complex problems, improve performance, respond to theater and national requirements, and protect personnel, operations, and technology. Diverse, multi-faceted skillset with experience in cyber investigations, signature reduction, resource management, administrative support, and technology protection. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Counterintelligence, Human Intelligence, and G2X Operations: Expert in executing and managing CI investigations, CI operations, CI collections, CI functional services, CI support to HUMINT operations, and G2X operations. Extensive experience managing Army programs to include Army’s CI Special Agent training for Active, Reserve, and National Guard CI professionals, the CI Special Agent Course for Military and Civilians, Army Cover Program (ACP) and Army Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP). Well versed in CI policy, law, and regulations. Regularly spearhead senior level reviews of DoD and Army policy/instructions/regulations. Key assignments include one assignment supporting an Army Special Forces Group and one assignment as the Special Agent in Charge of a field office/detachment. Personnel Management: Experienced administrator and manager with extensive experience executing the full range of first-line and second-line supervisory duties of both military and civilian personnel. Have executed first or second line supervisory duties of over 100 personnel during my career. Experienced mentor and counselor, regularly provide counseling sessions to direct reports, peers, supervisors, and other employees in the organization who seek me out for my expert knowledge of the standards and requirements of a supervisor and manager. Experienced in managing personnel actions to include onboarding/off boarding personnel, establishing position descriptions, and performance objectives. Strong believer in an Army Values based approach to conflict management. Proactive and results oriented with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experienced in working with different teams and individuals at all levels from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Assertive and willing to take initiative to de-conflict with employees and/or staff sections who are engaged in a dispute through positive collaboration. Possess excellent interviewing and active listening skills which assist me in showing empathy for different viewpoints and allows me to identify standard and creative solutions to successfully mediate disputes. Organizational Oversight: Regularly exercises leadership and motivates others to incorporate vision, short and long-term strategic planning, and quality improvement into all of the organization’s activities. Encourages creative thinking and innovation as well as influencing others to adopt a spirit of service through leading by example. Regularly designs and implements new programs and processes to improve the organization. Experienced at managing and executing personnel actions, budget actions, and force modernization actions. Expert knowledge and understanding of the Army Vision, Army Strategy, the Army Campaign Plan, the Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Community missions and functions. Innovative and reliable with proven ability to achieve organizational goals while displaying effective multi-tasking and time management skills. Experienced with developing, executing, and managing budgets; executing spend plans, developing POM submissions, and developing contracts. Interpersonal Communications: Served in multiple positions on staff where I gained extensive experience providing written products and briefings to Army Senior Leaders, MACOM commanders, brigade commanders, other general officers, Senior Executive Service members, and Defense Intelligence Senior Leaders. Regularly engage senior military and civilian leaders from Army Service Component commands, (ASCC) and Army Commands, Army Commands (ACOM), and MACOM Major Subordinate Commands (MSC) to coordinate Army, DoD, and National level requirements. Extensive experience bringing together personnel from different divisions and organizations to achieve common goals. WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM MANAGER, ACICA 03/2019 TO PRESENT CW2, 351L Ft. Belvoir, VA Supervisor: Mrs. Noel MacGrath Completed the Army CDTI Training Program, which consists of learning and conducting digital forensics, forensic analysis, network intrusion investigations, and CI investigations in a cyber-environment. Students are required to learn emerging TTPs, an introduction to the overall CDTI training program, digital forensics, CI-Cyber/Cyber Insider Threats, network intrusions, log analysis, source operations in a cyber-environment, online open-source research, and fundamentals of cyber security. The program incorporates analysis from the previous operational activities, training, and lessons learned to ensure the training includes the latest instructional design techniques and meets U.S. Army training and instruction standards. The training includes FIE and ITO threat data relative to the cyber environment. Provides assistance in the planning, development, application, administrative and operational actions conducted in support of any Counterintelligence Threat identified by the ACICA functional areas including Investigations, Mission Support, Cyber, Insider Threat, CI Support to Technology and Infrastructure Protection branches. Provide quality control, oversight, and guidance to assigned ACICA investigations, projects, activities, and special procedures/techniques to continuously deter, detect, and mitigate Counterintelligence Threats to Army personnel and entities. Ensure appropriate technical control, management, and intelligence oversight reviews are conducted in accordance with standard procedures, regulations, and guidance. Interact with subordinate echelons and other staff sections to ensure assigned actions are understood, tracked, and completed within the assigned suspense. Establish, promote, and maintain liaison relationships as appropriate to accomplish the ACICA mission and objective. Recommend solutions to unique and complex issues regarding Counterintelligence activities to ACICA leadership. Compile and draft staff correspondence, briefings, decision papers, policy memoranda and electronic media concerning the most sensitive and complex Counterintelligence activities. Guidelines are statutory and regulatory in nature and include DoD, DA, and local regulations, policies, and procedures. Key Accomplishments • Certified as a DoD Cyber Crime Investigator. • DoD 8570.01-M and 8140.01 certified. • Knowledgeable in computer forensics, network intrusions, and cellphone exploitation. • Facilitated the closure of 7 Full Field investigations and 3 Preliminary Investigations. • Managed over 40 Counterintelligence investigations. • Developed and implemented the Counterintelligence-Cyber National Security Leads section. SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE, FORT LEAVENWORTH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DETACHMENT 03/2018 TO 03/2019 WO1, 351L Ft. Leavenworth, KS Supervisor: CPT Caitlin Pennicooke Served as a CI Special Agent in Charge at the Ft. Leavenworth Military Intelligence Detachment, providing full-spectrum CI support to Active, National Guard, Army Reserve, and ROTC programs, Cleared Defense Contractors (CDC), and Defense Critical Infrastructure in a seven-state area of responsibility (AOR). Planned, developed, managed and executed CI investigations of Army efforts to counter enemy threats. Managed and advised agents on investigative matters to include reviewing applicable reports for clarity, accuracy, and precision. Ensured investigations were developed, implemented and executed in response to and in support of requirements in accordance with regulations. Served in a position generally held by CW3s/CPTs and excelled, managing two AORs, six investigations, five operations, and over 500 equities. Key Accomplishments • Led a joint high-profile investigation that led to the arrest of three individuals and the identification of new Foreign Intelligence Entity methodologies. • Managed the operation of over 8,000 files from recovered hard-drive in support of local espionage investigation. • Conducted CI survey in which enabled the survey of 300 employees, which generated two incident reports, 76 leads, and five intelligence information reports. • Conducted liaison with numerous agencies (CIA, DIA, FBI, and Host Nation Intelligence). COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SERGEANT – 3RD SPECIAL FORCES GROUP 07/2016 TO 03/2019 SSG, 35L Ft. Bragg, NC Supervisor: Direct report to the Senior Intelligence Officer (COL) of the Three-Star Army Service Component Command (ASCC) to Special Forces Command (SOF). Advised the commander on CI support to Force Protection, which conducts CI/CT investigations designed to oppose Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE), international terrorism, and Insider Threats to US Army Forces. Disseminated intelligence products responding to requirements and developed threat information by compiling DoD intelligence data. Participated in red-team operations, which had SECDEF visibility. Key Accomplishments • Managed compartmented reporting for six sensitive activity platforms, resulting in illumination of 35 networks. • Received an award for superior results while coordinating sensitive activities during deployment supporting USAFRICOM. • Managed a staff of 15 personnel. • Conducted liaison with numerous agencies (CIA, DIA, FBI, and Host Nation Intelligence). COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SERGEANT / 513TH MI BDE, 202 MI BN 09/2012 TO 07/2016 SSG, 35L Ft. Gordon, GA Supervisor: CPT Brandon Epps Served as the Battalion Operations NCOIC for a Tactical MI Forward Collection Battalion that conducted full spectrum HUMINT operations and CI collection activities in support of U.S. Army Central. Responsible for managing, synchronizing, and tracking all taskings and orders within the battalion; maintained the battalion troop to task; scheduled and facilitated all PME, troop schools for unit personnel. Assisted Battalion S3 Training OIC in preparation of the battalion operations budget. Served as Platoon Sergeant, responsible for the welfare of 33 Officers, NCOs, and Soldiers. Key Accomplishments • Managed a staff of over 350 personnel and responsible for over $17 million dollars of equipment. • Managed a budget of over $400,000 each year; resulting in the training of over 350 Soldiers, Officers, Warrant Officers, and Civilians. • Applied knowledge and experience to the Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluate process. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENT, 501ST MI BDE, 524TH MI BN 04/2013 TO 09/2013 SGT, 35L Camp Carroll, ROK Supervisor: SSG Christopher Bill Worked as a CI Agent for CI field office, conducting investigations, operations, and liaisons throughout the Republic of Korea (ROK). Conducted liaison with numerous contracted companies who provided technological equipment and support to the U.S. Army. Direct report to the Senior Intelligence Officer (COL) for the 501st MI BDE. Provided TARP briefings to Army equities throughout area four of ROK. Provided CI support to agencies (CIA, DIA, FBI, and Host Nation Intelligence Agencies). Key Accomplishments • Planned, reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated CI and Counterespionage (CE) operations for legal, operational and administrative sufficiency. • Managed and accounted for $4 million dollars of property. • Conducted liaison with numerous agencies (CIA, DIA, FBI, and Host Nation Intelligence).

Jul 2004 – Feb 2023