Carlos F



Carlos F. HernandorenaPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEArgonne National Laboratory (ANL) – Energy and Global Security – Decision and Infrastructure Science(December 2016 – Present)Senior Intelligence Analyst/Principal InvestigatorProgram manager for multiple Argonne security related projects with a combined total of $2.5 million in funding and more than nine team members. Responsible for providing analytical support to a wide range a local, state and federal customers with different mission sets impacting critical infrastructure resilience as well as homeland and national security.Deliver recurrent intelligence briefings and ad hoc intelligence request support to high-level government officials covering a wide range of critical national security issues using both open source and classified data sources.Conduct critical infrastructure resiliency analysis based on technical simulation reports for local and federal government customers.Worked with Protective Security Advisors (PSA) from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Infrastructure Protection (DHS-NPPD) to apply unique Argonne developed methodologies to establish infrastructure criticality within multiple asset systems in order to conduct security assessments and develop vulnerability options for consideration. Leverage extensive knowledge on a variety of Intelligence Community (IC) databases to support analytical products covering nuclear/radiological counter proliferation issues.As a member of the Department of Energy’s ANL Field Intelligence Element (FIE), I leverage the unique technical/subject matter expertise at the laboratory to support customers within the IC and with national security missions. Narcotics and Transnational Crime Support Center (NTC) – Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) (May 2012 – December 2016)Intelligence Officer/Law Enforcement LiaisonOperated in a multi-agency DoD Joint Task Force that provides intelligence support to ongoing federal law enforcement operations against Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs).Acted as organizational lead in establishing and maintaining client relationships across every major intelligence and law enforcement agency; my efforts resulted in doubling the portfolio of my team and increased high-level awareness of our organizational mission.Spearheaded efforts to ramp up NTC counter-threat finance capabilities through training on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and analysis of Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data.Consistently represented my organization as a briefer to top-tier military, law enforcement and civilian leadership, significantly improving the reputation and visibility of the NTC.Created a wide spectrum of all-source tactical and operational intelligence products used to target and weaken international groups conducting illicit/terror activity and posing a threat to U.S. national interests. Conducted large-scale network analysis using a wide range of intelligence/law enforcement/open source databases to produce actionable information for use by law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community. As a Deputy Team Lead and Senior Analyst, I mentored junior analysts and aided their development by creating training programs, instructing them on ways to improve interagency communication skills and creating work flow processes.Operational focus while working at NTC consisted of targeting national security threats in Mexico, Central America, Africa and Europe regions. Defense Warning Office (DWO) – Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) (June 2010 – May 2012) Intelligence OfficerProvided strategic analytical all-source intelligence to top level U.S. government officials which was used to develop threat mitigation strategies and outline future defense priorities.Employed long range futures methodologies to produce a variety of analytical intelligence products that identified strategic threats to U.S. interests, facilities and personnel.Represented my office at various workshops and interagency working groups to brief on DWO’s unique analytical forecast methodologies, increasing interagency collaboration with my team. Led and coordinated joint intelligence products with other intelligence agencies, consistently delivering finished products in a timely manner under tight deadlines. Regional focus on Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Pacific Command (PACOM) areas of responsibility.Iraq Policy and Operations Group – Department of State (June 2008 – June 1010)Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) AnalystPrimary Interagency liaison as part of the Department of State’s Iraq Policy and Operations Group (IPOG), engaging with senior stakeholders from across various government agencies to facilitate policy formation.Aided program development through the creation of new deliverables and expansion of client assistance; lead contributor in efforts to expand program mission to include support for both Iraq and Afghanistan. Prepared presentations, metrics, and graphs for the Department of State Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs-Iraq and South and Central Asia for high level briefings.Managed the logistics for several Interagency working groups, with participants in multiple time-zones. Analyzed Department of State's "Lessons Learned" findings for PRTs in Iraq.EDUCATIONThe George H.W. Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University (2005-2007)Masters of International Affairs, National Security AffairsUniversity of Virginia (1998 - 2002)Bachelor of Arts, Foreign Affairs HONORSPhi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2007), George H.W. Bush Scholarship (2006-7), Robert Gates Scholarship (2005-6)PUBLICATIONS“US Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan 2003-2006: Obstacles to Interagency Cooperation.” The Interagency and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Aligning and Integrating Military and Civilian Roles in Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations, Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College January, 2008.“Can’t We All Just Get Along? Why a European Defense and Security Policy is Unlikely to Damage the Transatlantic Alliance.” Atlantic Affairs Journal II, no. I (Fall 2007). ................
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