         PERSONNEL SECURITY SPECIALIST       Summary     Dedicated Security Specialist professional that possess and excutes a broad knowledge of division processes to include Personnel Security, Information Security, Physical Security and Industrial Security. Personable leader who comfortably interacts with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.        Highlights         Security Asset Protection Professional Certification (SAPPC)  Security Fundamentals Professional Certification (SFPC)    Cleared for Top Secret information and granted access to Sensitive Compartmented Information based on a Single Scope Background Inestigaton. (Open PPR, 204 12 12)     Joint Personnel Adjudication System     e-QIP       Microsoft Office                  Accomplishments    Deployed in support of a Joint Special Operations Task Force in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). Provided full-spectrum security support to include Personnel Security, Information Security, Physical Security and Industrial Security. Worked with joint personnel from all services, as well as other government agencies.      Experience      Personnel Security Specialist   05/2014   to   Current     Company Name   City  ,   State       Personnel Security Specialist within a Joint Command     Presides over daily personnel security-related activities and maintenance of the established personnel security program in accordance with DoD Regulation 5200.2-R, Army Regulation 380-67 and knowledgable of other DoD and federal agencies Personnel Security Program policies   Conducts prescreening interviews for Sensitive Activities (SA) position candidates  Conducts interviews with personnel requiring security clearances and provides assistance on use of e-QIP  Processes fingerprints in conjuction with initiating Single Scope Background Investigations (SSBIs) and National Agency Checks with Local and Credit Checks (NACLC)  Conducts Local Records Checks (LRCs) with Provost Marshall Office (PMO)  Communicates and coordinates directly with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) along with the DoD CAF   Assists command personnel in completing rebuttal packets to Letters of Intent (LOI) to Deny/Revoke an initial or current security clearance determination with Statements of Reason (SOR) in response to DoD CAF correspondance  Oversees the suspension of all security clearances when denial or revocation is being recommended to the DoD CAF by commanders  Managed and maintained the Personnel Security Management (PSM) net in JPAS for the command  Grants Interim Secret and Top Secret access  Self-taught e-QIP and assists subordinate units with the use of e-QIP  Implements, monitors, reviews and evaluates personnel security investigations  Provides assistance to individuals when derogatory information develops in the course of the investigation  Provides training to Assistant Security Managers (ASMs) on use of both JPAS and e-QIP  Conducts classification reviews  Conducts preliminary inquiries into security violations and possible compromise of classified information  Coordinates and conducts various Focal Point briefings for military, civilians, and contractors  Conducts facility inspeciations to ensure compliance with regulations          Security Specialist   07/2012   to   05/2014     Company Name   City  ,   State       Direct assistant to the command Special Security Officer (SSO) on all matters pertaining to personnel, information, physical and industrial security   Continuous management and reporting on the administration of SCI-associated security programs   Enforcement of all rules and regulations to ensure that the Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) complied with all applicable construction and physical requirements, standards, and regulations  Management and supervision of personnel and daily activities within the view of the Special Security Office  Managed and maintained the Personnel Security Management (PSM) net on JPAS for over 5000 personnel, staff and transient   Advised higher level management officials by preparing narrative reports that identified security deficiencies of findings and recommendation for corrections of the deficiencies   Awarded for outstanding performance in providing 166 civilians and 66 foreign nationals with security clearance background checks associated with the Magnum Night Training Exercise   Assisted in the development of the initial SSO Plan of Actions and Milestones (POA&M) to reaccredit a SCIF   Conducted random and effective entry/exit reports (badge trace) via security software and video monitoring   Conducted physical workspace and personnel security inspections   Assisted the SSO on all matters pertaining to the annual SCIF inspections   Managed handling, storing, and destruction of classified materials in compliance with DoD directives   Enforced security policy on matters pertaining to processing, dissemination, and controlling of classified materials daily   Conducted security indoctrinations utilizing digital media support equipment   Coordinated SCI conference rosters and verify eligibility and access   Coordinated and track polygraphs for eligible individuals   Coordinated the foreign visit requests (FVR) and security clearance background checks for all foreign nationals in support of international training exercises   Ensured all SCI personnel are educated on the DIA SCI Administrative Security Manual (M1), NAVSUP to DoD 5105.21-M-1, ICD 503, DCID 6/9, ICD 704/705, SSO Navy BANIFs, Joint DODIIS and JANFAN series of instructions, DoD, and National Industrial Security Program (NISPOM) for handling Special Intelligence and SCI material   managed the SCI Courier System and enforced strict compliance with security regulations established by Defense Courier System.          Assistant Command Security Manager/ Aviation Ordnanceman   01/2008   to   01/2011     Company Name   City  ,   State        Maintained and organized file
management for over 1500 security recordsfor military  , civilian and contractor personnel
per SECNAVINST 5510.36 instructions     Utilized Joint Personnel Adjudication
System (JPAS) to enter data and verify U.S. Navy personnel security
information     Tracked clearance eligibility and access for over 1500 personnel    
Sorted   applications, fingerprints,
scheduled OPM notices, closed investigations, adjudications, SF-86s, SF-85Ps,
investigations for military and civilians programs     Conducted personnel
security interviews, as required, to clarify allegations of a questionable
nature with regard to security clearance eligibility     Administered record
checks utilizing Single Scope Background Investigations, National Agency
Checks, National Agency Checks with Inquires and Secret Periodic
Reinvestigations to determine and recommend security level eligibility       Assembled and loaded ammunition
for an average of 4-5 Naval helicopters daily     Serviced aircraft guns and
accessories when ship was in port     Stowed, assembled and loaded aviation
ammunition including missiles, bombs and rockets     Assembled tests and
maintained air-launched guided missiles     Supervised 12 sailors in the operation
of aviation ordnance shops, armories and stowage facilities              Education      Masters of Education  :   Curriculum and Instruction   2015       Concordia University            Bachelor of Science  :   Criminal Justice   2013       ECPI University            Job Related Training     Naval Security Manager Course,
S-3C-0001;  DoD SCI Security Officials Course;   SSO Navy SSO/SSR Professional
Training Course;      SERE 100.1 Level A Code of
Conduct Training Course (FOUO);      FSO Program Management for
Possessing Facilities Curriculum;   FSO Orientation for
Non-Possessing Facilities Curriculum;   Safeguarding Classified
Information in the National Industrial Security Program Course and Exam;   Basic Industrial Security for the
Government Security Specialist Curriculum;   Introduction to the National
Industrial Security Program (NISP) Certification and Accreditation   Process Course and Exam;   NISP Self-Inspection Course and
Exam;   Risk Management for DoD Security
Programs;   Information Security Emergency
Planning;   Introduction to Personnel
Security Adjudication;   Security Policies, Principles and
Programs Course and Exam;   Introduction to DoD HSPD-12 CAC
Credentialing Course and Exam;   Completed All Eight Certification
Courses Related to e-QIP;   Completed All Training for
Operation and Administration of JPAS/JCAVS;   Transmission and Transportation
for Industry Course and Exam;   Developing A Security Education
and Training Program Course;   Visits and Meetings in the
National Industrial Security Program Course;   Personnel Clearances in the NISP
Course and Exam;    Facility Clearances in the NISP
Course and Exam (November, 2013)       NISP Reporting Requirements
Course and Exam;   Understanding Foreign Ownership,
Control or Influence (FOCI) Course; Industrial Security
Facilities Database (ISFD) Facility Clearance Verification and Notifications
for Industry;   Special Access Programs (SAP)
Overview;   Social Networking;   Integrating Counterintelligence
(CI) and Threat Awareness into Security Programs Course;   Sensitive Compartmented
Information (SCI) Refresher Course and Exam;   Temporary Sensitive Compartmented
Information Facilities (T-SCIF) Training;   Completed an additional
twenty-five online courses pertaining to Information and Personnel Security          Professional Affiliations    Military Intelligence Corps Association (MICA)   