WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Personnel Security Adjudicator

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Communicating with field offices to provide case information or to resolve issues related to personnel security requirements or procedures
• Adjudicating complex issues and reports of investigations; interpreting and applying suitability/fitness factors and adjudicative guidelines and making recommendations affecting final suitability/fitness and security clearance eligibility
• Reviewing requests for personnel or facility security clearances to assure that all required information is provided, requesting missing information from the originators, and granting clearances when derogatory information is absent.
• Reviewing security forms to identify the presence or absence of derogatory information, evaluating the impact of various kinds of derogatory information on the granting, denying, or revoking of security clearances and federal employment eligibility; and making EOD determinations for TSA applicants.
• Preparing written correspondence to include, but not limited to, letters of interrogatories, case summaries, eligibility notifications, and notices of adverse actions
• Managing individual caseloads and ensuring metrics and timelines are satisfied. Keeping the Team Lead or management abreast of recurring problems or systemic deficiencies

Senior Personnel Security Adjudicator

Confidential, Fairfax, VA

Responsibilities:

• Monitor, track, review, analyze, adjudicate, and compile results of completed BIs of personnel and contract employees conducted by OPM, FBI, and other Federal investigative agencies and provide a recommendation for approval, disapproval, or referral for further investigation.
• Evaluate favorable and derogatory information, prepare a written report of findings and recommend the appropriate suitability/security determination
• Perform electronic BI checks, using client databases (e.g., Lexis/Nexis, TransUnion, Equifax, Experian), on companies and individuals to determine whether they meet the Standards of Suitability or Standards of Fitness and Integrity
• Collaborates with Government representatives as appropriate to achieving proper adjudicative outcomes
• Assists with updating client BI policies and procedures as requested
• Works as part of a team; assists SEPS with any security matters identified in the Statement of Work (SOW). Performs fingerprinting and takes badging photos of applicants. Distributes and activates Federal PIV cards along with completing PIN resets according the HSPD12 protocol proceduresn - Prepares correspondence to communicate when security forms are not complete, making sure to state required corrective actions and completion deadlines. Conduct any required follow-up to ensure correct forms are submitted by the appropriate deadline -Assist with the preparation and assembly of personnel security folders in accordance with client's standard operating procedures D-Assist with data-entry in tracking system. Schedule and prepare cases for transmittal to the investigating agency for further processing of completed security formsn-Prepare statistical data reports monthly

Facility Security Officer

Confidential, Largo, MD

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and provide security awareness training for site personnel, including in-brief and out-brief procedures and annual refresher briefings
• Maintain document and visitor control records and coordinate sending visit request
• Conduct periodic self-inspection and review of security process to ensure compliance
• Monitor classified information systems and controlled areas
• Investigate and report security violations and adverse information reports with the appropriate security agency
• Participate in internal investigations
• Provide classification guidance to employees and sub-contractors for issuance of DD Forms 254's and track the forms that are issued and received.
• Maintain all personnel security clearance records for agency
• Coordinate the security portion of the contract closeout for all classified contracts received and issued
• Interact with all levels of internal and external customer and suppliers
• Perform weekly status checks of employees security clearances
• Create and manage annual Security department budget

Senior Personnel Security Specialist

Confidential, Fort Meade, MD

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the development, implementation of policies and procedures for personnel security program
• Review, adjudicate requests for clearances and special accesses, applying regulations regarding type of personal security investigation needed.
• Determine adequacy of investigations and data collected.
• Evaluate authenticity, veracity and pertinence of data recommending or deciding whether security clearance should be granted, suspended, revoked or denied
• As the Subject Matter Expert, provide authoritative guidance, information, assistance on personnel security policies and procedures.
• Review, adjudicate and provide guidance on unique and/or complex cases

Security Manager

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple security databases and sites including JPAS and eQIP
• Brief new employees and newly cleared employees on the procedures and policies
• Manage the WO security education briefs to include indoctrinations and debriefings
• Speak at Administrative Assistant (AA) meetings about various Security items
• Present at the monthly security education lunch-and-learns
• Respond to Security Helpdesk issues
• Create accounts utilizing Form 2875
• Process Pentagon badges and maintain the incoming visit clearance list
• Manage the access badges and provide reports and view tape to assist in Investigations
• Communicate and negotiate security topics with management
• Respond to, and take appropriate corrective actions, on LAN account contaminations and/or data spills
• Implement security procedures according to the NISPOM, DCIDs, and ICDs.
• Back-up the management of the outgoing visit clearance process including but not limited to the Pentagon access roster and outgoing staff clearances
• Manage the lock & safe program
• Assign access cards, program cards into the system, and update and maintain the door lock system
• Support and assist the management of the COMSEC program
• Provide the back-up support to Security Special Officer (SSO) and secure facility operations to include personnel document control, classified accounts, etc
• Conduct periodic security self-inspections and report results to senior management
• Maintain and analyze statistical security data for monthly reports
• Provide back-up support to the Emergency Response Team (ERT) Coordinator

Senior Adjudicator/Personnel Security Specialist

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Conduct updated checks to include credit, DCII, JPAS, etc.
• Prepare monthly budget analysis for investigations conducted by Confidential to ensure cost efficiency
• When making a recommendation for a denial for suitability and/or security purposes, meets with upper level management to advise the reasons behind my decision
• Tracks case loads in database and makes updates in NCTS Tracking System.
• Prepares Statement of Reasons (SOR), Letters of Notice (LON), Letters of Interrogatory (LOI), Interrogatory, and Warning Letters based on review of each individual case if applicable

Facility Security Officer

Confidential, Oxon Hill, MD

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and provide security awareness training for site personnel, including in-brief and out-brief procedures and annual refresher briefings
• Maintain document and visitor control records and coordinate sending visit request
• Conduct periodic self-inspection and review of security process to ensure compliance
• Monitor classified information systems and controlled areas
• Investigate and report security violations and adverse information reports with the appropriate security agency
• Participate in internal investigations
• Provide classification guidance to employees and sub-contractors for issuance of DD Forms 254's and track the forms that are issued and received.
• Maintain all personnel security clearance records for agency
• Coordinate the security portion of the contract closeout for all classified contracts received and issued
• Interact with all levels of internal and external customer and suppliers
• Perform weekly status checks of employees security clearances
• Create and manage annual Security department budget

Senior Adjudicator/Personnel Security Specialist

Confidential, Fort Meade, MD

Responsibilities:

• Analyze reports of information and prepare accurate, concise, and understandable summaries of potentially disqualifying information.
• Ensure ongoing, comprehensive understanding of and adherence to Policies and Standard of Operating Procedures (SOP's)
• Review documents provided by Army CCF including background investigations, security questionnaires, results of pre-employment or investigations, credit reports, results of national and local law enforcement agencies, and court record checks
• Evaluate information and records provided to determine if any information constitutes potentially disqualifying conditions in accordance with Army CCF instructions and guidelines
• Complete cases by resolving or mitigating issues via telephone, e-mail or written follow-up, based upon guidance and established adjudication and due process procedures
• Prepare appropriate reports with adjudicative recommendations, in accordance with Army CCF, Executive Orders, and Adjudicative Guidelines requirements and the Statement of Work (SOW), to quality standards.
• Update JPAS and CATs database with adjudicative decision information.
• Utilize JPAS and DCII to track applicant's clearance and adjudicative information for clearance and/or employment decisions