Daniel U.

Sr. Sales Engineer at KELA
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(386) 825-5501
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Gilbert, Arizona, United States, US

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Experience

    • Israel
    • Computer and Network Security
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sr. Sales Engineer
      • Dec 2022 - Present

      Solution architect supporting pre-sale and post-sale operations for B2B and B2G clients, including Fortune 500. Working closely with global sales teams to accelerate sales process in cyber and threat intelligence sphere. Leading POCs, POVs, writing RFPs, and conducting webinars on cyber and threat intelligence topics. Manage a portfolio of Fortune 500 clients in the cyber threat intelligence field. In charge of the success of the clients working with KELA's cyber threat intelligence automated technologies, fully operating the strategy of clients' onboarding, adoption, expansion, and renewals. Show less

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Intelligence Analyst & SOC Analyst
      • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

      - Identify possible threats to Celsius intellectual property, business operations, and public relations (e.g. exploitation through corporate espionage) - Conduct enhanced background checks to assess and vet potential corporate partners Direct indepth security and business intelligence investigations into Decentralized Finance (DeFi) projects prior to any disbursement of funds - Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to provide in-depth analysis of risk levels and tolerance prior to any major project or protocol investment funding of $15 million+ - Improve and develop new methodology for business and operational intelligence collection and analysis, creating efficiencies and increasing efficacy of reporting - Monitor live SOC and Cyber Security programs, including PhishLabs, BlueVoyant, ProofPoint, CrowdStrike, etc. to ensure critical infrastructure remains secure and fully operational - Create reports and newsletters for company-wide consumption that provide analysis of current monitoring efforts of known threats and cybersecurity trends - Produce actionable intelligence reports for C-Suite, utiling OSINT, WEBINT, and social media search methods - Source new systems and services for the security team through market research - Monitor social media communities and engage in targeted “hunt and remove” activities to reduce the prevalence of "lookalike" accounts, ultimately preventing phishing attempts on both employees and users Show less

    • United States
    • Information Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • SME Level Intelligence Targeting Analyst
      • Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

      Managed 11-person internationally-distributed team of contractors and military service members. ■ Promoted collaboration between Dept. of Defense entities and other U.S. intelligence agencies, creating targeting and intelligence fusion cells to maximize operational benefit and minimizing knowledge debt. ■ Owned daily tactical-, operational-, theatre-, and congressional-level brief production, focused on identifying and disseminating critical intelligence for specified audience consumption. ■ Leveraged highly-technical software to target, aggregate, and analyze complex intelligence data sets to provide threat assessments, preventative procedure recommendations, and develop emergency response protocols for sensitive activities. ■ Provided support to High Value Individual Targeting efforts across the Middle East through implementation of quality control oversight in support of full cycle data collection efforts. ■ Managed the flow of over 1,200 Source Directed Requirements (SDRs) and conducted analytical reviews of over 4,000 raw intelligence reports. ■ Deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria. Show less

    • United States
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Technical Project Coordinator
      • May 2019 - Dec 2019

      Directed project operations for Wells Fargo "Branch of the Future" project in which over 1,600 successful branch upgrades were completed without infrastructure interruptions or loss to branch functionality. ■ Planned long-term timeline for and coordinated on-site installations to ensure hardware, software support, and 3rd-party vendor alignment. ■ Briefed senior leadership weekly to provide project status updates including current velocity, burn-down rate, any relevant blockers or technical issues, as well as opportunities to create efficiencies. Show less

    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior HUMINT Targeting Officer & Senior Intelligence Analyst
      • Mar 2017 - Jul 2018

      ● Served as Assistant Team Lead of HUMINT Support Team ● Directed all team intelligence collection activities to enable and promote High-Value-Individual targeting efforts ● Oversaw daily management of 11 Case Officers, 4 Intelligence Analysts, and various partner teams ● Led planning efforts to coordinate missions between U.S. agencies and coalition and partner forces ● Spearheaded efficiency initiatives and promoted inter-agency cooperation to maximize operational benefit ● Owned daily tactical-, operational-, theatre-, and congressional-level brief production, focused on identifying and disseminating critical intelligence for specified audience consumption ● Worked collaboratively in all-source capacity, operated highly-technical software to target, aggregate, and analyze complex intelligence data sets ●Responsible for threat assessments, physical security, preventative procedures, and emergency response protocols for covert, high profile, and VIP meetings in sensitive meeting locations and established infrastructures ●Created and taught courses on the targeting cycle, force protection, and infrastructure hardening to partner forces Show less

    • United States
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Intelligence Analyst
      • Apr 2012 - Nov 2015

      ● Directly managed 30+ civilian and military personnel with varying levels of compartmentalized information access ● As Team Leader, owned and maintained integrity of multi-level compartmentalized intelligence ● Developed asset validation process requirements and produced briefings on high-value principal sources ● Crafted quality assurance testing plans to validate efficacy of daily intelligence products and briefings ● Led intelligence gathering for Special Ops. Task Force – Afghanistan during critical transition from Operation Enduring Freedom XXIII to Resolute Support Mission I ● During unit exchange to Israel, acted as Intelligence Chief and facilitated collaborative training missions between U.S. and Israeli tactical teams including exercises in counterterrorism, reconnaissance, and undercover operations ● Directly supported 9 tactical teams through data analysis, case management, and intelligence targeting ● Owned process execution that directly resulted in the removal of over 45 high-value targets ● Worked collaboratively with Joint Interagency Task Force (CJIATF) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) in executing financial and narcotic targeting operations inside Afghanistan to support and enhance village stability initiatives ● Located and destroyed 50+ drug labs and more than 30 metric tons of narcotics, ultimately disrupting several international drug trafficking organizations Self motivated Senior Intelligence Analyst in a 450 soldier Special Forces Battalion with a focus on the Central Asian States and Middle East; responsible for the research, analysis, preparation, dissemination and quality control of actionable intelligence products for the commander, staff, three companies, and 27 Special Forces Operational Detachment Alphas. In charge of providing predictive analysis, being able to identify trends, answer Priority Intelligence Requirements, and conduct daily quality control of generated intelligence products Show less

  • OEF XXIII/RSM I SOTF-A and AOB-North Analyst
    • Camp Duskin, Kabul, & Camp Vance, Bagram, Afghanistan
    • SCIF NCOIC (nights), Regional Analyst, Lead Asset Validation Cell Analyst
      • Nov 2014 - Apr 2015

      OEF XXIII/RSM I •Noncommissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) acting as the team leader of the SOTF-A Secret Compartmentalized Intelligence Facility (SCIF) managing 24 Civilian contractors and eight Military personnel, with zero spillage issues across four classification levels. •Lead Analyst of HUMINT asset/source validation cell, helped mentor and teach four civilians; personally analyzed packets on 11 sources across Afghanistan. •Responsible for the day-to-day production, coordination, quality assurance and dissemination of daily intelligence products and briefings to Theatre level command, as well as 18 ODA’s nation wide. •Directly supported Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan (SOTF-A) operations with multi-discipline intelligence preparation, encompassing 17 Provinces; during pivotal transition period for USSF and GIRoA. Show less

    • Strategic Debriefer
      • Aug 2014 - Aug 2014

      These two courses taught and enabled students to learn what information to seek and how to ask the right questions in order to divulge and interpret most information from returning and isolated personnel. Enabling the most information to be utilized towards discovering what exactly happened during the incident/mission/scenario, in order to attain the most intelligence value, lessons learned, and after action report. These two courses taught and enabled students to learn what information to seek and how to ask the right questions in order to divulge and interpret most information from returning and isolated personnel. Enabling the most information to be utilized towards discovering what exactly happened during the incident/mission/scenario, in order to attain the most intelligence value, lessons learned, and after action report.

    • Asset Validation & Source Recruitment Course
      • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

      The Joint Humint Analyst Targeting Course (JHATC) at Ft. Huachuca enables analyst to learn, and implement new and improved techniques, procedures, and establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in order to properly recruit and vet potential and current sources. This course also teaches how to utilize all intelligence disciplines in order to better confirm or deny human intelligence. Upon completion of this course, I was placed in charge of the "Asset Validation Cell" for Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan (SOTF-A) overseeing four civilians and personally producing 11 asset validation packets which greatly contributed to the overall success of the mission. Show less

    • Region Subject Matter Expert, Interpretor
      • Mar 2014 - Apr 2014

      SMALL UNIT EXCHANGE TO ISRAEL •Provided in-depth analysis and training to ODA on Israeli Military structure, history, customs/courtesies, basic language skills, social norms, and current political situation for two week long training event with Duvdevan; premier Israeli Counter Terrorism unit. •Participated with Duvdevan and ODA training, encompassing multi-discipline intelligence/reconnaissance operations, and under cover operations; resulting in increased military relations of premier Special Operations units between the United States and Israel. - Participated in operational under cover reconnaissance, intelligence collections, sniper, and breaching training/courses. Show less

  • OEF XX - SOTF-NE
    • Camp Montrond, Bagram, Afghanistan
    • Provincial Level Analyst
      • Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

      OEF XX •Responsible for Mission Planning, Intelligence preparation, White and Red Targeting, HUMINT support, SIGINT support, and live battle tracking during over 50 operations. •Created over 75 Intel Support Packets for operations, while also creating and implanting new collection plan format that both would become ‘best practice’ country wide. •Directly supported 9 Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha’s (ODA’s). •Worked in conjunction with the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force (CJIATF), Drug Enforcement Agency, and Afghan Threat Finance Cell, tying in financial and narcotic targeting operations with village stability operations across Afghanistan. Show less

  • ASFIR 4x4
    • Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Sales Representative, Research & Development
      • Feb 2008 - Apr 2012

      ● Directly managed 50+ business accounts and owned product distribution to stores across North America ● Managed account relations and supported strategic business partnerships ● Controlled distribution center and maintained $2.3M product catalog ● Led the North American R&D team in testing and retrofitting European-built products to meet U.S. and Canadian needs ● Spearheaded introduction of new-to-market products and directly contributed to their adoption ● Served as trade show and convention spokesperson at SEMA, Overland Expo, Easter Jeep Safari, and Cruise Moab Show less

Education

  • The University of Dallas
    Master of Science (MS), Cyber Security
    2016 - 2019
  • Arizona State University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelors of Interdisciplinary Studies: Religious Conflict Studies focusing in the Middle East
    2007 - 2011
  • Cochise College
    Associate of Science - AS, Military Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
    2012 - 2012

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