Fred McDaniel
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Credentials
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Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) All Source Operator
US ArmyJul, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Advanced Open Source Analytic Tools & Intelligence
US ArmyMay, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Basic Open Source Intelligence
US ArmyFeb, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Liaison Officer
South Carolina Army National GuardAug, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing and Applied SciencesApr, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Intelligence Oversight Officer
US ArmyOct, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP) Briefer
US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)Nov, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training / ACE- Suicide Intervention Liaison
LivingWorksMay, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Composite Risk Management
US ArmyMay, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Joint Incident Awareness and Assessment Analyst
South Carolina Army National GuardJan, 2015- Oct, 2024 -
Certified SolidWorks Associate
Tangix Design & Development ABNov, 2013- Oct, 2024 -
Security Manager
South Carolina Army National GuardMar, 2012- Oct, 2024 -
Foreign Disclosure Officer
US ArmyJul, 2011- Oct, 2024 -
Counterintelligence Officer
US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)Apr, 2011- Oct, 2024 -
Joint Source Validation
US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)Apr, 2011- Oct, 2024 -
Force Protection Officer
South Carolina Army National GuardAug, 2010- Oct, 2024 -
Physical Security Officer
US ArmyAug, 2010- Oct, 2024 -
Antiterrorism Officer
US ArmyJun, 2010- Oct, 2024 -
All-Hazards Operational Planner
South Carolina Army National GuardSep, 2009- Oct, 2024 -
Range Safety Officer
US ArmyApr, 2009- Oct, 2024 -
Special Security Representative
US ArmyJul, 2007- Oct, 2024 -
Crossfit Level 1 Trainer
ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board/ANABNov, 2017- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Cherrill Consulting Group
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Analyst - Defense and Aerospace
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May 2023 - Present
● Harness multidisciplinary strategic and tactical expertise to provide expert research and synthesis, find critical intelligence signals amongst a variety of publicly available information while conducting direct interviews with sources and market participants ● Conduct robust opportunity, customer, and competitive intelligence, strategic analysis, to deliver actionable recommendations to maximize client's win probability ● Build and deliver tailored, comprehensive Defense & Aerospace intelligence products to inform pursuit decision while maximizing client's situational awareness, creating competitive advantage through a continuous process of observation, discovery, and analysis Show less
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South Carolina Army National Guard
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United States
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Armed Forces
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200 - 300 Employee
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Deputy Director | Senior Intelligence Officer | Major
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Aug 2014 - Present
678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade● Program Manager that directs, supervises, and coordinates the planning, collection, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination of over 1,000 strategic all-source intelligence products that determines opportunities and weaknesses within the current operational approach from the perspective of outside threats● Identifies and prioritizes hundreds of critical locations, assets, and activities in excess of $6 billion, while evaluating the threat actors, identifying vulnerabilities, and implementing appropriate countermeasures, preparing contingency continuity of operation plans● Manages intelligence-training programs for a 700-member organization, constantly identifying opportunities within the unit to improve product availability and delivery, reducing delivery time by 50%● Responsible for over $10 million dollars of military equipment and sensitive hardware, coordinating yearly movement for training or overseas operations, decreasing planning cycle 10% each year● Executes Threat Awareness Reporting Program to identify potential insider threat activity, producing over 5 referrals to federal authorities● Established 2 new Intelligence Sections in different organizations, resulting in a first of its kind mission set● Oversight of career tracking, promotions, professional education and training for team of eight Show less
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Operations Manager | Senior Intelligence Officer | Captain
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Jan 2009 - Jul 2014
4-118th Infantry Battalion● Project Manager with oversight of all intelligence activities for a 400-member organization in support of the Battalion Commander, using collected data to produce 400 risk estimates to mitigate exposure to all assets● Served as Senior Intelligence Officer for CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force responsible for Intelligence Operations in the continental United States, tasked with protecting over 1,000 first responders and critical locations in excess of $1 billion.● Operated within State & Federal Intelligence Fusion Centers, collaborating across all enterprise agencies to improve the effectiveness of intelligence sharing; established Fusion Center working-group resulting in a 50% increase in the exchange of critical intelligence information.● Assisted in the planning and transportation of over 800 personnel and associated capital equipment to Kuwait, concurrent with oversight and supervising a team of ten while establishing contingency intelligence operations in support of US diplomatic evacuations from Iraq Show less
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Supervisor | Intelligence Officer | 1st Lieutenant
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Nov 2003 - Dec 2008
251st Rear Operation Area Company● Established intelligence cycle that led to over 400 analytic estimates for U.S. Military Operations and advised and assisted senior leaders in decision making processes for operational level missions● Upgraded database development and maintenance of base intelligence analytical efforts, systems and intelligence collection; decreasing processing time by 25% ● Supported movement of 12 personnel unit and associated equipment to Iraq● Directed camp’s multi-national, multi-agency threat vulnerability working group tasked with threat mitigation for over 1,000 base occupants and over $500 million in assets Show less
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Director of Intelligence
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Feb 2023 - Apr 2023
● Edited, reviewed, and approved over 60 intelligence work products, ensuring they meet analytic standards and were responsive to Voice of Customer feedback ● Implemented a new intelligence knowledge management system that improved the quality and timeliness of intelligence products, resulting in a 25% increase in accuracy and a 50% reduction in turnaround time. ● Oversaw and used DMAIC principles to continually improve production requirements, analysis workflows, data sources, and analytic skillsets while reducing time to create daily product by 15% ● Designed three new lines of business opportunities to grow customer base and increase revenue ● Ensured that threat intelligence products continuously fulfilled business requirements and customer needs ● Supervised a team of six remote, globally distributed, threat intelligence analysts ● Identified resource, budget, and training gaps; proposed investing over $50,000 in educational opportunities and technology improvements in order to grow the team and execute the company’s vision Show less
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TeamWorx Security
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior System Engineer
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Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
● Wrote three Robotic Process Automation standard operating procedure documents for government agency ● Conducted process management through the collection of business requirements for workload automation efforts; onboarded six RPA projects ● Taught company’s Advanced Threat Analysis Course to over 30 personnel, which prepared DoD and industry-trained analysts to successfully navigate, work alongside, and inside the cyber security mission ● Facilitated process workflow modeling in order to collaborate on process improvements, automation capabilities and clearly defined end-to-end use cases, process mapped 15 proposed automation projects ● Launched intake initiative for 15 new RPA projects, used customer feedback and data to ensure automation projects achieved the customer’s desired results and that services were meeting agreed-upon goals Show less
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TTI Floor Care North America
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Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Assistant Project Manager
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Mar 2021 - Dec 2021
● Worked under the direction of the Senior Project Manager to plan implementations, train team members, build reports, manage updates and implement continuous improvements for three assigned projects ● Owned three new products and their development by assigning relevant stakeholders to the product and using the Work Breakdown Structure to assign requirements through each phase ● Managed initiative to identify critical component shortage with goal to reduce import tariffs by 20% ● Using Lean Six Sigma, monitored system and recommended upgrades and enhancements to improve system efficiency Show less
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CrossFit
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Coach
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2017
● Coach and train members of the CrossFit Clemson community using the CrossFit methodologies and ensure the safety and facilitation of performance towards planned goals. ● Coach athletes through a workout safely by demonstrating key points of performance in the 9 essential movements ● Facilitate feedback sessions in order to determine better means to address the needs of the community ● Coach and train members of the CrossFit Clemson community using the CrossFit methodologies and ensure the safety and facilitation of performance towards planned goals. ● Coach athletes through a workout safely by demonstrating key points of performance in the 9 essential movements ● Facilitate feedback sessions in order to determine better means to address the needs of the community
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L3 Technologies
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Special Security Representative
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Aug 2007 - Aug 2008
● Produced 100 intelligence analytic estimates for Special Forces Operations across multiple sectors ● Facilitated 14 improvement projects through site security inspections, validated secure communication centers operational configurations and recommended appropriate force protection measures ● Oversaw the successful construction of two temporary secure communication centers (SCIFs) ● Produced 100 intelligence analytic estimates for Special Forces Operations across multiple sectors ● Facilitated 14 improvement projects through site security inspections, validated secure communication centers operational configurations and recommended appropriate force protection measures ● Oversaw the successful construction of two temporary secure communication centers (SCIFs)
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Education
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2013 - 2017
Clemson University College of Engineering and Science
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Industrial Engineering -
2013 - 2017
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy -
2000 - 2003
The Citadel
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government -
2006 - 2006
US Army Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course
Military Intelligence, General -
2015 - 2016
US Army Military Intelligence Captains Career Course
Military Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations -
2021 - 2022
United States Army Command and General Staff College
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2010 - 2011
US Army Counterintelligence Special Agent Course
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