nathaniel rightsell
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Nina Otey, MBA
I had the great honor of working for Mr. Rightsell in GTMO under the Interpreter Operation Element. Mr. Rightsell is extremely knowledgeable, and understands the elements of his decisions and how it can impact others and the foreseeable mission. I have great confidence in him as a leader and a contributor to the intelligence community. I would hope that our professional paths cross again one day.
Robert Brandon
During the time I had the privilege of working with Nate (and I worked with Nate at the end of my 20-year active-duty/reservist career), he served as my deputy managing over 100 military and contractor linguists. Our responsibilities were centered on translation services, both written and oral, and accountable to several high-profile end-users. There was lots of pressure, lots of simultaneous tasking, but not always a lot of time. Nate handled the day-to-day management of the work and did so superbly: we never missed a deadline or even the most short-noticed task, and he worked effectively across a wide variety of military, commercial, and social communities and cultures. He was a loyal subordinate, committed to the goals of the organization, and he was also a loyal supervisor to those who he had charge over. A careful manager; his firmness and attention to detail never drifted into micromanagement. Any entity - business, military, or nonprofit - who has Nate as part of its team has someone it can trust and rely upon with confidence and gratitude. I have never worked with anyone better.
Nina Otey, MBA
I had the great honor of working for Mr. Rightsell in GTMO under the Interpreter Operation Element. Mr. Rightsell is extremely knowledgeable, and understands the elements of his decisions and how it can impact others and the foreseeable mission. I have great confidence in him as a leader and a contributor to the intelligence community. I would hope that our professional paths cross again one day.
Robert Brandon
During the time I had the privilege of working with Nate (and I worked with Nate at the end of my 20-year active-duty/reservist career), he served as my deputy managing over 100 military and contractor linguists. Our responsibilities were centered on translation services, both written and oral, and accountable to several high-profile end-users. There was lots of pressure, lots of simultaneous tasking, but not always a lot of time. Nate handled the day-to-day management of the work and did so superbly: we never missed a deadline or even the most short-noticed task, and he worked effectively across a wide variety of military, commercial, and social communities and cultures. He was a loyal subordinate, committed to the goals of the organization, and he was also a loyal supervisor to those who he had charge over. A careful manager; his firmness and attention to detail never drifted into micromanagement. Any entity - business, military, or nonprofit - who has Nate as part of its team has someone it can trust and rely upon with confidence and gratitude. I have never worked with anyone better.
Nina Otey, MBA
I had the great honor of working for Mr. Rightsell in GTMO under the Interpreter Operation Element. Mr. Rightsell is extremely knowledgeable, and understands the elements of his decisions and how it can impact others and the foreseeable mission. I have great confidence in him as a leader and a contributor to the intelligence community. I would hope that our professional paths cross again one day.
Robert Brandon
During the time I had the privilege of working with Nate (and I worked with Nate at the end of my 20-year active-duty/reservist career), he served as my deputy managing over 100 military and contractor linguists. Our responsibilities were centered on translation services, both written and oral, and accountable to several high-profile end-users. There was lots of pressure, lots of simultaneous tasking, but not always a lot of time. Nate handled the day-to-day management of the work and did so superbly: we never missed a deadline or even the most short-noticed task, and he worked effectively across a wide variety of military, commercial, and social communities and cultures. He was a loyal subordinate, committed to the goals of the organization, and he was also a loyal supervisor to those who he had charge over. A careful manager; his firmness and attention to detail never drifted into micromanagement. Any entity - business, military, or nonprofit - who has Nate as part of its team has someone it can trust and rely upon with confidence and gratitude. I have never worked with anyone better.
Nina Otey, MBA
I had the great honor of working for Mr. Rightsell in GTMO under the Interpreter Operation Element. Mr. Rightsell is extremely knowledgeable, and understands the elements of his decisions and how it can impact others and the foreseeable mission. I have great confidence in him as a leader and a contributor to the intelligence community. I would hope that our professional paths cross again one day.
Robert Brandon
During the time I had the privilege of working with Nate (and I worked with Nate at the end of my 20-year active-duty/reservist career), he served as my deputy managing over 100 military and contractor linguists. Our responsibilities were centered on translation services, both written and oral, and accountable to several high-profile end-users. There was lots of pressure, lots of simultaneous tasking, but not always a lot of time. Nate handled the day-to-day management of the work and did so superbly: we never missed a deadline or even the most short-noticed task, and he worked effectively across a wide variety of military, commercial, and social communities and cultures. He was a loyal subordinate, committed to the goals of the organization, and he was also a loyal supervisor to those who he had charge over. A careful manager; his firmness and attention to detail never drifted into micromanagement. Any entity - business, military, or nonprofit - who has Nate as part of its team has someone it can trust and rely upon with confidence and gratitude. I have never worked with anyone better.
Experience
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US FLEET FORCES COMMAND
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Maritime Space Officer
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May 2023 - Present
Integrates space capabilities into Maritime operations; tasks and coordinates Navy support to SPACECOM, Joint Service, government, and commercial space operations. Integrates space capabilities into Maritime operations; tasks and coordinates Navy support to SPACECOM, Joint Service, government, and commercial space operations.
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Assistant Fleet Government Program Manager
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Nov 2021 - Jun 2023
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Carrier Strike Group TWO
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Deputy Information Warfare Commander (DIWC) / Integrated Fires Officer
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Aug 2019 - Oct 2021
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Commander, Naval Information Forces
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United States
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director, Mission Readiness Team (MRT)
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Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
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Project Manager
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Nov 2017 - Aug 2019
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Navy Information Operations Detachment (NIOD) Korea
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Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea
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Officer in Charge (OIC)
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Jul 2016 - Oct 2017
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Expeditionary Strike Group 2
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Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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Deputy Information Warfare Commander (DIWC) / CWO Planner
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Jul 2014 - Jul 2016
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Flag Aide
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Sep 2013 - Jul 2014
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Training Analyst
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Sep 2011 - Sep 2013
Responsible for Fleet wide cryptologic training and readiness requirements. Used Job, Duty, Task Analysis (JDTA) to identify and program knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) critical for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Officers, cryptologic linguists, SIGINT analysts, and network analysts. Authored and programmed cryptologic requirements for synthetic training; also generated requirements for inclusion of a Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) enclave on the Navy's Continous Training Environment (NCTE). Developed modeling and simulation requirements to support SCI integration with GENSER information in an operational context. Show less
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USS Kearsarge
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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SSES Division Officer
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Jul 2009 - Sep 2011
Performed duties as leader of a 15 person division responsible for ship's signal exploitation operations and equipment. Deployed 2010-2011 to 5th and 6th Fleet for combat operations in Operation ODYSSEY DAWN. Earned Information Warfare Officer (IWO) and Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) qualifications. Performed duties as leader of a 15 person division responsible for ship's signal exploitation operations and equipment. Deployed 2010-2011 to 5th and 6th Fleet for combat operations in Operation ODYSSEY DAWN. Earned Information Warfare Officer (IWO) and Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) qualifications.
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Navy Postgraduate School
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Monterey, California, United States
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Postgraduate Student
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
Graduated with MA in Western Hemisphere (Latin American) Security Studies. Earned Most Outstanding Thesis award. Graduated with MA in Western Hemisphere (Latin American) Security Studies. Earned Most Outstanding Thesis award.
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US Naval Security Group (NSGA Texas)
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San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Signals Intelligence Officer
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Jan 2005 - Dec 2007
Performed work as a Subsurface Direct Support Officer, Operations Watch Officer, and Division Officer. Performed work as a Subsurface Direct Support Officer, Operations Watch Officer, and Division Officer.
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JTF-GTMO
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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
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Director, Interpretive Operations Element (IOE)
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Mar 2007 - Oct 2007
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Cryptologic Linguist
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Jun 1997 - Oct 2004
Russian linguist and squad leader for a Direct Support Military Intelligence Company (DS MI Co). Russian linguist and squad leader for a Direct Support Military Intelligence Company (DS MI Co).
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Education
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2008 - 2009
Naval Postgraduate School
Master of Arts (MA), International Relations and National Security Studies -
2002 - 2004
Excelsior University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Russian Studies -
2002 - 2003
Defense Language Institute
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Russian -
1999 - 2002
Cochise College
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Intelligence, SIGINT
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