Fredric Silva

10+ years of experience in the personnel, information, and industrial security fields.

Pendleton Solutions

Information & Industrial Security Specialist: July 2022 – present (0 year 2 months) Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA) Contract, Arlington, VA [40 hrs]

• Contract with the DARPA ensuring all Security Classification Guides (SCGs) are within guidelines laid out by the Department of Defense (DoD) Manual 5200.01, Volume 1 through 3, DoD Information Security Program.
• Works side-by-side with team of 4 to render effective and swift customer service by processing all forms received within 72 hours.
• Ensures that all Department of Defense forms (DD Forms) 254 have correct DARPA and program verbiage. 
• Maintains well organized listing of all DD 254s and SCGs to ensure proper oversight on programs.

Personnel Security Assistant: April 2020 – present (1 year 1 month) Joint Staff Contract, Pentagon, Washington, DC [40 hrs]

• Contract with the Joint Staff Security Office (JSSO) ensuring compliance with Adjudicative Guidelines.
• Effortlessly handle in/out processing of over 500 individuals; establishes accurate records of all personnel as well as assisted in correcting any clearance discrepancies to the Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DOD CAF). 
• Assisted with the seamless transition and implementation of the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) platform.
• Operate Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) and seamlessly transitioned over to the Defense Information System for Security: Joint Verification System (DISS JVS) as the new system of record 
•  E-QIP, Microsoft Office suit in everyday job functions.
• Provide important input on the JSSO Personnel Security (PERSEC) Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
• Consistently work with high level government officials to ensure seamless personnel security program.
• Provides professional customer service to over 80 weekly customers on all matters pertaining to Personnel Security, Physical Security (PHYSEC), and Information Security (INFOSEC).
• Work tirelessly and effectively to maintain expeditious forms processing timeline of 72 hours is met; weekly forms processing load is between 60-150 forms.

US Army 

Personnel Security Manager: April 2017 – April 2020 (3 years) 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, S Camp Vilseck, Germany [Staff Sergeant/ E6]

• Supervise the initial application, renewal, and overall management of security clearances for over 800 personnel. 
• Mentor three junior intelligence professionals through verbal and written counseling's in organizational and intelligence community policies, standards, and procedures to include professional development, data collection, analytical reasoning, critical thinking, and public speaking. 
• Create comprehensive intelligence presentations through data collection, analysis, and evaluation of classified information in order to inform senior management officials in regards to current world threat assessments.
• Develop and maintain relations with interagency military and civilian government officials in order to adequately manage organizational knowledge of security violations and prevention.
• Utilize multiple classified information systems to screen, research and analyze multiple disciplines of intelligence products in order to increase individual awareness of current world threat situations. 
• Attend professional development seminars in order to increase subject matter knowledge in regard to analytical thinking and reasoning. 

Assistant Security Manager: November 2015 – April 2017 (1 year 5 months) 3rd Brigade Combat Team 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY [Sergeant/ E5]

• Implemented a comprehensive personnel security system which successfully lowered out of compliance personnel to less than 15% thus enhancing the organizations’ ability to access required information and facilities to accomplish objectives. 
• Developed and maintained relations with interagency military and civilian government officials in order to adequately manage organizational knowledge of security violations and prevention. 
• Managed the organizations Communications Security (COMSEC) program ensuring that all cryptographic data was handled and transported in accordance with regulation; resulted in over 10 field exercises completed successfully.  
• Trained seven security professionals in data collection, analytical reasoning, critical thinking, public speaking, security rules and procedures in accordance with Federal Security Clearance Guides (FCGs) to enhance performance and provide optimal customer service to the organization allowing for seamless accomplishment of organizational goals.

Intelligence Analyst: November 2013 – April 2017 (3 years 5 months) 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Ft. Campell, KY [ Sergeant/ E5]

• Provided intelligence support directly to the Reconnaissance Platoon as well over 250 military and civilian personnel on current threat assessments throughout classified organizational area of operations through daily and weekly update briefings.
• Utilized multiple information systems for the collection and organization of information for final analysis in order to make recommendations to senior managers in regard to potential threats and persons of interest.
• Produced complex analytical products for submission to senior management officials derived from intelligence data collection, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.
• Prepared and presented daily and weekly threat assessment briefings for management officials based on current reporting and trends, analysis, and organizational priorities.
• Advised senior management leaders with nominating analytical driven organizational targeted priorities through weekly working group conferences.
• Developed and strengthened relations with various government and private agencies by collaborating with intelligence community at interagency and international conferences.
• Deployed to support unit operations as part of Tactical Operations Center working as sole intelligence analyst to the Brigade commander from Jan 2015-Oct 2015.

Intelligence Analyst: February 2013 – November 2013 (9 months) 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX [Specialist/ E4]

• Provided intelligence support directly to the Reconnaissance Platoon as well over 250 military and civilian personnel on current threat assessments throughout classified organizational area of operations through daily and weekly update briefings.
• Utilized multiple information systems for the collection and organization of information for final analysis in order to make recommendations to senior managers in regard to potential threats and persons of interest.
• Produced complex analytical products for submission to senior management officials derived from intelligence data collection, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.
• Prepared and presented daily and weekly threat assessment briefings for management officials based on current reporting and trends, analysis, and organizational priorities.
• Advised senior management leaders with nominating analytical driven organizational targeted priorities through weekly working group conferences.

Developed and strengthened relations with various government and private agencies by collaborating with intelligence community at interagency and international conferences.

University of the District of Columbia: Washington, D.C

• Currently in school pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English.
• Projected completion date June 2025
• Current GPA 3.2