Mohammed Al Janabi
Gambrills
Summary
Innovative Intelligence Language Analyst and Air Force veteran with 22 years of operational experience working and supporting SIGINT operations within the intelligence community. Seeks continued employment opportunities related to intelligence analysis, language proficiencies, and management skills due to an extensive technical and linguistic background. Participation in the time-sensitive Homeland Security and counterterrorism operations mandated critical thinking and honed the ability to fuse intelligence from diverse disciplines into an executable perspective. Leverages knowledge gained from diverse work experiences as a Senior Language Analyst, Geospatial Analyst, SIGINT Instructor, and Senior Enlisted Leader. Implements leadership skills gained from serving senior leaders in the Air Force and National Security Agency to transform groups of intelligence analysts into highly motivated teams, focused on exceeding organizational goals. Highly adaptive to new job responsibilities, and excellent negotiating skills during operational challenges.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Joint Senior Enlisted Leader/Senior Operational Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
Fort George Meade
11.2021 - 05.2024
- Led over 380 military and civilian personnel across five divisions as Senior Enlisted Leader.
Advised Chiefs on counterterrorism and transnational threats regarding military workforce across 21 Lines of Effort.
Managed multi-disciplinary teams to enhance operational effectiveness and mission success.
Facilitated communication between divisions to align strategies and objectives.
Oversaw training programs to ensure personnel readiness and compliance with standards. - Facilitated collaboration among multiple service branches to ensure operational support for mission requirements, contributing to prevention of terrorism plots against United States and allied interests while enhancing morale and development of service members.
- Executed strategies to dismantle violent extremist organizations, severely impacting global attack and recruitment methods.
Optimized use of limited resources through effective talent management initiatives.
Utilized HR system for assigning roles to Multidiscipline Language Analysts, Target Analyst Reporters, and Target Digital Network Analysts.
Contributed to reduction of extremist networks' operational effectiveness on a global scale. - Coordinated acquisition of vital language support across two missions, formulating and implementing numerous Memoranda of Agreement between Office of Counterterrorism and transnational criminal threats and United States Navy, pivotal to global war on terrorism.
- Directed and guided the restructuring of three Job Qualification Standards across five divisions, streamlined basic qualifications for new members, decreased the mission qualification timeline from 12 weeks to 8 weeks, and ensured qualified personnel are mission-ready with 65% of allotted training time.
- Directed 40 analysts in support of the United States Border Patrol Agency, human smuggling networks, threat finance networks, cartel leadership, precursor chemicals, and synthetic drugs.
- Drafted, reviewed, and edited military performance awards, edited and submitted 50 end-of-tour awards, ensured service members across five divisions received recognition for their contributions to the mission.
- The senior military language analyst translated and quality-checked division top priority targets, provided time-sensitive translations, and offered diverse language skills in multiple dialects to support Task Forces and Combatant Commands.
- Conduct group and one-on-one counseling sessions with military personnel assigned to the Office of Counterterrorism and Transnational Criminal Threats, provide mentorship, instill a good work ethic, construct career development paths, advise on education and upskilling, and develop leadership abilities.
- Advised and mentored 35 language analysts across six missions on nine dialects. In addition, provided cultural insights to improve and enhance their language capabilities, supporting interests key to 1.4K transcriptions and 4.8K against Violent Extremist Organizations.
Flight Chief ISR Operations
United States Air Force
Fort George Meade
07.2020 - 11.2021
- Managed team of 40 analysts, conducting counterintelligence operations for seven U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Intelligence teams supporting mission in Korean Peninsula.
Forged partnerships with nine intelligence agencies to enhance operational collaboration.
Deployed Grand Station sites to address eight national agency information requirements efficiently. - Executed and managed Air Force workforce realignments, coordinated with functional managers and senior enlisted leaders to reassign 28 linguists and analysts to fulfill vacancies for five national missions.
- Developed training programs for 45 analysts to deliver threat indications to four combatant commands.
Oversaw round-the-clock watch floor, executing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations.
Supported 20,000 deployed military personnel with timely threat assessments across five operational areas.
Military Liaison Officer
United States Air Force, USAF
Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Directed language support for Host Nation Coordination Cell during operation SPSARTAN SHIELDS, assisting 7,000 deployed personnel.
Conducted translations and interpretations, facilitating effective communication with host nation.
Translated, reviewed, and edited 45 international agreements between United States Air Force and Royal Saudi Air Force.
Enabled construction of critical infrastructure at Prince Sultan Air Base through precise documentation. - Facilitated and coordinated U.S. forces' movement process with the Saudi Arabian government, immigration, and customs authorities, ensuring smooth entry of 2,500 personnel and 43,000 lbs. Of cargo in support of the bed-down of two Expeditionary Fighter Squadrons against Iranian aggression.
- Presented and explained Air Expeditionary Wing operations, organized a comprehensive tour of U.S. Air Force base facilities, operations, and logistics for Royal Saudi Air Force leadership, vital for bolstering Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's preparedness in addressing regional threats.
- Appointed as cultural liaison, provided eight cultural and awareness indoctrination briefs to 2,900 deployed personnel, bolstering in-country knowledge and fostering better collaboration and community relations with host nation.
- Collaborated with Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI) detachment to translate 70 security interviews across multiple locations and facilities, facilitating two defense integration operations to mitigate terror threats to 4,500 personnel.
- Engaged with Saudi Ministry of Interior leadership to stop deportation of eight U.S. personnel, initiating corrective measures that resulted in $48K savings for Department of Defense in re-deployment expenses.
- Provided direct interpretation and translation in the effort of enabling the selection of contingency air operations planning, securing $560 million assets, and maximizing Central Command's strategic depth.
- Supported U.S. Secretary of State's visit through effective coordination of customs, protocols, and security, crucial for enhancing regional alliance against potential threats to United States and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Workforce Development Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
Fort George G Meade
12.2018 - 12.2019
- Led and managed 75 Airmen as the squadron's largest non-operational flight, directed and utilized personnel skill sets to support a 1,000-member organization supporting seven commander's programs, while maintaining members' qualifications, readiness, mental and physical health, and coordinated manning requirements, placing 40 personnel through 11 agencies, utilizing 65% of available manning pending access to NSA.
- Managed United States Military Customs and Immigration program at Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in Saudi Arabia, validating 400 reports while facilitating over 40 million items totaling $350 million, supporting US forces and enabling 3,000 agile combat sorties vital for US CENTCOM operations, integral to regional stability.
- Analyzed 70 member educational records, mentored members, and directed completion of 240 credit hours, resulting in 34 Community College of the Air Force degrees awarded equivalent.
- Supervised 45 linguists in nine Arabic dialects, conducting 480 tailored one-on-one training hours.
Achieved 97% improvement in language proficiency to meet DOD requirements.
Supported multiple areas of responsibility and mission needs through effective mentorship. - Directed an 8-member team to process 15,000 drone feeds through project MAVEN, which incorporates using different dialects and languages to identify and label captured images with language to be incorporated through an Artificial Intelligence system as part of the Human Language Technology Program support.
Instructor Supervisor
Goodfellow AFB
San Angelo
06.2016 - 11.2018
- Executed training programs in Department of Defense Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) Analysis Apprentice Course at Goodfellow Air Force Base for over 250 students.
- Conducted 1,100 hours of educational sessions for four AFSCs on nine weapon systems, securing 1,600 credit hours through Community College of the Air Force, completing mandated instructor teaching practicum with 280 hours of essential courses.
- Developed and drafted curriculum for six modules, building instructional material for 20 classes. Reviewed and validated 400 hours of Arabic course material, identified and revised test items, and provided corrections and edits to meet accreditation standards.
- Guided and trained seven instructors over 270 hours, conducted six final evaluations, developed language training plans, executed them, and facilitated 192 specialized training hours for 90 linguists.
Division Training Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
Augusta
12.2012 - 05.2016
- Trained 260 joint service analysts on eight Arabic dialects, built 20 lessons in support of 51 missions across three areas of interest, supporting CENTCOM efforts against violent extremist organizations. Created four databases covering 1,500 phrases, leading to reporting accuracy improvements. Validating 4,000 reports for 41 analysts, leading to the discovery of 26 adversary facilities, responsible for 27% of work-center production, and reducing production time by 30%.
- Supervised 50 language analysts as Senior Division Language Analyst, reviewed and validated over 15,000 files, enabling distribution of 10,000 intelligence reports, and delivered near real-time support for JSOC's national objective to execute 350 strikes against adversaries.
- Appointed to facilitate training for 10 analysts in external organization on SIGINT platforms, enhancing teamwork between multiple organizations across two agency sites to integrate data flow and collection techniques focused on common targets.
- Designed and constructed a 160-hour language course, delivering more than 100 training hours, which increased dialect proficiency among linguists by 30%.
- Delivered direct linguistic support for the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) while drafting 4,300 enemy position reports.
- Conducted Passive Geo Location working for Joint Overhead/lSR Operations for two years, collected SIGINT data to locate and pinpoint enemy locations.
Education
Master of Science - Space studies
American Military University
Charles Town, WV08.2023
Associate of Arts - Intelligence Analysis
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL05-2017
Associate of Arts - Instructor in Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL01.2017
Non-commissioned Officer Academy -
01.2017
Military Signal Intelligence Analysis Course -
01.2012
Airman Leadership School -
01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq07-1999
Skills
- Leadership development
- Counterterrorism strategy
- Language analysis
- Training program management
- Multi-agency collaboration
- Intelligence analysis
- Operational readiness
- Resource optimization
- Program evaluation
- Cross-cultural communication
- Problem solving
- Effective mentoring
- Conflict resolution
- Team building
- Mentoring and coaching
- Task delegation
- Personnel management
- Strategic leadership
- Military training
- Personnel mentoring
- Innovation skills
- Analytical skills
- Foreign languages
- Force protection
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Coordinating training
- Effective communication
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Risk assessment
- Analytical thinking
- Managing classified information
- Training expertise
Security Clearance
Active Top Secret SCI clearance- CI Poly 2021
Tools Used
Target profiler Haven Slate Grapevine Pulse Data Explorer HRMS Cognos UIS
Languages
- Modern Standard Arabic, R 3+, L 3+
- Arabic Iraqi, R 3+, L 3
- Arabic Levantine, R 3+, L 3
- Arabic Yemeni, R 3+, L 3
- Arabic Gulf, R 3+, L 3
- Arabic Sudanese, R 3+, L 3
- Arabic Egyptian, R 3+, L 3
Proficiency - Native/Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Joint Senior Enlisted Leader/Senior Operational Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
11.2021 - 05.2024
Flight Chief ISR Operations
United States Air Force
07.2020 - 11.2021
Military Liaison Officer
United States Air Force, USAF
01.2020 - 04.2021
Workforce Development Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
12.2018 - 12.2019
Instructor Supervisor
Goodfellow AFB
06.2016 - 11.2018
Division Training Manager
United States Air Force, USAF
12.2012 - 05.2016
Master of Science - Space studies
American Military University
Associate of Arts - Intelligence Analysis
Community College of The Air Force
Associate of Arts - Instructor in Technology
Community College of The Air Force
Non-commissioned Officer Academy -
Military Signal Intelligence Analysis Course -
Airman Leadership School -
Bachelor of Science - Physics
University of Baghdad