7680 Tremayne Place, Apt 307 Mclean, VA 22102
Dennis Lawrence
7680 Tremayne Place, Apt 307 McLean, VA 22102
Phone: (703) 424-8682 E-mail:
Objective
A private sector opportunity that will maximize the use of my TS/SCI clearance, diverse education, foreign language proficiency, and operational experience overseas in both a formal multinational environment as well as a forward deployed combat zone.
Education
Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA
Double Major: B.A. International Studies & Modern Languages Jan 2005
Cumulative GPA: 3.6/4.0 ---Distinguished Graduate---
· Participated in international military academy exchanges with:
o Australian Defence Force Academy
o Ecole Polytechnique
o Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (French Military Academy)
Work Experience
Military Intelligence Civilian Excepted Career Program (MICECP) Portugal & Afghanistan
Intelligence Specialist (Counterintelligence) Feb 2006 – Oct 2007
· Member of a strategic-level counterintelligence detachment responsible for conducting investigations related to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
· Deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan between April 2007 – September 2007 to conduct counterintelligence investigations and liaison with Afghan authorities in support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
o Lead investigator in multiple low-level espionage and terrorism cases.
o Handled numerous walk-ins reporting information on insurgent activity, kidnappings, and WMD threats.
o Participated in an aggressive intelligence collection program that resulted in reports receiving high evaluations by US agencies and/or being prominently featured in internal NATO intelligence publications.
· Performed liaison with various European security and intelligence services, US agencies, and representatives from an assortment of military organizations.
· Conducted debriefings of NATO personnel returning from deployments in the Middle East and Africa.
· Participated in multinational counterintelligence exercises held in Eastern Europe designed to test the alliance’s capabilities to function effectively in crisis operations.
United Nations Development Business Washington, DC
Intern – UNDB Liaison Office at the World Bank Feb 2005 – May 2005
· Edited procurement documents in English, Spanish, and French for publishing in UN Development Business, the premier source of information concerning upcoming development projects by major multinational organizations.
· Conducted research on World Bank operations as needed.
Association For Intelligence Officers McLean, Virginia
Intern Jul 2004 – Dec 2004
· Co-author of AFIO “Careers in Intelligence” handbook.
· Copy editor of The Intelligencer – Journal of US Intelligence Studies, Periscope Newsletter, Weekly Intelligence Notes (Online HTML Newsletter).
· Scholarship committee coordinator for annual AFIO endowments to undergrad and grad students.
Foreign Languages
Spanish: Native Fluency (DLPT 3/3)
French: Advanced Speaking/Reading Proficiency (DLPT 2+/3)
Portuguese: Intermediate Speaking/Reading Proficiency (DLPT 2+/3)
Professional Certifications
· TS/SCI Clearance
· 35E Counterintelligence Officer Course (Distinguished Honor Graduate)
· CI/HUMINT Operations Management Course
· Counterintelligence Support to Force Protection – Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy
Academic Accomplishments
VMI Undergraduate Research Initiative Grant Summer 2002
· Traveled to Havana, Cuba to conduct research on post-Cold War conditions of the island in the face of economic and social reform. Presented senior research project, “Cuba: A Time for Change” in Winter 2004.
Alternate – David L. Boren Scholarship (National Security Education Program) Spring 2003
· Undergraduate scholarship for foreign study in developing regions of the world deemed critical to the future security of the United States.