Gregory Samra

Greg Samra--EDUCATION Harvard University Credits towards Master of Liberal Arts, Extension Studies - International Relations ImprovBoston Comedy School Improvisational Comedy Curriculum Cambridge, MA June ‘16 - May ‘18 Defense Language Institute Credits towards Associate of Arts, Russian Language Monterey, CA March ‘12 - March ‘13 University of Michigan Bachelor of Arts, Screen Arts & Cultures, Class of May 2011 EXPERIENCE Cambridge, MA Sept ‘13 - Dec ‘17 Ann Arbor, MI Jan ‘08 - May ‘11 BAE Vicenza, Italy Senior Open Source (OSINT) Intelligence Practitioner Feb ‘20 - Apr ‘21 • Exploited publicly available information for input into senior Army Commanders’ daily briefs. • Monitored and investigated European-sourced malign influence in African elections. • Served as a positive advocate for operationalizing OSINT in Army INSCOM’s community of practice. • Provided recommendations for operational doctrine development of the 522nd MIB -T African Data Science Center. METIS Solutions Vicenza, Italy All Source-Focused Counterintelligence Analyst Nov ‘18 - Feb ‘20 • Led multi-continent teams to remotely produce tailored all source defensive counterintelligence products. • Provided pre-deployment research support to uniformed counterintelligence agents. • Conducted Foreign Vendor Vetting throughout the USAFRICOM area of operations for multiple DoD components. • Maintained physical security of TS/SCI information management systems and facilities. Thermopylae Science and Technology Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Technical Writer & Systems Trainer ‘18 - Nov ‘18 • Informed uniformed leadership on information systems capabilities, as well as recommended upgrades. • Provided information management training and mentorship to deployed interrogators, linguists, and HUMINT analysts. • Conducted human intelligence research on multiple Guantanamo Bay detainees to supplement analysis. • Maintained physical security of human intelligence information systems and USSOUTCOM facilities. Booz Allen Hamilton Lexington, MA Technical Writer Aug ‘17 - Dec ‘17 • Developed technical precepts for multiple US Air Force acquisitions projects. • Coordinated with intra-DoD intelligence agencies to streamline quality and accuracy of technical products. • Communicated operational challenges amongst contractor personnel and senior US Air Force leadership. • Maintained version control and sanitization of working documents amongst differentiated consumers of different clearance levels. United States Marine Corps Arlington, VA Cryptolinguistics Subject Matter Expert Nov ‘14 - Dec ‘14 • Independently researched doctrinal models to forecast DoD foreign language shortfalls. • Produced proposals to augment operational capabilities of US diplomatic Missions based on interviews with Foreign Service Officers and relevant Marine Corps community of practice members. • Developed statistical working models and projected cryptolinguistics national strategy imperatives. • Produced white papers under the individual purview of the Marine Corps Director of Intelligence. United States Marine Corps Various Locations Signals Intelligence Team Lead, Cryptologic Linguist, and Report Writer Sept ‘11 - Jan ‘16 • Collected and exploited signals intelligence into cohesive, actionable products. • Translated and analyzed foreign language signals intelligence in support of national security operations. • Coordinated with multiple linguist teams to identify and qualify multilanguage intelligence from cross-cultural regions. DLPT-qualified in the following languages: Russian R2/L2+/S2 Spanish R3/L2 Portuguese R2+/L1+ Ukrainian R2/L1 Bulgarian R1/L1+ Italian R1+/L1 French R1+/L0+ AWARDS AND IP DoD certifications: OS302AT NETA 2002 NETA 2005 NETA 3005 NETA 3006 NETA 3025 Proficient in the following IC databases/tools: DataMinr Recorded Future Proton TAC QLix CIA Wire NSA Pulse Hopwood Award, University of Michigan Hopwood Writing Scholarship Program TieHearts Utility Patent, US Patent and Trademark Office