David Hayes

David Hayes

HUMINT Instructor at DynCorp International

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Current
Past
  • Consultant at Phoenix Consulting Group
  • Research Analyst, Foreign Affairs at Bureau of Intelligence & Research (INR)
  • Director, Attache Operations Watch at Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Research Analyst, Foreign Affairs at Bureau of Intelligence & Research (INR)
  • Chief, Operational Detachment at Defense HUMINT Service
  • Course Developer - Technical Advisor - Instructor Trainer - Role Player at Reserve Defense Strategic Debriefer Course (RDSDC)
  • Collection Manager (HUMINT) at Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Strategic Debriefer at U.S. Army Intelligence Support Command
  • Test Engineer, Military Small Arms at Colt Firearms
  • U.S. Army Special Forces, Airborne Infantry at US Army
Education
  • National Defense Intelligence College
  • The University of Connecticut
  • Charter Oak College
  • Defense Language Institute
Connections
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Industry
Government Administration
Websites

David Hayes’s Summary

My career began as an Army Medic in U.S. Army 82nd Airborne and 10th Special Forces Group. Following my military service I continued to serve within the U.S. Army Reserve Intelligence Corps, the Defense Intelligence Agency Directorate for Operations, and the U.S. Department of State Bureau for Intelligence & Research (INR).

David Hayes’s Specialties:

* Europe/Eurasia
* Strategic Planning
* Operations Management
* Policy Analysis and Support
* Islamist Insurgency, Terrorism
* All-Source Intelligence Analysis
* Fluent Russian, Conversant German


David Hayes’s Experience

  • HUMINT Instructor

    DynCorp International

    (Public Company; DCP; Defense & Space industry)

    October 2009Present (2 months)

    Defense Strategic Debriefing Course (DSDC)

  • Consultant

    Phoenix Consulting Group

    (Government Administration industry)

    March 2009October 2009 (8 months)

    Ft Huachuca

  • Research Analyst, Foreign Affairs

    Bureau of Intelligence & Research (INR)

    (Government Administration industry)

    April 2002March 2007 (5 years )

    Department of State Office of Analysis for Terrorism, Narcotics and Crime (TNC)

    I monitored and assessed terrorist activities in Europe and Eurasia for The Secretary and senior policymakers. I monitored and assessed the intentions and capabilities of terrorist groups worldwide that sought chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) weapons. I participated in a special diplomatic mission to Iraq, March/April 2004 and received the Superior Honor Award for Dedication to Duty.

  • Director, Attache Operations Watch

    Defense Intelligence Agency

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    March 2001February 2002 (1 year )

    I supervised a staff of 25 civilian and military personnel operating the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) 24-hour human intelligence (HUMINT) worldwide Attache Watch Center. My staff provided the DIA Deputy Director for Operations (DDO) a dominant awareness of DIA/DO operations and issues worldwide. I received the DIA Director's Commendation for initiatives supporting the recovery of a U.S. aircrew from Hainan Island, China.

  • Research Analyst, Foreign Affairs

    Bureau of Intelligence & Research (INR)

    (Government Administration industry)

    September 1998December 2000 (2 years 4 months)

    Department of State Office For Analysis of Strategic, Proliferation and Military Affairs (SPM)

    I provided senior policymakers with a dominant awareness of military and strategic issues pertaining to the conflict in the Russian Federation's North Caucasus region from 1998 through 1999. I also advised policymakers on the capabilities of state chemical and biological warfare (CBW) programs worldwide. I received the department's Superior Honor Award for Outstanding Service in 2000.

  • Chief, Operational Detachment

    Defense HUMINT Service

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    October 1995September 1998 (3 years )

    I directed, supervised and conducted the full spectrum of overt debriefing operations including the researching, compiling, and preparing of operations support material; identifying information required for immediate processing and dissemination; the screening, preparation and conduct of strategic debriefings; evaluation of collected information; drafting, preparation, coordination and production of properly formatted written intelligence information reports (IIRs), knowledgability briefs (KBs), basic source data reports, contact memoranda, SPOT reports, and other intelligence and operational reports; planned, coordinated and execute tasks with the support of analysts, interpreters, and other collectors.

  • Course Developer - Technical Advisor - Instructor Trainer - Role Player

    Reserve Defense Strategic Debriefer Course (RDSDC)

    (Military industry)

    January 1992December 1996 (5 years )

    I was a technical expert and advisor to the staff of the 338th Military Intelligence Company, 94th Army Reserve Support Command, that developed the U.S. Army Reserve Defense Strategic Debriefing Course (RDSDC). I provided technical oversight and guidance to course leaders, instructors and role players and drafted realistic operations scenarios relevant to the unit's human intelligence (HUMINT) collection mission. The course quickly received full TRADOC approval, enabling our unit to convert our Interrogators to Strategic Debriefers as required by our wartime intelligence mission.

  • Collection Manager (HUMINT)

    Defense Intelligence Agency

    (Government Administration industry)

    October 1993September 1995 (2 years )

    From 1993 to 1995 I reviewed and evaluated U.S. Army overt human intelligence collection on a specified geographic region for relevance to national strategic intelligence requirements; I drafted, coordinated and disseminated collection guidance and operations directives; I coordinated special collection initiatives between DOD and other intelligence collection agencies.

  • Strategic Debriefer

    U.S. Army Intelligence Support Command

    (Government Administration industry)

    September 1991August 1993 (2 years )

    I conducted the full spectrum of debriefing preparations, without supervision, including; screening, researching, compiling, and preparing collection support materials; negotiating source cooperation and commitment; preparation of Knowledgeability Briefs and Intelligence Information Reports; dissemination of all collection products and other documentation.

    My areas of expertise included foreign military ground forces capabilities and doctrine; strategic scientific & technical capabilities; public health, chemical and/or biological warfare capabilities.

  • Test Engineer, Military Small Arms

    Colt Firearms

    (Defense & Space industry)

    April 1988March 1990 (2 years )

    I was the primary test engineer for Colt Firearm's entry in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Advanced Combat Rifle (ACR) trials in 1988-89. I also was the primary test engineer for the Colt Delta Elite 10mm pistol.

  • U.S. Army Special Forces, Airborne Infantry

    US Army

    (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; USA; Military industry)

    March 1977March 1983 (6 years 1 month)

    - 10th Special Forces Group (Europe), Bad Tolz (Toelz) Germany
    - JFK Special Warfare Center at US Army
    - 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment at US Army


David Hayes’s Education

  • National Defense Intelligence College

    Diploma , Strategic Intelligence Studies , 19982004

    Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence Program, Certificate track.

  • The University of Connecticut

    MA , International Studies , 19881990

    Russian and East European Studies

    Activities and Societies:
    Dobro Slovo Slavic Language Honor Society
  • Charter Oak College

    BA , International Studies , 19831986

    Russian and East European Studies

    Activities and Societies:
    Charter Oak College Student Advisory Board
    Academic Dean's List
  • Defense Language Institute

    Diploma , Russian , 19811982

    Activities and Societies:
    Russian Folk Orchestra (Balalaika), DLI Soccer Team

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David Hayes’s Groups:

The OSS Society, Dobro Slovo Slavic Language Honor Society

  •    Global Security Professional
  •    82nd Airborne Division Veterans
  •    Pandemic H5N1 Bird Flu
  •    Terrorism Forum
  •    U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Beret) Alumni

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