Benjamin McCormick

Military Service:

• Rank: First Lieutenant

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: May 2020 - present

  Occupation: 92A - Quartermaster Officer - 92A

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:
  Responsible for making sure equipment, materials and systems are available and functioning for missions; provides supply support for Soldiers and units in field services, aerial delivery, and material and distribution management; Commanding and controlling quartermaster operations and combined armed forces during land combat; Coordinate employment of quartermaster Soldiers at all levels of command in U.S. and multinational operations.

• Rank: Staff Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: March 2015 - May 2020

  Occupation: 35P - Cryptologic Communications

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Responsible for identifying foreign communications using signals equipment. Their role is crucial as the nation’s defense depends largely on information that comes from foreign languages; Identifying and analyzing foreign communications; Recognize changes in transmission modes and tip the appropriate authority; Provide translation expertise to analysts; Provide transcriptions and translations from foreign communications.

• Rank: Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: April 2010 - February 2015

  Occupation: 98C - Signals Intelligence Analyst - 98C

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Supervises and performs analysis and reporting of intercepted foreign communications at corps, division and echelon above corps.

Work history:

• Job Title: Assistant Operations Officer

  Company: U.S. Army

  Period: September 2022 - present

  Role Description:

  Tasked with generation and management of battalion operations orders. Developed and implemented data automation tools to increase processing speed of administrative tasks. Commended for knowledge and ability to find automation solutions for real-world problems. Constantly collaborated with colleagues to enhance operations cell production.

• Job Title: Maintenance Control Officer

  Company: U.S. Army

  Period: November 2020 - September 2022

  Role Description:

  Chosen ahead of peers to manage entire battalion maintenance effort of over 3500 pieces of equipment. Ensured operational readiness of its maintenance personnel and their equipment. Led 37 personnel within maintenance section while implementing consistant data automation processes in order to reduce repair times and enhance personnel competence and readiness. Celebrated as an empathic, driven and technologically capable leader that amplifies the performance of those around him. Self-starter and life-long learner of Microsoft 365 suite and its various automation tools.

• Job Title: Linguistic Processing Section Lead

  Company: U.S. Army

  Period: April 2015 - August 2018

  Role Description:

  Managed over 40+ personnel in three separate locations to accomplish intelligence collection tasks. Developed standardized training for all positions creating minimal knowledge gaps during positional turnover. Increased productivity through deliberate attention to intelligence processing uptime and computer operational uptime. Set priorities and processes to control massive inflow of data. Organized manning and assigned tasks to optomize intelligence section throughput and accuracy. 

• Job Title: Assistant Signals Intelligence Section Lead

  Company: U.S. Army

  Period: January 2012 - September 2014

  Role Description:

  Assisted in daily administrative operations and product development within the intelligence section. Praised for effectively running operations in absence of head supervisor multiple times. Created culture of self-development to maintain section capabilities during down time.  Worked with Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS) to generate intelligence products and inform culminating intelligence briefs. Generated various intelligence reports at request of intelligence and cryptographic element for 101st Airborne Division.

Education:

• American Military University

  Bachelor's Degree – Data Science

  Period: January 2023 - present

• San Diego State University

  Master's Degree – Linguistics

  Period: August 2018 - May 2020

• American Military University

  Bachelor's Degree – Bachelor's Degree : Intelligence Studies w/Concentration in Intelligence Operations

  Period: December 2010 - December 2015

• Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

  Associate's Degree – Pashto

  Period: March 2013 - September 2014

• Cochise College

  Associate's Degree – Intelligence Operations

  Period: October 2008 - April 2008