Mr. Steven Murphy
Adjunct Lecturer, Intelligence Studies
Email: smurph10@uncfsu.edu

 

SUMMARY

Intelligence professional with university and military teaching experience, and research, curriculum development, operational, and training expertise in international relations, intelligence studies, regional studies, and policy and program implementation. Over a decade of practitioner and academic experience in All-Source and Open-Source intelligence analysis, strategic, regional and defense studies research. Strong presentation skills for academic and military audiences. Highly proficient in Brazilian Portuguese (DLPT 2+/2+) and Spanish (2/3).

SECURITY CLEARANCE

ACTIVE Top Secret – Sensitive Compartmented Information eligible with Counterintelligence Polygraph (TS/SCI with CI Poly)

EDUCATION

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, School of International & Public Affairs (SIPA) New York, NY

Masters of International Affairs - International Security Policy, 2010

Concentration: U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America

Relevant Coursework: Understanding Intelligence Operations; U.S-Latin America Relations; Economic History of Latin America; U.S. Foreign Policy; Third World Security Issues; War, Peace and Strategy; Analytic Techniques for Military Policy, Limited War/Low-Intensity Conflict; Seminar in International Politics; International Law; International Humanitarian Law; Economic Analysis for International Affairs

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Arts in History, 2004

Honors: Highest Distinction in History

Concentration: U.S.—Latin American Relations

Study Abroad: International Education of Students (IES) Argentina (Feb. – Dec. 2004)

Relevant Coursework: U.S.—Latin American Relations; Globalization and Argentina; Topics of Latin American History; Islam in the Africa; East Asian Civilization: Japan; Russia Since 1812; Topics in Research and Writing; Comparative Politics; American Government

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. Southern Command Doral, FL

Strategic Competition Analyst (Jan. 2022-present)

Leverage advanced methodological tools, standardized across the intelligence community, to conduct analysis of information relating to activities being carried out in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility (Latin America and the Caribbean) by malign, extra- hemispheric state actors engaged in strategic competition with the United States. Develop a number of diverse intelligence products that demonstrate the implications of these activities for U.S. national security. Present findings—in both written and oral form—to senior strategic leaders with the intent to inform and shape policy decisions.

UNITED STATES NAVY

Naval Intelligence Officer (May 2013 – present) Assignments include:

USSOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay (JTF-GTMO) J2 (Oct. 2020-Oct. 2021) Guantanamo, Cuba

Foreign Disclosure Officer (FDO); Administrative Officer (J21 Department Head)

Serve as principal JTF-GTMO FDO and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer. Responsible for the proper release or disclosure of classified military information (CMI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and proper records and administration management. Advise on foreign disclosure (FD) and FOIA policy and procedures in accordance with JTF-GTMO and SOUTHCOM FD programs.

Review, prepare and coordinate information for release/disclosure to SOUTHCOM foreign mission partners, other combatant or component commands, non-governmental organizations, U.S. government, Intelligence, and DOD agencies, and other Disclosure communities. Provide

U.S. military forces and interagency partners supporting JTF-GTMO detention operations, outreach and engagement, and detainee legal proceedings with FD guidance. Wrote JTF-GTMO Foreign Disclosure Guidance Annex to detention operations plan (OPLAN) Manage all administration requirements for JTF-GTMO J2 military, DOD civilian, and contract personnel.

Coursework: Army Foreign Disclosure Officer Course, U.S. Army; Foreign Disclosure Officer Training for DOD, STEPP

U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) J2 (Nov. 2016 – Sept. 2020) Seoul, South Korea

Team Chief and Lead Analyst, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Team and Ballistic Missiles Team

Responsible for daily intelligence production and briefings on developments related to North Korea’s WMD and ballistic missiles programs. Consulted as a subject matter expert (SME) on international weapons proliferation, chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, nuclear fuel cycle operations, and delivery systems. Researched, wrote, and coordinated intelligence products and papers for USFK, and U.S. and Republic of Korea and Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence communities (ICs). Briefed high-level command visitors, managers, and other key personnel on North Korea WMD capabilities. Reviewed MASINT and tracking technologies to determines applicability to the counter- WMD mission. Served as Foreign Disclosure Officer (FDO) SME for WMD, ballistic missile and Cyber intelligence sharing with other combatant or component commands, U.S. government, Intelligence, and DOD agencies. Responsible for the proper release or disclosure of classified military information (CMI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and proper records and administration management.

Coursework: Nuclear Fuel Cycle Operations, Department of Energy; Nuclear Reactors Operations Course, Department of Energy; Defense Intelligence Enterprise Foreign Disclosure Officer Course, Defense Intelligence Agency; DIA-FDO-1000:C1 Foreign Disclosure Officer – Novice, Defense Intelligence Agency

Commander, Naval Forces Korea (CNFK) (June – Oct. 2016) Busan, South Korea

Served as Senior Intelligence Analyst, responsible for directing the efforts of U.S. intelligence personnel supporting Republic of Korea (ROK) maritime operational and intelligence units. Served as lead CNFK N2 liaison officer to Republic of Korea Fleet N2, responsible for high-level interactions between U.S. and ROK stakeholders. Provided analytical and liaison support to combined U.S.-ROK exercises.

FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY Fayetteville, NC

Adjunct Lecturer in Intelligence Studies, Intelligence Studies Program, Dept. of Government and History (Aug. 2013 – Present)

Create syllabi for and teach a variety of introductory and advanced level Bachelor's degree courses in Intelligence Studies. Manage traditional and online, learner-centric classroom experiences for full-time and continuing education students. Responsible for course design, class material, lectures, student advising, and evaluation. Current course load includes:

Intelligence Analysis: Research, Methods and Writing (Intel 210) - This specialized course concentrates on the analytic production of strategic intelligence and serves as an introduction to the craft of intelligence analysis.

Intelligence Operations (Intel 220)- This course covers Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Measurements and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT), open-source intelligence (OSINT), paramilitary and covert action and Counterintelligence (CI), as well as, the organizations, missions, and functions of the United States' intelligence services.

Anthropological Issues in Intelligence (Intel 420) - This course investigates the historical and contemporary cultural, religious, and social distinctions between the world's peoples as these variables bear on the Intelligence function and examines the roles anthropologists and other social scientists have played in U.S. counterinsurgency efforts in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Strategic Intelligence Issues (Intel 430) – Exploring a number of vital and current issues relative to strategic intelligence, this advanced course is intended to assess intelligence requirements and develop strategies for the successful use of intelligence in U.S. foreign and security policy in the first decades of the twenty-first century.

International Weapons Proliferation and Weapons of Mass Destruction (Intel 462)- This course explores worldwide proliferation of weapons and military hardware with special attention given to weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

U.S. ARMY SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND SCHOOL (USAJFKSWCS) Fort Bragg, NC

SOUTHCOM Regional Studies Instructor / Team Lead, Special Warfare Education Group (Airborne) (Mar. 2014 – June 2016)

Served as site manager for a Reston-based vendor and team lead for eight contract personnel supporting the Regional Studies portion of the Special Warfare Education Group’s (SWEG) Language and Regional Education and Culture (LREC) program.

Designed and instructed regional and cultural studies courses and special topic seminars for U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF)

- Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and PSYOP/MISO. Created syllabi, curriculum and lesson plans in accordance with U.S. Army Training Command (TRADOC) standards for the PMESII-PT variables framework and regional studies instruction.

Courses taught:

Regional Studies Seminar (SOUTHCOM): Regional Studies seminars employ a student-centric methodology that seeks to impart an understanding of the PMESII-PT analytical system within the Latin America geographical, social and political regional context.

Foundations of Cross-Cultural Competence (FC3): Course designed to help students recognize the significance of culture and integrate knowledge about the human domain into SOF operations.

Introduction to International Relations: Course provided students with a basic understanding of the theories, concepts and fundamental principles of international relations and political science.

The United States National Security Strategy: This course examines problems and issues of U.S. national security and the role of the National Security Strategy (NSS) in guiding policy formulation and implementation.

Special Topics Seminars: Latin America Military Systems; China, Russia, and Iran in Latin America

U.S. ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USASOC) Fort Bragg, NC

Intelligence Specialist (GMI Analyst), Strategic Studies Detachment (Oct. 2010 – Oct. 2012)

(GG-0132-11, Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS)), East Africa Team, Africa Strategic Studies Section (SSS)

Conducted extensive research and wrote all-source intelligence studies, operations and intelligence (O&I) briefs, responses to requests for information (RFIs) and other research products counter-terrorism (CT), counter-insurgency, and regional and transnational security issues in East Africa and the Horn of Africa.

Studies authored include:

(U) “Seeking Audiences: Kenya Defence Forces and Al-Shabaab Media Campaigns during Operation Linda Nchi”;

(U) “Al-Shabaab in Central and Northern Somalia: A Comparative Analysis of the Somali Islamists”;

(U) “Somali Piracy: A Cultural Intelligence Special Operations Assessment”;

Reviewed intelligence and foreign press reports to assess reaction to U.S. policy and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) counter- propaganda and strategic communications campaigns in Africa.

Prepared and presented briefs to audiences of military and DOD civilian audiences. Examples of briefs include: “Clan Relations and the Operational Environment in Somaliland”;

“The Strategic and Operational Environment in Southern Africa”; “Al-Shabaab in Central and Northern Somalia and Djibouti”

Frequently deployed to AFRICOM and CENTCOM AORs to advise and support U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF), Served as a civilian liaison for military teams conducting missions in Africa with US embassy and host nation partner agencies. Overseas assignments included:

Combined Joint Task Force—Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Djibouti (2011 & 2012): Deployed in support of Special Operations Command and Control Element (SOCCE) - Horn of Africa. Provided high-quality research and intelligence support to J2 and J3 staffs assigned to counter-terrorism and counter-piracy missions;

Naval Support Activity (NSA), Bahrain, (2011): Advised the Combined Maritime Force (CMF) and Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) on insurgency and counter-insurgency in the Horn of Africa and piracy in East Africa. Served as a Somali Piracy and East Africa subject matter expert (SME) on the CJTF-HOA Counter-terrorism Influence Working Group (CTIWG) and Counter-piracy

Influence Working Group (CPIWG).

Joint Information Support Task Force (JISTF), Qatar (2011 & 2012): Served as JISTF Strategic Studies Analyst. Supported operations (J3), intelligence analysts (J2) and strategic planners (J5) with research, analysis, briefings and threat analysis on strategic and operational issues.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Washington, D.C.

Security Assistance Team Intern, Office of Plans, Policy and Analysis, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (Sept. 2009 – Dec. 2009)

Assisted with managing three State Department security assistance accounts – Foreign Military Financing (FMF), International Military Education and Training (IMET) Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), and Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA)- in accordance with U.S. security assistance laws and human rights policies. Reviewed government publications, policy documents, briefing memoranda and oral guidance from senior PM/PPA staff for impact on human rights policies and security assistance. Coordinated with DOD and interagency partners to facilitate implementation of Congressional mandates and human rights policies (Leahy Laws) on U.S. security assistance. Monitored, tracked, and analyzed cable-traffic for policy and program relevance, made recommendations related to security assistance legislation. Coordinated logistical aspects of engagements with interagency partners and U.S. diplomatic posts overseas, in particular regarding end-use, security and transfer assurances from host governments in SOUTHCOM. Prepared presentations for inter- agency conferences. Responded to congressional inquiries and requests for information. Drafted correspondence, memoranda, letters, and annual budget justifications.

SALTZMAN INSTITUTE OF WAR AND PEACE STUDIES (SIWPS) New York, NY

Program Assistant (Jan. – June 2010), Columbia University

Provided SIWPS management, faculty and staff with research, administrative, logistical and event planning support for SIWPS academic programs, conferences, seminars, round-table discussions and other SIWPS-sponsored activities. Wrote and edited content for SIWPS website, quarterly newsletters and annual reports. Attended lectures and wrote Saltzman Lecture Reports for publication on SIWPS website and in annual year-end report. Lecture reports included:

"Operation Cast Lead: The Gaza War:”

"Modalities of Deterrence and the Third Site of the US Ballistic Missile Defense System"

COMPARATIVE DEFENSE STUDIES PROGRAM (CDSP) New York, NY

Research Assistant III (June 2008 – Aug. 2009)

Conducted open-source research on foreign military capabilities and defense and security issues in the Third World, in particular in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Monitored publications such as Jane’s Defense Weekly, Jane’s Defense Industry and Defense News for developments relevant to research agenda in military capabilities analysis, defense economics, arms proliferation and defense industry.

U.S. PEACE CORPS Pretoria, South Africa

Curriculum and Community Development Volunteer (Aug. 2005 – Aug. 2007)

Served as a School Curriculum and Community Development Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) in South Africa. Lived as an integrated member of a rural South African community and worked on a curriculum development project in three primary schools. Conducted assessments to determine the most critical needs of three high-needs communities. Managed several local development projects.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technology: Intelink, NCTC Online, Analyst Notebook, TAC, RMT, M3, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Awards: Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (USASOC); Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Civilian Service Medal