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Brett Lovelace
Digital Economist
SUMMARY
Community manager for secure Department of Defense (DoD) social business solutions suite of open source software applications - milSuite.mil. The DoD enterprise Common Access Card (CAC) authenticated sites - milBook, milWiki, milWire and milTube - provide the best of social media-centric tools to the warfighter.
My role as milSuite community manager for Army Team Command Control Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR), Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications -Tactical (PEO C3T) and MilTech Solutions allows me to support a diverse and growing network of DoD professionals with applications training, widget development, technical solutions for users, marketing and branding strategies and proven workforce engagement models.
For the U.S. Army Reserve, I'm an intelligence specialist with a HUMINT focus assigned to 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Meade, Md.
SPECIALTIES
*Knowledge Management *Secure Digital Communications *Web 2.0 applications *Branding
*Social Media *Enterprise Collaboration *Professional Writing *Strategic Planning *Analysis
*Intelligence *Investigations *Debriefings *Information Assurance *Operational Security
*Creating Solutions *Source Operations
Open Source applications leveraged for mission success:
* JIVE Social Business
* WordPress
* MediaWiki
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Web 2.0 Applications Manager, Data Systems Analysts, Inc., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Nov 2010 - Present
Embedded with PEO C3T and MilTech Solutions to support C4ISR, U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground in the operations of a firewall-protected enterprise communication and collaboration platform with 350,000 authenticated users for integration across the armed forces and Department of Defense.
milSuite.mil community manager with direct responsibility for engaging the user community through application training, outreach, content management, technical support, strategic integration and best practice models.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
- U.S. Army Reserve, 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort George Meade, MD.
Nov 2008 - Present
Train in preparation for contributing to the primary mission of military intelligence in the United States Army through providing timely, relevant, accurate, and synchronized intelligence and electronic warfare support to tactical, operational and strategic-level commanders.
Produce intelligence analytical products both for Army use and for sharing across the national intelligence community.
Knowledge of Geneva Convention, Law of Land Warfare, Information Assurance and Information Security for Intelligence Operations.
EDUCATION
- U.S. Army Intelligence School, Fort Huachuca, AZ.
Human Intelligence Collector, HUMINT (35M) 2009 - 2010
- York College of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications, Literary Studies (minor) 1995 - 1998
- University of Maryland University College
Master's Degree Candidate - International Enterprise Management 2013
Degree program description: The international enterprise management specialization prepares managers to plan and execute strategies in a global environment, as well as to identify and take advantage of global business opportunities.
The specialization covers international trade and economic policy, strategic investment and partnering, issues and practices in human resource management, financial management in organizations, multinational financial management, information systems for managers, and international marketing management.