Hello, and welcome to plusEquals! plusEquals (formerly "Ousley Consulting") is a consulting firm I founded in 2009.
Ousley Consulting originally focused on Business Analysis and Development. In 2015, I expanded my offerings to include full-stack web development and design.
To highlight my new offerings, I renamed my company "plusEquals," which is a computer programming term which means:
"to take something of value, add value to it, and give it back."
I accomplish this by bringing a unique blend of business development, research and analysis, and technical skills to everything I do.
Clients
Companies I've made great things for.
Services
An overview of my experience and offerings.
Web Development
I am a lead fullstack developer for Organic, Inc, a division of Omnicom Group. I lead and assist digital branding and marketing projects for our Wells Fargo account.
I am passionate about
free and open source software solutions, and have used Linux as my personal Kernel for five years (but on-and-off since 2007). I
administer my own servers, domains, firewalls, malware scans, and SSL Certificates.
What started as an extra-credit project for my 2009 Business Intelligence class grew into my own small business!
For the project, I offered to write a SWOT report - which analyzes a business' Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats - for a local goat milk soap business. What began as a kitchen operation has now expanded to four stores, with operations in two states, with orders coming from across the USA!
I've worked with other businesses as well - ranging from jewelry makers to organic tea blenders.
Making the Dean's list more times than not, I completed courses in Arabic (four semesters), Middle Eastern studies, geo-politics, national security studies, counterterrorism, international law, advanced structured analytics, writing for the Intelligence Community, methods of financial investigation, statistics, sociology, and a long list of history courses.
My Senior Research Project covered "Operation Fortitude South," the deception operation that protected the Normandy invasions. I also completed my first seminar of Norwich University's Master of Arts in Military History program.
Entered the Master of Arts in Military History program
Norwich University
Student
May 2012
Graduated From the Center for Intelligence Studies
Notre Dame College
Graduate
February 2012 - May 2012
Business Analyst
The Gift Shop
Intern
June 2011
Business Analyst
Willow Tree Tea Shop
Contract
March 2009 - Present
Business Analyst
The Gift Shop
Contract
March 2009
Founded plusEquals
January 2009 - January 2016
President of the Board of Directors
Storybook Acres
September 2007 - January 2012
Web Developer
Notre Dame College
Student Worker
September 2007
Entered the Center for Intelligence Studies program
Notre Dame College
Student
April 2007 - September 2012
Program Director / Grant Manager
Storybook Acres
Volunteer only
August 2005 - March 2008
Web Director
Storybook Acres
Volunteer only
June 2002
Founded Storybook Acres
501(c)(3) Disabled Farm Animal Rescue
Thank you!
Enterprise App Store API
Private, in-house iOS and Android Apps store for Jackson Dawson
I successfully lead the backend development of Jackson Dawson's enterprise app store API, despite having zero experience in the required technology stack - ASP.Net, C#, and Microsoft SQL Server.
I built the API and database in its entirety using WebAPI, MSSQL, and Entity framework. I frequently crossed over to front-end.
Authentication
OWIN Token Authentication integrates with existing Active Directory
AD Groups are assigned to applications and clients via Config Mapping Section
All uploads, updates, logins, downloads, and errors are logged in the database
Permissions
Admins have access to all apps and upload/update functions
Users have access to apps set to visible, not expired, and in any of their three group types (AD Group, Client, or Subdirectory)
Applications
App Data includes description, dates active, clients, subdirectory
App visibility and downloadability must be toggleable
Applications have multiple iOS and Android versions
New versions are added by "Related Apps" live search feature
If related app is selected, then app description, client, subdirectory, and bundleID are auto-filled
Custom file upload unpacks, scans, and verifies file contents and type before saving to disk
iOS file upload requires bundleId to auto-generate plist Manifest file
Downloads
System checks whether device is iOS or Android, and loads download link accordingly
Android downloads APK as byte[]
iOS downloads IPA via itms-services which loads .plist manifest file
Documentation
Added SwaggerUI Documentation via nuget package Swashbuckle
Injected javascript into default homepage to set OAUTH token header for all responses after GET of token
Injected CSS into default homepage to make API responses easier to read.
Custom Chrome Extension
Jackson Dawson
Every week, Jackson Dawson contractors are supposed to email a supervisor a copy of our timesheet.
Jackson Dawson's timesheet system doesn't have a built in print-to-pdf function, and the website layout often prevents the browser's built in print from saving everything properly.
During a lull in-between projects, I built a chrome extension that adds two items to chrome's right-click menu.
One item, "Print JD to PDF", reorganizes the HTML elements on the page (with some fun CSS animations) and then activates the print dialogue.
The other item, "Reset JD Forms", reorganizes the HTML elements back to their original state, with CSS animations.
The menu is only available when the user is on the timesheet page.
Enjoy the demo below:
Localhop
AMBR Detroit
LocalHop is an event management platform that helps local organizations connect with their communities. Organizations post upcoming meetups, camps, and classes, which are searchable by Localhop users for free.
Localhop's site and admin panel run in Wordpress, with records stored in a Parse Database. While working at AMBR Detroit, I built a process queue to sync 10,000+ records between Parse and the MySQL DB local to the Wordpress install.
The sync loaded records into a visible and pagable queue. It then ran add, update, and delete processes.
Andersen Material Handling
AMBR Detroit
Andersen Material Handling is a warehouse supply company. They deliver a variety of equipment and solutions, including forklifts, heavy machinery, warehouse automation tools, and storage.
For this project, I broke down wireframe and PSD mockups into separate components, and developed responsive templates for Wordpress.
I employed BEM, Flexbox, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript.
Ford Service Training LMS
BI Wordwide
FordServiceTraining.com is a learning management system (LMS) for Ford Automotive Service Technicians and mechanics.
In 2017, the site's LMS used Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) version 1.2.
Despite having no prior experience in SCORM, I successfully migrated the site from SCORM 1.2 to SCORM 2004, while maintaining compatibility with existing system that builds course content.
2018 Mustang Debut
Jackson Dawson
As part of the new 2018 Ford Mustang Debut, Ford organized an "Up Close and Customized" event, which gave drivers an opportunity to test drive and review the new model.
Ford was to manage the event with a mobile app, which had to be responsive on a series of iPad and iPhone versions.
I completed the front end portion of this project, which included responsive pages for wristband registration, sign in, waivers (with separate modals for adult, minor, and passenger waivers), pre- and post-drive surveys, a welcome page, and three success pages.
2018 Portland International Auto Show
Jackson Dawson
As part of the new Mustang debut at the 2018 Portland International Auto Show, Ford offered an opportunity to test drive and review the new model.
Ford was to manage the event with a mobile app, which had to be responsive on a series of iPad and iPhone versions.
I completed the front end portion of this project, which included responsive pages for wristband registration, sign in, waivers (with separate modals for adult, minor, and passenger waivers), pre- and post-drive surveys, a welcome page, and three success pages.
Rock Paper Scissors Game
React.JS Demo Project
I created this game to add a front-end to a Rock Paper Scissors Game I made on Repl.it, which I made to showcase ES6 Classes.
I used ESLint to check my code for errors.
I also used Gulp and Webpack to build and bundle my application files.
This is based off a shopping cart application I created for my Web 230 Class.
I built this shopping cart application from the bottom up for Storybook Acres, a 501(c)(3) non-profit animal rescue. They are rebranding as Savons Michele.
I fashioned the front end using Bootstrap and the Handlebars templating engine. The shopping cart runs on Vanilla JavaScript and leverages local storage.
The site is served from a NodeJS/Express application structured upon an MVC framework. I use MongoDB and Mongoose to manage the database. Content is managed from an admin section, which is integrated with the tinyMCE WYSIWYG editor for custom stylings.
Shipping rates are entered in the admin section, and are stored by pairing a shipping type (e.g. "ground" or "priority") with a series of minimum and maximum weights and a rate.
At checkout, the calculate shipping function calculates the total weight of all the items in your cart. It then queries every shipping method stored in my database, and finds the range from each method that corresponds with the cart weight.
It returns the list of shipping prices to the front end, which then constructs a bulleted list to display during checkout.
I also wrote the password reset feature. Paypal functionality relies on the PayPal Node SDK.
Based on the game I made for ExxonMobil while working at BI Worldwide
In the Spring of 2017, I took on a contract with BI Worldwide.contract with BI Worldwide. One of my assignments was to code a race car game for ExxonMobil's Angular-based product training module.
The animations are accomplished using CSS3 animation classes, which are assigned using JavaScript.
While my non-disclosure aggreement forgids me from sharing my original project, I can create and share a new one based on the same principles.
Like the game I made for Exxon, this one uses CSS3 animations and JavaScript event delegation to choose the car/lane.
Unlike the one I made for Exxon, this one uses different code, fonts, assets, and a spinning fireball (to prevent the racing CSS animation class from overwriting the spinning class, I had to place the spinning fireball in a span, and apply the racing CSS class to the span - which complicated the event delegation a bit).
I also added a background image to the selected lane. I had to add an additional CSS Animation class to make the selected lane's background scroll, giving the appearance of movement.
In February 2017, I completed a timed, JavaScript Aptitude test by Kenexa Prove It! (an IBM Company).
Subject-wise, I scored:
10/12 for Code Interpretation, 11/14 on Fundamentals, 3/4 on Interacting with the User, and 8/10 on Working with Objects and Forms
Level wise, I scored:
22/24 of the Basic, 5/10 of the Intermediate, and 5/6 of the Advanced questions.
My Final score was 80%, which is four percentage points higher than the global average.
Noteworthy Northside Neighborhood
Angular.js and APIs
In this project, I demonstrated my ability to integrate APIs into Angular.js applications.
I used GeoSearch and MediaWiki's API to gather a list of all landmarks near my house that have a Wikipedia page, and plotted them on a map using leaflet.js and angular-leaflet-directive.
Web 230 is a full stack, MEAN stack web development course that covers Node.js, Express, Handlbars, MongoDB, Mongoose, Ajax, Sessions, LocalStorage, Cookies, and related topics.
I received a perfect grade for the course.
After learning that thousands of MongoDB databases were hacked this month (January of 2017), I added several security enhancements to this install. These include firewalls, intrusion detection with IP address blacklisting, SSH key logins and MongoDB user authentication. Mongo and Node run non-root, of course.
I made this simple calculator at AMBR Detroit to help me create responsive images with fixed aspect ratios.
After inputing the width and height of the image, it performs a simple calculation:
height / (width / 100)) * 100
...and outputs a percentage value for CSS padding-top.
When you set the padding-top percentage as specified and set the width of the element to 100%, the image will keep the desired proportions regardless of browser window size.
In the winter of 2015/2016, I took on a contract to redesign Discovery Solutions Inc's website. After completing the project with WordPress, I migrated the site over to a new server (with a new domain name), and set up CloudFlare to manage the DNS settings.
The help desk application, CA Service Desk, is a web-based ticket system, which helps us track, diagnose, and resolve system alerts and complete administrative requests.
After resolving an issue, I had to scroll through more than 30 form fields, of which only 3 - 6 were important to my job.
To boost my productivity, I wrote this JavaScript file in my own time. When loaded into the browser via Tampermonkey addon for Chrome (or GreaseMonkey for Firefox), it adds keyboard shortcuts to the fields I need.
It also changes the color of the label text's to red, bolds it, and surrounds it with the shortcut key assigned to the field. In the case of the “Status” field, the shortcut is ‘ALT’ + ‘=’
When combined with KeyText Macros (which was available at the ADP Downloads site), I was able to cut my ticket closing time from 48 seconds to as little as nine seconds!
In this Intermediate Interface Design project, I demonstrated my ability to work with content and make text sell a business. I took seven paragraphs of text, identified the most important points, made it relevent to the business it was going to promote, and make it fit on a 1280px by 700px space.
Before:
BLANKETS DON'T CHIP EASILY
You could argue that the rise of Western civilization can be correlated with the thickness and complexity of the mattresses on which we sleep. What was once a straw pallet—and before that, the floor—has today become a creation swathed in pseudo-science and luxury-speak: witness memory foam, hand-crafted pocketed springs and "hand-teased fillings of real Shetland Isle wool, European horsetail, cashmere and mohair."
It is a metaphor, as well as an actual illustration, of how cushioned we have made ourselves from the raw harshness of primitive life.
In that case, it is surely a sign of a society’s decadence when it starts to afford cushioning to inanimate objects that do not need it. In the early 21st century you can have so many things delivered to your door; and so many of them are ridiculously overpackaged.
A glass vase, bottles of wine or works of art do need to be packaged carefully in case they get damaged in transit.
But in the world of mail order a pack of Legos is fragile, and is sent inside a box crammed with polystyrene peanuts that spill all over the house as soon as you open it. I have recently taken delivery of some blankets and cushions, and they arrived in a cardboard box the size of a rabbit hutch, the spare volume of which was filled with pockets made of double-layer plastic filled with air. Fun, yes, for 11-year-olds to stamp on and pop, but hardly essential for the safe transportation of soft items in a van to my house.
Similarly a jacket I’d ordered arrived in a cardboard box that was padded out with meters of crumpled-up brown paper. And last summer I ordered some fabric bunting in a festive moment (remember those?): it would have fitted easily into an A4-sized envelope, but arrived in a cardboard box big enough for a pair of adult wellies, duly padded out with a square meter of those plastic air pockets.
Clothing and soft furnishings do not need to be in a cardboard box, and they certainly don’t need protection against rattling around when they are inside one. They do not need padding because they are padding. King James knew this and wore thickly padded clothing because he feared being assassinated like his father, Lord Darnley. The clothes worn under medieval armor were padded, so is a fencing jacket. Bullet-proof vests, though they may be reinforced with other materials, are basically a matrix of textile. All of these are designed to protect human life; the fabric itself is not in danger. It’s time for mail-order businesses to use their brains when it comes to packaging. Otherwise, on the cushioning-as-cultural-marker scale, it looks like we’re doomed.
For this IP 210 final project, I modeled a desktop site off a PSD template (which I selected). I then designed and built a responsive site to accommodate mobile devices down to 430px.
I included three JQuery elements: a slidebar form, an accordion menu, and a hamburger menu.
SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. As the business consultant for Storybook Acres, I continually monitor Storybook Acres' soap line.
I have been given permission to post the SWOT Analysis for the second quarter of 2012.
An asset of a counterterrorist is the ability to "think like a terrorist." To ingrain that ability, my Counterterrorism Final Project required me to develop a terrorist attack that will disrupt Northeast Ohio’s infrastructure. I chose the Port of Cleveland.
My hypothetical plot targeted a real laker-type bulk carrier vessel called the Inviken (based in the Bahamas and owned by Viken Lakers II AS). By looking up the publicly available docking schedules, I noticed its docking schedule coordinated with a Cleveland Browns game.
Settling on a two-pronged attack against the port and the Browns Stadium, I also developed an money-laundering scheme to fund the operation - which reached a total cost of $14,223.55.
My project was so well done, it was submitted to the Counterterrorism Division of the Cleveland Police Department for consideration.
DISCLAIMER: Since the original report goes into great detail about the procurement and preparations of explosives, I am taking precautions by only offering a redacted version of the project. The full version is available by request only, and at my discretion.
This project was for academic project only, and I disclaim liability for all incidental or consequential damages, and I assume no responsibility or liability for any loss or damage suffered by any person as a result of the reliance on, or use/misuse of its content.
You can download the report and Powerpoint Presentation here.
Requests for the full project may be submitted here.
Operation Fortitude South
Senior Research Project
Based upon individual interests and needs, graduating seniors majoring in History are required to complete a senior research seminar to demonstrate their progress in research methodology.
As my studies in History give particular emphasis towards Intelligence Studies, my project must focus on some aspect of historical intelligence.
In fulfillment of these requirements, I present my report on Operation Fortitude-South, the Allied deception program that was designed to secure the amphibious assault on France: D-Day, 6 June 1944.
My Thoughts On "The Barbary Wars" by Frank Lambert
HP 410 History of American Diplomacy Project
For my HP 410 "History of American Diplomacy" class, I had to read Frank Lambert's book, "The Barbary Wars: American Independence in the Atlantic World" and answer the following question:
“The author of The Barbary Wars has subtitled his book “American Independence in the Atlantic World.” What do you think he means by this? Do you think the struggle between the United States and the Barbary Pirates was a “clash of civilizations” or a conflict over commercial advantage? Why?”
My Thoughts On 'The Faces of Terrorism by Neil Smelser
IP 350 Terrorism Reading
For my IP 350 "Counterterrorism" class, I had to read Neil Smelser's book, "The Faces of Terrorism: Social and Psychological Dimensions." In his book, he identifies several “double edged swords” in the “terrorism complex.”
In this assignment, I expound on what is exactly meant by the term, provide meaningful examples, and thoughtfully expand on the nature of these examples and how they affect the United States and the world in the Global War on Terror (GWOT).
The Arabs ruled Spain from 711 to 1492. While Christendom trudged its way through the infamous "Dark Ages," Islamic Spain flourished as a fountain for culture, literature, philosophy, architecture, and art, and was the heart of great innovations in astronomy, biology, botany, medicine, mathematics, and agriculture - and grew to be one of the most religiously tolerant societies in history.
I covered this amazing time period in a PowerPoint and video presentation for my Arabic III class.
Here I discuss the fallacies and dangers of Islamophobia in the context of recent statistics and the lens of history. I also present the argument that groups like ISIS are not Muslim, with support from several passages of the Quran.
Before his passing, reporter John U. Bacon sat down with Bo Schembechler to record his take on team building, leadership, and character. Here, I cover the points that meant the most to me.
Expanded Angular/PHP/MySQL features in Angular-based CMS for employee engagement contests
Installed and configured secure FTP server
Integrated Zamzar and Zencoder file-conversion APIs into file upload
For Toyota
Used Charts.js to embed Google Analytics data into Toyota’s contest CMS
For Ford
Migrated FordServiceTraining.com's online training module from SCORM 1.2 to SCORM 2004, while maintaining compatibility with existing system that builds course content
BI Worldwide, Inc.
Web Developer/Designer
March 2017 - Present
Developed websites for ExxonMobil, Toyota, GM, Ford, and Navistar
For ExxonMobil:
Designed and coded race car game for ExxonMobil’s Employee Learn & Earn Platform using CSS3 Animations, Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and JQuery
Animations are pre-defined in CSS3 classes (one class will win)
Users select car they think will win
JavaScript randomly assigns classes to cars, countdown lights, and scrolling racetrack
After animation, game determines if user selected winning car
If they match, user is congratulated and offered an entry into a sweepstakes
If not a match, then user is notified, but offered an entry anyways
A random factoid about Exxon Mobil's oil is displayed.
For Navistar, ExxonMobil, Toyota, and GM
Expanded Angular/PHP/MySQL features in Angular-based CMS for Navistar’s employee engagement contests
For Toyota
Used Charts.js to embed Google Analytics data into Toyota’s contest CMS
For Ford
Migrated FordServiceTraining.com's online training module from SCORM 1.2 to SCORM 2004, while maintaining compatibility with existing system that builds course content
Race to the
FINISH LINE
Play Game
Sorry...
4
Was the winner!
Close
Choose your vehicle.
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
WINNER
Webasto, Inc.
Web Developer/Designer
January 2017 - March 2017
Designed microsites in Adobe Muse
Troubleshooted exiting site's forms in Business Catalyst
Offered assistance and training in Microsoft PowerPoint
Edited assets in Photoshop
Suggested and set up site with Google Analytics
ADP
Technical Controls Specialist
August 2016 - October 31st
Hired on contract until October 31, 2016, while ADP moves Hosting Operations from Ann Arbor, MI to Elk Grove Village, IL
Boosted productivity by writing a Javascript userscript file which added keyboard shortcuts to commonly used form fields in helpdesk ticket system.
Shortcuts dynamically loaded via JavaScript
JavaScript file is loaded into the browser via GreaseMonkey or TamperMonkey addons
Script appends the shortcut combination to the formfield heading, and changes the heading text color to red
Monitors technology performance
Troubleshoots system outages on Linux, Windows, and Solaris servers
Reboots servers and restarts system processes
Clears hard drive space
Launches bridge calls when appropriate
Disables monitoring for hardware/software updates
Receives, completes, and documents tasks in CA Service Desk
System Tools include: Splunk, SiteScope, Netcool, HP Operations Orchestration, BladeLogic Server Automation, IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
ADP
Technical Controls Specialist
August 2016 - October 31st
Hired on contract until October 31, 2016, while ADP moves Hosting Operations from Ann Arbor, MI to Elk Grove Village, IL
Boosted productivity by writing a Javascript userscript file which added keyboard shortcuts to commonly used form fields in helpdesk ticket system.
Shortcuts dynamically loaded via JavaScript
JavaScript file is loaded into the browser via GreaseMonkey or TamperMonkey addons
Script appends the shortcut combination to the formfield heading, and changes the heading text color to red
Monitors technology performance
Troubleshoots system outages on Linux, Windows, and Solaris servers
Reboots servers and restarts system processes
Clears hard drive space
Launches bridge calls when appropriate
Disables monitoring for hardware/software updates
Receives, completes, and documents tasks in CA Service Desk
System Tools include: Splunk, SiteScope, Netcool, HP Operations Orchestration, BladeLogic Server Automation, IBM Tivoli Business Service Manager
The Gift Store
Web Developer
May 2016 - September 2017
Redesigned Online Store with credit card and PayPal functionality
Used Balsamiq Mockups wireframing program (on WINE for Linux-compatibility) to design site
Implemented front-end with Bootstrap and Handlebars. Built backend with Node, Express, MongoDB, and Mongoose.
Hired as a temporary contract worker at a Third-Party Drug Testing Administrator.
Investigated accounts receivable for the past year.
Determined unpaid or partially paid invoices and rebilled.
Authored Excel macros to boost productivity.
Used Linux-based recovery utility to recover company files off non-bootable hard-drive.
Entered the Master of Arts in Military History program
Norwich University
November 2012
Completed my first seminar class, entitled "Introduction to History and Historiography."
Graduated From the Center for Intelligence Studies
Notre Dame College
May 2012
In May 2012, I graduated with my Bachelor of Arts in History with an Emphasis in Intelligence Studies.
Selected Coursework:
International Law
Intro to US Intelligence
Methods of Research and Analysis
Advanced Methods of Research and Analysis
Writing for Intelligence
Intelligence and National Security
Terrorism
Statistics
Methods of Financial Investigation and Research
Competitive (Business) Intelligence
Critical and Creative Thinking
Critical Writing
Advanced Composition: Expository Writing
Elements of Speech
U.S. Diplomacy
History of the Middle East: Islam to Nationalism
Western Cultures: 1500 to Present
Intro to Theology
Arabic (four semesters)
Intermediate Spanish (one semester)
World Geography
Comparative Politics
State and Local Governments and Politics
Intro to Sociology
Social Justice: Issues and Actions
Ethics: Current Problems and Positions
Computer Decision Making Applications
Computer Productivity Applications
Web Site Design and Development
Earth Science with Lab
Senior Research Project (Operation Fortitude South).
Business Analysis Intern
The Gift Shop
February 2012 - May 2012
Analyzed marketing strategies.
Upgraded inventory system.
Streamlined production and increased efficiency.
Business Analyst
Willow Tree Tea Shop
June 2011
Assessed ROI for 40+ tea varieties and eliminated waste.
Recommended temporary shutdown of storefront due to inability to afford staff and rent.
Switched pamphlet orders from OfficeMax to VistaPrint, reducing printing costs to $0.
Set production up with commercial kitchen to avoid Health Department fines.
Business Analyst
The Gift Shop
March 2009 - Present
Currently redesigning online store.
Provides quarterly SWOT reports.
Assesses ROI, and conducts market research to assess business strategy, new product lines, and expanded territories.
Founded plusEquals
March 2009
Using what I learned in my Business Intelligence class, I founded my own business consulting / web design firm.
President of the Board of Directors
Storybook Acres
January 2009 - January 2016
Oversees board meetings.
Implements organizational policy.
Strengthens and increases board involvement.
Web Developer
Notre Dame College
September 2007 - January 2012
Used Adobe Dreamweaver, Drupal, Adobe Fireworks, HTML, CSS.
Performed daily updates on the college's websites.
Completed special projects with faculty, students, and staff.
Entered Center for Intelligence Studies
Notre Dame College
September 2007
From the Notre Dame College Academics Website:
Students who successfully complete the major in Intelligence Studies will have the necessary skills to begin careers as entry level intelligence analysts in areas of national security, criminal investigations and in private enterprise. By preparing assessments based on the collection, correlation and analysis of intelligence data, analysts manage and provide critical information for use by planners and decision makers. Through an emphasis on the liberal arts, this multidisciplinary program will give students the necessary preparation to compete successfully for entry level positions as intelligence analysts in the public or private sector.
Alumni of the intelligence studies program have gone on to successful careers in federal intelligence agencies, the military, state and local agencies and the private sector, and many have also earned graduate degrees."
Program Outcomes:
Students in the Intelligence Studies program will be able to:
Identify and describe current and potential threats to the security of the United States from a domestic, regional and global perspective..
Write and present oral reports consistent with the expectations of the intelligence community.
Write detailed and precise intelligence assessments consistent with the expectations of the intelligence community.
Identify, describe, and discuss the intelligence cycle and the intelligence process knowledgeably.
Recognize and describe the various federal agencies that make up the national intelligence community and discuss their respective missions
Develop proficiency in a foreign language.
Discuss and analyze non-Western cultures in order to develop accurate intelligence assessments consistent with the expectations of the intelligence community.
Program Director / Grant Manager
Storybook Acres
April 2007 - September 2012
Administered grant applications
Organized volunteer, community outreach, and educational programs
Heightened program awareness with news media partnerships
Web Director
Storybook Acres
August 2005 - March 2008
Maintained website, press releases, and official online store.
Used Yahoo SiteBuilder.
Founded Storybook Acres
June 2002
I helped establish Storybook Acres, a disabled farm animal rescue. We care for and rehabilitate farm animals with congenital joint deformities, shattered bones, and those who carry emotional scars from abuse and neglect. We have our own on-site medical clinic and rehabilitation center. Our animals are not stalled, tied up or caged.
Notre Dame College Center for Intelligence Studies
Students who successfully complete the major in Intelligence Studies will have the necessary skills to begin careers as entry level intelligence analysts in areas of national security, criminal investigations and in private enterprise. By preparing assessments based on the collection, correlation and analysis of intelligence data, analysts manage and provide critical information for use by planners and decision makers. Through an emphasis on the liberal arts, this multidisciplinary program will give students the necessary preparation to compete successfully for entry level positions as intelligence analysts in the public or private sector.
Alumni of the intelligence studies program have gone on to successful careers in federal intelligence agencies, the military, state and local agencies and the private sector, and many have also earned graduate degrees."
Program Outcomes:
Students in the Intelligence Studies program will be able to:
Identify and describe current and potential threats to the security of the United States from a domestic, regional and global perspective..
Write and present oral reports consistent with the expectations of the intelligence community.
Write detailed and precise intelligence assessments consistent with the expectations of the intelligence community.
Identify, describe, and discuss the intelligence cycle and the intelligence process knowledgeably.
Recognize and describe the various federal agencies that make up the national intelligence community and discuss their respective missions
Develop proficiency in a foreign language.
Discuss and analyze non-Western cultures in order to develop accurate intelligence assessments consistent with the expectations of the intelligence community.
