Valerie Mettler

Military Service:

• Rank: Chief Warrant Officer 3

  Branch/Position: Army

  Period: June 2009 - present

  Occupation: 350F - All Source Intelligence Technician - 350F

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  Develops all source intelligence materials from accumulated data, including maps and intelligence information derived from a variety of sources; Assesses reliability of information received, through comparison with previously evaluated information on hand; Develops and maintains situation maps, overlays and reports, to provide complete and accurate intelligence information; Develops and prepares enemy vulnerability studies, and evaluates their use in predicting probable enemy courses of action, in terms of disposition, capabilities and intentions; Supervises intelligence production operations and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance synchronization functions.

  Research, data mine, analyze, and distribute operational intelligence relating to the operating environment and opposition forces. Answer and refine priority requirements as well as produce daily
  deliverables and answer ad hoc requirements. Cumulative 14 years of military
  experience (7.5 years of active federal service experience).  

  • Planned, managed and executed 20+ security cooperation engagements/trainings with African partners; coordinated with US Embassies & Host Nations’ Ministry of Defense, which increased US partnership with multiple Host Nation forces, and trained over 500 partner nation intelligence professionals leading to increased capacity and capability of nations to defend against Violent Extremist Organizations. 
  • Supported Operational and Engagement Teams with over 175 assessments based on link analysis, watch lists, signals exploitation, social networks and geospatial analysis, resulting in improved actionable insights, source validation, and 43% recruitment.  
  • Collaborated with three cross-functional teams to develop process flows and compliance to meet governmental rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the controls for handling, storing, and sharing of sensitive data, information, and intelligence. 
  • Contributed data-mined information from over 40 disparate data sources (open source and classified data sources) during a 9-month period for the completion offive (5) executive level presentations.
  • Served as project lead in the documentation of the Standard Operating Procedure targeting a 20% decrease in training time for new analysts’ on-boarding.  

Work history:

• Job Title: Know Your Customer (KYC) Officer

  Company: JPMorgan Chase

  Role Description:

  Open, amend, review, remediate, and exit clients according to policies and procedures. Evaluate clients’ transactional history to detect and report unusual banking activities that pose risks of money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), or to the firm. Perform customer due diligence, verifying information and documentation and writing analytical risk assessments. Identify, escalate, and report risks through legal,
  compliance, risk, and audit. Ensure documentation and compliance with Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctions and issues.

  • Engaged proactively to create a seamless KYC experience for new and existing clients, along with JPMC partners Bankers, Treasury, Client Services, and Onboarding/Implementation Specialists.  
  • Worked with clients in the Colorado, Utah, and Idaho markets with an annual revenue base of $20 million-$100 million.
  • Completed an average of 90 KYC records yearly, including verifying due diligence onthe customer, account(s), and products.
  • Performed comprehensive and on-going AML and risk assessment on clients to make recommendations regarding overall risk rating and acceptability of clients for onboarding and maintaining client relationships.   

• Job Title: Proposal Writer

  Company: Kitchell

  Role Description:

  Collaborated with proposed construction management team to establish project parameters and analyze objectives, referencing internal data and completed projects. Analyzed and prioritized monthly opportunities for government and private market proposals based on metrics of regional competitive landscape, company positioning and messaging. Presented findings to company C-Suite and key stakeholders.

  • Successfully created 106 proposals in 2012 and received 86 approvals, averaging over $100M per proposal.  
  • Improved knowledge management for the collection and storage of marketing materials, project reference data and graphics, along with key clients’ compliments.  

• Job Title: Marketing Manager

  Company: TLA Engineering & Planning

  Role Description:

  Developed client-focused marketing department for 20-person firm. Identified market growth opportunities and assisted in strategic planning with a $20K budget. 

  • Created monthly “summarized market findings” for company principles, which were turned into actionable projects and leads resulting in 8 to 10 business development opportunities. 
  • Conducted 5 to 8 quarterly client satisfaction reviews and provided feedback to staff for internal process improvements, resulting in a 38% increase in positive project feedback.  
  • Led monthly business development meetings with nine company leaders to drive business plans and achieve objectives through accountability and training on nurturing client relationships. 
  • Created 68 private sector and 23 public sector proposals in 2007, based upon timelines, schedules, market-specific project examples and project manager resumes; resulted in an 89% acceptance rate.  

• Job Title: Marketing & Contracts Director

  Company: R&B Engineering, Inc.

  Role Description:
  • Innovated proposal and contract tracking system for FY05 with 50+ proposals entered into system. Created contracts and change orders for professional consulting services, followed-up with client negotiations and generated production schedule. Resulted in $1.5M in revenue ($250K increase FY04). 
  • Refined lead generation through client meetings, additional data mining and research. Used consultative skills
    with firm leaders to effectively interact with leads, key decision makers and stakeholders.  
  • Authored seven articles over a two-year period for association and industry publications, resulting in a potential reach of 850 companies and 90,000+ members. 
  • Created and collaborate the launch of the firm’s website, including: content, design, and maintenance.  

Education:

• University of California, Irvine

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  Period: September 2015 - June 2017