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ROBERT A. FIELDS 4722 W. Cepa Lane robfields1@outlook.com Tucson, AZ 85741 520-427-3918

Dynamic Leader • Adept Problem-Solver • Goal-Oriented Manager Consummate professional. Over two decades of experience as a successful leader & manager in the intelligence collection, counterintelligence & criminal investigative realms. Retired as commissioned officer & federal agent. Adept problem-solver. Proven ability to handle complex situations within challenging time constraints & under difficult conditions. Nimble, goal-oriented leader. Persuasive change agent, motivating individuals with myriad backgrounds & skillsets toward achieving common objectives. Effective communicator throughout all levels of an organization. Committed to highest degree of professional and personal excellence. SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top Secret (SCI, G, HCS, TK) PPR, Granted October 23, 2015 SPECIAL SKILLS:

Security Liaison Expertise Security Management Risk Management Criminal Investigations Economic Crime Investigations Counterintelligence Operations Counterespionage Operations Executive Protection Dynamic Presentations/Training Insider Threat Mitigation International Security Operations Team Building

EDUCATION & TRAINING: Master of Arts - International Security Studies - Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (2009) 3.8 GPA

Bachelor of Arts – Liberal Arts – Excelsior College, Albany, NY (2002) 3.8 GPA

Trained at Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy, CI Centre, CIA, Defense Language Institute, among other locations (Extensive list of training courses and schools attended can be presented upon request) CAREER TRACK: Commander (Special Agent-in-Charge) 2015 – Present AFOSI Detachment 217 Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Direct Reports: 15 military and civilian special agents | Annual Budget Responsibility: greater than $1 million Currently ensures execution of unit’s mission: to perform complex criminal, fraud and counterintelligence investigations and operations for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, covering operations in Arizona, Mexico and the 46 countries and territories representing Central and South America. Duties include: reviewing all investigative and intelligence products bound for prosecutors and senior military decision-makers; prioritizing scarce resources; conducting liaison with senior military commanders, as well as local, state, federal agencies, foreign government security services, and international corporations; and establishing/ upholding organizational ethics, standards, laws, policies and procedures. Commander (Special Agent-in-Charge) 2013 – 2015 AFOSI Detachment 602 Andersen AFB, Guam Direct Reports: 29 military and civilians | Annual Budget Responsibility: greater than $1 million Ensured high-performance mission execution. Performed sophisticated criminal, fraud and counterintelligence investigations and operations for the AFOSI covering operations spanning 66 countries and

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territories throughout Southern Asia and the greater Pacific Ocean region. Duties included: guided complex investigations; prioritized scarce resources; conducted liaison with senior military commanders, as well as local, state, federal agencies, foreign government security services, and international corporations; protected more than $4 billion in government assets and the lives of over 7,000 military and civilian personnel; established/upheld organizational ethics, standards, laws, policies and procedures. Commander (Special Agent-in-Charge) 2012 – 2013 AFOSI Expeditionary Detachment 2404 Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan Direct Reports: 8 military and civilian agents and specialized support staff Ensured high-performance mission execution. Advised deployed base commander on all criminal, terror and foreign intelligence threats to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Duties included: guided complex investigations; prioritized scarce resources; protected more than $2 billion in sensitive government assets; ensured the safety of over 100,000 transiting military and civilian personnel. Advised US Ambassador’s staff at embassy in Kyrgyzstan of criminal, terror, and foreign intelligence threats to the facility and its personnel. Coordinated efforts with State Department, Department of Defense (DoD) and Central Intelligence Agency to identify, exploit, mitigate and/or neutralize all threats to US personnel and resources within the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. Ensured compliance with organizational programs; enforced Air Force, OSI, and DoD policies pertaining to operations within the country; trained assigned personnel; trained military security forces on force protection matters. Director of Operations 2011 – 2013 AFOSI 13th Field Investigation Squadron Ramstein AB, Germany Direct Reports: 41 military and civilian agents and specialized support staff Ensured high-performance mission execution. Performed sophisticated criminal, fraud and counterintelligence investigations and operations for the AFOSI covering operations that spanned the largest area of responsibility within Europe, responsible for management and oversight of the five operational branches of a 42-person staff of investigators and support. Duties included: day-to-day guidance of highly complex investigations; prioritized scarce resources; conducted liaison with senior military commanders, as well as local, state, federal agencies, foreign government security services, and international corporations; protected more than $8 billion in government assets and the lives of over 50,000 military and civilian personnel; established/upheld organizational ethics, standards, laws, policies and procedures. Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate Student 2008 – 2010 Naval Postgraduate School & Defense Language Institute Monterey, CA Degree Awarded: Master of Arts in International Security Studies (focus: Europe and Eurasia) GPA: 3.8 Chief, Offensive Counterintelligence Operations 2007 – 2008 AFOSI 4th Field Investigation Squadron Sembach, Annex, Germany Direct Reports: 10 military and civilian agents | Annual Budget Responsibility: $316,000 Ensured discreet, high-performance mission execution on extremely sensitive offensive counterintelligence operations (OFCO) throughout Europe. Responsible for direct oversight of 10 agents employed specifically as counterintelligence case officers. As the second highest ranked agent in the unit, he led 50+ "specialist" agents and support staff in the frequent absence of the director. Developed, initiated and managed OFCOs designed to neutralize hostile intelligence services and transnational terror groups. Coordinated and briefed highly-sensitive OFCO strategies with senior Air Force commanders and DoD decision-makers, along with other key leaders within the intelligence community. Case Officer, Offensive Counterintelligence Operations 2005 – 2007 AFOSI Detachment 502 Sembach Annex, Germany Ensured discreet, high-performance mission execution on extremely sensitive OFCOs throughout Europe. Responsible for critical management of classified programs. Painstakingly developed, initiated and managed OFCOs designed to identify and neutralize hostile intelligence services and transnational terrorist groups.