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Leonardo Figueroa

Alexandria

Summary

Program Manager with expertise in leading diverse teams to achieve project goals. Proficient in strategic planning, process improvement, and stakeholder engagement. Demonstrated ability to enhance organizational efficiency through technical skills and innovative strategies. Achievements include streamlining processes that boosted productivity and implementing programs that elevated overall performance.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

SAIC
Alexandria
09.2024 - Current
  • Led research initiatives assessing businesses awarded government contracts, focusing on vulnerabilities and risk indicators.
  • Conducted Entity Vulnerability Assessments to evaluate operations and management impact on security.
  • Performed background investigations and adjudications, analyzing intelligence to identify foreign influence risks.
  • Developed and maintained business intelligence systems for data collection, visualization, and reporting.
  • Synthesized data from financial records, public filings, and intelligence databases for comprehensive analysis.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure integrated risk analyses across units.
  • Presented findings through dashboards, visualizations, reports, and briefings tailored for decision-makers.
  • Monitored risk profiles continuously based on evolving intelligence and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Program Manager / Senior Forensic Accountant

Keystone Advisors, LLC
Washington
02.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington, D.C.
  • As a Senior Program Manager (PM) with a background in Forensic Accounting, I bring a unique blend of financial analysis, investigative skills, and leadership experience to drive projects and teams towards success.
  • My expertise lies in conducting comprehensive forensic financial analyses, developing financial profiles of individuals or groups involved in suspicious or illegal activities, and assisting Special Agents in preparing evidence-based documents.
  • I identify and trace funding sources and interrelated transactions, compiling detailed financial investigative reports, and effectively collaborating with Special Agents and Intelligence Analysts.
  • I oversee forensic team members, ensuring high performance and the achievement of deliverables and goals.
  • My responsibilities extend to monthly and ad hoc reporting to the client, demonstrating my ability to manage complex projects and deliver results.
  • I emphasize strategic planning, analytical thinking, and strong organizational skills, enabling me to lead a cross-functional team to meet project milestones and exceed client expectations.
  • Collaborate with Special Agents and Intelligence Analysts, providing a basis and language for subpoenaing financial records, contributing to the legal process.
  • Utilize advanced forensic accounting techniques for various financial investigations, including domestic/international white-collar crime, counterterrorism, and cybercrime, demonstrating versatility and expertise.
  • Conduct forensic research to trace funds and identify assets, uncovering hidden financial activities and contributing to the resolution of complex cases.
  • Conduct threat analysis and financial risk mitigation.
  • Communicate with senior government customers and host customer engagements.
  • Lead bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc reporting to the client demonstrating strong program management and communication skills.
  • Compile complex financial findings and conclusions into in-depth forensic accounting reports, ensuring comprehensive documentation for stakeholders.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Washington, D.C.

Program Manager

S2 Analytical Solutions (S2)
Springfield
06.2023 - 02.2024
  • Company Overview: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Springfield, VA
  • Collaborate with program managers and stakeholders to develop and manage the budget for various geospatial intelligence programs.
  • This involves creating and maintaining budgetary plans, tracking expenditures, and ensuring that spending aligns with the agency's strategic objectives and mission requirements.
  • Conduct comprehensive financial analysis to monitor the utilization of resources, identify spending patterns, and assess the financial performance of programs.
  • Prepare and present detailed financial reports to senior management, highlighting budgetary status, potential risks, and opportunities for cost optimization.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including finance, operations, and program management, to ensure alignment of financial goals with program objectives.
  • Monitoring program expenditures and managing the program budget, ensuring that financial resources are utilized effectively and that the program remains within budgetary constraints.
  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Springfield, VA

Sr. Special Agent SME, IA-0000-04

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
Springfield
08.2020 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: Office of Inspector General (OIG) Springfield, VA
  • Conduct and oversee a full range of independent, objective, administrative and criminal investigations – prepare reports on allegations regarding employee misconduct, unethical behavior, fraud, waste and abuse, gross mismanagement, and other violations of law/policy – under the authorities derived from the Inspector General Act of 1978.
  • As an SME provides oversight, mentorship, and guidance to special agent investigators while conducting investigations.
  • Conducts investigations of fraud, waste and abuse, and allegations regarding employee misconduct, unethical behavior, mismanagement, and related improprieties in response to complaints made to NGA/OIG.
  • Office of Inspector General (OIG) Springfield, VA

Sr. Forensic Data Analyst

Worldwide Interoperability Solutions and Capabilities (WiSC)
Springfield
08.2021 - 08.2022
  • Company Overview: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) Springfield, VA
  • Support the development of various Office of Inspector General (OIG) briefing materials and responses to questions, Request for Information (RFI), and various inquiries from Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), United State Department of Defense (DoD) and NGA management as appropriate, as it relates to OIG operations.
  • Developed and execute methodologies to identify fraud relevant to the NGA OIG.
  • Use Tableau to present the analyses to Special Agents for investigation.
  • Led Forensic Data Analyst for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES-Act).
  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) Springfield, VA

Deputy Director

Strategic Capacity Group (SCG)
McLean
09.2020 - 08.2021
  • Company Overview: McLean, VA
  • Oversee, direct, and assist in the delivery of SCG’s portfolio of global projects.
  • Manage SCG’s capacity building, advising, training, and mentoring activities, and support the organization’s continued expansion to new regions.
  • Develop new business opportunities and a headquarters and field-based pre-deployment training program to ensure all subject matter experts (SMEs) are prepared to deliver capacity building services in accordance with SCG quality standards.
  • Managed the design and delivery of capacity building for travel, training, equipment budget, workshops, seminars, and other training events around the globe.
  • Served as the training officer, assessed training needs of all personnel to ensure training requirements were met to maintain licenses and certifications, and scheduled training within the office's budget constraints.
  • McLean, VA

Forensic Accountant

Dorrean LLC
Washington
12.2019 - 08.2020
  • Company Overview: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington, DC
  • Demonstrated skill in Counterintelligence conducting thorough forensic financial analyses of foreign businesses, personal records and sensitive data using business intelligence analytics.
  • Spearheaded complex financial investigations and traced the source of criminal transactions of foreign adversaries related to national security.
  • Utilizing forensic analysis approach of large data to collect data, review transactions and business processes.
  • Proficiently present findings related to counterintelligence data analytics reports in classified briefings and presentations.
  • Expertly identified fraudulent activity and created and managed profiles of illegal activity of individuals involved.
  • Achieved successful outcomes through working collaboratively with supervisors across the organization in unstructured situations, various agencies, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) to compile findings and reach a conclusion.
  • Conducted detailed policy and portfolio research and analysis, including comparison of different emerging industries and assessment of risk exposures that may impact national security.
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington, DC

Senior Police and Justice Advisor

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
Jerusalem
08.2017 - 08.2018
  • Company Overview: Department of State, Jerusalem, Israel
  • As a project and program manager, responsible for overhauling the coordination, management of one of the most extensive U.S. government monitoring programs across Africa and the Middle East in the West Bank.
  • Directed the efforts of strengthening the Palestinian Civil Police (PCP), the Palestinian Authority (PA), Attorney General’s Office, the PA Public Prosecutor’s Offices, the PA Security Justice Commission, and the PA Ministry of the Interior (MOI), to provide CTF, FININT, OSINT, and HUMINT training regarding various rule of law and capacity building programs.
  • Delivered intensive briefings to General Officers/Flag Officers and U.S. State Department leadership on the monitoring and execution of foreign assistance programs, policies, and training.
  • Worked closely as an advisor in support of the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) military command staff, Lt. General Eric P. Wendt under the purview of United States European Command (EUCOM) and partnered with the numerous U.S. led programs to the PCP and PA military security forces.
  • Department of State, Jerusalem, Israel

Senior Special Agent, GS-1811-14

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
Washington
08.2015 - 08.2017
  • Company Overview: Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC
  • Streamlined and steered all functions for financial investigations utilizing the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), CTF, and FinCEN to develop and collect data.
  • Effectively teamed with state, federal and Intelligence Community (IC) to collect and analyze information identifying fraudulent activity.
  • Leveraged expertise to provide expert advice and recommendation to the Office of Special Measures (OSM) on AML programs, Geographical Targeting Orders (GTO), CTF, and the unauthorized disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR).
  • Detected threats and vulnerabilities to finance networks using Financial Intelligence (FININT) methods.
  • Proactively tackled criminal activity by analyzing Counter Narcotics (CN), financial information to intervene with national security threats stemming from drug trafficking, piracy, Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) and Violent Extremist Criminal Organization (VEO).
  • Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

Resident Agent in Charge, GS-1811-14

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Chiang Mai
01.2010 - 07.2015
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Managed and provided supervision over Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents, Locally Employed Staff (LES) and Foreign Service Nationals (FSN) investigators.
  • Collaborated with federal law enforcement agencies, IC, U.S. Embassy senior officials, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Bureau (INL) on domestic and international investigations that involve CN, and AML/CTF to facilitate investigative efforts.
  • Teamed with Joint Interagency Task Force West (JIATF-W) on providing training and equipment to the Thai National Police SIU while fostering good working relationships with co-workers, customers, entities being evaluated and other oversight organizations.
  • Department of Justice, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Group Supervisory Special Agent, GS-1811-14

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Las Vegas
05.2006 - 01.2010
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Las Vegas, NV
  • Executed exceptional leadership and supervisory skills to serve as a mentor and train DEA Special Agents and Local Law Enforcement Task Force Officers.
  • Engaged external partners and clients external to the organization while fostering teamwork in support of overall mission success.
  • Project manager and supervisor on numerous Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) investigations.
  • Provided supervisory briefings to agency leadership and USAO on sensitive investigations and other IC members.
  • Department of Justice, Las Vegas, NV

Senior Special Agent, GS-1811-13

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Bogota
06.2002 - 05.2006
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Bogota, Colombia
  • Directed, supervised, and trained the host-country Colombian National Police Sensitive Investigation Unit (SIU) in Bogota, Colombia.
  • Led Drug Enforcement, CN, CTF, and AML operations of complex drug conspiracy investigations.
  • Identified, detected, and provided targeting and interdicting recommendations for Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), narcotic trafficking cartels, insurgent, and Trans-national Criminal Organizations (TCO) activities.
  • Drafted HUMINT targeting packages to support complex HUMINT operations, developed best approaches for identifying, managing, controlling and vetting HUMINT and confidential informant (CI) sources.
  • Department of Justice, Bogota, Colombia

Senior Special Agent, GS-1811-13

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Barranquilla
04.2001 - 06.2002
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Special Agent assigned to the Barranquilla, Colombia DEA Resident Office.
  • Directed and managed the host-country Colombian National Police (CNP) Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU) program, investigators and administrative staff.
  • Provided direct oversight and guidance to special agents and investigators to scope each case and establish proof thresholds while guiding numerous SIU program investigations in Barranquilla, encompassing the entire Pacific coastal region of Colombia.
  • Assisted with preparing detailed progress and final reports for senior leadership.
  • Coordinated international investigative efforts and HUMINT operations by maintaining oversight and building strong anti-narcotic investigative and intelligence teams.
  • Department of Justice, Barranquilla, Colombia

Special Agent, GS-1811-12

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
San Juan
11.1997 - 04.2001
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Assigned to the DEA Caribbean Field Division, San Juan, Puerto Rico airport interdiction group.
  • Responsible for the coordination, planning, and execution of Operation Jet-way at the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.
  • Provided oversight and implementation of a DEA drug interdiction and AML programs while managing and leading the Puerto Rico Police Task Force.
  • Department of Justice, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Special Agent, GS-1811-11

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Seattle
07.1996 - 11.1997
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Seattle, Washington
  • Assigned to the DEA Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) in the Seattle, Washington Field Division.
  • Responsible for the initiation, development, and successful prosecution of criminal investigations.
  • As a native Spanish speaker, responsible for HUMINT targeting and the recruitment, assessment, and management of all Spanish speaking human sources.
  • Department of Justice, Seattle, Washington

Special Agent, GS-1811-9

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Miami
02.1996 - 07.1996
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Miami, Florida
  • Assigned to the South Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) group.
  • Developing, leading, and overseeing new investigations.
  • Collecting and analyzing evidence while managing and monitoring electronic wiretap investigations and providing detailed complex reports to senior leadership and the USAO for criminal prosecution.
  • Department of Justice, Miami, Florida

Trainee

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Quantico
11.1995 - 02.1996
  • Company Overview: Department of Justice, Quantico, Virginia FBI Academy
  • Graduated from the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Training academy in Quantico Virginia, to obtain the mandatory Federal Agent/DEA law enforcement certification and to gain the necessary knowledge of law enforcement's best methodologies and practices worldwide.
  • Department of Justice, Quantico, Virginia FBI Academy

Police Officer/Detective

Metro-Dade Police Department
Miami
10.1983 - 11.1995
  • Company Overview: Miami, Florida
  • Police Officer/Detective, actively responded to calls for service, built and cultivated relationships with local citizens mobilizing neighborhoods to help deter crime.
  • Assigned to the General Investigations Unit (GIU), investigated reports on allegations of fraud, waste and abuse, gross mismanagement, and other violations of law/ policy of the Metro-Dade Police Department (MDPD).
  • Liaised with other state and federal agencies working together on numerous investigations to identify gaps and patterns on on-going cases.
  • After initial complaint or allegations, made investigative inquiries to determine if the allegation had any merit.
  • Miami, Florida

Education

Masters Certificate - Forensic Accounting

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies, Human Resource Management

Barry University
Miami, FL

Skills

  • Active TS/SCI and CI polygraph
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Facilitation of TEM
  • Forensic accounting
  • Financial investigation
  • Counterintelligence
  • Program management
  • Data analysis and research
  • Counter threat finance (CTF)
  • Complex investigations
  • Financial intelligence (FININT)
  • Anti-money laundering (AML)
  • Risk analysis
  • Forensic financial analysis
  • Business intelligence systems
  • Financial reporting
  • Budget management
  • Project management
  • Effective communication
  • Analytical thinking
  • Business analysis

Certification

  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
  • CPR Instructor
  • First Responder Instructor

Languages

  • Spanish, L5/R4/S5, 1998
  • Thai, S2+, 2009

Training

  • FinCen Financial Crimes/AML training
  • DEA Supervisory Institute
  • Ethical Leadership
  • Reid school of Advanced Training Interviews and interrogations
  • DEA Financial Investigation Techniques
  • DEA Asset Forfeiture School
  • DEA Technical Operations School
  • Armored Vehicle Tactical Training
  • Auto Theft Investigations School
  • DEA Defensive Tactics Instructor / Tactical Operations School
  • Counter-Drug Terrorism Protection Detail School
  • Criminal/Police Law Training
  • Analytical Investigations Methods
  • Criminal Justice Information Systems
  • Advanced Training Surveillance Techniques
  • Gun Retention and Disarming Training
  • FR/ Blood borne Pathogens
  • Data Analytics

Military Experience

United States Marine Corps, Parris Island, SC

Investigative And Intelligence Platforms

  • NADDIS
  • NCIC
  • TECS
  • FinCEN Query
  • CLEAR
  • LexisNexis
  • AutoTrack
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • IBM i2 Analyst's Notebook
  • Google Earth
  • Palantir
  • Dun and Bradstreet
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Project
  • Tableau
  • Python
  • Anaconda
  • Craft
  • S&P Global
  • Wirescreen
  • Bluescout
  • Quantifind
  • Dimensions

Languages

Spanish
Professional
Thai
Limited

Timeline

Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

SAIC
09.2024 - Current

Program Manager / Senior Forensic Accountant

Keystone Advisors, LLC
02.2024 - Current

Program Manager

S2 Analytical Solutions (S2)
06.2023 - 02.2024

Sr. Forensic Data Analyst

Worldwide Interoperability Solutions and Capabilities (WiSC)
08.2021 - 08.2022

Deputy Director

Strategic Capacity Group (SCG)
09.2020 - 08.2021

Sr. Special Agent SME, IA-0000-04

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
08.2020 - 06.2023

Forensic Accountant

Dorrean LLC
12.2019 - 08.2020

Senior Police and Justice Advisor

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
08.2017 - 08.2018

Senior Special Agent, GS-1811-14

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
08.2015 - 08.2017

Resident Agent in Charge, GS-1811-14

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
01.2010 - 07.2015

Group Supervisory Special Agent, GS-1811-14

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
05.2006 - 01.2010

Senior Special Agent, GS-1811-13

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
06.2002 - 05.2006

Senior Special Agent, GS-1811-13

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
04.2001 - 06.2002

Special Agent, GS-1811-12

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
11.1997 - 04.2001

Special Agent, GS-1811-11

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
07.1996 - 11.1997

Special Agent, GS-1811-9

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
02.1996 - 07.1996

Trainee

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
11.1995 - 02.1996

Police Officer/Detective

Metro-Dade Police Department
10.1983 - 11.1995

Masters Certificate - Forensic Accounting

Georgetown University

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Studies, Human Resource Management

Barry University

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