MAJ Alex Faria

MAJ Alex Faria

Dates of Service: Jun 1978 - Jan 2003
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Promotions

  • 2LT Jun 78
  • 1LT Jun 81
  • CPT Sep 83
  • MAJ Apr 93
Commissioning Source:  ROTC, Jun 1978

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Bio 

I was sworn in as a Special Agent of the FBI on April/1992. I served in four FBI field divisions (San Antonio, San Juan, Norfolk, and Tampa) and has been assigned to every FBI program to include criminal, counterterrorism and counterintelligence. I has also served as a member of the Evidence Response Team, Hazardous Material Response Team, Crisis/Hostage Negotiator, SWAT.

Military Experiences

May 1988 - Apr 1992
HHD
Instructor/Writer
As one of the Army's foremost expert on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) operations, planned presented training for executives related to controlling, safeguarding, managing, and moving these weapons worldwide; authored and published training materials. I was designated as the primary instructor for WMD employment and target analysis and conventional Field Artillery support blocks of instructions. He authored and published WMD training material (102-hours blocks of instruction).
Dec 1986 - May 1988
Apr 1985 - Dec 1986
Unit Commander
Unit Commander and Site Security Officer for US Special Weapons. Handling/Maintenance of Special Weapons. Managed 47 employees in the daily operation of state of the art, sensitive equipment worth over $100M including a satellite communication module. Experienced in identifying assets and resources requiring special protection including access controls, perimeter and area security, fencing and gates, lighting, facility security and hardening, area and interior circulation control and parking plan; conducting threat analysis and vulnerability analysis.
Mar 1981 - Oct 1984

Military Credentials

Foreign Language Skills

Spanish (4/4)

Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

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