Declan Galvin

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Led a strategic and tactical intelligence department of 17 dedicated security-intelligence professionals.
  
•  Organize professional development trainings targeting law enforcement officers in complex settings
  
• Brief investigative and intelligence findings to a range of public, private, and commercial audiences
  
• Redesigned analytical products incorporating trend forecasting, data analysis, and social media intelligence
  
• Managed criminal, fraud, sexual exploitation, and terror investigations for public and private clients
  
• Delivered prosecutorial and law enforcement liaison support for diplomatic, commercial, and private clients

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Professional Certified Investigator, 2022 - ASIS International
• Criminal Profiling & Crime Scene Analysis, 2021 - Forensic Criminology Institute
• Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst, forthcoming - International Association of Law Enforcement Intel Analysts
• BA, Ethnic Studies, 2010- Manhattanville College | Purchase, New York
• Certificate in Swahili Language, 2008 - University of Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

INDUSTRY & TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS

• Criminal Psychology, 2022 - Forensic Criminology Institute
• Serial Offenders: Analysis & Investigation, 2022 - International Association of Crime Analysts
• Preventing Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, 2021 - International Code of Conduct Association
• Information/Intelligence Workflow Design, 2019 - International Association of Crime Analysts
• Police Reform in Complex Environments, 2018 - International Security Sector Advisory Team
• Basic & Intermediate Crime Scene Investigation, 2018 - National Forensic Science Training Center
• Fundamentals of Intelligence Analysis Training, 2018 - International Association of Law Enforcement Intel Analysts
• Investigations for Missing and Unidentified Persons, 2018 - University of North Texas
• Assessing Terror Related Risk, 2018 - Safety & Intelligence Institute
• Counterterrorist Preparedness for the Hospitality Industry, 2017 - High Commission of the United Kingdom to Kenya
• Criminal Investigation Analysis, 2017 - International Association of Crime Analysts
• Fundamentals of Crime Analysis, 2017 - International Association of Crime Analysts

EXPERIENCE
HEAD OF INSIGHT, INFORMATION, & INTELLIGENCE (3I) | WS INSIGHT – Nairobi, Kenya
August 2020 – Present

• Department director and senior company manager charged with delivering intelligence programs, advisory solutions, and strategic services for company with more than $42 million in revenue
• Provide overall leadership to the 3i business unit servicing diplomatic, commercial, NGO, and foreign mission clients with analytical products on political, security, terrorism, and criminal risks
• Restructured a team of 17+ security-intelligence professionals to expand analytical capacity, country service specialization, and promote continuity of services for East African markets
• Established in-house training programs, writing clinics, expert workshops, and external training opportunities to align with best industry practices and professional development priorities
• Redesigned entire analytical product line to maintain market competitiveness, incorporate new data trends, and make use of Open Source Intelligence innovations
•  Redesigned data collection systems, processes, and standards to build a robust security-incident database leveraging web scraping, open source data sets, and GIS visualization to improve 3i analytical capabilities and service delivery

HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING | PROFESSIONAL CRIMINOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF KENYA – Nairobi, Kenya
June 2020 – Present

• Responsible for identifying training priorities, skills gaps, and cohort groups to develop a professional development program for PCAK membership
• Liaise with training centers of the Directorate for Criminal Investigations, National Police Service, Directorate for Military Intelligence, and the Independent Police Oversight Authority to integrate best practices into PCAK curriculum
• Interview and vet instructors and training coordinators for PCAK member training programs including certificate programs, seminars, web-based trainings, and remote learning
• Coordinate or support the development of training programs in Intelligence Analysis, Investigations Management, Counterterrorism, and Enterprise Risk Management

SENIOR INTELLIGENCE ANALYST | VALAR FRONTIER SOLUTIONS – Nairobi, Kenya
October 2018 – Present

• Oversee bespoke intelligence programs focused on counter-terrorism, gang activity, crime trends, political risk, competitor threats, maritime and port security risk, critical infrastructure, insider threats, and executive protection
• Manage a team of 10+ analysts, field-based intelligence collectors, country experts, and close protection officers to support client priorities in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Somalia, DRC, Nigeria, and other countries
• Build covert human intelligence networks and in-country intelligence resources for new and priority areas of operation leveraging OSINT, COMINT, and IMINT
• Provide expert technical assistance to Project Managers on political issues, security risks, and related contexts to inform security management decision-making and risk mitigation
• Developed intelligence management systems for accurate, reliable, consistent, comprehensive, and robust analytical products to clients to improve decision-making and protection
• Designed professional development plans, quarterly goal evaluation, and training programs consisting of intelligence collection, interviewing, analytical techniques, monthly workshops, and writing skills for 10+ I&A team members

FIELD INTELLIGENCE MANAGER | VALAR FRONTIER SOLUTIONS – Nairobi, Kenya
October 2016 – October 2018

• Designed bespoke intelligence programs and processes for corporate and government clients requiring continuous analytical, collection, and investigative support for high-risk environments including OSINT, HUMINT, COMINT, and other methods
• Integrated OSINT and social media collection with various international and local news sources to support existing travel, VIP protection, and threat intelligence programs for continuous 24/7 global coverage
• Created and managed robust intelligence collection and analytical systems supporting a major corporate client responsible for 14% of world titanium mineral production (approx. $209 million in revenue)
• Developed intelligence collection plans and resources targeting port, shipping lane, critical infrastructure, and maritime security threats including terrorism, illicit trafficking, and organized crime
• Established I&W systems on select militant actors operating in primary AOR to analyze and package for law enforcement action resulting in significant reduction in armed activity
• Produced weekly, monthly, and ad hoc intelligence products utilizing US IC standards including analytical judgements, confidence assessments, formatting, as well as charts and graphics

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ORGANIZATIONS
US Embassy Overseas Security Advisory Committee – Kenya
International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts
Global Center for Homeland and National Security Professionals
International Association of Crime Analysts
​ASIS International
Safety & Intelligence Institute
British Institute for East Africa
Professional Criminology Association of Kenya
Business Ireland Kenya
Kenya Private Sector Alliance
​American Chamber of Commerce