1. Jon A. Skinner
Eagle River, Alaska 907-441-9186 jjj.skins@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION: I am currentlyenrolledandengagedinaninterdisciplinarydoctorate course of study
withUAF focusedanArctic geographyandpolicy. My researchtopicis centeredonthe strategic
implications of Russianoffshorehydrocarbondevelopmentinthe Arctic. Icurrentlyreside in
Anchorage.
QUALIFICATIONS: Twentysix yearsasa Naval Intelligence Officer. Experience in craftingand presenting
geo-political,policy,academicandtraditional intelligence briefings andpapers forseniordecision
makers. Expertinestablishinganddirectingsimultaneously,multiple operational teams,world- wide,to
create fused andpredictive analytical intelligence products. Extensivebackgroundin workingwith,and
for,foreign seniorauthorities inEurope andAsia. Advancedskillsinstrategicandoperational planning.
Broad analyticandacademicbackgroundinArctic and International Affairs. Long familiarity living,
travellingandworking throughoutAlaska.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Deputy Director of Intelligence, JointTaskForce Alaska,2010-2013: AsDeputyDirector,ensuredthe
Commander,the seniorfederal executiveinAlaska,was providedthe militaryandgeo-political
intelligence andinformationnecessarytoensure the securityanddefense of Alaska. Core
responsibilities includedcoordinationandcooperative intelligence production andanalysis withother
militarystaffs,the CoastGuardand other interagencypartnersinthe federal, state andlocal
government. Ledthe staff’seffortinestablishingthe processesnecessaryto ensure the national
IntelligenceCommunity (IC) wasfocusedonrequirementsforoperationsinthe Arctic.
ChiefCounter- Piracy Team/Maritime Analyst, NATOJointForcesCommandLisbon, 2009-2010: As the
seniorUS Naval Intelligence Officeron anoperational NATOStaff,ledbyafourstar FrenchGeneral,
developedfromscratch,andthenformedthe teamto execute,JointNATOIntelligencesupport
operationsforCounter-Piracyoff Somaliaandthe Horn of Africa. This effortincludedthe initial and
continueddeployingof personnel toBahrainandDjibouti toworkinclose coordinationwiththe
EuropeanUnion,andother partnernations,includingChinaandRussia. Ledthe efforttodevelopthe
Political,Military, Economic, Social,Infrastructure andInformation (PMESII) baselineanalysisforNATO’s
supportto maritime securityoff the Hornof Africa. Afterservingasa memberof a seniorfact finding
teamvisit,createdthe intelligence process andthe core intelligence forthe initial developmentof
NATO’sMaritime SecurityCapacityBuildingefforts inKenya,DjiboutiandPuntland(regionof Somalia).
Director of Intelligence,USNavyPatrol andReconnaissance Forcesinthe MideastandWesternPacific -
2005 - 2009: As a directoron thisseniorstaff, oversaw andprovided the operational andgeo-political
intelligence thatsupported dailyflightactivityof multiplemaritime patrol and reconnaissance
squadrons whichenabled the strategicpositioningof logistical,communicationandaircraftamongsix
differentgeographichubs. Responsibleforthe directionof intelligencecollectionandproductionat
these hubsof the assignedintelligence professionalsanddirectlymanageda20 personsupporting
intelligence directorate. Developed new processesforthe airborne collectionof maritime information,
analysisandfusedintelligence production. Thiseffortenabledoperational andstrategicdecisionsof the
verytop leaders inthe US Navy. Createdanddirected the teamsthatintroduced quantifiable metrics
for evaluatingmission performanceandeffectiveness. Thisprocessbecame the new standard inthe
Navy’sforwardoperatingfleetsfromthe PersianGulf tothe WesternPacific. Developedand

2. maintained close liaisonwithJapanese andothermultinationalpeersinmaritime intelligence
operations. Servedasthe Special SecurityOfficer(SSO) andForeignDisclosureOfficer(FDO).
Deputy Director/Systemand Architecture Chief,AlaskanCommand, 2001-2005: Directedthe Joint
WorldWide Intelligence CommunicationSystem(JWICS) forAlaska. Managedanannual 500k budget
and twocontractors for thisfunction. Was the leadstaff strategicplannerforintelligence supportfor
multi-service (Joint) planning. Wasa plankownerin Alaska’sJointTerrorismTask Force. Assistedthe
Coast Guard inAlaskainaligningtheirIntelligence processeswiththe largerdefense community
Intelligence Planer/SeniorWatchOfficer,US Space Command/NORAD, 1998-2001: Was the command’s
primary intelligence strategicandoperational planner. Contributed,aswell ascoordinated inputtoall
the major plans supportingUSspace operationsaswell as the ComputerNetworkDefense mission.
Qualifiedandservedas a NORADintelligence SeniorWatchOfficerona six person civilianandmilitary
rotational teamwithinthe CheyenneMountainOperationCenter.
Department Head, Intelligence,CommanderSeventhFleet/USSBlue Ridge, 1995-1998: Manageda 30
personJointIntelligence Center(JIC) aboardshiptosupportWestPacificnaval operations. Responsible
for all JICcommunication, production anddissemination. Routinelyconductedintelligence exchanges
and exerciseswithalliednavies,toincludethe Japanese,AustraliansandSouthKoreans.
SeniorWatch Officer/MissionSupportOfficer: JointIntelligence Center,Kami SeyaJapan, 1994-1995:
Ledrotational eightmembermilitaryandcivilian watchteamstosupportongoingUS and allied
maritime operationsinthe WesternPacific. (Naval Postgraduate Student,1992-1993)
Intelligence Analyst, SeniorHeadquartersAlliedPowersEurope (SHAPE) Belgium,1990-1992: the
primaryintelligence analystandbrieferinthe headquarters forDesertShieldandStorm. Routinely
briefed the mostseniorof visitingdelegations,toinclude the BritishMinisterof Defense.
AviationIntelligence Officer,AttackSquadron 165, 1987-1990: Servedasthe Intelligence Officerof an
A6 squadron deployed tothe Middle East,AsiaandSouthAmerica aboardthe USS Nimitz.
Priorto MilitaryService:Workedseven seasonsforthe Bureauof Land Management andthe US
GeologicSurvey oncadastral survey crewsthroughoutAlaska.
EDUCATION
UniversityofAlaska-Fairbanks: CurrentPHD student,Arcticgeographyandpolicy-Interdisciplinary
Previousstudy:
Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey,CA
Master of Science,National SecurityAffairs (Intelligence–Science andTechnologyTrack) - 1993
Master of Arts, National SecurityAffairs(StrategicPlanning) –1993 Thesis:Swedish Defense Policy
International Graduate School, UniversityofStockholm,Sweden
Diploma, Social Sciences,paperfocus:Greenland’sHome Rule anditsInternational Implications - 1985
UniversityofAlaska Fairbanks, AK
Bachelorof Arts inHistory – 1983 Bachelorof Arts inEnglish – 1981
Last DoD clearance level:TOPSECRET/SCI. SSBIinvestigationdate of 30 Sep2010.