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Mr. James R. Lint served in the United States military for over 20 years, in both the U.S. Marine Corps (7 years) and U.S. Army (14 years).  He spent four years as a Marine Counterintelligence specialist and nearly 15 years as an Army Counterintelligence Special Agent.  Lint has expertise in counterintelligence, cyber security and information assurance, terrorism and counterterrorism, human intelligence collection and prevention, as well as low-intensity asymmetric warfare.

Lint attained the rating of Senior Instructor at the U.S. Army’s Intelligence Center and School, Fort Huachuca, Az where he trained enlisted personnel, allied officers, and U.S. officers in the art of military intelligence and counterintelligence. During his tenure, he won the Department of Human Intelligence Instructor of the Month competition for his contributions.

Throughout his military career, Lint spent considerable time in overseas theaters including postings to Cuba, Europe & the Mediterranean, as well as numerous tours in Korea.  Additionally, he spent several years as a government contractor, supporting the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command for Systems Test and Evaluation at Fort Belvoir, Va. Shortly thereafter, as part of a Civil Service assignment, he spent nearly 5 years as the Deputy Director for Intelligence & Security with the 1st Signal Brigade in Yongsan, Seoul, Korea.

More recently, Lint spent 2 years in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Intelligence and Analysis, and he served for almost 2 years, as Deputy Director for Safeguards & Security, Office of Science, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  While at the DOE, Lint ushered through Congress two budgets and oversaw 10 national laboratories security operations with an annual Safeguards and Security budget of $81 million.

James Lint’s personal decorations and accommodations include: the DOE Superior Performance Award, the DHS Performance award, the Joint Meritorious Service Award, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Korea Defense Medal and 5 Meritorious Service Medal’s.

Lint is currently employed by the U.S. government as a senior manager in an intelligence and security capacity. In addition to his responsibilities as Chairman of the Center, he is currently pursuing an M.B.A. with a concentration in Information Technology Management.

Mr. Lint has written extensively on counterintelligence, military intelligence, and Korea.

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Vice Chairwoman & Chief Operations Officer

Mrs. Anna HyonJoo Lint has spent more than 30 years in both the private and public sector, including senior level positions in financial
services and real estate development firms, as well as academia, in both the United States and South Korea. 

A native of Korea and a naturalized U.S. citizen, Lint received her first Master's degree in Industrial Design, with a concentration in Interior Design from Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea.  She completed her second Master's degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Oklahoma City University, achieving the distinction of graduating with honors. 

Lint has worked as a professor in the English Language Department at the Jangan College and Samsung Corporate Instruction Center in South Korea. Prior to entering academia, she was Managing Director of a major land development company, where she oversaw and directed more then 500 residential units in both Seoul and Inchon.  While working in the private sector, she was also responsible for managing more than 200 foreign language instructors at The ACE Global Education Center for Foreign Languages, as part of a corporate feeder partnership and strategic management program, for Samsung Co., LG, Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea, and Daewoo Motors.

In addition, Lint spent 3 years as a professional translator for the Commerce Department in the Embassy of New Zealand, Seoul, Korea.  During her time, she was tasked with a myriad of duties including her primary responsibility of translating critical business and trade documents for New Zealand-based companies investigating Foreign Direct Investment opportunities in Korea's commodities and emerging business markets. While in Korea, Lint became a successful small business entrepreneur, securing a handsome profit on a brick and mortar bookstore venture she built from the ground up.

Lint has also been a constant community volunteer, dedicating her time and expertise to the Army Family Support Group of 1st Signal Brigade in Yongsan, Korea. Additionally while attending Graduate School in Oklahoma City, she taught English to those in need at the Vietnamese Refugee Center.

In recent years in the US, Lint spent several years as a Bank Officer for Chevy Chase Bank, the largest financial institution founded, owned, and headquartered in the Washington metropolitan area, later she took a position at CitiBank, one of the largest whole service banks in the world. At present and in addition to her executive role at the Lint Center, Anna HyonJoo Lint is pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from the Touro University International (TUI), with a focus on E-Learning.

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Members

Jin Kim is a Principal Analyst for CENTRA Technology, Inc, and currently supports strategic risk methodology and analysis for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Kim has worked in the intelligence community for over ten years -- from tactical Army assignments to strategic assignments supporting the Department of Defense. Prior to CENTRA, Mr. Kim was a program manager in support of a software development program for the Joint Warfighter, leading an integrated team of engineers, intelligence analysts, and scientists.  Mr. Kim also provided support to the Defense Intelligence Agency as a policy analyst, researching and developing processes for the strategic intelligence support to the Operational Commands.  In the Army, Mr. Kim served as an Intelligence Officer in various leadership and staff roles.  A native of Korea, Mr. Kim is fluent in Korean.
Education:
M.A., Security Studies, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, 2006
B.S., General Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1997

Kim, Jin and William (Bill) M. Allard.  Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace: A Methodology for Homeland Security Intelligence Analysis.  SAIS Review - Volume 28, Number 1, Winter-Spring 2008, pp. 75-87, http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/sais_review/v028/28.1kim.html.

Geoffrey S. French is a Program Manager for CENTRA Technology, Inc. who has supported the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security in counterintelligence, infrastructure protection, and risk analysis since 1999. At the FBI’s National Infrastructure Protection Center, Mr. French managed multiple teams that addressed threats to infrastructure, including cyber threats to industrial control systems. Mr. French helped FBI establish its cyber counterintelligence program —with its applications in information warfare and critical infrastructure protection; he has contributed not only innovative analysis but also academic rigor to the field. His teams created the NIPC guidance on risk management and on SCADA security. While at FBI, Mr. French led the intelligence review for the U.S.–Canadian Taskforce on the Power Outage.
Mr. French has also provided support to DoD’s Counterintelligence Field Activity as a lead analyst for its Critical Infrastructure Protection Division, where he examined issues related to DoD reliance on civilian infrastructure. There, he assisted DoD in identifying OPSEC concerns, vulnerabilities in information security, and risks to mission critical infrastructure.
Mr. French currently supports the DHS Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center, where he is the program manager for risk-related analysis and modeling. He is responsible for strategic risk analysis—including the development and review of risk analysis methodologies—and for supporting interagency efforts on risk related to foreign investment. There, he has worked with multiple government agencies on risk analysis issues dealing with the specific sectors of infrastructure and dynamic risk analysis based on incident and event analysis.
Education
M.A., National Security Studies, Georgetown University, 1994
B.A., History, Wichita State University, 1993

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