Intelligence and Security Specialist Jerome Mellon

Intelligence and security specialist aiming at a position as officer, analyst or consultant in the fields of intelligence, risk assessment, international security, or security sector reform.

Key skills include security-related project and budget design, management and evaluation; UN work experience in a war-torn environment; experience with local governments, organisations; proven diplomatic and interpersonal skills; professional lawyer experience; and intelligence theoretical and practical issues.

Experience	Research Papers \| Courses Completed
Jul. 2006 – ...	Saferworld, Pristina (Kosovo) and London (United Kingdom) Project Co-ordinator, South Eastern Europe Designed and implemented projects in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina on security sector reform and community safety. Engaged in strategic planning for Saferworld's work in South Eastern Europe. Published several articles and research and recommendations reports on Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, security sector reform, and intelligence. Frequently advocated for the sustainable development of the security sector in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina through targeted briefings with key stakeholders, including Prime Ministers, senior advisors, government institutions, European Union officials, and international organisations. Assisted the politically-sensitive police reform process in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the issue of community-based policing. Further developed a comprehensive network of hundreds of local and international contacts, including UN, NATO and EU officials. Drafted project proposals and activity reports. Built the capacity of local, non-governmental partner organisations in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina in dealing with security policy, public safety and small arms control issues. Engaged with local and international media organisations through joint projects, press releases and interviews. Based in Pristina from July 2006 to July 2007 before relocating to London headquarters.
Sep. 2004 – Feb. 2006	United Nations Development Programme, Pristina (Kosovo) Programme Analyst, Security Sector Portfolio Designed, managed, monitored projects in the Kosovo security sector totalling more than US $5 million. Coordinated and supervised the work of project teams to ensure efficiency and consistency. Developed the strategy for and the implementation of the Internal Security Sector Review. Acquired thorough knowledge of issues and challenges related to the security situation in Kosovo and received daily security incident reports. Established strategic partnerships on security sector reform and institution building. Helped design capacity building and training programmes for police and security personnel. Drafted concept papers, project documents, budgets, reports, and liaised with donors for reporting and resource mobilisation, successfully securing more than US $3 million. Frequently provided briefings to small and large groups as well as to the SRSG and the Prime Minister. Implemented the high-profile, politically-sensitive KCAP project assessing Kosovo's administrative capacity to manage all the functions of an autonomous entity.
May 2000 – Nov. 2003	Heenan Blaikie, Montréal (Canada) Paralegal and Lawyer Worked on high-profile cases within multi-disciplinary teams. Participated in strategic discussions to identify the most effective approaches to complex cases. Provided clients with detailed legal opinions, both in English and French. Represented high-level clients in front of various levels of courts. Performed highly-specialised research and report drafting. Worked most of the time under high pressure and with tight deadlines.
Apr. 2002 – Jul. 2002	University of Salford, Manchester (United Kingdom) International Office Assistant Assisted in the management and the expansion of a worldwide network of recruiting agents. Worked on the global database of international applicants. Created new tools and procedures to dramatically increase the speed of data entry and to maximise the potential of the database while minimizing the risks of errors.
Apr. 1999 – Jul. 1999	Department of Justice, Québec (Canada) Paralegal Undertook comprehensive research mandates for government lawyers in matters related to public and administrative law. Took part in strategic discussions for the management of high-profile matters including the case to defend the constitutional validity of an important administrative tribunal.
Additional Experience
Mar. 2006 – Jun. 2006	United Nations Development Programme, New York (United States) Home-based Report Writer, Preparing for a Security Sector Review: Lessons From Kosovo (draft, final version)
Nov. 2001 – Jul. 2002	Vektor, Manchester (United Kingdom) French Tutor
Apr. 2001	Summit of the Americas 2001, Québec (Canada) Liaison Officer
Nov. 1999	University of Western Ontario, London (Canada) Teaching Assistant
Jan. 1998 – Aug. 1999	Université Laval, Québec (Canada) Security Guard
May 1997 – May 1999	Les Encadrements Ste-Anne, Québec (Canada) Sales Clerk
Aug. 1996 – May 1997	Cégep de Sainte-Foy, Québec (Canada) Sports Equipment Manager
Jun. 1996 – Jan. 1997	Le Passe-Plat, Québec (Canada) Waiter and Cook
Jan. 1996 – Nov. 1996	Claudine Delmotte psychologist, Québec (Canada) Research Assistant
Sep. 1995 – Jan. 1996	HMV, Québec (Canada) Sales Clerk
Oct. 1995 – Nov. 1995	La Cadrathèque, Québec (Canada) Sales Clerk
Oct. 1994 – Aug. 1995	Les Encadrements du Cap, Baie-Saint-Paul (Canada) Sales Clerk
Education
Feb. 2008	Crisis Management Centre, Kuopio (Finland) Applying Human Security Crisis Management One-week course involving experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science, from armed forces and from Kosovo's civil society, and focusing on understanding the human security approach, its relevance and how it can be applied in practice, with the context of Kosovo used throughout as a case study and for a scenario-based role-play exercise. Topics discussed and analysed also included security sector reform, civil-military co-operation, inter-ethnic dialogue, civil society engagement and military intervention.
Feb. 2006	Government of the United Kingdom, Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) Security Sector Reform Practitioners' Course Three-day intensive practical course presented by the Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR) and the Security Sector Development Advisory Team (SSDAT). Experts' presentations and cases studies addressed defence, penal and justice reform, reform of intelligence services, disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration, and small arms and light weapons.
Sep. 2001 – Nov. 2002	University of Salford, Manchester (United Kingdom) Master of Arts (MA) in Intelligence and International Relations MA dissertation entitled The Missing Agency: The Case for a Canadian Foreign Intelligence Service. Wrote more than fifteen research papers, including an in-depth political and strategic assessment of Syria. Courses included Middle Eastern Security, Past and Present of US Intelligence and British Intelligence in the Second World War. Diploma
Aug. 2000 – Apr. 2001	Québec Bar School, Québec and Ottawa (Canada) Lawyer Formation Theoretical and practical formation leading to a license to practice law. Called to the Québec Bar in May 2003. Diploma
Sep. 1997 – Apr. 2000	Université Laval, Québec (Canada) Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Participated in exchange programmes to attend the University of Western Ontario (London, Canada) and the Université de Montréal (Montréal, Canada). Courses included Public International Law, Immigration and Refugee Law, International Conflict Resolution (MA level), and International Trade Law. Diploma
Affiliations
Mar. 2003 – ...	Québec Bar, Montréal (Canada)
Jul. 2002 – ...	International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, Arlington (United States)
Jun. 2002 – ...	Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, London (United Kingdom)
May 2000 – ...	Amnesty International, Montréal (Canada)
Apr. 1999 – ...	Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies, Ottawa (Canada)
Additional Affiliations
Jun. 2003 – Jun. 2004	Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa (Canada)
Jun. 2003 – Jun. 2004	Young Bar Association of Montréal, Montréal (Canada)
Jan. 2003 – Jan. 2004	Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, Paris (France)
Oct. 2002 – Dec. 2007	Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century, Calgary (Canada)
Aug. 2002 – Oct. 2004	Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies, Toronto (Canada)
Aug. 2002 – Nov. 2004	International Institute for Strategic Studies, London (United Kingdom)
Jan. 2000 – Mar. 2004	Société québécoise de droit international, Montréal (Canada)
Oct. 1993 – Jun. 1995	Police Advisory Committee of the Sûreté du Québec, Baie-Saint-Paul (Canada)
Conferences and Speeches
Mar. 2008	Practical Tools for Mainstreaming Gender in SSR Programmes, by the Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform, London (United Kingdom) Presentation
Dec. 2007	Guest speaker, The Western Balkans and the EU: Challenges and Prospects – Governance and the Prospects of the Future, by the University of Helsinki, Helsinki (Finland) Speaking notes
Oct. 2007	Guest speaker, Meeting on Kosovo, by the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management of the Council of the European Union, Brussels (Belgium) Speaking notes
Oct. 2007	EUPT Training Conference, by the European Union Planning Team for Kosovo, Pristina (Kosovo) Conference report
Sep. 2007	Promoting the Project on Community-Based Policing, by the Centre for Security Studies, Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Additional Conferences and Speeches
Sep. 2007	Presentation of the SDC Project and its Relevance to the National Strategy on Community-Based Policing, by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Sep. 2007	Promoting the Project on Community-Based Policing, by the Centre for Security Studies, Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Jun. 2007	Guest speaker, International Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations Conference, by the NATO Kosovo Force, Pristina (Kosovo) Speaking notes
May 2007	Regional Parliamentary Conference on Oversight of the Security and Public Safety Sector, by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Pristina (Kosovo)
May 2007	Guest speaker, What is Intelligence? A View from Kosovo, by the University of Pristina, Pristina (Kosovo) Slideshow presentation
May 2007	Guest speaker, Understanding Intelligence in a Kosovo Context, by the Sub-Working Group on Intelligence of the Working Group on Security, Strategic Group on Transition, Pristina (Kosovo) Slideshow presentation
Apr. 2007	Sunni Radicalism and the Current Crisis in Lebanon, by the Hudson Institute, Washington (United States)
Apr. 2007	The Latest Trends & Challenges: The Annual Review of Global Peace Operations 2007, by the Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington (United States)
Mar. 2007	Expert and Policy Seminars on Partners in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management: EU and NGO Cooperation, by the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, Brussels (Belgium)
Dec. 2006	Conference on Enhancing Security Sector Governance through Security Sector Reform in the Western Balkans: The Role of the European Union, by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Zagreb (Croatia) Conference report
Dec. 2006	Public Hearing on Increasing Parliamentary Oversight over Security Institutions, by the Assembly of Kosovo, Pristina (Kosovo)
Nov. 2006	Guest speaker, Conference on the Democratic Oversight on the Security Sector, by the European Institute for Risk, Security and Communication Management, Bucharest (Romania) Speaking notes
Sep. 2006	Guest speaker, Conference on Enhancing Cooperation between Civil Society and EU Civilian Crisis Management, by the Civil Society Conflict Prevention Network, Helsinki (Finland) Conference report
Nov. 2005	Guest speaker, Internal Security Sector Review Consultative Group Conference, by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, Pristina (Kosovo)
May 2005	Kosovo Capacity-Building Donor Conference, by the Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, Pristina (Kosovo)
May 2005	Community Safety and Community Policing Conference, by the British Department for International Development, Ohrid (Macedonia)
Feb. 2005	Reorganization of the Kosovo Justice System, by the Kosovo Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, Pristina (Kosovo)
Mar. 2004	Hegemony and its Discontents: Power, Ideology and Knowledge in the Study and Practice of International Relations, by the International Studies Association, Montréal (Canada)
Oct. 2003	Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites Imageries and Peace Accord, by King's College London, London (United Kingdom) Conference notes
Sep. 2002	The New Intelligence Order: Knowledge for Security and International Relations, by the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies, Ottawa (Canada) Conference notes
Jun. 2002	Fanaticism and Modern Conflict, by the European Studies Research Institute, Manchester (United Kingdom) Conference notes
Jun. 2002	Re-thinking Terrorism and Counter-terrorism After 9/11, by RAND Europe, London (United Kingdom) Conference notes
May 2002	Islamist Terrorist Groups: Threat and Response, by RAND Europe, London (United Kingdom) Conference notes
Sep. 2000	The Future of Intelligence, by the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies, Ottawa (Canada) Conference notes
Additional Skills
Languages	Fluent in French (mother tongue), English. Knowledge of Spanish (basic), Albanian (elementary).
Computer	Fully computer literate. Aptitudes in data processing and Internet research.
Personal Assets	Strong research, analytical and writing skills. Ease in creating, maintaining networks of contacts. Flexibility and adaptability to new situations
Other Details	Canadian and French citizen. Editor of the Internet-based Canadian Intelligence Resource Centre. Deep interest in intelligence and international security matters. Visited Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, the Holy See, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States, lived in Canada, in Kosovo (3 years) and, since 2007, in the United Kingdom. Practised Taekwon-Do (6th level) and Kung Fu.
Last updated: 2008-04-28

Intelligence and Security Specialist

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