Jared Dumale

Jared Dumale

Geospatial Intelligence Leader | Training & Program Management | GIS & Spatial Analysis

Senior Instructor of Geosciences at U.S. Air Force Academy, Department of Economics & Geosciences

Colorado Springs, CO

About

Geospatial intelligence professional with extensive experience in program management, training leadership, and spatial analysis across military and academic environments. Proven ability to design and deliver geospatial education, lead high-performing teams, and develop automation tools for intelligence operations. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Geographic Education with a focus on intelligence pedagogy and GeoAI.

Experience

Senior Instructor of Geosciences

U.S. Air Force Academy, Department of Economics & Geosciences · full time

Jun 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Colorado Springs, CO

Redesigned the Cultural Geography curriculum across 10 sections, enabling 243 cadets to meet graduation requirements. Help lead the undergraduate GEOINT certificate program; wrote the 5-year program review that secured reaccreditation and serve as program liaison to the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF). Served as department Executive Officer (2025 to 2026), coordinating actions for 45+ faculty and staff and 160+ majors and supporting fiscal year budget close-out. Moved an advanced geography course to a digital platform and built three spatial-awareness games, improving class-time efficiency by 20%. Led a 27-member team as Director of Personnel for Basic Cadet Training, processing 1,100 incoming cadets. Advise undergraduate applied research, including an aircraft-recovery study using satellite imagery; advised 75 cadets in a summer research program that secured $26K in funding.

Senior Intelligence Duty Officer

618th Air Operations Center, Air Mobility Command · full time

Nov 2022 – May 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Scott AFB, IL

Led 8 analysts on a 24/7 watch desk providing threat warning and intelligence overwatch for 13,000 missions into 208 high-threat locations, out of 30,000 total missions. Produced analysis supporting the evacuation of 3,000+ civilians from Sudan and 76 U.S. personnel from Niger, plus 103 missions supporting the U.S. Embassy in Haiti. Built three automation tools: a high-risk mission itinerary generator, an interactive airfield policy map, and a live mission dashboard; automated daily threat product distribution to 3,000+ users. Overhauled the analyst training program, correcting 500+ deficiencies and rewriting 75 qualification tasks, which drove an 80% increase in certified personnel. Trained 10 analysts on open-source geospatial imagery methods; AI-enabled geospatial work was elevated to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's Strategic Studies Group.

Deputy Chief, Unit Support Branch

Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Intelligence Directorate · full time

Nov 2020 – Nov 2022 · 2 yrs · Scott AFB, IL

Led a 5-person branch, including 11 months as acting chief, setting policy, standards, and training support for 104 intelligence units worldwide. Ran the command's primary intelligence working group and conference, managing a $300K budget and agenda. Represented intelligence on the command's crisis battle staff during the 2022 Ukraine crisis, coordinating daily commander briefings supporting 5,800 sorties and $1.45B in military aid delivery. While deployed, authored 210 threat updates for senior leaders that drove a regional policy change on security requirements at austere airfields. Built rapid airfield threat assessments enabling delivery of 1.5M lbs of Pakistan flood relief aid.

Instrument & Flight Control Systems Craftsman (Noncommissioned Officer)

· full time

Nov 2013 – Dec 2019 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Projects & Portfolio

Lake Mead surface water loss

Remote sensing analysis of surface water loss at Lake Mead

Opioid mortality and poverty in metro Denver

Spatial analytics examining opioid mortality and poverty in the Denver metropolitan area

BAH Home Comparison Tool

ModelBuilder-based tool for comparing basic allowance for housing (BAH) and home affordability

Skills & Endorsements

ArcGIS ProModelBuilderArcGIS OnlineArcGIS DashboardsArcGIS StoryMapsFMEPostGISPythonArcPyArcGIS API for PythonpandasgeopandasfoliumplotlyJupyter NotebooksQuarto

Education

Ph.D.

Texas State University · Geographic Education

Jan 2025

Master of Geographic Information Systems (MGIS)

The Pennsylvania State University · Geographic Information Systems

GIS Software Proficiency

ArcGIS Dashboardsadvanced · desktop gis
ArcGIS Onlineadvanced · desktop gis
ArcGIS Proexpert · desktop gis
ArcGIS StoryMapsadvanced · desktop gis
ModelBuilderexpert · desktop gis
FMEadvanced · etl tools
PostGISintermediate · spatial databases

Honors & Awards

Air and Space Commendation Medal (2)

U.S. Air Force

Air and Space Achievement Medal (3)

U.S. Air Force

Company Grade Officer of the Quarter

618th Air Operations Center and USAFA Department of Economics & Geosciences

Merrick Merit Fellow

· 2026-01-01

USGIF Stu Shea Endowment Recipient

U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) · 2025-01-01

Organizations

U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

Program Liaison · Member

Languages

Englishnative

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Licenses & Certifications

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Esri ArcGIS Pro Foundation Certification

Esri · Issued 2026-01-01