Press Release
iJET Taps Veteran Intelligence Specialist as Vice President of Intelligence Operations
Annapolis, Maryland - June 6, 2003 - iJET Travel Intelligence (iJET), the travel risk management company, today announced the promotion of Richard Melody to Vice President of Intelligence Operations. Melody has 24 years experience as an intelligence professional and manager, including a well-decorated career with the National Security Agency (NSA) and Air Force Intelligence. He has lived and worked in Germany, Italy, England, Spain and Australia, supervising up to 45 employees providing real-time intelligence operations.
Melody, who was iJET's Director of Watch Operations, will lead a team of more than 30 full-time regional and category specialists from the fields of intelligence, security, travel and health who staff iJET's around-the-clock intelligence operations and response center in Annapolis, Maryland.
iJET´s team of intelligence analysts and specialists monitor more than 7,000 sources in 182 countries and 268 cities worldwide to inform business and leisure travelers of changing conditions around the globe and advise them on avoiding and managing travel disruptions. iJET´s intelligence analysts average 18 years of experience in security and intelligence and collectively speak 16 languages fluently.
"Rich is an accomplished intelligence professional with leadership and operations management success in varied and dynamic work environments within the intelligence community," said iJET CEO Bruce McIndoe. "He has excellent analytical and communications skills and a proven leadership record."
Before joining iJET, Melody worked in the Operations Directorate of the NSA, where he most recently served as a branch manager of a real-time Watch Operation. He is also a Professionalized Language Analyst at NSA, a certified Adjunct Faculty Instructor at the National Cryptologic School, and a graduate of the NSA Military Linguist Program.
Melody holds a B.A. in Russian Area Studies with a minor in Business Management from the University of Maryland, an A.A.S. in Interpreting and Translating, and an Aerospace Management Certificate from the Community College of the Air Force. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCO) and was a distinguished graduate of the NCO Leadership School. Melody also studied Russian at the Defense Language Institute and Serbo-Croatian at the Inlingua School of Languages.
About iJET Intelligent Risk Systems
iJET Intelligent Risk Systems is a leader in business resiliency, helping multinational corporations and government organizations monitor, protect against and respond to global threats. Integrating world-class open source intelligence with patented technology, iJET’s award-winning Worldcue® solutions help clients monitor and assess global threats relative to their key people, facilities and supply chain assets; automatically track and communicate with travelers and expatriates; and deploy emergency response services throughout the world at a moment's notice. Providing a unified view of threats to assets, iJET enables clients to mitigate risks, reduce corporate liability and prepare for and respond to business disruptions.
