National Intelligence Direction
Leads national-intelligence priorities across collection, analysis, production and dissemination as Acting Deputy Director, National Intelligence.
Ministry of Homeland Security — Deputy Director (Acting)
Senior Security & Intelligence Leadership
Dwayne Edghill
Security Operations & Intelligence Leader
Senior security, intelligence, risk and crisis-management leader with 17+ years supporting national security priorities, multi-agency coordination and executive decision support.
- Strategic Intelligence
- Security Risk Management
- Crisis & Incident Command
- Interagency & International Liaison
- Based in
- Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
- dwayne@dedghill.com
- Phone
- (868) 786-2610
Executive Profile
Leadership at the intersection of intelligence, risk and national security
Senior security, intelligence, risk, and crisis-management professional with 17+ years of progressive experience supporting national security priorities, multi-agency coordination, strategic intelligence, threat and vulnerability assessment, policy development, investigations, staff leadership, training, budgeting, and international stakeholder engagement. Currently serving as Acting Deputy Director, National Intelligence, responsible for intelligence priorities, interagency and foreign-service relationships, SOPs, personnel programs, and the National Intelligence Program budget. Experienced advising senior decision-makers on geopolitical, organized-crime, drug-control, corruption, firearms, and other national-security risks.
Leadership Scope & Impact
Where responsibility sits today
Each area below is drawn directly from roles held — scope of accountability rather than claimed statistics.
Interagency & Foreign Liaison
Coordinates domestic stakeholders, foreign government intelligence and security services, and international organizations.
Ministry of Homeland Security — Deputy Director (Acting)
Programme Budget Ownership
Directs the annual National Intelligence Program budget, and prepares departmental budgets and workplans.
Deputy Director (Acting) · Assistant Director
Executive Decision Support
Coordinates strategic analyses, background papers, briefings and executive materials on national, regional and international threats and geopolitical developments.
Assistant Director, Strategic Services & CARCIS
Treaty & Regime Implementation
Drives implementation of international organized-crime and drug-control agreements spanning precursor chemicals, firearms, illicit drug supply, AML/CFT and corruption obligations.
Assistant Director, Strategic Services & CARCIS
Precursor Chemical Control Regime
Coordinated Trinidad and Tobago's Precursor Chemical Control Regime, having earlier supported its establishment.
Manager, Strategic Services · Research Analyst / Intelligence Officer
Threat & Vulnerability Assessment
Oversaw threat assessments for issues, locations and national events, with risk-informed policy recommendations.
Manager, Strategic Services Department
Investigations & Discipline
Conducts internal investigations and leads disciplinary tribunals.
Assistant Director, Strategic Services & CARCIS
Capability & People Development
Develops policies and SOPs, oversees personnel programs, manages and develops staff, and secures training and funding through international representation.
Deputy Director (Acting) · Assistant Director · Manager
Core Competencies
Expertise
Intelligence & Analysis
- Strategic Intelligence
- Geopolitical Risk Analysis
- Threat, Risk & Vulnerability Assessments
- Executive Briefing & Reporting
Security Risk & Resilience
- Security Risk Assessment & Risk Management
- Crisis & Emergency Management
- Incident Command
- Governance & Assurance
Policy & Governance
- Security Policy & SOP Development
- Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
- Budgeting & Workplans
- Project Management
Leadership & Engagement
- Government & International Agency Liaison
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Team Leadership & Development
- Security Training
Operating Model
Security & intelligence value chain
How intelligence work moves from requirement to decision, coordination, capability and assurance.
- 01
Collection
Intelligence requirements set against national priorities.
- 02
Analysis
Evaluation and analysis of intelligence holdings.
- 03
Production
Strategic analyses, background papers and assessments.
- 04
Dissemination
Timely written products and oral briefings to stakeholders.
- 05
Executive Decision Support
Advice to senior decision-makers on national-security risk.
- 06
Interagency & International Coordination
Domestic stakeholders, foreign services and international organizations.
- 07
Policy, SOP & Operational Capability
Policies, SOPs, personnel programs, training and funding.
- 08
Governance & Assurance
Budgets, workplans, investigations and disciplinary tribunals.
Conceptual model: a synthesis of responsibilities stated in the resume, not a published framework.
Career History
Experience timeline
Select a role to expand its responsibilities. Concurrent appointments are shown with their exact dates.
Leads national-intelligence priorities and the interagency and international relationships that support them.
- Lead national-intelligence priorities covering collection, analysis, production and dissemination.
- Coordinate domestic stakeholders, foreign government intelligence and security services, and international organizations.
- Develop policies and SOPs and oversee personnel programs.
- Direct the annual National Intelligence Program budget.
Directs strategic assessment production and the implementation of international organized-crime and drug-control obligations.
- Coordinate strategic analyses, background papers, briefings and executive materials on national, regional and international threats and geopolitical developments.
- Drive implementation of international organized-crime and drug-control agreements covering precursor chemicals, firearms, illicit drug supply, AML/CFT, corruption and related obligations.
- Represent the organization at national, regional and international forums.
- Prepare budgets and workplans and develop staff.
- Conduct internal investigations and lead disciplinary tribunals.
Managed strategic-intelligence production, national-event threat assessment and the Precursor Chemical Control Regime.
- Managed and developed staff.
- Aligned strategic-intelligence products to changing conditions.
- Oversaw threat assessments for issues, locations and national events.
- Delivered risk-informed policy recommendations.
- Coordinated Trinidad and Tobago's Precursor Chemical Control Regime.
- Represented the Ministry internationally to build collaboration and secure training and funding.
Taught criminology and criminal-justice modules while developing course material and mentoring students.
- Delivered eight criminology and criminal-justice modules.
- Developed course material, evaluations and research guidance.
- Mentored students and contributed to corporate training content.
Produced time-sensitive intelligence and supported security operations and liaison at all levels.
- Compiled, evaluated and analyzed intelligence.
- Produced time-sensitive reports and oral briefings.
- Planned, conducted and evaluated security operations.
- Maintained local, regional and international liaison.
- Assisted recruit training and strategy.
- Supported establishment of the Precursor Chemical Control Regime.
Coordinated postgraduate programme delivery and quality standards.
- Coordinated departmental strategy, quality standards, stakeholder communication, scheduling and staff supervision across DBA and EMBA programs.
Built HR information and records systems and supported recruitment.
- Developed an HRIS database and digital records-management system.
- Supported recruitment, job specifications and candidate placement.
Credentials
Education, training, tools and recognition
Education
M.Sc., Criminology & Criminal Justice
University of the West Indies
2012
B.Sc. (Hons.), Management & Government (Double Major)
University of the West Indies
2008
Diploma, Public Sector Management
University of the West Indies
2005
Security, Crisis & Leadership Training
Courses and workshops completed. These are training programmes, not professional certifications.
Caribbean Defense & Security Course
Center for Hemispheric Defence Studies, National Defence University, Washington DC
2017
Basic Incident Command System Workshop
2020
Conflict Management & Resolution Workshop
2020
Supervisory Management Training
2018 and 2020
Train the Trainer
2019
Policy Writing & Development
2019
PRINCE2 — Project Management in Controlled Environments
UNODC
2013
Intelligence Analyst Training Course
2009
National Training Seminar on Chemical Diversion
OAS
2012
Professional Tools
- Microsoft Office Suite
- i2 Analysis
- iBase
- SPSS
- CompTIA A+
- Network+ training
Listed as tools and training as stated on the resume; no certification status is implied.
Affiliations & Recognition
International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)
Member
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, Criminal Gang Intelligence Unit
Certificate of Appreciation, 2014
Contact
Open to senior security, intelligence and risk leadership mandates
Security operations, corporate security, intelligence, resilience, crisis management and security advisory leadership.
Email
dwayne@dedghill.comPhone
(868) 786-2610Location
Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
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