Vincent Simmel and Mitchell Simmons

Vincent Simmel has ten years of experience as a sworn law enforcement officer, spending much of his law enforcement career investigating violent crime at the state and local level. He now serves as an analyst with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal justice from Mount Saint Mary’s University and is a current student at the National Intelligence University pursuing a certificate in Homeland Security Intelligence.  Mitchell E. Simmons Ph.D. MSA MSME BSME, Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force (Retired) is the Associate Dean & Program Director in the School of Science and Technology Intelligence at the National Intelligence University in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Simmons teaches courses in Intelligence Collection, National Security Policy and Intelligence, and Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment. He has almost 30 years of experience in acquisition, engineering, and critical infrastructure vulnerability assessment within and supporting the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. His expertise includes physical and functional vulnerability of hardened and deeply buried targets and all aspects of critical infrastructure from traditional and asymmetric threats. Dr. Simmons holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio University, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Doctorate in Engineering Management from The Union Institute and University.