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(U) A Day in the Life of a Shadow
FROM:
SIGINT Policy System Manager (S02L1)
Run Date: 04/16/2004
FROM:
SIGINT Policy System Manager (S02L1)
(U//FOUO) On February 5, 2004, I had the opportunity to "shadow" MG Quirk. I was a bit
apprehensive, but MG Quirk quickly put my mind at ease and made me feel like part of the
team. Our day started at 0700 with a meeting with the U.S. Army members of the Junior Officer
Cryptologic Career Program. MG Quirk had many meetings throughout the day, and some
meetings sparked actions and the scheduling of other meetings that had to be squeezed in
throughout the day. The meetings varied from personnel meetings to an IWS (InfoWorkSpace)
with the Second Party Partners, with just about every topic related to SID in between.
(U//FOUO) As I observed MG Quirk's interactions, I was very proud be part of the SID and
serving under MG Quirk as the SIGINT Director. Even though every minute of his day was
spoken for, he made time to have personal and professional discussions with me. He shared
information on what skills and abilities I would need to succeed as a manager in the SID and
NSA. He treated everyone with great respect and consideration which made everyone feel
welcome and very comfortable in his office. We ended our day at 1900 -- yes 12 hours!
(U//FOUO) I learned a great deal on how to work with people of all levels and skills and this was
a great experience for someone with only a year in a management position. However, anyone
who wants a deeper insight into the SID or management in general should really take advantage
of this great program. MG Quirk's advice to me can be summarized with this statement: "My job
is to add value." This was very insightful and thought provoking and I hope that as I hone my
skills and abilities and work in management that I do add value to the job, SID, and NSA. To top
off the day, MG Quirk presented me with a SID Coin, providing me a lasting token to
commemorate my day as a "Shadow".
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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