Byarugaba Charles

A senior military intelligence and security operations officer with over a decade of experience leading tactical units and managing strategic intelligence programs. Career highlights include international deployment with AMISOM, regional intelligence coordination, and comprehensive border security management. Expert in intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination; security risk assessment; and multi-agency collaboration.

Proven leader adept at commanding personnel in high-pressure environments and delivering decisive operational results.

Construction Foreman - Pacific Architecture and Engineers (PAE) / Amentum - Mogadishu

(2024-01 - 2025-12)

• Supervised daily construction site activities ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Coordinated labourers and subcontractors to optimize project timelines and resource allocation.
• Monitored site progress and reported to project managers to facilitate efficient decision-making.
• Managed on-site inventory of materials and equipment to prevent shortages and delays.
• Implemented and enforced health and safety protocols, reducing workplace accidents.

Facility manager - Pacific Architecture and Engineers (PAE) - Baledogole, Somalia

(2021-01 - 2024-12)

• Over seeing accommodation of the company staff, handling repairs, and ensuring everything runs smoothly.
• Optimizing space usage, including layouts and allocations.
• Ensuring the facility meets safety standards and regulations.
• Coordinating services like cleaning, security, and catering.
• Managing budgets, costs, making purchase orders for the facility required items and services.
• Taking monthly inventory checks on the facility's property.
• Responsible for the implementation of eco-friendly practices and reduction of waste within the premises of the facility.
• Liasing with staff, management, and external vendors.

Counter intelligence Officer - Uganda Military Academy Kabamba - Uganda

(2020-01 - 2021-12)

• Monitored daily activities of the trainees ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Conducted patrols to ensure safety and security of the entire Academy.
• Prepared daily situation and incident reports to the Commandant of the Academy.
• Monitored the discipline and general hygiene of trainees and instructors.
• Plus, any other duty as assigned by the Commandant.

SO2 Collection at Force Headquarters - AMISOM - Somalia

(2018-01 - 2019-12)

• Monitored daily activities of the trainees ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Conducted patrols to ensure safety and security of the entire Academy.
• Prepared daily situation and incident reports to the Commandant of the Academy.
• Monitored the discipline and general hygiene of trainees and instructors.
• Plus, any other duty as assigned by the Commandant.

Overall Intelligence Coordinator West Nile Region - Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces - West Nile Region, Uganda

(2017-01 - 2018-12)

• Collected, compiled and analysed information as it came in.
• Detected and minimised the commission of crimes in the region.
• Prepared intelligence collection plan.
• Recruited and trained more intelligence staff in the region.
• Coordinated with sister security organs within the region to deter any subversive tendencies in the region.
• Prepared daily, weekly and monthly incident and situational reports to the deploying authorities.

Border Intelligence Officer - Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces - Busia, Mirama Hills, Amudat and Kikagati Border posts

(2012-01 - 2016-12)

• Managed security operations and personnel at Busia, Mirama Hills, Amudat, and Kikagati Border posts to ensure safety and compliance with border regulations.
• Conducted comprehensive security risk assessments and implemented mitigation strategies tailored to each border post's unique environment.
• Monitored and controlled access points, coordinating closely with border authorities to prevent unauthorized crossings and smuggling activities.
• Supervised the maintenance and operation of surveillance systems and physical security infrastructure at multiple border sites.
• Developed and enforced border post security protocols aligning with national and regional security policies to enhance operational effectiveness.

Platoon commander 13INF BN - Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces - Uganda

(2008-01 - 2011-12)

• Led and commanded a platoon engaged in complex several operations, ensuring discipline, hygiene and coordination among personnel in a high-pressure and harsh environment.

Bachelors of Arts - Social Sciences - Kyambogo University (2002-08 - 2005-07)

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - Universal Girls H.S. (2000-01 - 2001-12)

Uganda Certificate of Education - Rubirizi Secondary School (1994-01 - 1997-12)